PRODUCTION: Jiří Strach Preps Slovak/Czech TV Series Hunter
BRATISLAVA: The mystery crime TV series Hunter / Lovec by Jiří Strach is getting ready for production. The total of eight episodes are produced by Slovak TRIGON PRODUCTION in coproduction…
GRANTS: Montenegro Supports Five Minority Coproductions
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has distributed 200,000 EUR as production grants for five minority coproductions.
GRANTS: Estonian Film Institute Announces Grants
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has allocated 855,000 EUR for the production of two feature films and 124,500 EUR for the production or development of four TV series.
Czech Republic and Serbia in European Top 5 for Market Share of Domestic Films
BRUSSELS: Czech Republic and Serbia are the second and third in the national films market share top five in the Annual Report for 2021/2022 issued by the International Union of…
GRANTS: Film Fund Sarajevo Doubles Production Funds
SARAJEVO: Film Fund Sarajevo will allot 1,155,519 EUR / 2.26 m KM in 2022, which is a 100% increase compared to the 594,066 EUR / 1,161,893 KM allocated in 2021.
Mediterranean Film Festival Split Pitching Forum Announces Winners
SPLIT: The short fiction film project Alone / Sama by Filip Dizdar was awarded at the Pitching Forum organised within the Mediterranean Film Festival Split (FMFS), taking place 16-25 June…
GRANTS: Poland Supports 10 New Feature Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported 10 new feature film productions with 6,426,987 EUR / 29,887,500 PLN. Among them are new films from Roman Polański, Jan P. Matuszyński and Adrian…
GRANTS: Hungary Supports Five Documentaries and Two Animated Series
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary has distributed 293,513 EUR / 117.4 m HUF for the production of five documentaries and two animated series.
PRODUCTION: Arko Okk in Postproduction with Doc The Ice That Still Supports Us
TALLINN: Estonian director Arko Okk is currently in postproduction with his documentary The Ice that Still Supports Us / Jäätee veerel, which will be showcased at the KVIFF Eastern Promises…
FESTIVALS: Successful First Edition of ReActing as a Star Programme at Kranj Actors FF
KRANJ: The new international programme ReActing as a Star, aiming at encouraging the networking between the film and audiovisual actors in the region, and at increasing their presence in the…
First Module of CIRCLE - Women Doc Accelerator 2022 Wraps in Novi Sad
NOVI SAD: The first module of the 5th edition of CIRCLE - Women Doc Accelerator took place in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 14 to 19 June 2022. Ten female directors…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2022 Announces Full Programme
KARLOVY VARY: The entire programme of the 56th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is now announced. The festival will take place from 1 to 9 July 2022.
German TV Series Sisi Returns to Lithuania
VILNIUS: The second season of the German TV series Sisi is currently shooting in Lithuania, produced by Story House Pictures GmbH for RTL+ and serviced by the Lithuanian company UAB…
FESTIVALS: How to Save a Dead Friend and Factory to the Workers Win 2022 UnderhillFest
PODGORICA: How to Save a Dead Friend by Marusya Syroechkovskaya and Factory to the Workers by Croatian Srdjan Kovačević received the Dandelion awards in the international and regional competition, respectively,…
FESTIVALS: Sarajevo FF Announces Selection for 2nd edition of TV Series and Expands Awards Categories
SARAJEVO: Seventeen series from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia have been selected for the second edition of the TV series Awards at the 28th…
Invitation to Online Innovation Conference for Cinema Operators and Distributors
BERLIN: The three German cinema associations AG Kino - Gilde, Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit and HDF Kino are organising “Cinema Vision 2030: the conference on innovation for cinema”, which will be…
Films from Cyprus, Estonia, Poland and Malta at First-ever European Film Festival in Saudi Arabia
WARSAW: Films from Cyprus, Estonia, Poland and Malta are among those screened at the first-ever European Film Festival in Saudi Arabia taking place from 15 to 22 June 2022.
First Macedonian Animated Series Sold Abroad
SKOPJE: The children's animated series Bibi’s World / Skaznitena Bibi has been sold in Croatia to NOVA TV. This is the first Macedonian animated series that will be broadcast on…
Murina Prepares for US Distribution
ZAGREB: The debut feature Murina by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović will be theatrically released by Kino Lorber in the United States on 8 July 2022. The film has had 50,133 admissions…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces First Production Grants in 2022
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.1 m EUR / 15.9 m HRK for the production of one feature film, four debut features, five long and three short…
