The 9th When East Meets West Announces Winners
TRIESTE: The Czech project Brotherhood directed by Francesco Montagner and produced by Nutprodukce is the winner of the 9th edition of When East Meets West, the Italian coproduction forum, which…
RE-ACT Gives Co-Development Funding to Six Projects
TRIESTE: Representatives of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund and the Slovenian Film Centre announced the recipients of the 4th RE–ACT co-development funding support during…
FESTIVALS: CEE Projects Selected for 69th Berlinale
BERLIN: Several films from CEE countries have been selected for various sections of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Competition. The festival runs from 7 to 17 February…
European Authors Demand Proportionate Remuneration in EU Copyright Directive
STRASBOURG: Close to 100 European directors, producers and screenwriters demand ‘proportionate’ remuneration in the EU copyright directive in an open letter released on 17 January 2019.
WEMW Unveils Final Lineup
TRIESTE: The 9th edition of When East Meets West unveils the final lineup for its main events. Five creative documentaries have been selected for Last Stop Trieste, eight films for…
FESTIVALS: The 30th Trieste Film Festival Ready to Kick Off
TRIESTE: Nine films from Central and Eastern Europe will vie in the Feature Film Competition of the 30th edition of Trieste Film Festival. The festival will run from 18 till…
Eurimages Supports Six Projects from CEE Countries
TBILISI: The Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund distributed 3,188,000 EUR to 11 fiction and one documentary film project, including six projects from CEE countries, at…
Review: Vox Lux (USA)
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…
WEMW Announces Selection for Coproduction Forum
TRIESTE: A total of 22 projects from 14 countries have been selected for the 9th edition of When East Meets West, the Italian coproduction forum taking place on 20-22 January…
Actors from CEE Countries Among European Shooting Stars 2019
BERLIN: Actors from Estonia, Macedonia, Poland and Serbia are among the ten European Shooting Stars 2019, who will be presented during the Berlinale from 8 to 11 February 2019.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 5.12.2018.
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…
Review: The Mountain
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 The…
European VoD Meetings in Berlin Scheduled for 6-9 February 2019
BERLIN: The second European VoD Meetings, a professional training course organised by EuroVoD and supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme, will take place 6 – 9 February 2019…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 22.11.2018.
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…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Barriers to Promoting CEE Films Disappear
COTTBUS: The differences in marketing films from CEE territories versus Western Europe have largely disappeared.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Men of Deeds
COTTBUS: Producers Anamaria Antoci and Ana-Maria Voicu of Tangaj Production and Papillon Film pitched the Romanian project Men of Deeds directed by Nicolae Constantin Tanase at the 20th edition of…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Paralysis
COTTBUS: Producer Marija Razgute of M-Films and director Andrius Blazevicius presented their second feature film together Paralysis, one of two Lithuanian films selected for the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus,…
EFA 2018 Nominations for Poland, Georgia, Romania and Bulgaria
SEVILLE: Cold War by Pawel Pawlikowski received five nominations for the European Film Academy 2018 awards, in the categories for European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Scriptwriter.
FNE at Cottbus 2018: Ayka Wins Best Film at 28th Cottbus Film Festival
COTTBUS: The Russian/German/Polish/Kazakh/Chinese coproduction Ayka directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy won the main prize for best film at the 28th Cottbus Film Festival, which concluded on 11 November 2018. The award…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: The Ugly Mandarine
COTTBUS: Producer Michal Kracmer of Analog Vision and director Piaayu Xie presented the Czech/Slovak project The Ugly Mandarine at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, which took place 8-9 November…
