Controversial Slovak Doc Scores Hit at Slovak Box Office

BRATISLAVA: Controversial Slovak doc Normalization, titled Kauza Cervanova in Slovak, has scored the biggest domestic box office success of the year for a doc with almost 20,000 EUR at the…
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FNE at KVIFF 2013: Trio of Slovak Premieres at Karlovy Vary

Three Slovak coproductions will have their world premieres in competition at the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF, running 28 June – 6 July 2013.
19-06-2013

FNE at KVIFF 2013: Travolta and Tautou Tapped for Karlovy Vary

PRAGUE: French star Audrey Tautou will open the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF (28 June – 6 July 2013) with the festival premiere of Mood Indigo presented by director Michel Gondry,…
19-06-2013

Gyorgy Palfi’s Toldi scores in latest round of Hungarian grants

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Fund has announced the third round of grants in less than a week, with the largest grant, 900 m HUF, going to Gyorgy Palfi’s Toldi.
18-06-2013

FNE at KVIFF 2013: Karel Och KVIFF Artistic Director

As he prepares for the launch of the 48th edition of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival artistic director Karel Och took time out to speak with FNE.
18-06-2013

Cernik Departing Czech Film Center

PRAGUE: Czech Film Center director Jana Cernik will be leaving her post on 3 July 2013.
18-06-2013

Kerekes Documentary Sets September Release

BRATISLAVA: Velvet Terrorists (Zamatoví teroristi), a Slovak /Czech /Croatian coproduction directed by a trio of Slovak directors, Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský and award-winning Slovak documentary director Peter Kerekes, will open…
18-06-2013

European Filmmakers win First Round in Battle for Cultural Exception

WARSAW: European filmmakers have won the first round to have film excluded from the EU-US Trade Talks. European trade ministers bowed to filmmakers’ demands for the exclusion but only after…
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FNE TV: European Filmmakers Battle for Cultural Exception

Watch the press conference on EPTV of the delegation of European Filmmakers including Dariusz Jablonski and Romanian directors Radu Mihaileanu and Cristian Mungiu after the meeting with European Commission President…
17-06-2013

FNE at MIFF 2013: Poland’s Traffic Department and Georgia’s Disorder in Competition

MOSCOW: The 35th Moscow International Film Festival kicks off this Thursday 20 June and runs until 29 June with a competition lineup that includes Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski’s Traffic Department…
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PRODUCTION: A Very Unsettled Summer Settles Postproduction in Summer

BUCHAREST: Anca Damian's new feature A Very Unsettled Summer, a Romanian-Czech-Swedish-Scottish coproduction, is in postproduction with the premiere set for autumn 2013.
17-06-2013

Slovak Miracle Heads to Cinemas in Autumn

BRATISLAVA: Miracle / Zázrak, a Slovak/Czech coproduction by Slovak director and co-writer Juraj Lehotský, will have a theatrical release in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the fall.
17-06-2013

FNE at MIFF 2013: Moscow Business Square focuses on CIS, Baltic and Georgian coproductions

MOSCOW: June 24-26, Moscow Business Square, 24-26 June, the business platform of the Moscow International Film Festival will open its doors to more than 500 film industry professionals this year.
17-06-2013

Lithuania Embraces Film Tax Incentive Scheme

VILNIUS: The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the amendments to the Law of Corporate Income Tax on 13 June 2013, clearing the way for a film tax incentive…
14-06-2013

Czech Minister of Culture Resigns

PRAGUE: Alena Hanakova has resigned her position as Minister of Culture and will leave the in July.
14-06-2013

Connecting Cottbus 2013 Call for Submissions

COTTBUS: Central Europe’s leading pitching forum, Connecting Cottbus, is accepting applications for the 2013 East- West coproduction market until 15 July 2013.
14-06-2013

FNE IDF DocBloc: Kickstarter for Polish German Doc

On the Sea with Badjao, a Polish/German documentary kickstarter campaign for finance postproduction reaches its target. Read about the project on DOKweb.
14-06-2013

Hungary Adds Four More Film Grants

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s film fund is handing out an additional four grants to the six grants recently announced.
13-06-2013

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Sangaile in Preproduction

VILNIUS: Lithuanian production company Fralita Films is in preproduction with the feature film Sangaile directed by Alante Kavaite.
13-06-2013

FESTIVALS: MECEFF Unveils Presidents Selection

(MEDIAS) German producer Regina Ziegler is the guest of honor at the 3rd Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) taking place 24-28 June 2013.
13-06-2013