Bulgarian Film Viktoria Makes it in America
SOFIA: Maya Vitkova's family drama set in communist Bulgaria, Viktoria, has been picked up for North American release by Brooklyn-based distributor Big World Pictures. The film was already the first…
Estonia Sets Admissions Record
TALLINN: Cinema admissions in Estonia reached 2.6 million in 2014, the highest number since it regained its independence in 1991, according to the Estonian Statistics Board.
Master and Tatyana Scoops Four Silver Crane Awards
VILNIUS: Giedrė Žickytė won best documentary film, best cinematography, best editing and best director for the documentary Master and Tatyana at the eigth Lithuanian Film and TV Silver Crane Awards…
FESTIVALS: 41 Films Compete in the National Competition in Krakow
KRAKOW: The 55th Krakow Film Festival has started. It will run from 30 May until the 7 June 2015. One of the oldest film events, dedicated to documentary, animated and…
One Floor Below Begins Sales
BUCHAREST: Films Boutique has sold Radu Muntean’s Un etaj mai jos/One Floor Below in a dozen territories. The film will hit domestic cinemas on 18 September 2015.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Nowe Horyzonty, Wrocław
This month we speak with Roman Gutek, head of the New Horizons Association, a non-profit organisation founded in 2003, which organises film festivals such as T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, the…
German Distrib Begins Sales for Slovakia’s Koza
BRATISLAVA: Following its presentation at the European Film Market and Marche du Film, Ivan Ostrochovský’s debut feature Koza has been sold to Germany and the ex-Yugoslavian territories.
TVP and ZDF to Coproduce Mini-series
WARSAW: Poland’s public broadcaster TVP will co-produce a mini-series about Polish-German relations with Germany’s ZDF and 3Sat.
FESTIVALS: 55th Zlin FF Opens Today
ZLIN: The 55th edition of the Zlin Film Festival for Children and Youth opens 29 May and runs through 4 June 2015.
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bucharest Non-Stop
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Writer/director Dan Chişu will show his 5th film, the independent feature Bucharest Non-Stop/Bucureşti non-stop as a world premiere in the Romanian Days at Transilvania IFF (29 May-7 June 2015).
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bondoc
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The long documentary Bondoc directed by Mihai Mincan, Cristian Delcea and Mihai Voinea tells the story of a lonely chess master. The film will have its world premiere in…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Station #15033
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Iulia Matei’s independent long documentary Staţia #15033/Station #15033 will have its world premiere out of the competition in the Romanian Days at Transilvania International Film Festival (29 May-7 June…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex-Oriente Heads to Croatia
Documentary filmmakers have until 1 June 2015 to submit their projects for Ex-Oriente, which will kick off in Croatia in July.
PRODUCTION: Polish-French-German Coproduction Marie Curie Shoots in Krakow
KRAKOW: Marie Curie, a biographical costume drama about Maria Skłodowska-Curie, is being shot at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
PRODUCTION: Marko Skop Completes Eva Nova for Fall Release
BRATISLAVA: Slovak producer/writer/director Marko Skop is in postproduction with the dramatic feature Eva Nova starring the legendary Slovak actress Emilia Vasaryova.
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: The World Is Mine
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Nicolae Constantin Tănase's debut feature, The World Is Mine/Lumea e a mea, an independent production from Tudor Giurgiu through Libra Film, will have its world premiere in the national…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Toto and His Sisters
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Alexander Nanau's acclaimed documentary Toto and His Sisters/Toto şi surorile lui will screen in the national competition Romanian Days at Transilvania IFF (29 May-7 June 2015).
PRODUCTION: Michalek Completing Holidays in Provence
PRAGUE: Czech director Vladimir Michalek is in postproduction with a comedy, Holidays in Provence, scheduled for release in September 2015.
Estonian Producers Union Joins FAIPF
TALLINN: The Estonian National Film Producers Union (ERPÜ) announced that it was accepted into the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) during organization’s General Assembly in Cannes on May…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Self-portrait of a Dutiful Daughter
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Ana Lungu's award-winning independent debut feature Self-portrait of a Dutiful Daughter / Autoportretul unei fete cuminţi will be screened in competition in the Romanian Days section of the Transilvania…
