FESTIVALS: EKOFILM Moves Screenings Online
BRNO: EKOFILM has moved most of its competition films online, following the closing of cinemas due to the declaration of a State of Emergency in the Czech Republic.
WEMW 2021 Extends Deadline
TRIESTE: The coproduction forum When East Meets West (WEMW) has extended its deadline for four 2021 programmes until 4 December 2020.
FESTIVALS: Be2Can 2020 Festival Presents Hybrid Distribution Model
BRATISLAVA: The 7th edition of Be2Can, a festival of award-winning films from Berlinale, Venice and Cannes, applied the principle of multi-platform distribution through cinema, TV and VOD. After screening in…
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute's 2020 Grants for Animation, Children’s and Minority Coproductions
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported the production of nine new animated films, four minority coproductions, and six films for young audiences in the third batch of funding for 2020.
USA's Romancing the Cure Wraps Filming in Malta
VALLETTA: The US film Romancing the Cure directed by Matt Shapira has just wrapped shooting in Malta.
FESTIVALS: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Hands Out Ten Awards
TALLINN: Ten projects received awards at the Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event ceremony held on 26 November 2020. More than 850 guests attended the week of online presentations, with…
FESTIVALS: Bulgarian Film Fear Wins 2020 Black Nights FF
TALLINN: The Bulgarian film Fear won Best Film at the 2020 hybrid edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, which concluded on 29 November 2020. The director Ivaylo Hristov…
FESTIVALS: There Is No Evil Wins 2020 BIAFF
BATUMI: There Is No Evil by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof was awarded best film at the 15th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place online from 15 to 25…
FNE IDF Podcast: True Story: Caught in the Net: Documentary Producer Pavla Klimešová
This week True Story, a collaborative project between the Institute of Documentary Film and Film New Europe, presents an interview with Pavla Klimešová, the producer of the Czech documentary Caught…
FESTIVALS: Afterparty Wins MIDPOINT TV Launch Prize at Tallinn
TALLINN: HBO Europe’s Czech branch presented its award of 5,000 USD to the Croatian project Afterparty, which participated in MIDPOINT TV Launch in Tallinn. Projects from Croatia, Hungary, Latvia and…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Nobody Likes Me in Preproduction
BRATISLAVA: Nobody Likes Me / Nikto ma nemá rád by Czech directors Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda is in preproduction. The drama is produced by the Slovak company Arytmia Film…
FESTIVALS: CEE Animation at Slovenia’s Animateka
LJUBLJANA: CEE Animation will present its new series of masterclasses, CEE Animation Experience, in an online format starting on 2 December 2020 at the Animateka International Animated Film Festival. The…
FNE Oscar Watch 2021: Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time is Hungary's Oscar Bid
BUDAPEST: Lili Horvát’s sophomore feature Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time / Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre is Hungary's candidate for the 93rd Academy of Motion…
OBITUARY: Montenegrin Festival Director and Producer Zoran Zivkovic
PODGORICA: Zoran Zivkovic, director of the Herceg-Novi Film Festival died unexpectedly of Covid-19 on 17 November 2020. His death was a shock to Montenegrin film institutions and film professionals, with…
FESTIVALS: Slovenian Animateka Announces Pitching and Competition Titles
LJUBLJANA: The 17th edition of Animateka will screen 33 short animated films at this year’s festival, which will be held online from 30 November to 9 December 2020. Six projects…
Slovenian Arthouse Cinemas See Grants Cut By Half
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian arthouse cinemas, already struggling for survival from COVID closures and capacity restrictions, are now facing funding cuts of nearly half from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.
Nova Lituania Sails Off with Six 2020 Silver Crane Awards
VILNIUS: Karolis Kaupinis's feature film Nova Lituania won awards for the Best Feature, Best Director, Best Script, Best Art Direction, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the Lithuanian…
OBITUARY: Bosnian Actor Mustafa Nadarević
SARAJEVO: Bosnian film and TV world has lost one of the most prominent actors: Mustafa Nadarević. He died at his home in Zagreb on 22 November 2020 from COVID-19 after…
FESTIVALS: CINEIndustry Film Market Holds Hybrid Edition
SKOPJE: The Association of Macedonian film distributors and CINEDAYS European Film Festival are hosting the 2nd CINEIndustry Film market, taking place 25 – 30 November 2020.
FESTIVALS: Hungarian Doc Fest Versio Hands Out Six Awards
BUDAPEST: Welcome to Chechnya by David France won the 17th Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which took place 10 - 22 November 2020. The festival moved to an…
