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.
FNE Podcast: Nora Fingscheidt: Director and Screenwriter
FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Cinematik IFF 2024 Announces Lineup
BRATISLAVA: Nine titles have been selected for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 19th edition of the IFF Cinematik Piešťany, which will take place in the Slovak spa…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Grants for Minority Coproductions and Long Documentaries
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 263,000 EUR for five minority coproductions and 282,120 EUR for the production of seven documentaries.
Georgia Hosts 3rd International Archival Film Festival
TBILISI: The National Archive of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia will host the 3rd edition of the Tbilisi International Archival Film Festival from 17 to 20 September 2024.
