FNE at connecting cottbus: Norwegian Dream
COTTBUS: The Norwegian/Polish project Norwegian Dream, directed by Live Igor Devold and produced by Havard Wettland Gosse for Spaett Films and Bartek Glinski for Impakt Film, was pitched at connecting…
FNE at connecting cottbus: Parade
COTTBUS: The Lithuanian project Parade directed by Titas Laucius and produced by Klementina Remeikaite for Afterschool Production was pitched at connecting cottbus, which took place online 4-6 November 2020.
Cinemas in Lithuania Close Again
VILNIUS: Cinemas in Lithuania, which were re-opened on 5 June 2020, are closing again for three weeks starting on 7 November 2020, in an effort to contain the spread of…
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Collaborates with Medical Companies for Events and Guests Safety
TALLINN: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is collaborating with the medical companies SYNLAB Estonia and Medicum to ensure safety of its guests and venues and to test all guests…
FESTIVALS: EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 Goes Online
WARSAW: EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 has announced that it will take place entirely online, following the restrictions put in place by the Polish government due to COVID-19.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 04.11.2020
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FESTIVALS: Scanorama 2020 Goes Online
VILNIUS: The European Film Forum Scanorama 2020, which opened as planned on 4 November in Vilnius, will transfer to the virtual Scanorama cinema platform on 7 November.
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2020 Cancels November Fest
PRAGUE: Karlovy Vary IFF 54½, a special edition of the 54th edition of the festival which didn't take place, has also been cancelled. The mini-festival was originally scheduled for 18…
CineStar Opens Multiplex in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO: The CineStar Sarajevo multiplex opened in the new Bingo City Center mall on 30 October 2020. CineStar's sixth multiplex is also the biggest one in the country with 10…
PRODUCTION: Greek/French/Romanian Broadway Wraps Shooting
BUCHAREST: The Greek/French/Romanian coproduction Broadway directed by Christos Massalas completed filming on 2 November 2020. This debut feature coproduced by Romania's Digital Cube participated in the 2019 Cannes Cinéfondation L'Atelier.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Closed to the Public
COTTBUS: The Croatian/Serbian project Closed to the Public, directed by Vanja Juranic and produced by Damir Teresak for Croatia’s Maxima Film and Nikolina Vucetic-Zecevic for Serbia’s Biberche, was pitched at…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Flood
COTTBUS: The Slovak project Flood directed by Martin Gonda and produced by Katarina Krnacova and Tomas Gic for Silverart was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Fortune Teller
COTTBUS: The Bulgarian project Fortune Teller directed by Svetla Tsotsorkova and produced by Svetoslav Ovcharov for Omega Films, was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running 4-6…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Honey Bunny
COTTBUS: The Croatian project Honey Bunny directed by Igor Jelinovic and produced by Rea Racic for Eclectica was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running 4-6 November…
Quo Vadis, Aida? Tops Bosnian and Herzegovinian Box Office for Three Weeks
SARAJEVO: Domestic films are having a surprise resurgence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida? on top of the box office for three weeks running.
Join IDF Live Online Discussion: Filming in the Time of Corona
PRAGUE: Join the online discussion Filming in the Time of Corona live on IDF's Facebook page today, Wednesday, 4 November at 18:00 CET. Producers Ada Solomon, Vanja Jambrović and Christian…
GRANTS: National Film Institute - Hungary 2020 Grants
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI) has distributed almost 23 m EUR / 8.32 b HUF in film grants in the first 10 months of 2020. The production…
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival 2020 Announces Competition For Fully Online Edition
ZAGREB: The 18th edition of the Zagreb Film Festival, which will be held fully online from 8 to 15 November 2020 on the platforms kinoeuropa.hr and croatian.film, and on the…
FESTIVALS: Green Montenegro IFF 2020 Goes Online
PODGORICA: The 2020 edition of Green Montenegro International Film Festival (GMIFF), which usually takes place at the Dumitor National Park during the first week of August, will take place online…
Slovene Animated Film Association Announces 2020 Awards
LJUBLJANA: Mury the Cat – The Big Game and The War of The Words Or The Respectful Silence received the top awards for 2020 from the Slovene Animated Film Association…