FNE at Baltic Event 2016: Works in Progress Unveiled
TALLINN: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have announced the 12 films from the Baltic region in production or postproduction to be presented in the Works in Progress programme.
FNE at IFF Bratislava 2016: European Films Dominate Competition Lineup
BRATISLAVA: Eight films have been announced for the main competition of the 18th Bratislava IFF, which runs 11-17 November 2016. The festival will have a focus on Croatia, including one…
TVN Invests in Youtubers
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN bought a major share in Gamellon, a company specialising in producing Youtube programmes on gaming. TVN wants to attract more Youtube followers to its on-air…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Houston, We Have a Problem!
COTTBUS: Žiga Virc’s first feature, the docu-fiction Houston, We Have a Problem! / Houston, imamo problem!, will be screened in the main competition of the 26th Cottbus Film Festival (8-13…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2016: Sales Agents Scout Docs at Jihlava
JIHLAVA: Sales agents from across Europe gathering at Jihlava IDFF to scout new documentary films and projects said they are shifting their strategy for acquiring and selling docs.
OXO Debuts Macedonian TV series Prespav
SKOPJE: Macedonian non-governmental organisation OXO is producing the TV series Prespav, which aired 31 October 2016 on TV Telma.
Polish Ministry Of Culture to Merge the National Film Archive and National Audiovisual Institute
WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage announced the merge of two significant Polish public film institutions. The newly created National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute will start…
FESTIVALS: Prague Festival Stretches Film Boundaries
PRAGUE: The National Gallery in Prague has teamed up with a pilot festival of films shot in the portrait format for smartphone screens, Vertifilms, to be held on 3 November…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2016: Georgian Film Debuts in East Silver Market
JIHLAVA: Anuna Bukia, one of a new generation of female Georgian documentary filmmakers, premiered her debut film I Swam Enguri at the East Silver Market of the Jihlava IDFF, which…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2016: Accolades for CEE Docs at Jihlava’s 20th Anniversary
JIHLAVA: The prizes at the closing ceremony spanned Europe, but the biggest prize of the 20th anniversary of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival should go to the festival itself.…
Polish Film Shortlisted for Oscars
WARSAW: A documentary by a Polish film student has made the first cut in the Oscar Race. Zofia Kowalewska’s Close Ties is one of ten films still in the running…
FESTIVALS: Poland Awards US Projects with Postproduction Prizes
WROCLAW: In a bid to bring more American producers to Poland, the 7th American Film Festival (which ran through 30 October 2016) handed out a bevy of postproduction awards to…
Five Companies Compete to Renovate Malta Film Studio
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission has invited five companies to present proposals to renovate and operate the film studios in Kalkara.
FNE AV Innovation: Virtual Reality: On The Verge of a New Form of Time Travel
FNE continues its series on the development of cutting edge innovation and how new ideas are transforming the AV industry. Today innovation specialist Peeter Nieler inspires us with the possibilities…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2016: Taskovski Picks up Normal Autistic Film
JIHLAVA: London based sales company Taskovski Films has picked up Jihlava IDFF competition documentary Normal Autistic Film directed by Miroslav Janek.
Board of Poland's National Film Center Announced
ŁÓDŹ: Nine people have been selected to the Board of the newly created National Film Centre, designed to showcase Polish cinema. The NFC will start its activities in November 2016.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Jihlava Looks Ahead in 20th Anniversary Edition
JIHLAVA: If there’s been one constant in the 20 years of Jihlava IDFF’s existence, it’s the festival’s forward looking approach. That constant is the overriding theme of this year’s festival,…
FNE at Regiofun 2016: Will-o’-the-Wisp in Development
KATOWICE: Czech Director Vita Prochazka is in development with Will-o’-the-Wisp, a Czech fantasy film. Will-o’-the-Wisp was showcased at the Look for Fund meeting hosted by the 7th International Regiofun Film…
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Announces Competition Line-up
ZAGREB: Thirteen films will screen in the competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, 12 – 20 November 2016.
FNE DocBloc: Jihlava Fest Films Online
Doc Alliance is screening a selection of films from the Jihlava IDFF in honor of the festival's 20th anniversary.
