FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: M2 Films, Poland
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section focusing on the new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months…
State Aid Might Lead to a Fivefold Increase in the Romanian Film Industry
BUCHAREST: A state aid scheme for movie productions in Romania could lead to a fivefold increase in the local film industry, up to approximately 250 m EUR per year. It…
FESTIVALS: Animated Films to Sparkle at the 15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus
PAPHOS: The 15th edition of the Countryside Animafest Cyprus, the official Cyprus animation festival, will screen 68 films in Paphos from 21 to 23 July 2016.
FESTIVALS: On the Other Side Wins Big at the 63rd Pula Film Festival
PULA: Zrinko Ogresta’s On the Other Side was awarded the Grand Golden Arena at the 63rd edition of Pula Film Festival, which took place from 9 to 16 July 2016.…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Tapiola, Finland
This month we speak with Hannele Pellinen, the manager of Kino Tapiola, located in the suburbs of Tapiola in Espoo, just outside Helsinki. Opened in 1955, the beautiful Kino Tapiola,…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Grants for 2016
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1.8 m EUR / 32.5 m RSD in its first round of grants in 2016. The grants are all aimed for production.
Robin Hood – Origins Produced by DiCaprio, Rumored to Shoot in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: Robin Hood – Origins, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Jamie Foxx, is rumored to shoot in Dubrovnik in January-February 2017.
FNE TV: EXCLUSIVE: MEP Bogdan Wenta Member of the EU committee on Culture and Education speaks to FNE from the European Parliament
Polish MEP Bogdan Wenta tells FNE why film literacy is vital for the future of the European film industry and European audiences.
Eurostat Releases Its Cultural Statistics 2016
BRUXELLES: Percentage of people who went to cinema at least once in 12 months decreased in Romania from 18 in 2007 to 16 in 2011, and in Cyprus from 35…
PRODUCTION: Sonja Prosenc Develops History of Love
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Sonja Prosenc, whose debut feature The Tree (2014, Monoo) has been selected by the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers (DSFU) as the country's candidate for the Best Foreign…
Jerzy Skolimowski to Receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo will both receive Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival set to take place from…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Roma People Unfortunately Serve as a Target of Anger Here
Long-awaited documentary FC Roma by Tomáš Bojar and Rozálie Kohoutová had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF. The film, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film, tells the…
PRODUCTION: Vladimir Blaževski Shoots The Year of the Monkey
BELGRADE: Macedonian helmer Vladimir Blaževski is in production with The Year of the Monkey, a “soft” political satire about a peculiar friendship between a lonesome chimpanzee and a zoo warden.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
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: The 23rd European Film Festival Palić Ready to Kick Off
PALIĆ: Fourteen films will compete for the Golden Tower for Best Film at the 23rd edition of the European Film Festival Palić (16-22 July 2016).
New Distributor on the Polish Market
WARSAW: Akson Studio, one of the major Polish production companies, created its own distribution brand on the Polish market, Akson Dystrybucja, that will work with Akson Studio productions and also…
Malta Arts Council Gives Grants to Film Festivals
VALLETTA: Malta Arts Council will allot more than 1 m EUR over the next three years to eleven artistic organisations and festivals including Kinemastic, Malta Short Film Festival and Valletta…
PRODUCTION: The Final Barrier in Postproduction
SARAJEVO: The Final Barrier, a joint project involving artists from around the world and directed by Bosnian-Herzegovinian director Jasmin Duraković (Sevdah for Karim, 2010, Depo) is in the final stages…
PRODUCTION: Maria Veselinova Starts Filming Smart Christmas
SOFIA: Bulgarian actress Maria Veselinova will start shooting her debut feature Smart Christmas on 26 July 2016. The film is a fantastic fairy tale dedicated to the young audience.
Mobile Cinema Planned to Travel Across Cyprus
NICOSIA: Producer Stavros Papageorghiou and director Yeliz Shukri, who worked together on the documentary Missing Fetine (Tetraktys Films Ltd), plan to start a mobile cinema and have it travel across…
