FNE Podcast: Ji.hlava 2022: Zdeněk Blaha: Programme Director of Institute of Documentary Film (IDF)
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Zdeněk Blaha, programme director of the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF), about the main activities and programme of the IDF at…
FESTIVALS: May Labour Day Wins 2022 Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: Pjer Žalica’s Bosnian/Croatian/Macedonian/Serbian coproduction May Labour Day, received the Warsaw Grand Prix in the International Competition of the 38th Warsaw Film Festival (14 – 23 October 2022). The Latvian/Italian…
FESTIVALS: Godland Wins 2022 Riga IFF
RIGA: Godland by Hlynur Pálmason won the main prize in the Feature Film Competition of the 9th Riga International Film Festival, which took place in person and online 13 –…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Melted Dreams
PORTOROŽ: Haidy Kancler’s long documentary Melted Dreams / Smučarske sanje will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (25-30 October 2022). The film is…
FNE Podcast: Ji.hlava 2022: Marek Hovorka: Festival Director
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Marek Hovorka, director of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (25 – 30 October 2022), about the main activities and…
Edith Sepp Re-elected as Head of Estonian Film Institute
TALLINN: Edith Sepp will start her third term as head of the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) in 2023, the board of EFI has announced.
FESTIVALS: PÖFF 2022 Announces Full Feature Film Competition Lineup
TALLINN: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) announced another 16 titles from the main competition on 20 October 2022 and now the lineup is full. Most of the titles…
Marcell Jankovics’s Last Work Released in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Toldi, the last work of Marcell Jankovics, who passed away in 2021, was released in 74 cinemas in Hungary on 20 October 2021, one day before Jankovics’s birthday.
Kids Kino Industry Reports Successful 2022 Edition
WARSAW: The recent edition of the Kids Kino Industry international co-production forum was a success, with new events alongside traditional ones and companies visiting for the first time, such as…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Cannabis Sets You Free
PORTOROŽ: Miha Čelar’s long documentary Cannabis Sets You Free / Konoplja osvobaja will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 -…
Czech Republic’s Production Incentives To Get Underway Again Next Year
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic production incentives programme will get underway again 2 January 2023, until then incentives are temporarily suspended. A cap of 150m CZK per project will be implemented…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Peter Nagy, CEO of Slovak Games Farm
BRATISLAVA: FNE spoke to Peter Nagy, CEO of Slovak Games Farm, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Slovak game development industry.
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022 Announces Selected Projects
TALLINN: Thirteen projects by mostly award-winning filmmakers were selected for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022, set to take place 23 - 24 November 2022 within the Tallinn Black Nights…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož: Orchestra
PORTOROŽ: Matevž Luzar’s black & white comedy drama Orchestra / Orkester will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 - 30…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: The Birdbreeder
PORTOROŽ: Robert Černelč’s debut feature The Birdbreeder / Ptičar will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25-30 October 2022).
Angel Wagenstein Celebrates 100th Anniversary in Sofia
SOFIA: The eminent writer, director and screenwriter Angel Wagenstein, who turned 100 years old on 17 October 2022, was celebrated during the 8th edition of the International Book & Movie…
OBITUARY: Czech Actor Josef Somr
PRAGUE: Popular theatre and film actor Josef Somr died at the age of 88. His most known films are Jiří Menzel's Oscar-winning Closely Watched Trains / Ostre sledované vlaky (1966)…
Janko the Musician in A Season of Classic Films Programme Organised by ACE in Warsaw
WARSAW: One of the oldest surviving Polish sound films, Janko the Musician (1930) directed by Ryszard Ordyński, will screen at the Iluzjon Cinema in Warsaw on 26 October 2022. The…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days 2023 Opens Call for Submissions
NICOSIA: The Cyprus Film Days International Festival has launched the call for submissions for its 21st edition set to take place in Nicosia and Limassol 21 - 29 April 2023.
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Grandpa Goes South
PORTOROŽ: Vinci Vogue Anžlovar's Slovenian/Macedonian Grandpa Goes South / Dedek gre na jug will screen in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 -30…
