European Authors Urge the EP to Adopt Copyright Directive
BRUSSELS: A total of 105 European associations of writers, journalists, screenwriters, filmmakers, composers and songwriters urge the European Parliament to support the successful adoption of the Directive on Copyright in…
FNE FIPRESCI Critics at Venice 2018: See how the critics rate the programme so far
VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4…
Directors and Screenwriters Join Petition for Modernised EU Copyright Framework
VENICE: More than 19,500 directors and screenwriters from over 100 countries including CEE countries signed a FERA/FSE/SAA petition for a modernised EU copyright framework that includes all creators.
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: Vox Lux (USA)
VENICE:American director Brady Corbet arrives in Venice in competition with his second film Vox Luxwhich is a more mature work in the same genre as his first film The Childhood…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Sisters Brothers
VENICE: French director Jacques Audiard arrives in the Venice competition with the French, Belgian, Romanian, Spanish coproduction The Sisters Brothersan unusual take on the Western genre. The film is based…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
VENICE: The Coen brothers have scored a slot in the main Venice Film Festival competition with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which despite beginning life as a Netflix series is…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Mountain
VENICE: American indie director Rick Alverson has scored a slot in the Venice competition lineup with his fifth and most ambitious film The Mountain. His earlier offbeat dark comedies Entertainmentand …
FNE at Venice 2018: FNE TV: Pascal Diot, Head of the Venice Production Bridge
FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved since its inception seven years ago and if this is still an important event for filmmakers from Central and…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: First Man
VENICE: Director Damien Chazelle makes a quantum shift with his Venice competition entry First Manafter his hugely successful, light-hearted homage to the Hollywood musical La La Land.
Seven Films from CEE Supported by EFP Film Sales at Toronto IFF 2018
TORONTO: Seven films from CEE countries are among the 27 European films selected for the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival which have been granted Film Sales Support (FSS) by the…
European Heritage Days Celebrate the Art of Sharing
BRUXELLES: The 2018 edition of the European Heritage Days (EHDs) celebrates “The Art of Sharing”. An extensive and varied programme will take place across the participating countries from late August…
Eighteen Films from CEE in EFA Feature Film Selection
SEVILLE: Eighteen films from CEE are among the 49 films chosen for the EFA Feature Film Selection. The nominations for the 2018 EFA Awards will be announced at the Seville…
Six Documentaries from CEE Countries Nominated for EFA Awards
SEVILLE: Six documentaries from CEE countries are among the 15 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2018. The EFA Awards ceremony will be held in…
Applications Open for EAVE Marketing Workshop
LUXEMBOURG: Producers and professionals working in sales, distribution and marketing departments can apply for the EAVE Marketing Workshop (14-18 November 2018) until 14 September 2018.
When East Meets West Announces the 2019 East and West Focus
TRIESTE: The 2019 edition of When East Meets West will have a new exciting East and West focus on Central Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine) and Benelux.
FNE AV Innovation: TX-Mirror: Swaps Time and Space in Cinema
VIENNA: Real-time installation by Martin Reinhart and Virgil Widrich, 2018
FNE at Venice 2018: CEE Films at the 75th Venice Film Festival
VENICE: Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers, the first minority coproduction for Cristian Mungiu’s Mobra Films, and Sunset by Hungarian László Nemes, with Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov in the lead, were…
FNE at Venice 2018: 75th Venice Film Festival Full Programme Lineup
VENICE: Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers, the first minority coproduction for Cristian Mungiu’s Mobra Films, and Sunset by Hungarian László Nemes, with Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov in the lead, were…
Scholarships Available for CEE Professionals at European VoD Meetings - Venice Workshop
VENICE: Professionals from EuroVoD Members and from European countries of low audiovisual production capacity will be given priority for the scholarships provided by the European VoD Meetings- Venice Workshop. The…
Serbian Doc The Other Side of Everything among the Three LUX Prize Finalists
ROME: The Serbian Documentary The Other Side of Everything by Mila Turajlić and feature films Styx by Wolfgang Fischer and Woman at War by Benedikt Erlingsson have been selected as…
