Three Czech Films Land in Top Ten
PRAGUE: The Czech drama Home Care (Domácí péče) landed in sixth place in the Czech box office on its opening week-end, one of three Czech films holding spots in the…
Tarrantino Film Score Recorded in Prague
PRAGUE: The film score for the new Quentin Tarrantino film Hateful Eight has been recorded in Prague.
Croatia Launches Istria Film Commission
PULA: The Istria Film Commission was launched during the Pula Film Festival as a unit within the Istrian Cultural Agency. It will perform several services free of charge for productions…
PRODUCTION: Nae Caranfil Preps 6.9 on the Richter Scale
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian writer/director Nae Caranfil will start shooting 6.9 on the Richter Scale / 6,9 pe scara Richter on 31 August 2015. The film is a Romanian/Bulgarian/Hungarian coproduction with…
Polish National Film Centre to be Opened in Łódź
ŁÓDŹ: The Polish Minister of Culture Małgorzata Omilanowska announced the establishment of a National Film Centre to showcase Polish cinema in Łódź by the end of 2015.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Popzlatev Shooting Wreckage
SOFIA: Award-winning director Peter Popzlatev is completing shooting on his new feature film Wreckage.
PRODUCTION: Georgian French Documentary The Things in Production
TBILISI: Nino Gogua is currently in production with The Things, a documentary about the relationship between the Georgian refugees of the Russian-Georgian conflict in 2008 and the things they took…
PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean Develops Parenting Project
BUCHAREST: Radu Muntean is working on a script for a feature film about parenting. The script should be completed by the end of 2015.
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces 2015 Film Development Grants
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 382 568 EUR to 14 projects in the film development grants session for 2015.
PRODUCTION : Nemec biopic The Wolf of Royal Vineyard Street in Preproduction
BRATISLAVA: Czech New Wave director Jan Němec is in preproduction with his autobiographical filmThe Wolf of Royal Vineyard Street.
PRODUCTION: Shooting Begins on Lithuanian Feature Emilia
VILNIUS: Director Donatas Ulvydas and producer Živilė Gallego are shooting the feature film Emilia on location in Lithuania. The theatrical release is planned for 2017.
Mădălina Popescu Appointed Head of Operations HBO Romania
BUCHAREST: Mădălina Popescu has been named the new Head of Operations at HBO Romania. She will also continue her position as financial manager at HBO Romania and HBO Bulgaria.
FNE TV: Julie-Jeanne Regnault, CNC and EFADs
FNE spoke to Julie-Jeanne Regnault EFADs board member and responsible for EU Affairs at Centre National du Cinema about copyright reform and the Digital Single Market
FESTIVALS: Lineup Announced for the Gdynia Film Festival
GDYNIA: The 40th Gdynia Film Festival the annual showcase of new Polish film which takes place from 14-19 September 2015 has announced its official competition lineup for 2015.
Polish Film Institute Award Nominations Announced
WARSAW: A list of film professionals and institutions nominated for the 8th edition of the Polish Film Institute (PISF) awards was announced this week.
PRODUCTION: Georgian German Coproduction The Dazzling Light Of Sunset in Postproduction
TBILISI: Salomé Jashi is in postproduction with The Station, a 90-minute documentary about the sole journalist of Jikha TV, a two-man broadcasting station in a small Georgian town.
FNE IDF DOC BLOC: Emerging Producers at Jihlava International Documentary Festival
JIHLAVA: A promotional and educational project which brings together talented documentary film producers from EU countries, Emerging Producers will run from October 28 – November 1, 2015 at the Jihlava…
The Weinstein Company to Take Advantage of Slovak Cash Rebate
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund has issued the first certificate for film project registration for a cash rebate of 20% for the Weinstein Company’s TV series Marco Polo Season 2.…
PRODUCTION Partisan Priest Is Ready for Opening Night
MARIBOR: Documentary feature film Partisan Priest has finished shooting and is ready for its cinema and television premiere in autumn 2015 following the opening night at the Slovenian Film Festival…
PRODUCTION Feature Length Doc 85 Grams in Postproduction
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Ion Gnatiuc and Petre Matei are currently in postproduction with 85 Grams/85 grame, a 90-minute documentary about a Romanian historian and activist who is fighting for the rights of…
