Projects from Czech Republic, Poland and Georgia Selected for Berlinale Co-Production Market 2018

PRAGUE/WARSAW/TBILISI: Nobody Likes Me by Czech directors Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda, as well as Polish minority coproduction The War Has Ended by Hagar Ben Asher were selected for the…
15-01-2018

WEMW Announces New Baltic Award and Unveils Final Line up for Last Stop Trieste, First Cut Lab and This Is It

TRIESTE: The 8th edition of When East Meets West kicks off on 21 January 2018 with a double focus on the Nordic countries and South East Europe and also by…
15-01-2018

FESTIVALS: Trieste FF Announces Programme

TRIESTE: Nine titles wil vie in the international competition of the 29th Trieste Film Festival set to take place from 19 to 28 January 2018.
10-01-2018

REVIEW: First Reformed

Director Paul Schrader joins a group of films in this year’s Venice Main Competition that are concerned with the destruction of our planet’s environment via greed and over-exploitation with his…
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ACM Distribution Launches Call for Distribution Support for International Coproductions

PARIS: Aide au Cinémas du Monde (ACM) Distribution within the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Paris has launched a new call for the distribution support of…
09-01-2018

When East Meets West Select 21 Projects

TRIESTE: The eighth edition of the coproduction forum When East Meets West will feature 21 film projects from 16 countries within the Trieste Film Festival, from 21 to 23 January…
09-01-2018

Eight CEE Projects Receive Eurimages Coproduction Support

STRASBOURG: Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund distributed 3,786,026 EUR to 20 projects including eight CEE projects.
08-01-2018

FNE wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year! See you again on 8 January 2018

Film New Europe would like to thank all its sponsors, supporters and readers and to wish them a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. In 2017 the…
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REVIEW: The Shape of Water

Director Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a much needed antidote to cynicism in an increasingly cynical world. This may just be Del Toro’s best film in a…
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FNETV: EFADs Announces Vision 2030 in Tallinn

TALLINN: EFADS, the association of European Film Agency Directors announces Vision 2030 its unified vision for the future of the European film industry at Estonian EU Presidency Conference during Tallinn…
06-12-2017

FNE TV: Giuseppe Abbamonte Director of the Media and Data Directorate of the European Commission

FNE asked Giuseppe Abbamonte about the future European content, why the Digital Single Market is important to meet the challenges of the audiovisual industry in the future.
05-12-2017

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update

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…
05-12-2017

Cedomir Kolar to Receive European Co-production Award - Prix Eurimages

BERLIN: Ex-Yugoslavia-born producer Cedomir Kolar will receive the European Co-production Award - Prix Eurimages at the European Film Awards Ceremony, that will take place in Berlin on 9 December 2017.
23-11-2017

FERA Issues Statement in Support of JURI Decision

BRUSSELS: The Federation of European Film Directors, FERA, made a public statement welcoming the decision of the Members of the Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee vote in the EU Parliament to…
22-11-2017

EFADs Encourages Support of European Parliament Position on Territorial Exclusivity

BRUSSELS: The European Film Agency Directors, EFADs, welcomed the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee’s support for territorial exclusivity in a statement on 21 November 2017.
22-11-2017

FNE Exclusive: Chair of EU Culture Committee MEP Petra Kammerevert on Film and the European Year of Cultural Heritage

STRASBOURG: Film New Europe spoke with Petra Kammerevert, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education in the European Parliament about the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. MEP Kammerevert…
22-11-2017

FNE at SPB Cult Forum 2017: FIPRESCI Colloquium on Russian Film

ST PETERSBURG: A colloquium on contemporary Russian film organised together with FIPRESCI took place from 13-15 November 2017 at Lenfilm Studios in the run-up to the St Petersburg Cultural Forum…
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FNE at LUX Film Prix: Sámi Blood Wins the 2017 LUX Film Prize

STRASBOURG: Amanda Kernell’s first feature film Sámi Blood was voted by the Members of the European Parliament as the winner of the 2017 LUX Film Prize. The announcement was made…
15-11-2017

FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Inventory

COTTBUS: One of the many new initiatives at this year’s edition of Connecting Cottbus, 9 – 10 November 2017, was a pitching session of projects from the MIDPOINT Feature Launch…
15-11-2017

FNE at Connecting Cottbus Work in Progress: Speedway

COTTBUS: The Polish drama Speedway, directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska and produced by Arthur Reinhart for Kid Film, was one of four films seeking gap funding at Connecting Cottbus’ first Works…
15-11-2017