HBO Rebrands CEE Channels
LONDON: HBO will re-launch its linear channels in Central and Eastern Europe on 21 March 2016.
FNE at Berlinale 2016: Party and Screening Alert: Thursday 11 February and Friday 12 February
Party and Event Alert
FNE at Berlinale 2016: Party and Screening Alert: Thursday 11 February
Thursday 11 February - Party and Event Alert
PRODUCTION: Petr Vaclav in Postproduction with Skokan
PRAGUE: The Czech/French coproduction Skokan directed by Petr Vaclav is in postproduction. The film produced by Jan Macola of Mimesis Film and coproduced by French Cinema Defacto was partially shot…
PRODUCTION: Kinorama Preps Final Koko Series Installment
ZAGREB: The fourth and final installment of the successful Koko series will start shooting in June 2016. The Mystery of Green Hill will be directed by first time director Čejen…
PRODUCTION: Petr Nikolaev Prepares Film about Czechoslovak Legionnaires
PRAGUE: An important anniversary of Czechoslovak legionnaires inspired Czech director Petr Nikolaev to pay a tribute to them with an epic feature film. The Czechoslovak Legionnaires Community approached Petr Nikolaev…
PRODUCTION: Missing Fetine in Postproduction
NICOSIA: The 60-minute social/human rights documentary Missing Fetine is in the postproduction stage.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Adriana Papp, Cityplex Constanța
This month we speak with Adriana Papp, the manager of Cityplex Constanța, a four-screen multiplex with 651 seats within Tomis Mall in Constanța, a Romanian city located by the Black…
Romania Plans Overhaul of Cinema Industry
BUCHAREST: The new minister of Culture Vlad Alexandrescu, helped by his film adviser Andrei Rus, is planning major changes in Romanian cinema starting with the Romanian Film Center, old cinemas…
Prague Post-production house MagicLab to Provide VFX for Masaryk Biopic
PRAGUE: The Prague based MagicLab has announced it is providing VFX and grading for the highly anticipated two part historical biopic Masaryk, about son of the first president of Czechoslovakia…
FESTIVALS: Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris Competition Announced
VILNIUS: The 21st Vilnius IFF, running 31 March – 14 April 2016, will screen 47 films in three competition sections.
PRODUCTION: Uruguay in Shooting
BUCHAREST: Uruguay, by the Spanish-born Madrid- and Bucharest-based director Jesús del Cerro, started shooting on 2 February 2016. The film stars Dragoș Bucur (The Way Back) and Cristina Flutur (Beyond…
Cyprus Web Series Adds New Episodes
NICOSIA: I Gotta Be Me, a ten episode web-series set in Cyprus, will be releasing three more episodes in February 2016.
French Films Find Favor in CEE
PARIS: French films claimed a market share of 8.9 percent in CEE territories. The numbers were driven by the strong performances of Taken 3 and The Little Prince across the…
PRODUCTION: Bohdan Sláma Begins Shooting Ice Mother
PRAGUE: Czech director Bohdan Sláma has begun shooting of his Czech/Slovak/French coproduction Ice Mother/Bába z Ledu in Plzeň and Hradec Králové. The film is produced by Pavel Strnad and Petr…
PRODUCTION: Cyprus Peter Sellers Doc in Production
LIMASSOL: International film director Peter Medak is shooting The Ghost of Peter Sellers, a feature length documentary about the film Ghost in the Noonday Sun, which Medak also directed.
PRODUCTION: Eric Roberts Set to Film in Croatia
ZAGREB: US actor Eric Roberts has joined the cast of Someone Dies Tonight which will begin filming in Croatia in March.
Shortlist for Malta Film Studios Redevelopment Announced
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission has unveiled the five companies selected to compete for redevelopment of the Malta Film Studios.
FNE at Berlinale 2016: Attention all FIPRESCI members coming to Berlin
Invitation for all FIPRESCI Members attending Berlinale 2016 to participate in FIPRESCI FNE Critics Poll
Body and These Daughters of Mine Top Polish Eagles Nods
WARSAW: Silver Bear winner Body by Małgorzata Szumowska and the box office hit These Daughters of Mine by Kinga Dębska received most of the nominations for the 18th edition of…
