Visitors 3 Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: The third sequel of the extremely popular French film Les Visiteurs produced by Gaumont is shooting in Prague through 1 June 2015.
Kozicki Named President at HBO Poland
WARSAW: Michal Kozicki has been appointed President of HBO Poland, taking over from Alex Kutela who is leaving the company. Kozicki, who was previously Sales Director, joined HBO in 2004.
Poland Puts Spotlight on Animation Business
WARSAW: The Creative Europe Desk in Poland is organizing an Animation Business Seminar, 9-10 June 2015 in Warsaw, focusing on the business side of the animation film industry.
Ivaylo Hristov’s Losers Scores Slot in Moscow Festival Competition Line-up
CANNES: Bulgarian director Ivaylo Hristov’s Losers has scored a slot in the official competition of Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) which has just announced its competition line-up in Cannes.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Domino Effect
We look at the journey of the Polish/German documentary Domino Effect, from Ex Oriente to success on the festival circuit.
FNE at Cannes 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Friday 22 May, Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May
Party and Event Alert
EFADs Adopts Position on Single Digital Market
CANNES: The Association of European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) has spoken out about the European Commission’s plans for a Digital Single Market (DSM) which has been one of the most…
Cinema City Opens First 4DX Cinema in Romania
BUCHAREST: Cinema City Romania, the first cinema operator in the Romania Cineworld Group and the second largest operator in Europe, opened a new multiplex in Bucharest with 14 screens including…
FNE at Cannes 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Thursday 21 May and Friday 22 May
Party and Event Alert
FNE at Cannes 2015: ScripTeast Award Winner
CANNES: One of the EU’s most successful script programmes ScripTeast has awarded its prestigious Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Eastern European Script to Nanook by Bulgarian scriptwriters Milko…
Europe’s Film Industry Unites to Increase Distribution in Europe
CANNES: European film industry associations are joining forces to improve the circulation of films in Europe.
Tallinn to Host European Film Forum
TALLINN: The Black Nights Film Festival, held in Tallinn on 13-29 November 2015, and the European Commission announced their collaboration to explore the future of European cinema at a conference…
CEE Fests in Italy, Romania and Germany Partner on FEEDback
CANNES: Transilvania International Film Festival – Industry, Connecting Cottbus and Trieste’s When East Meets West are launching #FEEDback (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue), a think tank platform on increasing cross-border relationships…
Bosnia and Herzgovina Join EFP
CANNES: The Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina joined European Film Promotion (EFP) as its 36th member country.
FNE at Cannes 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Wednesday 20 May and Thursday 21 May
Party and Event Alert
Georgia’s 20 Steps and UK F&ME Team up on Three-Pic Deal
TBILISI: Tbilisi-based 20 Steps Productions and Caucasian Film Service are partnering with UK production house Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) to shoot three films in 2015-2016.
FNE at Cannes 2015: Europa Cinemas Unveils new Support for Eastern European Cinemas
CANNES: the Europa Cinemas Network has unveiled new measures that will boost access to support for Europa Cinemas Network film theatres in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Malta, Estonia, Latvia and…
FNE at Cannes 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Tuesday 19 May and Wednesday 20 May
Party and Event Alert
FNE at Cannes 2015: Carol
CANNES: Director Todd Haynes has transformed Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 lesbian love story The Price of Salt, also sometimes published under the title Carol, into a film adaptation that both captures…
Jabłoński Named VP of European Producers Club
CANNES: Polish producer/director/screenwriter Dariusz Jabłoński has been appointed Vice President of the European Producers Club, with over 70 of the leading producers representing more than 20 European countries.
