FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 03.11.2021

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…
04-11-2021

WEMW Co-Production Forum 2022 Extends Deadline

TRIESTE: The WEMW Co-Production Forum, running on 24 – 28 January 2022, has extended the deadline for submissions until 7 November 2021, as a result of strong interest in the…
02-11-2021

FESTIVALS: FilmFestival Cottbus 2021 Ready to Return to Cinemas

COTTBUS: Twelve films will compete for the Lubina awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Acting Performance in the main competition of the 31st FilmFestival Cottbus, which returns to…
28-10-2021

CICAE Announces Ambassadors for Its 14 November European Arthouse Cinema Day 2021

PARIS: Director Ildikó Enyedi, actress Valeria Golino, writer-director Jonás Trueba and actor/director Mathieu Amalric, are the ambassadors of the 6th edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day, set to take…
28-10-2021

FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Oscar Candidates from FNE Partner Countries

WARSAW: See below the full list of FNE partner countries' candidates for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
27-10-2021

East West Golden Arc 2021: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Wins Top Prize

MOSCOW: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude (Romania, Luxembourg, Croatia, Czech Republic) won the top prize at the third international East West Golden Arc annual prize…
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When East Meets West Opens Call for First Edition of Slate Market

TRIESTE: Applications are now open for the first edition of Slate Market, as well as for Last Stop Trieste, This is IT, First Cut Lab Trieste and First Cut+ within…
19-10-2021

Czech Minority Coproduction The Crossing Wins Eurimages Audentia Award for Best Director

STRASBOURG: The animated film The Crossing by Florence Miailhe has received the Audentia Award for Best Director 2021 from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund at Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau…
19-10-2021

Films from FNE Partner Countries among Debut Films Nominated for European Film Awards 2021

BERLIN: Georgian/French Beginning by Déa Kulumbegashvili, Icelandic/Swedish/Polish Lamb by Valdimar Johansson and Russian/Polish/Belgian The Whaler Boy by Philipp Yuryev are among the six films nominated for the European Discovery –…
13-10-2021

WEMW Co-Production Forum 2022 Opens Call for Applications

TRIESTE: Submissions for the 2022 edition of the When East Meets West (WEMW) Co-Production Forum, dedicated to documentaries and feature films in development from all over Europe and beyond, are…
06-10-2021

Two More Films from FNE Partner Countries in Part Two of EFA Film Selection

BERLIN: The Story of My Wife by Ildikó Enyedi is among the four titles added to the list of films eligible for European Film Awards nominations, while Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown…
30-09-2021

Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for European University Film Award (EUFA) 2021

BERLIN: The Greek/Polish/Slovenian coproduction Apples by Christos Nikou and Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić, a coproduction involving Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Poland, Norway, Germany, Romania and…
29-09-2021

connecting cottbus 2021 Announces Lineup

COTTBUS: The 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market at FilmFestival Cottbus, will be held in a hybrid format 3-5 November 2021. The selection of projects in…
17-09-2021

FNE at Venice 2021: Venice Prize Winners: Happening Wins Golden Lion

VENICE: French director Audrey Diwan was awarded the top prize for her film Happening / L’Évenment in the main competition of the 78th Venice Film Festival, which took place from…
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FNE at Venice 2021: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rated the Films

VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
13-09-2021

FNE at Venice 2021: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rate the Films So Far

VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
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European Heritage Days to Celebrate Inclusive and Diverse Heritage

STRASBOURG: The 2021 European Heritage Days will celebrate Inclusive and Diverse Heritage by events held by participating countries mostly in September and October 2021. The event has been a joint…
10-09-2021

FNE Podcast: Venice 2021: CICAE Arthouse Cinema Training: Boglárka Nagy and Javier Pachón

VENICE: FNE spoke to Boglárka Nagy, the managing director of the Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas CICAE and the Arthouse Cinema Training, and programme coordinator Javier Pachón, who summed up the…
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FNE TV: Venice 2021: Christian Bräuer: President CICAE

FNE spoke to Christian Bräuer: President of the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas CICAE about the mission of CICAE and the future of art house cinema after the pandemic.
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