FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Honey Bunny

COTTBUS: The Croatian project Honey Bunny directed by Igor Jelinovic and produced by Rea Racic for Eclectica was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running 4-6 November…
05-11-2020

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2020: Cottbus Postponed to December

COTTBUS: The 30th anniversary edition of FilmFestival Cottbus, originally scheduled to begin on 3 November 2020, has postponed its dates due to the closure of all cinemas for four weeks,…
02-11-2020

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2020: Lithuania’s The Castle Competes at Cottbus 2020

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Lina Lužytė screens her second feature film The Castle / Pilis in the main competition of the 30th edition of FilmFestival Cottbus, 3 – 8 November 2020. …
28-10-2020

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2020: Balkan Oasis Competes at Cottbus 2020

COTTBUS: The coproduction between Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands and France, Oasis by the Serbian director Ivan Ikić will screen in the main competition of the 30th edition…
28-10-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 19.10.2020

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…
20-10-2020

FNE Oscar Watch 2021: Films From FNE Partner Countries Submitted to Oscars So Far

WARSAW: FNE is tracking the Oscar candidates as they are announced across the region.
20-10-2020

WEMW 2021 Calls for Projects

TRIESTE: When East Meets West has opened the call for its coproduction forum and all side events, set to take place 24 – 28 January 2021, with a 30 November…
20-10-2020

Thirteen Films From FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Funding

STRASBOURG: Slovakia, Croatia, and Poland each received multiple Eurimages grants in the October 2020 round of funding. The grants ranged in size from 43,700 EUR to 370,000 EUR.
19-10-2020

FESTIVALS: Cottbus Unveils Competition Titles

COTTBUS: Twelve films representing 22 countries will compete for the main prize of 25,000 EUR at the 30th edition of FilmFestival Cottbus, 3 – 8 November 2020. Serbia is especially…
14-10-2020

FNE AV Innovation: Artinii: Environmentally Friendly Way of Film Distribution

As the world is facing an environmental crisis it is important to look for solutions in every industry. And even though it may be surprising for some, the film delivery…
12-10-2020

Georgian IGI Wins CEE Animation Forum

PRAGUE: IGI produced by Georgia’s 20 Steps Productions and directed by Natia Nikolashvili won the CEE Animation Forum award for feature films. CEE Animation Forum, the leading pitching, financing and…
09-10-2020

CEE Animation Forum 2020: TV and Short Film Projects

PRAGUE: The CEE Animation Forum, taking place in an online edition 6-8 October 2020, presented 28 projects to an international audience.
09-10-2020

Films From FNE Partner Countries Get EFA European Discovery Nominations

BERLIN: Films from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Poland are among the six films nominated in the European Discovery category of the European Film Awards. The winners will be awarded…
09-10-2020

CEE Animation Forum: TV and Short Film Projects for Children

PRAGUE: The CEE Animation Forum presented 28 projects to an international audience in an online edition taking place 6-8 October 2020.
08-10-2020

Looking Back At 17th CICAE Training Programme

VENICE: The 17th edition of the international training course "Art Cinema = Action + Management" organised by CICAE took place last month, from 31 August to 6 September, on the…
06-10-2020

Save Arthouse Cinemas -Ensure Film Diversity

CICAE appeals to all levels of government to support cinemas
05-10-2020

Bulgaria, Poland and Slovenia Send Participants to Writers Room

PRAGUE: MIDPOINT has selected Bulgarian Slava Doytcheva, Poland's Agnieszka Kruk, and Slovenian Miha Subic to participate in the 10-day Writers Room workshop.
02-10-2020

WEMW 2021 Calls for Applications

TRIESTE: The When East Meets West (WEWM) Co-production Forum is accepting applications through 31 October for its 2021 programme, which will run 24 – 28 January in both an on-site…
02-10-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 29.09.2020

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…
30-09-2020

HBO Europe Begins Production on CEE Series

WARSAW: HBO Europe has begun production on two new series Ruxx in Romania and Still Here in Poland.
25-09-2020