Nine FNE Partner Countries’ Films in European Film Awards 2024 Feature Film Selection – Part 1
BERLIN: Ten films (co)produced by FNE partner countries are among the 29 titles chosen by the European Film Academy for the European Film Awards Feature Film Selection – Part 1.…
Year of German Central European Films 2024: German Films Screenings in August and September 2024
FNE together with German Films have launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Budapest’s Keleti Railway Station Celebrates 140th Anniversary with Film Screenings
BUDAPEST: The 140th anniversary of the opening of Budapest’s Keleti station will be marked by the railway company MÁV on 16 August 2024 with film screenings and an exhibition.
PRODUCTION: Thomas Kallis in Postproduction with Cypriot Doc Vassilis Michaelidis – Hidden Winds
NICOSIA: Cypriot director/writer Thomas Kallis is currently in postproduction with Vassilis Michaelidis – Hidden Winds. The documentary traces the life and work of pioneering poet and painter Vassilis Michaeilidis (1849…
PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Political Thriller Moloch Shoots for CANAL+
BRATISLAVA: The three-part political thriller Moloch directed by Lukáš Hanulák and produced by the Czech company Bionaut and Slovakia’s Raketa for CANAL+, is currently being shot in the Czech Republic,…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Latvia Selects Flow as Oscar Candidate
RIGA: The long animated film Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis has been unanimously chosen by the jury appointed by the National Film Centre of Latvia as Latvia’s candidate for the…
New TV Series Explores Latvian Ghost Stories
RIGA: The eight-episode Latvian series Horrible Stories / Briesmīgi stāstiņi, produced by KMM Visuals and the tech company Tet, will premiere on the Tet TV+ platform on 31 October 2024.
MPM Films Picks Up Rusudan Glurjidze’s The Antique Ahead of Its World Premiere at Venice IFF
TBILISI: Rusudan Glurjidze’s sophomore feature The Antique has been acquired by Paris-based MPM Films ahead of its world premiere in the competition of the 21st Giornati degli Autori section within…
Bulgarian NOVA Gets International Emmy Nomination
SOFIA: NOVA’s investigative journalist Marijeta Nikolaeva and cameraman Tasi Asenov received a nomination in the News and Current Affairs category at the 2024 International Emmy® Awards.
PRODUCTION: Estonian Director German Golub Shoots Baltic Biopic Our Erika
TALLINN: Estonian director German Golub is currently in production with his debut feature Our Erika / Meie Erika. This Estonian/Lithuanian/Latvian coproduction tells the story of Olympic track cyclist Erika Salumäe,…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has distributed 683,395 EUR / 80 m RSD as production grants for debut features, short animated films and student films.
LevelK Picks up Block 5 Ahead of Its World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival
LJUBLJANA: The fourth feature film by the Slovenian director Klemen Dvornik has been acquired by the Danish sales agent LevelK. The children's film Block 5, which is a Slovenian/Czech/Croatian/Serbian coproduction,…
GRANTS: Estonian Feature and Documentary Production Grants in 2024
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has distributed 4,740,000 EUR as production grants for feature and documentary films in 2024. Part of the grants will be financed in two stages, in…
The 2024 Tartuff Underway in Estonia
TARTU: Eighteen films are screening at the Tartu Love Film Festival Tartuff from 5 to 10 August 2024.
Green Montenegro IFF Celebrated 10 Editions
PODGORICA: For the first time in Montenegro, headphones were used for the screenings at the 10th Green Montenegro International Film Festival (GMIFF), to preserve the biodiversity of the Durmitor National…
Upcoming Activities of Erich Pommer Institut
POTSDAM: The Art of Negotiating Agreements for Film & TV, Info Sessions about Series’ Women and Audiovisual Women, and the workshop Play, Promote, Publish are among the upcoming activities organised…
BOX OFFICE: Buzz House: The Movie Tops BO in Romania
BUCHAREST: Domestic horror/comedy Buzz House: The Movie directed by Florin Babei is topping the box office in Romania with 499,846 admissions and 2.66 m EUR / 13,264,816 RON gross, followed…
Slovenian Producer Aleš Pavlin Launches Festival of European Films in Brežice
LJUBLJANA: Ten films, previously screened in Cannes, Berlin and Venice, will be shown at the Brežice castle from 28 to 31 August 2024 during the first edition of the Festival…
Inaugural Edition for Croatian International Film Festival in Šibenik
ŠIBENIK: The first edition of the Croatian International Film Festival (CIFF) will be held in Šibenik, on the Dalmatian Coast part of Croatia, from 8 to 11 August 2024. CIFF…
Canal+ Launches Branded Streaming Service in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Pay-TV operator Canal+ has launched a branded streaming service in Hungary in partnership with Hungarian telco 4iG.
