FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: A Man Sings After the War
Take a closer look at the documentary project A Man Sings After the War / Čovek peva posle rata by Ana Otašević, which was selected for the 17th edition of…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan Titles at Festivals
East Silver Caravan titles My Unknown Soldier (by Anna Kryvenko), Home Games (by Alisa Kovalenko), How Big Is the Galaxy? (by Ksenia Elyan), My Father Is My Mother's Brother (by…
PRODUCTION: Czech / Latvian Coproduction The Pack Started Shooting
ZLIN: Highly anticipated teen drama Smečka / The Pack, directed by first time Czech director Tomáš Polenský, started shooting in Zlín on 24 July 2019. The film is set in…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Last Chance to Submit Your Rough Cut to East Silver 2019
Submit your rough cut to the largest internationally recognised database of creative feature and television documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. The market takes place during the 23rd Ji.hlava…
PRODUCTION: Czech Director Petr Zahrádka Starts Shooting New Comedy in Prague
PRAGUE: Petr Zahrádka, mostly known as a TV series director, started shooting his feature comedy Chlap na střídačku (no English title available) this week. The popular cast, promising a new…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Director Artemio Benki: "I Like Strong, Personal Stories that Are a Bit Extreme"
Click HERE for an interview with the French-born Czech filmmaker Artemio Benki about his documentary Solo.
PRODUCTION: German Film Lassie Come Home Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: A German production based on an adaptation of Lassie Come Home of the well-known English novel by Eric Knight is currently shooting in the Czech Šumava Mountains. Czech Mia…
PRODUCTION: First Swiss / Czech Coproduction Lost in Paradise Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: The first Swiss / Czech feature film coproduction ever Lost in Paradise / Ztraceni v ráji directed by Fiona Ziegler is shooting in Prague and Bern from 3 July…
Czech Restored Classic Ecstasy Selected for the Pre-opening Event of the 76th Venice IFF
PRAGUE: A new digital copy in 4K of the Czech film Ecstasy / Extase directed by Gustav Machatý and starring Hedy Kiesler (Hedy Lamarr) will be screened at the Pre-opening…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Documentary Filmmaker Helena Třeštíková
A look back at the long and impressive career of the Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Třeštíková.
FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Industry Days: Docs in Progress
KARLOVY VARY: Five CEE films were among the eight projects presented in Karlovy Vary IFF's Industry Days programme. They represent an impressive array of documentary talents from Romania, Poland, Latvia…
FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: A Sensitive Man
KARLOVY VARY: Masterfilm is producing the black comedy A Sensitive Man, the feature debut of writer/director Tomas Klein. The Czech film is planned as a coproduction with Slovakia’s Punchart Films…
FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: Traces
KARLOVY VARY: The Croatian company Kinorama is in late development with writer/director Dubravka Turic’s debut feature film Traces. The project was presented by the director and by producer Ira Cecic…
FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: Rattlesnakes
KARLOVY VARY: Serbia’s Biberche Productions presented director Nikola Ljuca’s second film project Rattlesnakes during the Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 Industry Days. The drama is planned as a coproduction with Croatia…
FNE at KVIFF 2019: Prize Winners: Bugaria’s The Father Wins Grand Prix
KARLOVY VARY: The Bulgarian film The Father / Bashtata (Bulgaria, Greece) directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov took home the Crystal Globe and a cash prize of 25, 000…
FNE at KVIFF 2019: Pro-DIGI Leads the Charge to Transform Czech Cinemas
KARLOVY VARY: Pro-DIGI, z.s., a Czech company that was in the vanguard of digitalisation, is taking its goal of transforming the Czech cinema-going experience to the next stage by engaging…
FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: Grey Skies
KARLOVY VARY: Georgian producer Elene Margvelashvili from Parachute Films and co-writer/co-director Konstantine Kalandadze presented their coming-of-age feature film project Grey Skies during the Karlovy Vary IFF's Industry Days programme.
FNE at KVIFF 2019: See How the Critics Rated the Films
KARLOVY VARY: This year for the sixth time FNE teamed up with KVIFF and critics attending the festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, the East of the…
FNE TV at KVIFF 2019: Andreas Horvath and Patrycja Planik
FNE spoke to Karlovy Vary jury member and Austrian director Andreas Horvath and Polish actress Patrycja Planik about Lillian, a film based on the true story of a Russian woman…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ticket to the Moon
Debut director Veronika Janatková speaks about working with ARTE and festival distribution for documentaries.
