FNE at Venice 2017: Review: First Reformed
VENICE: 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…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: The Shape of Water
VENICE: 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…
FNE at Venice 2017: FNE TV: Pascal Diot, Head of the Venice Production Bridge
FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved since its inception six years ago and what he thinks of VR in the context of the European film…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: Downsizing
VENICE: Actor Matt Damon might be in danger of over-exposure if such a thing were possible in today’s Hollywood. The very much “in demand” actor appears as a leading character…
FNE at Venice 2017: Invitation for all FIPRESCI and SNCCI Members attending the Venice Film Festival 2017
VENICE: During the Venice Festival critics will be able to rate any film in all feature length films screening in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week (1…
Thirteen Films from CEE in 2017 EFA Selection
BERLIN: Thirteen majority and minority coproductions from CEE countries are among the 51 titles in EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for…
Czech, Croatian and Slovenian Films Shortlisted for 2017 Student Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: The Czech/US coproduction Who's Who in Mycology by Marie Dvořáková and Croatian/Slovenian coproduction Into the Blue by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović have been shortlisted for the 2017 Student Academy…
Polish and Bulgarian Films in the EFA Documentary Selection
BERLIN: Documentaries from Poland and Bulgaria are among the 15 titles announced for the European Film Academy's Documentary Selection on 15 August 2017. The EFA awards ceremony will take place…
FNE at Venice 2017: Venice Announces Main Competition and Official Screenings
VENICE: The 74th Venice Film Festival has announced its main competition lineup along with the films in the Orizzonti competition and films screening in official selection in other parts of…
Odessa IFF and FilmFestival Cottbus to Launch Eastern Partnership
ODESSA: An Eastern Partnership aiming at discussing how film festivals can invigorate civil society dialogue in Eastern Europe was launched as a joint partnership between the 7th Odessa International Film…
Bulgarian Minority Coproduction Finalist at 2017 LUX FILM PRIZE
STRASBOURG: German / Bulgarian / Austrian coproduction Western, directed by Valeska Grisebach, is among the three finalists at the 11th LUX FILM PRIZE. The winner will be announced at the…
Antalya Film Festival Appoints European Artistic Director
ANTALYA: European producer Mike Downey and Mirsad Purivatra, the director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, were appointed artistic director and strategic consultant respectively at the International Antalya Film Festival.
EFADs: Ten Solutions for Increasing Film Export Outside of Europe
BRUSSELS: The European Film Agency Directors EFAD's issued a report with 10 solutions to support better promotion of European films and increase exports outside of Europe.
Connecting Cottbus Announces Extended Deadline for Work in Progress
COTTBUS: connecting cottbus is expanding the deadline for its new section Work in Progress to 30 August 2017.
FNE AV INNOVATION: Walk This Way: European Cinema on Demand
CONTEXT: DIGITAL, a new digital path for films in Europe?
FNE at KVIFF 2017: FNE TV: Christine Eloy General Manager Europa Distribution
FNE asked Christine Eloy, general manager of Europa Distribution, about the changing role of European film distributors in an increasingly challenging audiovisual landscape.
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…
The Beguiled (USA)
Director Sofia Coppola has decided to do a remake of director Don Siegel’s Civil War made more than 40 years ago that starred Clint Eastwood. The decision is a strange…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: FNE TV: EFP’s Future Frames
KARLOVY VARY: FNE teamed up with European Film Promotion again this year to speak to the ten European film school students and recent graduates participating in the EFP Future Frames…
coco Work in Progress Opens Applications
COTTBUS: Applications are open for the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), set to take place during the FilmFestival Cottbus on 9-10 November 2017. Producers can apply with a project…
