FNE IDF DocBloc: Salt From Bonneville Part Of East Silver Caravan
Simon Mozgovyi's Salt from Bonneville is a new part of the East Silver Caravan, which takes care of selected films and helps with festival distribution.
The Owners Tops 2020 Czech Lion Nominations
PRAGUE: The Owners / Vlastníci by Jiří Havelka tops the 27th Czech Lion nods with 12 nominations, followed by The Painted Bird / Nabarvené ptáče by Václav Marhoul with 11…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: Too Close
Take a closer look at the Romanian documentary Too Close / Apropierea directed by Botond Püsök, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a…
OBITUARY: Czech Director Ivan Passer
PRAGUE: Acclaimed Czech director and screenwriter Ivan Passer has passed away at age 86. A leading figure of the Czech New Wave, he escaped from what was then Czechoslovakia to…
dok.incubator Launches Call for Applications
PRAGUE: Filmmakers are welcome to apply to dok.incubator, the international workshop supporting directors, producers and editors with their late-stage documentary projects. The deadline for applications is 29 January 2020.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform 2020 Announces Selected Projects
Here are the projects selected for the 9th edition of East Doc Platform, the largest coproduction, funding and distribution market for Central and Eastern European documentaries, which will take place…
The Painted Bird Sold to Canada
PRAGUE: The Czech/Slovak/Ukrainian coproduction The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul has been sold by Celluloid Dreams to the Canadian distributor Northern Banner Releasing. The Painted Bird is shortlisted by the…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko in Postproduction with Perinbaba and the Two Worlds: Watch the Trailer
PRAGUE: Juraj Jakubisko is currently in postproduction with his new magical family fantasy Perinbaba and the Two Worlds, after more than two years of complicated production. The Czech/Slovak coproduction will…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2010: Goodbye Beautiful
Take a closer look at the Serbian documentary project Goodbye Beautiful, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a record number of 107 submitted…
dok.incubator Call For Ambitious Long Docs in Rough Cut Stage
PRAGUE: Editors, directors and producers of ambitious documentaries in rough cut stage are invited to apply to the six-month long workshop dok.incubator till 29 January 2020.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: Nord Express
Take a closer look at the Latvian/Estonian documentary project Nord Express, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a record number of 107 submitted…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Double Win for East Silver Caravan Doc
The Russian doc How Big is the Galaxy has picked up awards in Italy and France.
CEE Animation Forum 2020 Opens Call for Animation Projects
LIBEREC: The CEE Animation Forum, which takes place 5 – 8 May 2020, is accepting applications for animation projects through 10 January.
FNE IDF DocBloc: IDF at IDFA
Twelve East Silver Films will be promoted at IDFA.
Czech Republic Approves Additional Funding for Film Incentives
PRAGUE: The Czech government approved 500 m CZK / 19.5 m EUR in additional funding for production incentives. The increase brings the total amount of funding in 2019 to 1.3…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Top Ten East Silver Market Films
JIHLAVA: Poland proved popular with viewers at the East Silver Market in Jihlava.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month, Kino Metro 70, Prostějov, Czech Republic
This month we speak with Barbora Kucsa Prágerová, the manager and programmer of Kino Metro 70 in Prostějov, Czech Republic.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Applications Due for East Doc Platform
Today, 8 November 2019, is the last day to apply for East Doc Platform.
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Romania Takes Between the Seas Best Film Award
JIHLAVA: The 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF, which concludes on 29 October 2019, handed out a plethora of prizes at its award ceremony on 28 October. Romanian documentary Teach directed by Alex…
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Jihlava Confronts Festival Coverage of CEE Films
JIHLAVA: Marek Hovorka, director of the Ji.hlava IDFF, which is wrapping up its 23rd edition on 29 October 2019, presented a panel of festival directors with statistics revealing the weak…
