GRANTS: Georgia Announces Coproduction Grants
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Centre allotted 341,769 EUR / 900,000 GEL to three majority feature coproductions directed by Revaz Gigineishvili, Dimitri Tsintsadze and George Ovashvili, but the latter refused the…
PRODUCTION: Hocevar Preps Balkan Doc Avenge
JIHLAVA: Slovenian producer Danijel Hocevar of Vertigo and debuting documentary feature director Marija Zidar pitched their doc project Avenge during the Balkan Documentary Center panel during the 19th Jihlava IDFF.
Body to Premiere in Italy
WARSAW: Body, Małgorzata Szumowska’s 2015 Berlinale Silver Bear winner, will open in Italian cinemas on 5 November 2015 distributed by Cine Club Internazionale.
Home Care acquired by M-Appeal
PRAGUE: M-appeal, a Berlin based international sales company, have acquired the Czech/Slovak coproduction Home Care.
Hervé Payan to Replace Linda Jensen as HBO Europe CEO
LONDON: Hervé Payan, currently CEO of HBO Nordic, will become CEO of HBO Europe as of 1 January 2016, replacing current CEO Linda Jensen who announced her departure at the…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Demon
WARSAW: Demon, Marcin Wrona's adaptation of Piotr Rowiecki's play about a paranormal case, will screen in the main competition of the 25th Cottbus Film Festival running 3-8 November 2015, following…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Family Film
PRAGUE: Prague-trained and based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu, winner of the 2012 Czech Critics “Discovery of the Year” award, screens his second feature Family Film in the main competition of…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Siska Deluxe
LJUBLJANA: Siska Deluxe by Jan Cvitkovič is competing at the 25th edition of Cottbus Film Festival running through 8 November 2015. The film had its world premiere in Montreal and…
Polish Court Rejects US Extradition Request in Roman Polański Case
KRAKOW: A Polish court has decided that the US claim to extradite Roman Polański from Poland is unwarranted. The decision, which is not legally binding, was announced on 30 October…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Under the Sun Wins CEE Competition, No Prize in Czech Competition
JIHLAVA: Vitaly Mansky’s documentary about life in South Korea seen through the life of a Korean family and their young daughter, Under the Sun, won the best film in the…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Czech Doc Funding Stirs Controversy
JIHLAVA: The decision by the jury of the Czech national documentary competition Czech Joy at the 19th Jihlava IDFF which concluded on 1 November 2015 echoed hints of a problem…
New Polish Film Institute Director Pushes for Tax Incentives
WARSAW: The new Director of Polish Film Institute Magdalena Sroka said that Poland needs film tax incentives and added that she plans to introduce a financial model to encourage business…
New Film, Series and TV Theatre Office Introduced at TVP
WARSAW: The Supervisory Board of Polish public broadcaster TVP accepted a series of structural changes introduced by new President Janusz Daszczyński.
Austria to Discuss Film Cooperation with Cyprus
VIENNA: Austria is considering a bilateral coproduction agreement with Cyprus.
FESTIVALS: Camerimage Announces Main Competition Line-up
BYDGOSZCZ: Fifteen international productions will screen in the Main Competition of the 23rd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Camerimage.
Jacek Bromski joins the National Development Council
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director and President of the Polish Filmmakers Association Jacek Bromski has joined the National Development Council created by the Polish President Andrzej Duda. Bromski will be a…
PRODUCTION: Kerekes Preps Three Slovak Coproductions
JIHLAVA: Slovak documentary director and producer Peter Kerekes is in development and production with a slate of three documentaries, all of which will be international coproductions, on the heels of…
Eurochannel Launches Lithuanian Month
VILNIUS: Eurochannel and the Lithuanian Film Centre have teamed up to present “Lithuanian Month” in November.
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival Announces Line up
ZAGREB: Thirteen debut or second feature films are running for the Golden Pram at the 13th edition of Zagreb Film Festival (14-22 November 2015).
FESTIVALS: Scanorama Announces Competition Titles
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian film festival Scanorama will show 14 short films in its competition section, New Baltic Cinema.
