FESTIVALS: New Horizons and American Film Festival Go Online
WARSAW: The New Horizons IFF and the American Film Festival have announced that they will be held online 5 – 15 November 2020. The festival will hold a few symbolic…
CEE Animation 2021 Call for Projects
PRAGUE: CEE Animation has opened a call for filmmakers from low capacity film countries for its CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project to take place online.
Emergency COVID Financial Support for Slovak Cinemas
BRATISLAVA: Slovak cinema operators, who were stunned by the government’s decision to close them for a second time as of 15 October 2020, will receive 500,000 EUR as a part…
Romania Re-opens Cinemas
BUCHAREST: Despite the increase in coronavirus infection cases, the Romanian Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) has decided to re-open indoor cinemas, theatres and restaurants on 15 October 2020, unless the…
FESTIVALS: Cottbus Unveils Competition Titles
COTTBUS: Twelve films representing 22 countries will compete for the main prize of 25,000 EUR at the 30th edition of FilmFestival Cottbus, 3 – 8 November 2020. Serbia is especially…
PRODUCTION: Filming of The Game Has Begun in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Filming on the Hungarian spy film called The Game / A játszma directed by Péter Fazakas started at the beginning of September 2020. The film’s 43 shooting days will…
TVP Documentary Channel to Launch in November
WARSAW: The TVP Dokument channel of Telewizja Polska will begin broadcasting on 19 November 2020, available via satellite and cable networks. Tomasz Piechal, the current head of the documentary department…
Slovak Cinemas Close Due To Pandemic
BRATISLAVA: Cinemas will be closed in Slovakia as of 15 October 2020 due to a significant increase in the number of new COVID-19 infections. The stricter measures, which were taken…
FESTIVALS: EKOFILM Postpones Screenings But Keeps Online Programme
BRNO: In response to the newly announced COVID-19 measures closing cinemas in the Czech Republic, the organisers of the 46th edition of the EKOFILM 2020 International Film Festival have decided…
Baltic Pitching Forum 2020 Announces Winners
VILNIUS: Short film projects from each of the four participating countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and 2020 guest country Poland) won the awards handed out at the conclusion of the Eighth…
Estonia Supports Film Industry With Additional 3 m EUR
TALLINN: The Estonian government has decided to support the film sector with an additional 3 m EUR. The money will go to the Estonian Film Institute and is aimed at…
CEE Animation Forum 2020: Inaugural Animation Espresso Announces Winners
PRAGUE: The first edition of the pitching session Animation Espresso, organised as part of the CEE Animation Forum, awarded its first prize to the short animation project Forgive / Odpust…
FNE at Warsaw FF 2020: Poland's Magnesia in Warsaw FF 2020 Competition
WARSAW: Maciej Bochniak’s second feature film Magnesia screens in the international competition of the 36th Warsaw Film Festival, running through 18 October 2020.
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2020 Announces Lineup for Online Competition
SIBIU: The Astra Film Festival selected 10 titles in the New Voices in Documentary Cinema and 10 titles in the Central & Eastern Europe competitions of the online segment of…
FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film 2020 Ends with No Main Award
LJUBLJANA: The 23rd Festival of Slovenian Film, which ran in Ljubljana from 6 to 11 October 2020, ended with no grand prix for the main Vesna Award for best full-length…
FESTIVALS: Šulík Film Bows at Warsaw FF
BRATISLAVA: The renowned Slovak director Martin Šulík will have the international premiere of his Slovak/Czech dramedy Man with Rabbit Ears / Muž so zajačími ušami at the 36th Warsaw Film…
FESTIVALS: Ji.hlava IDFF Goes Digital
JIHLAVA: Following a surge in COVID-19 cases and closure of all cinemas in the Czech Republic, the 24th edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF will be held completely online.
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Grants for Animated Films
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 17, 082 EUR / 64, 061 GEL for the production of five short animations to be directed by Mamuka Tkeshelashvili, Lili Dadiani, Paata…
Edith Sepp Re-elected VP of EFAD
TALLINN: Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, was unanimously re-elected as Vice President of the European Film Agency Directors, EFAD.
FNE AV Innovation: Artinii: Environmentally Friendly Way of Film Distribution
As the world is facing an environmental crisis it is important to look for solutions in every industry. And even though it may be surprising for some, the film delivery…
