FNE at Venice 2015: Equals COMPETITION
VENICE: We have seen the future and it is white and chic but not much fun. That seems to be the message in director Drake Doremus’s visually stunning but rather…
FNE at Venice 2015: The Danish Girl COMPETITION
VENICE: Tom Hooper who directed The King’s Speech arrives in Venice with another film based on real life characters this time the story of transgender pioneer, Lili Elbe, in The…
FNE at Venice FF 2015: Beasts of No Nation COMPETITION
VENICE: Director Cary Fukunaga’s unflinching Beasts of No Nation based on the novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala about the life of Agu, a child soldier torn from his family…
PRODUCTION: Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard Shoot Assassin’s Creed in Malta
VALLETTA: Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard are reuniting for the shooting of Justin Kurzel’s new project, Assassin’s Creed, which has just started filming in Malta and is benefitting from the…
Finland Selected Finnish, Estonian, German Coproduction The Fencer as Oscar Bid
HELSINKI: The Fencer by Klaus Härö has been selected as the official Finnish feature candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2016 Oscar Awards. This…
12th Digitraining Plus Highlights New Challenge of Costly Upgrade for Europe’s Digital Cinemas
PRAGUE AND BRATISLAVA: European cinemas face a new challenge as cinemas that were digitalized in the early phase of the new technology are facing the need to invest in upgrades…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Chemo
GDYNIA: Bartosz Prokopowicz's debut feature Chemo will have its premiere in the main competition at the 40th Gdynia Film Festival. The film will open in the Polish cinemas on 2…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz: Partisan Priest
PORTOROZ: Bojan Labovic's documentary Partisan Priest will be screened in the official programme out of the competition at the Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz. The 18th edition of the festival…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Political Docu-drama 1989 at Forum 2000
This year's edition of the Forum 2000 conference will host project KineDok within its programme, screening the documentary film 1989 at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Prague on 15 September…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival: Jacek Bromski’s Anatomy of Evil
GDYNIA: One of Poland’s most popular and successful directors, Jacek Bromski is back in Gdynia with the hotly anticipated crime thriller Anatomy of Evil which will premiere in the main…
Anim’est Announces Line up
BUCHAREST: Five awarded long animated films have been selected at the 10th edition of Anim’est International Film Festival (2-11 October 2015). In 10 years, Anim’est has established itself as one…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz: The Beat of Love
PORTOROZ: Boris Petkovič’s music drama The Beat of Love is competing at the Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz. The 18th edition of the festival takes place from 15 to 20…
FNE at Venice 2015: Venice Sala Web Kicks off With Poland’s Baby Bump: Watch Online
VENICE: Polish director Kuba Czekaj’s Baby Bump will kick off this year’s Sala Web at the Venice Film Festival. The festival is offering 15 films from its official Orizzonit and…
Astra Film Festival Announces Line up
SIBIU: A record number of 1,500 documentaries from over 90 countries were submitted in the four competitions of Astra Film Festival. The 21st edition of the festival will take place…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz: Girls Don't Cry
PORTOROZ: Girls Don’t Cry, the second feature film by Matevž Luzar, is competing at the Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz. The 18th edition of the festival takes place from 15…
FNE at Gdynia FF: Damaged
WARSAW: Filip Bajon's star-studded film, Damaged is a new version of the classic Polish play by Gabriela Zapolska. Damaged will have the premiere in the main competition at Gdynia Film…