PRODUCTION: Georgi Djulgerov’s Buffer Zone in Post-production

Renowned for his original talent and unconventional style, Silver Bear-winning Bulgarian director Georgi Djulgerov (Advantage, 1977) is in postproduction on his 15th feature, Buffer Zone. The young company Front Film,…
30-07-2013

SOFA Film Agent Workshops to Launch in August

WROCLAW: The first edition of SOFA, or School of Film Agents, will launch at Wrocław 19-30 August, said the creators of the workshop, Berlinale leaders Nikolaj Nikitin and Dieter Kosslick,…
29-07-2013

Funerals and Family Drama Sweep Pula IFF Awards

Bobo Jelčić's unconventional Croatian feature on the fierce dilemma forced upon a man by the funeral of a friend, A Stranger (www.spiritus-movens.hr), swept seven of the main competition awards as…
29-07-2013

PRODUCTION: Docu The End of Light is Wrapping

ZAGREB: Aleš Suk and Željka Sukova are in post-production on their "docu-fiction fairy tale," shot over three years and expected to complete in spring. Music by Midi Lidi, the Czech…
29-07-2013

Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari Scores Top Prize at New Horizons IFF

WROCLAW: The fantastical sojourn through eastern Russian pagan rituals from Alexey Fedorchenko, Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari (Nebesnye zheny lugovykh mari). has taken the main prize in the T-Mobile…
29-07-2013

FNE at Sarajevo FF: Sarajevo Entries Show Range

SARAJEVO: The Sarajevo fest's 19th edition 16-24 August 2013 will screen nine titles in its main compeition - including five world premieres - revealing a new crop of cinematic exploration…
29-07-2013

FNE at Venice IFF 2013: Slovenia scores twice in Venice

VENICE: The 70 edition of the Venice International Film Festival has announced its programme lineup and Slovenia has scored two hits in the International Critics Week programme.
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FNE - IDF DocBloc: Jihlava Docu Winner Fortress in Run for Lux Prize

PRAGUE: Strikingly original documentary Fortress by Czech filmmakers Lukáš Kokeš and Klára Tasovská, will compete in the Lux Prize, marking the second time a Czech nonfiction film has had the…
26-07-2013

PRODUCTION: Georgi Djulgerov’s Buffer Zone in Post-production

Renowned for his original talent and unconventional style, Silver Bear-winning Bulgarian director Georgi Djulgerov (Advantage, 1977) is in postproduction on his 15th feature, Buffer Zone. The young company Front Film …
26-07-2013

Latvian Government Grants 500 000 Euros for Co-Financing Program

Applications for Latvia's first cash incentives for productions close Friday, the country's National Film Center has announced. The program, announced 25 June, is a first for the Baltic countries, aimed…
25-07-2013

Barrandov Sees 2012 Sales Rise With Brisk Business

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic's venerated Barrandov Studios has announced a four-fifths decrease in net profit from last year but reports sales of 463 million CZK, up 11 percent, according to…
25-07-2013

Romania's New Film Institute Could Back Production

BUCHAREST: The National Film Institute, founded via emergency ordinance on 26 June, could serve as a production company and participate in the production grants system under the terms of a…
25-07-2013

FNE at Venice FF 2013: Bulgaria’s Alienation headed for Venice Days

VENICE: Alienation a first film by Bulgarian director Milko Lazarov will screen in official selection in the Venice Days section at the 70th Biennale this year. A first film, it…
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Three finalists chosen for the European Parliament's LUX prize

Three finalists for the European Parliament's LUX prize for 2013 reflect a range of stories and voices that span art filmmaking approaches throughout the continent.
24-07-2013

Production: T-Mobile New Horizons Polish Days Works in Progress

WROCLAW: Three provocative upcoming films are screening during the T-Mobile New Horizons fest Indie thriller Hardkor Disko, the funny and absurd Kebab and Horoscope and the daringly sensual Nude Area.…
24-07-2013

Georgia Backs Competition for International Co-Production

The Georgian National Film Center has announced the winning entry in its race for local full-length feature best suited to go into international co-production in 2013. Competition, directed by Dito…
23-07-2013

Crowdfunded Making Waves Fest Grows into New York

BUCHAREST: The New York-based fest Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema will expand in December from the its home at the Film Society of Lincoln Center into the Jacob Burns Film…
23-07-2013

FNE at T-mobile New Horizons: Polish Days - New Polish Films

WROCLAW: A hybrid documentary from Wiktoria Szymańska, the acclaimed historic drama Papusza from Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze and an experimental road movie, Six Degrees, by Bartosz Dombrowski, are screening…
23-07-2013

Production: T-Mobile New Horizons Polish Days Host Diverse Works in Progress

WROCLAW: New Polish works in progress are being showcased to international film professionals during Polish Days at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF.
23-07-2013

FNE at T-mobile New Horizons: Polish Days - New Polish Films

WROCLAW: Polish Days, the key industry event of the T-Mobile New Horizons film fest, runs 24-26 July, showcasing new Polish productions in various stages of development. Today FNE presents the…
22-07-2013