Record-breaking Funding for Slovenian Cinema in 2025
LJUBLJANA: The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has decided to allot 14.4 m EUR for Slovenian films in 2025, a record-breaking decision that adds 4.75 m EUR to the…
PRODUCTION: Daniel Kušan’s Bumblebee’s Flight Takes Off
ZLARIN: The Croatian island of Zlarin and the nearby Blitvenica lighthouse have become the backdrop for Bumblebee’s Flight / Bumbarov let, a children’s adventure film directed by Daniel Kušan. The…
BOX OFFICE: Romanian/Serbian The New Year That Never Came Tops Romanian Charts after First Weekend
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Mureșanu’s debut feature The New Year That Never Came / Anul Nou care n-a fost is topping the weekly box office in Romania with 109,570 EUR / 545,051…
European Work in Progress Cologne 2024 Announces Selected Projects and International Jury
COLOGNE: The European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) has announced the selected projects and the international jury for its 7th edition, which will take place 14 - 16 October 2024.
Year of German Central European Films 2024: German Films Events in October 2024
FNE together with German Films have launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Triumph Wins 2024 Golden Rose National Film Festival
VARNA: Triumph by Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov won the Best Film Award at the 42nd Golden Rose National Film Festival, which was held in Varna 19 – 26 September…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2024: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border received the Grand Prize Golden Lion at 49th Polish Film Festival, which was held from 23 to 28 September 2024.
Teachers' Lounge Wins 2024 ICFF Manaki Brothers
BITOLA: Judith Kaufmann, the cinematographer of the German film Teacher’s Lounge / Das Lehrerzimmer directed by Ilker Çatak, received the Golden Camera 300 at the 45th edition of the International…
Be2Can 2024 Ready to Start in Czech Republic and Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: The 11th edition of the Be2Can Festival will be held in the Czech Republic from 2 to 9 October and in Slovakia from 9 to 16 October 2024.
Old Film Studio in Tbilisi to Make Room to Multifunctional Art Centre
TBILISI: An old film studio in Georgia’s capital city is undergoing a major rehabilitation with funding from the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Gdynia Film Festival 2024 Lineup
GDYNIA: Sixteen films are competing for the Golden and Silver Lions in the Main Competition of the 49th Polish Film Festival, which is held 23 – 28 September 2024.
Additional Films from FNE Partner Countries Join European Film Awards’ Feature Film Selection
BERLIN: Films directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili, Bogdan Mureșanu, Saulė Bliuvaitė and Pavel G. Vesnakov are among the 16 titles added by the European Film Academy to the 37th European Film…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Malta Selects Castillo as Oscar Bid
VALLETTA: Abigail Mallia’s feature film Castillo has been selected as Malta’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Montenegro Selects Supermarket as Oscar Contender
PODGORICA: Supermarket by Nemanja Bečanović has been selected as Montenegro’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
Inaugural Tony Curtis International Film Festival 2024 Wraps in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The first edition of the Tony Curtis International Film Festival wrapped in the Hungarian town of Mátészalka, the place where Tony Curtis’ father was born.
Photophobia Wins IGRIC 2024
BRATISLAVA: Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavol Pekarčík were awarded the main prize for directing Photophobia / Svetloplachosť at the 35th edition of the IGRIC Awards held in Bratislava on 22 September…
Inspector Maigret and Uma Thurman Catch up with Budapest
BUDAPEST: International projects continue to arrive in Hungary and benefit from the local 30% tax rebate. Inspector Maigret starring Benjamin Wainwright and Stefanie Martini, and Ballerina Overdrive starring Uma Thurman…
FNE Podcast: Torsten Frehse, Founder of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP)
COLOGNE: FNE spoke to Torsten Frehse, founder of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) and International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS), as well as CEO of Neue Visionen Filmverleih, about the…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Poland Selects Under the Volcano as Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Damian Kocur’s sophomore feature Under the Volcano / Pod vulcanem has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
GO to Invest 5 m EUR in Maltese Original Content
VALLETTA: The leading Maltese telecommunication company GO will invest 5 m EUR in original content for the TV channel TOKIS over the coming years.
