PRODUCTION: Florin Şerban Preps Box
BUCHAREST: The second feature of Florin Şerban (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle) starts shooting on 12 August.
Romanian and Croatian Formats Sold to Latin America
BUCHAREST: MediaPro Distribution has sold the formats of the Romanian and Croatian telenovelas Numai iubirea/Only Love and Larin izbor/Lara's Choice to Mexican Televisa, the biggest media company in Latin America.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: FNE announces partnership with Europa International
KARLOVY VARY: FNE TV has teamed up with Europa International the organisation of European sales agencies. Together we will be working to create a two-way dialogue between sales agents and…
Itafilm Picks Up Out
KARLOVY VARY: The Slovak distribution company Itafilm ( www.itafilm.sk ) is expanding into the Czech Republic with its first Czech and Slovak acquisition, Out.
Nikitin Launches Film Biz Training SOFA
KARLOVY VARY: Berlinale film programmer Nikolaj Nikitin announced a new training programme for young industry professionals from CEE along with Germany, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, SOFA (School of Film…
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Intimate Parts
MOSCOW: Directed by Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov, Intimie mesta /Intimate Parts is an erotic drama debut feature set in contemporary Moscow which investigates with irony and humour the way…
FNE at MIFF 2013: Prize winners
MOSCOW: Turkey scored big at the 35 Moscow International Film Festival (20-29 June 2013) (MIFF) with Turkish director Erdem Tepegoz taking home the main prize for his film Particle and…
FNE at Moscow Business Square 2013: New projects from Central Europe and Georgia link up with Russian partners
MOSCOW: The 5th edition of Moscow Business Square had a special emphasis on film projects from central and eastern Europe including a presentation of new coproductions from Poland sponsored by…
Eurimages Funds 21 Films
Two Romanian coproductions, one Lithuanian film, one Latvian film, and one Polish coproduction were among the 21 European films to receive funding at the latest round of Eurimages which concluded…
European Filmmakers win First Round in Battle for Cultural Exception
WARSAW: European filmmakers have won the first round to have film excluded from the EU-US Trade Talks. European trade ministers bowed to filmmakers’ demands for the exclusion but only after…
FNE TV: European Filmmakers Battle for Cultural Exception
Watch the press conference on EPTV of the delegation of European Filmmakers including Dariusz Jablonski and Romanian directors Radu Mihaileanu and Cristian Mungiu after the meeting with European Commission President…
FNE at MIFF 2013: Poland’s Traffic Department and Georgia’s Disorder in Competition
MOSCOW: The 35th Moscow International Film Festival kicks off this Thursday 20 June and runs until 29 June with a competition lineup that includes Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski’s Traffic Department…
FNE at MIFF 2013: Moscow Business Square focuses on CIS, Baltic and Georgian coproductions
MOSCOW: June 24-26, Moscow Business Square, 24-26 June, the business platform of the Moscow International Film Festival will open its doors to more than 500 film industry professionals this year.
Connecting Cottbus 2013 Call for Submissions
COTTBUS: Central Europe’s leading pitching forum, Connecting Cottbus, is accepting applications for the 2013 East- West coproduction market until 15 July 2013.
Battle for Cultural Exception Goes On
WARSAW: European filmmakers have vowed to fight on after European Commission President José Manuel Barroso refused to respect the exclusion of culture from the EU-US Trade Talks due to start…
FNE TV: Watch today's cultural exceptionon debate live today on EPTV
Join European filmmakers for today's press conference on the Cultural Exception live today on EPTV from 17:00-17:30 CET. http://www.europarltv.europa.eu/en/home.aspx
European Filmmakers take fight for the Cultural Exception to Strasbourg
WARSAW: A delegation of creators, artists, performers and directors members of the coalition of the 6200 creators who have submitted a petition calling on the European Parliament to exclude culture…
EDITORIAL: Cultural Exception will determine the future for European Filmmakers
EDITORIAL: The EU-US trade talks will determine the future of our European film industry. European culture is not something to be bargained away and should not be included in these…
FNE at Cannes FF 2013: Cannes Prize Winners
CANNES: Blue is the Warmest Colour directed by Abdellatif Kechiche walked away with the Palme D’Or at one of the coldest and wettest Cannes Festivals on record. The film also…
FNE at Cannes FF 2013: Cannes Critics Results
See how critics rated films in this year's Cannes program.: click HERE.