Citadella Plans Great Siege in Malta
Citadella, a newcomer to the Malta film industry, plans a three-season, 24 episode coproduction with Canada, Germany and the U.K.
Romanian filmmakers protest changes to funding and cinemas
BUCHAREST: Romanian filmmakers are protesting a bill which they claim will give 50 percent of the Film Fund to local councils for the renovation of old cinema theatres and the…
Croatian Kids Film Tops Box Office
ZAGREB: Silvije Petranovic’s adaptation of the classic children novel The Brave Adventures of the Little Shoemaker sold 21,693 tickets in its first weekend, outperforming Thor: The Dark World.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: Marriage
COTTBUS: Marriage, the winner of the best pitch award at Connecting Cottbus is a love triangle that touches on a taboo topic in Kosovo: homosexuality.
FNE TV: Joanna Wendorff head of MEDIA Desk Poland
FNE asked Joanna Wendorff about the Warsaw Audiovisual Summitt that will take place 11-12 December and why industry decision makers expect this summit to set the agenda for the region…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: The Man with the Answers
COTTBUS: The Man with the Answers, a Cypriot/Greek roadmovie that travels from Italy through Austria to Germany, was seeking production partners from those countries at the Connecting Cottbus pitching forum,…
FNE at Cottbus IFF 2013: Russia Takes Top Prizes
COTTBUS: Russian films took the Best Film and Best Director awards at the 23rd Cottbus IFF which concluded on 9 November 2013, with The Geographer Drank His Globe Away by…
Czech Start-up Addresses Film Piracy
PRAGUE: Czech filmmakers hope the new project 31s will open up a new source of income from voluntary online payments for digital copies of their films.
Croatia, Romania Receive EFA Nominations
PRAGUE: The Priest’s Children (Interfilm), a Croatian/Serbian coproduction directed by Vinko Brešan, has been nominated for European Comedy 2013 in the annual European Film Awards.
FNE at IFF Bratislava 2013: Slovenia Sweeps Awards with Class
BRATISLAVA: Faced with the question of to be or not to be, the 15th Bratislava IFF decided to be, albeit in a reduced form, to the clear delight of the…
FNE partners with Poland for Warsaw AV Summit
WARSAW: The first Warsaw Audiovisual Summit under the auspices of the Polish Ministry of Culture will bring together the top policy and industry decision makers from the New Europe countries…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: Kosovo Takes Pitching Prize
COTTBUS: For the second year running, newcomer Kosovo received the pitching prize of Connecting Cottbus , voted on by the attendees of the 15 year old CEE pitching forum.
PRODUCTION: Cyprus Romantic Comedy Committed in Postproduction
NICOSIA: The English-language low-budget romantic comedy Committed written and directed by Stelana Kliris is expected to be completed by the end of December 2013.
FNE IDF DocBloc: My Last 150 Cigarettes
Ivo Bystřičan has completed work on his documentary My Last 150 Cigarettes.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: 2014 Brings Changes for CEE Film Funding
COTTBUS: Countries across the CEE region are gearing up for major changes in funding in 2014, as outlined by a panel at the 15th edition of Connecting Cottbus (CoCo) held…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013 Breathing into Marble
COTTBUS: Just a Moment, a young Lithuanian production company with international aspirations, joins forces with writer/director Giedre Beinoriute whose documentary Conversations on Serious Topics was selected as Lithuania’s 2013 Oscar…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: The Erlprince
COTTBUS: Poland’s Munk Studio is in preproductions with The Erlprince, a feature debut from writer/director Kuba Czekaj.
PRODUCTION: Jane Seymour Arriving in Romania for Love by Design
BUCHAREST: Director Michael Damian is in production with Love by Design a romantic comedy featuring the British-born international star Jane Seymour. The film is produced by Solar Indie Junction, a…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Kai
COTTBUS: Ukrainian production company CryCinema brings the drama Kai to the Connecting Cottbus pitching forum, taking place 7-8 November 2013 during the Cottbus Film Festival.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Pipeline
COTTBUS: Azerbaijan and Germany are teaming up Pipeline, a coproduction in the scriptwriting and development stage being pitched at Connecting Cottbus.
