PRODUCTION: Zaza Urushadze Starts Shooting The Monk
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian helmer Zaza Urushadze is in production with The Monk, a comedy-infused drama about a monk who falls for a mysterious woman in a remote village where he…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Barrandov Returns to Original Production
KARLOVY VARY: Barrandov film studio will return to its roots as a producer of original production with a biopic on Milos Havel, the founder of Barrandov and the uncle of…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Increased Production and Distribution Brings Mixed Results for Czech Films
KARLOVY VARY: More films in distribution in the Czech Republic and a shorter release window have caused attendance for Czech blockbusters to decline by about half.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: FAMU Introduces New Dean
KARLOVY VARY: Zdenek Holy, the incoming Dean of Prague’s renowned FAMU film school, made his first appearance on the international scene at the Karlovy Vary IFF annual FAMU party.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: DocuTalents
Twelve documentary projects were presented at Karlovy Vary IFF 2016.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: See How the Critics Rate the Films So Far
KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…
Kocjancic Appointed Acting Director of Slovenian Film Center
LJUBLJANA: Nerina Kocjančič has been appointed acting director of the Slovenian Film Center (SFC) after the government’s refusal to appoint Jozko Rutar to a second five-year term as director of…
PRODUCTION: Cvitkovič Starts Filming Our Family
LJUBLJANA: Acclaimed Slovenian director Jan Cvitkovič is beginning production on his fifth feature film Our Family. Shooting, which started yesterday, 6 July 2016, will take place in the Slovenian capital…
PRODUCTION: Florin Șerban Preps Dog
BUCHAREST: Florin Șerban is in preparation with Dog/Câine, a drama/thriller set to start shooting on 22 August 2016.
Czechs Choose Home Viewing over Cinemas
PRAGUE: Almost a half of Czechs go to the cinema less often than once a year or even not at all. Czechs prefer watching films at home to visiting cinema,…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Czech/US Doc Sells to Sundance Global
KARLOVY VARY: Czech and US based producer Jeffrey Brown concluded a deal at the Karlovy Vary IFF (running through 9 July) to sell the documentary film Yallah! Underground to Sundance…
Slovenian Government and Filmmakers Clash Over Appointment of Director of Slovenian Film Centre
LJUBLJANA: A clash between the Slovenian government and the board of the Slovenian Film Center has left the institution without a director.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Balkan Projects Win Pitching Prizes
KARLOVY VARY: Slovenian director Miha Knific and Croatian producer Sinisa Juricic of Nukleus Film won the very first Eurimages Lab Project Award with their project Perseverance. The cash award of…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Interview with Danijel Hočevar
LJUBLJANA: In recognition of Slovenian Day at the Karlovy Vary IFF on 6 July 2016, FNE asked Slovenian producer Danijel Hočevar to reflect on his experience with the festival and…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Jihlava Announces 2017 Emerging Producers
KARLOVY VARY: The Jihlava IDFF doc festival used the occasion of its Docu Talents from the East pitching forum to announce the 2017 participants of its fourth Emerging Producers programme,…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: SOFA Announces 2016 Film Agents
KARLOVY VARY: Eight young-career film professionals from Central and Eastern Europe have been selected for the 2016 edition of SOFA, the School for Film Agents taking place in Wroclaw 19-28…
Andrew Vajna Wins Romanian TV Licenses
BUCHAREST: Hungarian Film Commissioner and media czar Andy Vajna, is extending his influence into neighboring CEE countries. The National Audiovisual Council of Romania gave satellite licenses to the Romanian company…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Jean Reno Shooting Adventurers in Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: Jean Reno, currently a guest of Karlovy Vary IFF, will stay in the Czech Republic after visiting the festival to play a role of a French policeman in…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Cottbus and CoCo Announce Plans and Changes
KARLOVY VARY: Connecting Cottbus, the East-West coproduction platform, is “bringing in a fresh, new team ,” programme director Rebekka Garrido told FNE, and moving the pitching forum to the historic…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Training Programmes Add New Projects
KARLOVY VARY: The heavy hitters from four leading training programmes available to CEE filmmakers and professionals unveiled an array of new opportunities in a presentation held on 4 July 2016…
