FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
The documentary film Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits, makes its world premiere at the Istanbul Film Festival as the final screening in the National Competition.
FNE - IDF DocBlock: The Blueberry Spirits
Blueberry spirits tells the ghost stories of the small Gypsy family who spend their summers living in forest. Every member of the small community has experienced several scary encounters with…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Our Grand Despair
Seyfi Teoman's Our Grand Despair, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, received both the Best Film award and the Film Critics' Choice award at the Turkey/German Film Festival in…
PRODUCTION: Apricot Island Premieres in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Bebjak's debut feature, Apricot Island, will hit Slovak cinemas on 14 April 2011 after four years in production.
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Press
Press had its world premiere at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October 2010, and was released in Turkish cinemas on 18 March 2011. The film received the Special…
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court Declares Controversial Film Law Amendment Illegal
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has struck down a controversial amendment to the Film Industry Act that would have reduced the government’s obligations to fund the film industry and opened the…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Hair
Hair had its world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2010, with the Turkish premiere following in October at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where…
Romania Awards 2.4 Million Euros in Grants
BUCHAREST: Ten feature films, including three debut films, are among the recipients of the latest round of Romanian film grants. Over 2.4 million Euros was dispersed to full length features,…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Toll Booth
Toll Booth is the debut film by director Tolga Karacelik. It received the Best First Film, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography awards at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Co-production Blood in the Snow Wraps Shoot
VILNIUS: The Spanish-Lithuanian co-production Blood in the Snow (Sangre en la nieve) from director Gerardo Herrero will complete filming by 15 April 2011.
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF 2011: White as Snow
White as Snow, the feature film directing debut of Selim Gunes, competes in the national competition at Istanbul after receiving awards at two previous Turkish festivals. It received the Best…
Slovakia to Retain License Fee until 2013
BRATISLAVA: Licence fees for the Slovak public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (www.rtvs.sk) will remain in force until at least January 2013, Slovak Culture Minister Daniel Krajcer announced. The…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF2011: Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round directed by Ilksen Basarir screens in the Istanbul national film competition following its theatrical release in Turkey on 1 April 2011. The film had its world premiere at the…
The Mill and The Cross Breaks Genre Boundaries
WARSAW: The Mill And The Cross, director Lech Majewski's artistic drama about Peter Breugel's painting Christ Carrying A Cross, is breaking records for a non-mainstream movie in Poland. Since its…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Zephyr
Zephyr screens in the Turkish national film competition after making its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival in September.
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: The Plane Tree
After several months of pre-production, The Plane Tree began filming on 17 July 2010 for a period of nine weeks.
PRODUCTION: First Polish Social Documentary Planned
One of the biggest Polish music festivals will be the topic of Opener Generation, the first Polish document made with the help of the whole community of participants. The creative…
FESTIVALS: European Films Compete at Cyprus Film Days
Nine European films have been selected for the first international competition of the ninth Cyprus Film Days festival, 8-17 April 2011. The festival will take place in both Lemosos and…
PRODUCTION: The Island Completes Postproduction
SOFIA: Bulgarian director Kamen Kalev announced that the postproduction of his second feature The Island is now completed. He told FNE that the edit of the film, which was shot…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: 72nd Ward
Made on a budget of 1 million Turkish lira, 72nd Ward which opened in Turkish cinemas on 4 March 2011 has already earned 2 million Turkish lira at the box…
