FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: The Daybreak
COTTBUS: Albanian director Gentian Koci will make his feature film debut with the social drama The Daybreak, the first Albanian project ever pitched at Connecting Cottbus.
Thirteen Films Head to Connecting Cottbus 2014
COTTBUS: Two film projects from Hungary, along with films from Estonia, Georgia, Poland, and Romania, are among the thirteen films that made the cut for the coveted pitching slots at…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: DOK.Incubator 2014 Will Wrap in Leipzig
DOK.Incubator 2014’s six month workshop will wrap in DOK Leipzig which takes place 27 October-2 November 2014
Eurimages Supports 7 CEE Coproductions
STRASBOURG: Eurimages, the Council of Europe's fund for the support of the European film industry has agreed to support 16 feature films in total and one documentary project for a…
Global City Holdings to Become a Major Shareholder in Cineworld Plc.
AMSTERDAM: Global City Holdings, the largest cinema operator in CCE and the second largest in Europe, announced its shares in Cineworld Plc. have now crossed the threshold of 29%.
FNE at Film Festival Cottbus 2014: Programme Lineup Announced
COTTBUS: Twelve feature films from 17 countries will compete for the main prize at the 24th Film Festival Cottbus.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2014: Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
This year the FNE partners with the Jihlava International Documentary Festival who will be presenting its Emerging Producers project 22-26 October 2014 as a part of the event. The Jihlava…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2014: Bulgaria, Slovenia, Lithuania
This year the FNE partners with the Jihlava International Documentary Festival who will be presenting its Emerging Producers project 22-26 October 2014 as a part of the event. The Jihlava…
Roland Rust Departs Film Festival Cottbus
After working for Film Festival Cottbus since 1992, Roland Rust will move on to address new tasks. He has been the festival's artistic director since 1996 and its director since…
EFP LA Screenings for Nine CEE Films
European Film Promotion will run LA screenings from 29 October to 10 November for nine CEE films and thirteen European films submitted for consideration as Best Foreign Language Film.
Off the Wall Launches European Screenings of Films from Post-Communist Countries
PARIS: The project Off the Wall has selected a group of recent films from post-communist countries that will tour seven European festivals starting with special screenings in Tarragona, Spain on…
Eastern European Film Festival to be Launched in Argentina
Al Este del Plata will bring Eastern European cinema to Buenos Aires and Córdoba from 6 to 9 November 2014 and it will develop into a full-fledged film festival in…
FNE Doc Bloc: DOK.Leipzig features 15 Documentaries Supported by IDF
A total of 15 documentaries that will be presented within the official programme of the 57th DOK.Leipzig, the biggest documentary and animation event in Germany, were developed under or otherwise…
IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund Expands Funding to Eastern Europe
ROTTERDAM: HBF+Europe will provide substantial financial support to European minority coproducers for feature films of filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of the Eastern Europe.
Short Films form CEE Nominated for the European Film Awards 2014
Short films from Georgia, Bulgaria, Finland, Poland, Croatia and Hungary are competing for the European Short Film Award 2014. The EFA awards ceremony will be held in Riga on 13…
CEE Territories Unveil Oscar Candidates
Slovakia selected A Step into the Dark by Miroslav Luther (Trigon Productions and Slovak Radio and TV) and the Czech Republic has chosen Fair Play by Andrea Sedláčková (produced by…
FESTIVALS: Eastern Promises Retrospective at the San Sebastian IFF
SAN SEBASTIAN: An impressive retrospective of 50 Eastern European films is being featured at this year’s 62nd San Sebastian Film Festival. The series, entitled Eastern Promises. Autobiography of Eastern Europe,…
Thirteen CEE Films Score Spot in European Film Awards 2014 Selection
RIGA: The 27th European Film Awards will take place in this year's Capital of Culture, Latvia's capital Riga. The European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced the titles of the…
FNE TV: LUX Film Prize Finalists
FNE TV spoke to the directors of the three films selected as finalists for the prestigious LUX Film Prize to ask them what is the importance of the LUX Prize…
East-West Co-productions Connecting again in Cottbus on November 6/7
13 projects from 12 countries to be pitched at the 2014 edition of connecting cottbus
