PRODUCTION: Isa Qosja’s Montenegrin Coproduction The Stork
PODGORICA: Director Isa Qosja is in post-production on The Stork / Roda, a Montenegrin/Kosovan/Macedonian/Albanian coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Netflix Paradise Filming in Lithuania
VILNIUS: The biggest project in Lithuania so far this year, the Netflix feature film Paradise, is currently being filmed in the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Dragan Bjelogrlić In Production With New Feature Chain Reaction
BELGRADE: Serbian actor/director Dragan Bjelogrlić started the production of his latest feature Chain Reaction / Lančana reakcija in Belgrade on the eve of 18 May. The film is being made as a coproduction of Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
PRODUCTION: A Diabolical Cat Seduces Franciska Törőcsik in Hungarian Romantic Comedy
BUDAPEST: The absurd romantic comedy Cat and Muse / Cicaverzum is shooting in various Budapest locations from 6 May to 15 June. One of the main characters in Rozália Szeleczki’s feature is a talking cat.
PRODUCTION: Netflix in Production with Polish Horror Hellhole
WARSAW: Hellhole, a new horror film from the creators of Nobody Sleeps In The Woods Tonight is in production. The premiere of the horror on the Netflix platform is scheduled for the autumn of this year.
PRODUCTION: Slovenian National Television Shoots Cases of Inspector Vrenko S2
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian national television RTV Slovenija is currently shooting in Maribor the second season of TV crime series Cases of Inspector Vrenko / Primeri inšpektorja Vrenka. The show based on the novels by Avgust Demšar has been the most successful crime series on national television in the last 20 years.
PRODUCTION: Rafael Kapelinski Shoots Polish/Hungarian Coproduction Budapest Diaries
BUDAPEST: The Polish/Hungarian coproduction Budapest Diaries / Budapesti napló by Rafael Kapelinski wrapped shooting in Budapest on 9 May 2022. The historical drama is set in 1981, when the political and economical crisis worsened in Poland, and many people travelled to Hungary where the repressions were less strict.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Lana Gogoberidze in Postproduction with Doc about Her Mother
TBILISI: Classic Georgian director/writer Lana Gogoberidze, who was the guest of honour at the 22nd edition of goEast with a retrospective of 10 of her films, is currently editing a new project. The long documentary Returning to Life is dedicated to her mother, Nutsa Gogoberidze, who was the first Georgian female film director.
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Gints Zilbalodis in Preproduction with Animated Film Flow
RIGA: The Latvian film Flow / Straume directed by Gints Zilbalodis is currently in preproduction. The second long animated film by the Annecy Contrechamp competition winner Gints Zilbalodis has been selected for France's CNC (Centre national du cinéma t de l’image animée) advance on earnings.
PRODUCTION: TV Series Troll Farm Shoots in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Dansu Films has started filming the dramedy TV series Troll Farm / Trolių ferma directed by Ernestas Jankauskas in Lithuania. The project was the winner of the first edition of the co-financing market TV Beats Forum at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, which took place in November 2021 within the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
PRODUCTION: North Macedonia-Coproduced Animated Series Agent 203 in Production
SKOPJE: Agent 203 is the first 3D-animated series created and directed by Damjan Mitrevski of the Macedonian studio V House Animation. The German/Italian/Macedonia/Indian coproduction is currently in production and expected to premiere in 2023.
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Ana Barjadze in Production with Long Documentary Bitter Sugar
TBILISI: Georgian director Ana Barjadze is currently in production with her long film, the documentary Bitter Sugar. This is a universal and intimate story about the unique bond between brothers, and about children abandoned by parents who are forced to work abroad.
PRODUCTION: Cypriot Directors Corinna Avraamidou and Kyriacos Tofarides in Postproduction with Iman
NICOSIA: Cypriot writers/directors Corinna Avraamidou and Kyriacos Tofarides are currently in postproduction with Iman, a 100% Cypriot drama produced by AB Seahorse Film Productions.
PRODUCTION: Áron Gauder Works on Animated Film on Native American Creation
BUDAPEST: The production of Áron Gauder’s Minden a rokonom is approaching completion. “The animation is 95 percent complete, with five minutes left in the 100-minute film. The last phase of the work process, compositing, is halfway through, and we will be done with it by the end of 2022”, producer Réka Temple told FNE.
PRODUCTION: Montenegrin Director Ivan Marinović Preps Forever Hold Your Peace
PODGORICA: Montenegrin writer/director Ivan Marinović is currently in preparation with the farcical comedy Forever Hold Your Peace / Živi i zdravi, which he plans to start shooting on 13 May 2022. The film is a coproduction between Montenegro, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, North Macedonia and Slovenia.
PRODUCTION: Harry Connick Jr. and Mira Sorvino Shoot US/Cypriot RomCom The Islander
NICOSIA: The South African-Cypriot writer/director Stelana Kliris is currently shooting The Islander, a romantic comedy starring Harry Connick Jr. and Mira Sorvino, in Cyprus. The film is a US/Cypriot coproduction funded by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture and supported by the Cyprus Film Commission’s incentives scheme.
