FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Eva Nová
BRATISLAVA: Marko Škop’s debut feature Eva Nová will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organized by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 11 to…
Carte Blanche Released in Denmark
WARSAW: Jacek Lusiński’s drama Carte Blanche, starring Andrzej Chyra, was released by Reel Pictures in Danish cinemas on 31 March 2016.
FESTIVALS: Submit Your Film to the 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
JIHLAVA: The submissions for the 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival are open. The festival will take place on 25-30 October 2016.
FESTIVALS: The 29th Finále Plzeň Ready to Kick Off
PLZEŇ: Thirteen Czech and Slovak films will compete in the Golden Kingfisher competition for Best Feature Live Action or Animated Film at Finale Plzen, which will take place on 15-…
Romance TV to Launch in Romania
BUCHAREST: Romance TV will launch in Romania and Hungary on 3 May 2016.
Papusza Released in UK
WARSAW: Papusza by Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze was released in the UK on 1 April 2016.
First 3D Animation Film Made in Romania Ready to Hit Screens
BUCHAREST: Ştefan Buzea’s Mercy Street, the first 3D animated feature film made with 100% Romanian technique, will hit the domestic screens in mid-April 2016.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Mestni Kino Metropol, Celje, Slovenia
This month we speak with Samo Seničar, the programmer of Mestni Kino Metropol from Celje, which is the third biggest town in Slovenia.
New Board of Slovenian Film Center Appointed
LJUBLJANA: The Government of the Republic of Slovenia appointed a new board for the Slovenian Film Center for the next five years.
The 14th Edition of Cyprus Film Days Ready to Start
NICOSIA: Ten films will compete in the Glocal Images competition of the 14th Cyprus Film Days International Festival, which will run from 15 to 24 April 2016.
GRANTS: Estonia Announces Jubilee Grants
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute announced production grants for films to be made on the occasion of the Republic of Estonia’s 100th anniversary in 2018. The list includes mostly debut…
Slovenia Announces Line-up of Films Set to Shoot in 2016
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center has announced the line-up of domestic productions set to shoot in 2016 and despite a chronic shortage of funding, film production looks very promising in…
The 5th Visegrad Film Forum Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: Eight partner schools, from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Romania and Montenegro, are involved in the 5th Visegrad Film Forum (VFF), which will take place 5-9 April…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Fifteen Festival Hits in the Second Edition of KineDok
In 2016, the 2nd KineDok offers fifteen European documentaries and brings site specific screenings also to new audiences in Poland and Norway.
PRODUCTION: Bodo Kox Moves into Production with ScriptTeast Awarded Script
WARSAW: Bodo Kox will start shooting the sci fi drama The Man with the Magic Box in the second half of 2016. The film is a Polish/English/Italian coproduction.
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: Six films have been selected for the competition of the 12th Bucharest International Film Festival which will take place from 18 to 24 April 2016.
Polish Producers Selected for Producers Network
WARSAW: Five Polish producers have been selected for the 13th Producers Network which will take place as part of Film Market at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on 12-18 May…
ScripTeast - 10 Years: Focus on Latvia
Film New Europe and Independent Film Foundation are celebrating the 10th anniversary of ScripTeast with a series of weekly interviews with scriptwriters and key players involved in ScripTeast activity.
Class Reunion Sets All-Time Box Office Record in Estonia
TALLINN: Class Reunion / Klassikokkutulek, a remake slapstick comedy by Rene Vilbre, broke the all-time box office record in Estonia with 980,000 EUR gross in the first six weeks since…
PRODUCTION: Nikolay Volev in Postproduction with Off-Road
SOFIA: Established director Nikolay Volev is in postproduction with Off-Road, a new feature film after a break of nearly fifteen years. The release is planned for 2017.
