Son of Saul and Mustang to Get Oscar Nods
BUDAPEST: Son of Saul, the debut feature of the Hungarian László Nemes, and Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang, were nominated in the Foreign Language category for the 88th edition of the…
Admissions to Domestic Films Dropped in Croatia
ZAGREB: Admissions to domestic films dropped from 124,453 in 2014 to approximately 92,000 in 2015. The Croatian hit in 2015, The High Sun by Dalibor Matanić, had 42,815 admissions compared…
Record Bid for Jacek Bromski’s New Film
WARSAW: An anonymous bidder paid 2,962 EUR / 13,000 PLN at a charity auction in order to be an extra in the new film by Jacek Bromski. Roman Polański's Bitter…
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Relocates to Košice
BRATISLAVA: Art Film Fest, the oldest film festival in Slovakia, will hold its 24th edition in the city of Košice from 17-25 June 2016.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Record Number of Applications for East Doc Platform
More than 200 projects in development, production or postproduction have applied to the three main activities at East Doc Platform: East European Forum, Project Market and Doc Tank.
New President of Polish Pubcaster TVP Appointed
WARSAW: Jacek Kurski has been appointed President of public Polish television TVP replacing former president Janusz Daszczyński . The appointment follows a controversial amendment to the media bill by Polish…
PRODUCTION: TV Series Bordertown Wraps Filming in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Finnish production company Fisher King Production wraps shooting for the crime series Bordertown / Sorjonen in Lithuania on 15 January 2016.
Pro TV Acquires Survivor Format
BUCHAREST: Pro TV acquired the production and broadcasting license of the famous format Survivor. The Romanian TV channel also started the selection for the reality show, which will be broadcast…
Sundance Selects Acquires 11 Minutes
WARSAW: Sundance Selects has acquired Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes for North American distribution.
Emerging Producers Opens Application
JIHLAVA: Applications for the fifth edition of Emerging Producers can be submitted until 31 March 2016. The workshop will take place in Jihlava from 26 to 30 October 2016.
FNE Readers Survey: Your Response Is Vital For FNE To Continue Its Work
We know you are a busy decision maker. That is why you read FNE. We kindly ask you to help us out by taking 2 minutes to answer the following…
Body Wins the Golden Tapes Award
WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska’s Body and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence by Roy Andersson received Golden Tapes awards for best films screened in Polish cinemas in 2015.…
The Master Wins Best Estonian Film of the Year
TALLINN: Riho Unt’s short animated film The Master / Isand received the Neitsi Maali/Virgin Maali Award for Best Estonian Film in 2015.
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Centennial Grants
RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia allotted 6,802,000 EUR for sixteen projects in the Latvian Films for Latvia’s Centennial grants session.
Marguerite to Open in the UK
PRAGUE: Xavier Giannoli ‘s period drama Marguerite, which was shot entirely in the Czech Republic, will be released by Picturehouse Entertainment in the UK on 18 March 2016. The film…
Estonia Announces First Call for New Cash Rebate
TALLINN: Estonian Film Institute opened the first call for applications to the country’s new cash rebate fund FilmEstonia. The 600,000 EUR budget for the pilot year is set to grow…
Berlinale Selects Films by Tanović and Wasilewski for Competition
SARAJEVO/WARSAW: Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović and United States of Love by Tomasz Wasilewski have been selected for the competition of the 66th Berlin Film Festival (11-21 February 2016).…
New Europe Film Sales Joins Distribution Scheme
WARSAW: New Europe Film Sales is joining Walk This Way in 2016 and will launch two films through the scheme. European distribution schemes Walk This Way and the TIDE Experiment…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Feature Production Grants
TBILISI: New projects by Levan Koghuashvili, Rusudan Chkonia and George Ovashvili received production support from the Georgian National Film Center beginning of 2016.
Bulgaria Celebrates National Cinema Day
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s National Film Center is organising the 12th National Cinema Day on 13 January 2016. A Memorandum will be signed with the National Palace of Culture aimed at turning…
