FESTIVALS: Berlinale Selects Films from Hungary, Poland and Romania for the Competition
BERLIN: On Body and Soul by Ildiko Enyedi, Ana, mon amour by Călin Peter Netzer and Spoor by Agnieszka Holland are among the first ten titles selected for the Competition…
EAVE Announces Selection for Producers Workshop 2017
LUXEMBOURG: Producers from ten FNE countries are among the 52 participants selected for the EAVE Producers Workshop 2017. The first part of the workshop will take place in Luxembourg from…
Latvia, Slovenia, Romania and Poland Actors Tipped for EFP Shooting Stars 2017
BERLIN: Actors from Latvia, Slovenia, Romania and Poland are among the ten Shooting Stars 2017 announced by the European Film Promotion (EFP). The 20th Shooting Stars will be showcased during…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 13.12.2016
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
Toni Erdmann Gets Golden Globe Nomination
LOS ANGELES: German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann, directed by Maren Ade, was nominated for the Golden Globe in the Foreign Language Film category.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 30.11.2016
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE AV Innovation: How will Cinema Be Positioned In Our Inevitable Immersive Future?
About the Author: Peeter Nieler is a pioneer in Virtual Reality. He has been researching and developing for Virtual Reality (VR) for over four years and his company Criffin is…
Toni Erdmann Wins LUX Prix 2016
STRASBOURG: The German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade has been voted the winner of the prestigious LUX Prix by the European Parliament. The film was coproduced by Romania’s…
FERA Calls on EU Parliament to Back European Authors in Copyright Reform
STRASBOURG: European screenwriters and directors have called on the European Parliament to ensure the EU copyright reform proposals ensure that authors are fairly remunerated for their work and that there…
EFADs Raises Concerns about EU Sat Cab Regulation
WARSAW: EFADs the European Film Agency Directors organisation has voiced its concerns over the EU’s Sat Cab Regulation, which would introduce a Country of Origin principle for broadcasters’ ancillary online…
First Cut Lab Call for Projects from CEE
TRIESTE: The First Cuts Lab training programme of When East Meets West is accepting submission from producer/director teams from CEE territories.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: SAF
COTTBUS: Romania’s 4 Proof Film is coproducing the Turkish film SAF, which was pitched at connecting cottbus, which ended on 11 November.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2016: White Widows
COTTBUS: German-based Serbian director/writer Tanja Brzakovic is preparing a post-WWI drama White Widows, which was pitched at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus.
LUX Films Make Their Annual Trek across Europe
BRUSSELS: The LUX Film Days, established in 2012, will again showcase the LUX Film Prize finalists in 24 languages in the 28 member states of the European Union.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: The Return
COTTBUS: Polish powerhouse production company Opus Film is part of the team behind The Return, a 90-minute drama to be directed by short film and documentary film director Krzysztof Rzaczynski.…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Strawberry Jam
COTTBUS: Producer/writer Petar Mitric presented the Serbian post-war LGBT project Strawberry Jam at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus, which concluded on 11 November 2016.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Zoology Wins Best Film
COTTBUS: Ivan I. Tverdovsky’s award winning metaphorical Russian drama Zoology picked up the 25,000 EUR main prize of the 26th Cottbus Film Festival at the closing ceremony on 12 November…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Pitching Forum Expands into New Venue
COTTBUS: A larger venue, new programmes and an increase in coproduction funding initiatives opened the path to a 25% increase in attendance at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus (9-11…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Money and Marketing at coco Panels
COTTBUS: Poland and Romania are working on tax incentives, and Serbia will double the cap on incentives in 2017, representatives of film funds told the audience at the connecting cottbus…
FNE AV Innovation: Ten innovative ways indie cinemas are attracting new audiences
PARIS: Last year, we did a European Tour of Cinemas during 120 days visiting 100 cinemas looking for cinemas in reinvention. What we wanted was to find inspiration and advice…
