Gravitas Ventures Picks Up Simshar
VALLETTA: Rebecca Cremona's debut feature Simshar, Malta's first ever submission to the Oscars, has been picked up by the American sales agent Gravitas Ventures. The film will be realeased on…
CEE Films Receive Eurimages Funds
STRASBOURG: Three Polish coproductions were among the six films from CEE territories that will receive funding from Eurimages.
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Announces Main Competition
TALLINN: Eighteen films representing 21 countries will compete in the main competition of the 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Opens Application for 2016
The East Doc platform is accepting submissions for its March 2016 event through 1 December 2015.
Poland Signs Coproduction Agreement with New Zealand
WARSAW: Polish Minister of Culture Małgorzata Omilanowska and New Zealand ambassador Wendy Hinton signed a coproduction agreement between both countries on 21 October 2015 in Warsaw.
PRODUCTION: Polish-Lithuanian Documentary Shooting in Malbork
WARSAW: Filming for a documentary on the Teutonic Knights entitled Habit and Armour launched in Malbork on 20 October 2015.
FNE at CentEast: Romanian Dark Comedy Last Day in Postproduction
WARSAW: The independent Romanian production Last Day directed by Gabriel Achim, which was showcased at the CentEast Warsaw Works In Progress presentation, is now in postrpoduction.
FESTIVALS: Ten Films Compete at Ljubljana IFF
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu’s international coproduction Family Film is among the ten films in the main competition section Perspectives at the 26th Ljubljana Film Festival LIFFe running 11-22 November…
FNE at CentEast: ScriptPro Winner in Production with Debut Film
WARSAW: Debuting director Bartosz M. Kowalski is completing his drama Playground from the script that won SCRIPT PRO Competition 2014.
FESTIVALS: CinéDOC-Tbilisi Ready to Kick Off
TBILISI: The 3rd edition of CinéDOC-Tbilisi, the only International Documentary Film Festival in the Caucasus, will take place from 21 to 25 October 2015.
FNE at CentEast: Mazovia Introduces New Production and Location Base
WARSAW: The Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission is a new online service, where international filmmakers can find production partners and locations for their shoots in the Polish Mazovia region.
FNE at Baltic Event 2015: 54 Projects and Producers Make the Cut
TALLINN: The 14th Baltic Event which runs 16-18 November has selected a total of 54 projects and producers without projects for its four sections, ranging from development pitches to screenings.
Poland Hosts Distribution Conference
WARSAW: A conference entitled New Ways of Distribution organized by the Creative Europe Desk Poland in partnership with the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA) will take place in Warsaw…
CME Sells MediaPro Studios
BUCHAREST: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has sold MediaPro Studios to a group of prominent American and Romanian investors including Donald Kushner and Bobby Păunescu.
FNE at CentEast Warsaw: Capricci Picks up Polish Documentary Brothers
WARSAW: The French company Capricci has acquired international sales rights to Brothers, a Polish documentary awarded at the Locarno IFF Semaine De La Critique Grand Prix. The film had its…
FNE at CentEast Warsaw: Georgian-Russian Summer of Frozen Fountains in Postproduction
WARSAW: Summer of Frozen Fountains, a drama directed by Vano Burduli, will premeire internationally at Tallinn Black Nights IFF. The film was showcased at the CentEast Warsaw Works in Progress.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival: Feature Film Competition
COTTBUS: The feature film competition at the 25th Anniversary of the Cottbus Film Festival, which runs 3-8 November 2015, relies heavily on its Central European roots, with films from Poland,…
Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2015: Antra Gaile, Latvia, Danuta Krasnohorska, Poland and Max Tuula, Estonia
JIHLAVA: FNE has teamed up with the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (27 October - 1 November 2015) to introduce you to some of the exciting new talent that…
FNE at WIFF 2015: Prize Winners
WARSAW: A jury composed entirely of CEE representatives gave its three awards to films from Central and South America at the 31st Warsaw IFF. Neon Bull (Brazil, Uruguay, Netherlands) directed…
Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2015: Tamara Babun, Croatia, Irina Malcea, Romania and Tomas Michalek, Czech Republic
JIHLAVA: FNE has teamed up with the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (27 October - 1 November 2015) to introduce you to some of the exciting new talent that…
