PRODUCTION: American Sci Fi Thriller with Patrick Schwarzenegger Shoots in Poland
WARSAW: Agata Alexander is shooting her debut sci fi thriller Warning, an American/Polish production, in Warsaw. The cast includes Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tomasz Kot and Rupert Everett.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc And the Others in Postproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director David Gurgulia is in postproduction with And the Others, a long documentary that he's shot in Georgia since 2017. Gurgulia previously made the short feature film Dialect (produced by Giorgi Tetiashvili), which had its International Premiere as part of European Film Promotion’s Future Frames, at the 2018 edition of Karlovy Vary.
PRODUCTION: Ioseb Soso Bliadze in Postproduction with Georgian/German/Lithuanian Coproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Ioseb Bliadze is currently in postproduction with his debut feature film Otar’s Death, a coproduction between Georgia, Germany and Lithuania.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Starts Shooting Charlatan
PRAGUE: Polish director Agnieszka Holland began filming the Czech/Irish/Polish/Slovak coproduction Charlatan in the Czech Republic on 1 April 2019. Filming will continue throughout the months of April and June in Central Bohemia.
PRODUCTION: Nova Lituania in Postproduction
VILNIUS: Karolis Kaupinis's first feature film Nova Lituania is in the final stage of postproduction.
PRODUCTION: George Ovashvili Develops Two New Feature Films
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director George Ovashvili is working on two new feature films – Beautiful Elene, with preproduction set for the summer of 2019 and production for September 2019, and The Moon Is a Father of Mine, with preproduction set for the autumn of 2019 and shooting for the winter of 2020.
PRODUCTION: Nicolas Cage Stars in First International Production to Be Shot in Cyprus Since Launch of Cyprus Cash Rebates
NICOSIA: The science fiction martial arts film Jiu Jitsu directed by Dimitri Logothetis and starring Nicolas Cage is set to be shot entirely in Cyprus. This is the first international project to be shot in Cyprus, a country that launched cash rebates of up to 35 per cent on qualifying expenditures in 2018.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Besik Solomonashvili in Postproduction with Debut Feature
TBILISI: Georgian writer/director Besik Solomonashvili is in postproduction with Veggie Garden in the Conflict Zone, his debut feature film that he shot in Georgia in August 2018.
PRODUCTION: Svetoslav Draganov Films Bulgarian/Romanian Coproduction
SOFIA: Mostly known for his documentaries, the Bulgarian director Svetoslav Draganov started shooting his debut feature Waterfall CEO on 23 March 2019. The film is a Bulgarian/Romanian coproduction supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center and the Romanian Film Centre.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Konstantine Kalandadze in Postproduction with The Drummer
TBILISI: The established Georgian alternative musician and writer/director Konstantine Kalandadze is in postproduction with his debut feature The Drummer. The premiere is planned for an A-class film festival in 2019.
PRODUCTION: Macedonian/Kosovan/Albanian An Unforgettable Spring in Forgotten Village Sets Domestic Premiere
SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Kosovan/Albanian feature film An Unforgettable Spring in Forgotten Village / Nezaboravna prolet vo zaboraveno selo by Kushtrim Bekteshi will premiere in Macedonia on 29 March 2019. Macedonian producer Sasho Pavlovski from the Skopje-based Manufaktura Production coproduced the film together with Albanian Ska-ndal Production, Kosovan Media&Film and Macedonian Skupi Festival.
PRODUCTION: Apple Film Production in Postproduction with The Pleasure Principle
WARSAW: The crime thriller series The Pleasure Principle written by Maciej Maciejewski and directed by Dariusz Jabłoński is the first international drama series originated, shot and made as a coproduction between three Eastern European countries (Poland, Czech Republic and Ukraine). The series is produced by Poland’s Apple Film Production in coproduction with Canal+Poland, the Czech Television and Star Media Ukraine.
PRODUCTION: Vinko Möderndorfer Starts Shooting Slovenian/Serbian Coproduction Deadlock
LJUBLJANA: Vinko Möderndorfer started shooting the Slovenian/Serbian coproduction Deadlock / Zastoj on 22 March 2019. The story focuses on a tragic event which brings together two married couples from different social backgrounds.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili in Postproduction with Reviving the Past
TBILISI: Georgian director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili is in postproduction with Reviving the Past, a long documentary that he's shot in Georgia since 2017, when he made the documentary Chubchik Puppets And Etc (produced by Rati Rekhviashvili).
PRODUCTION: BBC Series The Rise of the Nazis Filming in Vilnius
VILNIUS: Vilnius and Kaunas stand for one German city in the BBC series The Rise of the Nazis / Nacių iškilimas, which is currently filming in Lithuania. The series has already applied to the incentives scheme.
Danis Tanović Starts Shooting The Postcard Killings in London
SARAJEVO: Bosnian and Herzegovinian Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović, whose latest success Death in Sarajevo (SCCA/pro.ba, 2016) won the Silver Bear – Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI prize at the 66th Berlinale, started shooting The Postcard Killings, a UK production starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Connie Nielsen.