FESTIVALS: Prague IFF - Febiofest 2021 Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: The 28th edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest will showcase more than 100 Czech and international titles. Seven films will vie in the main competition. The…
FESTIVALS: First Edition of Mestia ISAMFF Announces Lineup
MESTIA: A total of 24 titles have been selected for the short film competition of the inaugural edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival, which will take…
Spielberg's Amblin Partners Shooting The Last Voyage of the Demeter in Malta
VALLETTA: The Last Voyage of the Demeter directed by André Øvreda and produced by Spielberg/s Amblin Partners, will spend over 18m EUR in Malta. Currently shooting in Malta the film…
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Agnieszka Dziedzic: Producer, Founder and Co-owner of Koi Studio
FNE’s Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to producer Agnieszka Dziedzic, founder and co-owner of a production company Koi Studio, a member of the Polish Guild of Producers,…
Serbian/Montenegrin TV Series Debt to the Sea Unspools on Superstar TV
PODGORICA: The second season of Debt to the Sea by Gorčin Stojanović is being screened on the Serbian channel Superstar TV. The second season of the popular series was shot…
Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian 107 Mothers Sold in Switzerland and Benelux
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian coproduction 107 Mothers / Cenzorka directed by the acclaimed Slovak director Peter Kerekes has been sold by Films Boutique to Switzerland and the Benelux. The film received…
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2021 Announces Winners
SIBIU: Night Nursery by Bourkinabe director Moumouni Sanou received the Best Film Award in the New Voices in Documentary Cinema Competition of the 28th edition of the International Documentary Film…
FNE at Venice 2021: Venice Prize Winners: Happening Wins Golden Lion
VENICE: French director Audrey Diwan was awarded the top prize for her film Happening / L’Évenment in the main competition of the 78th Venice Film Festival, which took place from…
FNE at Venice 2021: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rated the Films
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
FNE TV Venice 2021: Jan P. Matuszyński - Director of Leave No Traces
FNE TV spoke to Polish director Jan P. Matuszyński about his new film Leave No Traces, a Polish/Czech/French coproduction that screened in the main competition of the 78th Venice Film…
BOX OFFICE: David Ondříček's Zátopek Gets Best Czech Opening of the Season
PRAGUE: Zátopek by David Ondříček has had the best opening of the season among domestic releases, the 108,560 admissions placing it in the 10th spot of the domestic openings chart.…
FESTIVALS: BIAFF 2021 Announces Lineup
BATUMI: Nine titles have been selected for the International Feature Films Competition of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival, running 18-24 September 2021. The lineup includes films from Georgia,…
Baltic Sea Docs 2021 Announces Winners
RIGA: The 25th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries, which ran in Riga and online from 1 to 12 September 2021, has announced its winners. Eighteen film projects from 17 countries…
FESTIVALS: LGBT+ Film Festival 2021 Announces Programme
WARSAW: The 12th edition of LGBT+ Film Festival, the largest LGBT+ film festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will screen 53 films in eight Polish cities starting with Warsaw (17…
Sahraa Karimi and Wanda Adamik Hrycova Develop Film about Escape from Kabul
BRATISLAVA: The Afghan director Sahraa Karimi has decided to film the story of her escape from the Talibans. The film will be produced by Sahra's classmate, the Slovak producer Wanda…
FNE at Venice 2021: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rate the Films So Far
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Oasis To Represent Serbia in Oscar Race
BELGRADE: Oasis, the sophomore feature by writer/director Ivan Ikić, has been selected as Serbia’s candidate for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International…
FESTIVALS: CineFest 2021 Starts in Miskolc with Strong Lineup
MISKOLC: The 17th CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, kicks off on 10 September 2021 with a strong lineup which organisers hope will attract audiences back to the cinemas.
FNE Podcast: Dok Incubator 2021: Barbora Hudečková and Tomáš Poštulka - One World Film Festival
OLOMOUC: FNE spoke to Barbora Hudečková and Tomáš Poštulka, who are programmers at the One World Film Festival, during the recent Dok Incubator event in Olomouc about how One World…
European Heritage Days to Celebrate Inclusive and Diverse Heritage
STRASBOURG: The 2021 European Heritage Days will celebrate Inclusive and Diverse Heritage by events held by participating countries mostly in September and October 2021. The event has been a joint…