FNE Podcast: Actress Barbara Sukowa
FNE together with German Films is launching the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
FESTIVALS: IN THE PALACE International Short FF 2024 Kicks Off in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Thirteen Bulgarian films will vie in the various competitions of the 21st IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, the only festival in Bulgaria certified to nominate professional short…
Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Co-production Support and Series Co-Production Support
STRASBOURG: Seven projects from FNE partner countries are among the 31 long films receiving Eurimages Co-production Support on 25 June 2024, while four of the nine projects receiving Council of…
CEE Animation Forum 2024 Announces Official Selection
PRAGUE: A total of 31 projects (nine features, seven TV series, nine short films, and six student films) have been selected for the animation industry's leading regional pitching, financing and…
Apply for Erich Pommer Institute’s Upcoming Activities
POTSDAM: The Erich Pommer Institute (EPI) is organising an info session about its programme Audiovisual Women. The info session will be held online on 22 August 2024, 14:00 CEST and…
Netflix Buys First Cypriot Feature Film Find Me Falling
NICOSIA: Find Me Falling (aka The Islander) by South African-Cypriot writer, director and producer Stelana Kliris will be the first ever Cypriot feature film to screen worldwide on Netflix, where…
New Macedonian Films Screened for Free at 6th Golden Frame Showcase
SKOPJE: A total of 17 Macedonian films, which premiered in the past year, were screened free of charge at the 6th edition of Golden Frame, held from 18-20 June 2024…
FESTIVALS: Underhill Fest 2024 Announces Winners
PODGORICA: The Montenegrin film This Good Country / Ova dobra zemlja directed by Vladimir Perović received the award for best film in the regional competition at the 15th Underhill Fest,…
Circle Women Doc Accelerator 2024 Announces Selected Projects
NOVI SAD: Ten projects have been selected for the 7th edition of the Circle Women Doc Accelerator training programme for women-identifying filmmakers. The selection includes documentaries from Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at 2024 Cannes Lions
BUCHAREST: Nine Romanian companies were showcased through the umbrella A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (17 – 21 June 2024).
Karolina Rozwód Appointed Head of Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: Karolina Rozwód has been appointed as the new director of the Polish Film Institute (PISF). The decision, made after an extensive selection process, marks a new chapter for the…
Grzegorz Łoszewski Elected President of Polish Filmmakers Association
WARSAW: Grzegorz Łoszewski was elected as the new President of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) during the Ordinary General Meeting held in Warsaw on 22 June 2024. He will serve…
Romania Launches Call for New Cash Rebate Programme on 25 July 2024
BUCHAREST: Romania will launch the call for projects for the 30% cash rebate session 2024-2026 on 25 July 2024. After a break of three years and a half, the Government…
FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Transilvania IFF
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Indian film Girls Will Be Girls by Shuchi Talati won the Transilvania Trophy at the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), held in Cluj-Napoca from…
Young Horizons Industry 2024 Announces Selected Projects
WARSAW: Young Horizons Industry, the international coproduction forum for films and series for young audiences, selected 11 films and 10 series for its 8th edition, which will be held in…
Interview with Ivan Karl, Acting Director of Film Center Serbia
BELGRADE: Film New Europe spoke with Ivan Karl, the acting director of Film Center Serbia, about the most relevant issues this key film institution in Serbia is dealing with at…
Agnese Lāce Appointed New Minister of Culture in Latvia
RIGA: Agnese Lāce is the new Minister of Culture in Latvia, as the previous Minister of Culture Agnese Logina, who had taken office on 15 September 2023, stepped down on…
First Georgian Stand by GNFC at Shanghai International Film Festival
TBILISI: Georgia was presented for the first time with a stand at the film market held 16 – 18 June 2024 within the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (14 –…
FESTIVALS: Significant Event for Acting Professionals in Its 4th Year - Slovenian Actors’ Film Festival Krafft
KRANJ: The Kranj Actors’ Film Festival - Krafft, which is taking place in the Slovenian town of Kranj from 15 to 22 June 2024, is hosting film screenings, industry events…
FESTIVALS: Terrestrial Verses Wins 2024 Philosophical Film Festival in Skopje
SKOPJE: Iranian film Terrestrial Verses by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami won the Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film at the 14th Philosophical Film Festival, which took place in…
