FNE at Finale Plzen: Interview with Matthieu Darras of the TorinoFilmLab
PLZEN: Matthieu Darras of TorinoFilmLab was in Plzen to participate in the Finale Plzen’s industry section. FNE asked Darras about the position of CEE filmmakers at the TorinoFilmLab.
CME Refinances Ahead of Quarterly Announcement
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises has completed a refinancing transaction to extend a credit facility agreement and a term loan, with the intention of decreasing the company’s financial leverage.
Helios to Open New Multiplexes in Poland
WARSAW: Poland’s Helios will expand with four new multiplexes in Krosno, Stalowa Wola, Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Wołomin. The first two multiplexes will be opened in 2016 with the second two…
FESTIVALS: The 16th goEast Kicks Off
WIESBADEN: Feature films and documentaries are competing together in the Competition of the16th edition of goEast, which takes place in Wiesbaden on 20-26 April 2016.
FNE at Finale Plzen: The Little Man
PLZEN: Radek Beran’s animated film The Little Man / Malý Pán, a Czech/Slovak coproduction, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE IDF DocBloc: Docu Talents from the East Call for Entries
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival announces that submissions to the Docu Talents from the East 2016, a presentation of the finest Central and Eastern European creative documentary projects in the…
Eight CEE Producers Selected for Producers on the Move
CANNES: Eight of the 20 producers selected for the European Film Promotion's high-profile networking platform Producers on the Move at the Cannes Film Festival (11-22 May 2016) are from CEE…
FESTIVALS: Slovenian, Czech and Polish Films in Cannes Classics
CANNES: Valley of Peace by France Stiglic (Slovenia), Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák (Czech Republic) and Dekalog 5 and 6 by Krzysztof Kieślowski (Poland) will screen in Cannes Classics…
Expansion and Transition for MIDPOINT
PLZEN: The MIDPOINT script development programme is expanding and rebranding during its sixth year in operation. The addition of a TV series development programme saw a tripling of applications in…
FNE at Finale Plzen: David
PLZEN: David, the debut feature of Jan Těšitel, which had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FESTIVALS: CEE Short Films Selected for Cannes Directors' Fortnight
CANNES: Short films by the Croatian director Miroslav Sikavica, Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili and Czech director Jan Saska were selected for the 48th Directors' Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Czechs Present a Reduced Pitching Forum at Plzen
PLZEN: Five Czech projects and three foreign projects were presented in a revamped version of the annual pitching forum at the Finale Plzen festival running through 21 April 2016.
Anca Damian Wins Eurimages Audentia Award
ISTANBUL: Romanian director/producer/scriptwriter Anca Damian won the Eurimages Audentia Award for her animated documentary The Magic Mountain produced by Aparte Film. The award aimed at promoting female directors was launched…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Gangster Ka: African
PLZEN: Gangster Ka: African, the second film of the two-part Gangster Ka project by Jan Pachl, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE at Finale Plzen: The Greedy Tiffany
PLZEN: Andy Fehu‘s horror The Greedy Tiffany, which had its world premiere in 2015 at the Karlovy Vary IFF, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FESTIVALS: Romanian Minority Coproduction Selected for Cannes Critics’ Week
BUCHAREST: Albüm by Mehmet Can Mertoglu, a Turkish/French/Romanian coproduction, was selected for the 55th Critics’ Week of Cannes Film Festival.
Mungiu’s Graduation Sold in USA
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu’s new feature film, Graduation / Bacalaureat, selected for the Official Competition of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, was sold by Wild Bunch to Sundance Selects for distribution…
PRODUCTION: Third Season of The Therapy Series Started Shooting
PRAGUE: HBO Europe started shooting the third and last season of The Therapy, the successful TV series based on the Israeli format BeTipul. Shooting will wrap in June 2016.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Chasing 50
PLZEN: Chasing 50 / Padesátka, a comedy made by the popular Czech actor/director Vojtěch Kotek, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE at Finale Plzen 2016: Family Film
PLZEN: The Czech/German/French/Slovenian/Slovak coproduction Family Film / Rodinný Film by Prague-based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
