FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: Corpus Christi
GDYNIA: Polish director Jan Komasa’s costume drama Corpus Christi will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019, after its…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: Dolce Fine Giornata
GDYNIA: Jacek Borcuch’s drama Dolce Fine Giornata will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film won the…
FNE FIPRESCI Critics at Venice 2019: See how the critics rated the programme
VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4…
Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell to Star in Maltese Film Just Noise
VALLETTA: Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell are set to star in the Maltese film Just Noise / Storbju by Italian director Davide Ferrario. This is the first local feature film…
PRODUCTION: Armenian/Bulgarian/German Feature Film and TV Series in Production
SOFIA: The Bulgarian company Jelfilm is currently in production with a TV series-melodrama Remission, set to premiere in November 2019 on the Armenian Public TV. The main subject of the…
FESTIVALS: The 40th Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ FF Announces Lineup
BITOLA: Twelve films have been selected for the Competition Camera 300 of the 40th Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival, set to start in Bitola on 14 September 2019.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Mária Rumanová (1989-2019)
On 2 September 2019 we were shaken by the tragic death of the exceptional filmmaker Mária Rumanová. She was only 30 years old and according to Slovak film critics she…
FNE FIPRESCI Critics at Venice 2019: See how the critics rate the programme so far
VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4…
PRODUCTION: Zdeněk Jiráský In Postproduction with Slovak/Czech Coproduction Kryštof
BRATISLAVA: Zdeněk Jiráský’s new drama Kryštof (working title) entered postproduction. The film is a Slovak/Czech coproduction produced by Slovakia‘s ALEF FILM & MEDIA and the Czech company Fulfilm.
Nominations for Polish Film Institute Awards Announced
WARSAW: Nominations for the 12th edition of the Polish Film Institute (PISF) awards were announced on 3 September 2019. The gala will take place during the 44th Gdynia Film Festival.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Cinema Centre Garsas, Panevėžys, Lithuania
This month we speak with Genė Pučinskienė, the manager of Cinema Centre Garsas / Kino Center Garsas since 1992.
John Collee's Masterclass on Television and Film Scriptwriting in Malta
VALLETTA: Scottish scriptwriter John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Happy Feet) will hold a masterclass on television and film scriptwriting at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta…
FNE at Venice 2019: Review: The Painted Bird
VENICE: Václav Marhoul is the first Czech director to score a place in the Venice competition lineup since Jiri Menzel’s The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin in…
FNE AV Innovation: Film Chain Boosts Transparency and Efficiency
FilmChain is the first automated collection service that collects, allocates and analyses revenues for film, TV and digital content in a transparent and efficient manner.
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Croatia Selects Mali as Oscar Bid
ZAGREB: Mali by Antonio Nuić has been selected as Croatia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international feature film category.
Baltic Sea Docs in Riga
RIGA: A total of 25 projects take part in the new edition of Baltic Sea Docs, the co-financing forum of international documentary projects held in Riga from 3 to 7…
FNE at Venice 2019: Film New Europe Celebrates Innovation with Cocktail on VR Island
VENICE: Film New Europe celebrated European audiovisual innovation with a cocktail in the garden of the Venice VR Island on Sunday. FNE and several members of its team invited participants…
PRODUCTION: Action Film Back 2 Back Shoots in Romania
CONSTANȚA: Back 2 Back directed by Kader Ayd is currently shooting in Constanța, on the Black Sea coast. According to Romanian media, this action film is an original Netflix production.…
FESTIVALS: Donbass Wins 9th Timisoara Central European FF
TIMIȘOARA: Romanian minority coproduction Donbass directed by Sergei Loznitsa was awarded the Grand Prix of the 9th edition of the Timișoara Central European Film Festival, running from 28 August to…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Eco Doc The Other Neighbors In Postproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Nika Tsiklauri is in postproduction with The Other Neighbors, an observational documentary filmed in the capital of Georgia and commissioned by The German Society for International Cooperation…
