PRODUCTION: German Film Lassie Come Home Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: A German production based on an adaptation of Lassie Come Home of the well-known English novel by Eric Knight is currently shooting in the Czech Šumava Mountains. Czech Mia…
Croatian Filmmakers Criticise Public Television Policy
ZAGREB: Croatian Film Directors' Guild / Društvo hrvatskih filmskih redatelja has launched the campaign “I'd like to see that, HRT says nyet!”, calling for the Croatian Television (HRT) to broadcast…
PRODUCTION: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet to Be Shot in Estonia in July
TALLINN: Christopher Nolan’s new project Tenet is to be shot in Estonia in July 2019 with Allfilm servicing. The film will benefit of the 30% Estonian incentives.
PRODUCTION: Neil Burger’s Voyagers Starring Colin Farrell Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: Anticipated sci-fi thriller Voyagers directed by Neil Burger and starring Colin Farrell and Lily-Rose Depp is currently shooting in Romania. The project is benefitting from the 35% cash rebates…
CEE Animation Workshop Opens Call for Submissions
TALLINN: Applications for the CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project development and production skills advancement programme for professionals, can be send until 30 August 2019. The workshop welcomes established producers…
The 5th Pustnik Screenwriters Residency Announces Selected Participants
PORT CETATE: Eight participants from six countries were selected among 119 applications received from 44 countries for the 5th edition of Pustnik Screenwriters Residency. The residency is set to take…
PRODUCTION: Władysław Pasikowski Shoots Dogs 3 Starring Bogusław Linda
WARSAW: Polish director Władysław Pasikowski is working on the 3rd instalment of his hit crime action series Dogs starring Bogusław Linda and Cezary Pazura. The premiere is planned for 2020.
FNE AV Innovation: Playpilot is Helping You Spend Less Time Searching and More Time Watching
Global video streaming penetration as well as the number of streaming services/households are expected to increase significantly in the next five years. Playpilot is a streaming aggregator that gathers all…
PRODUCTION: First Swiss / Czech Coproduction Lost in Paradise Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: The first Swiss / Czech feature film coproduction ever Lost in Paradise / Ztraceni v ráji directed by Fiona Ziegler is shooting in Prague and Bern from 3 July…
PRODUCTION: RAI Miniseries La vita promessa 2 Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST : The second season of the Italian miniseries La vita promessa by Ricky Tognazzi started shooting in Romania on 8 July 2019. The miniseries is produced by RAI Italy…
Co-production Forum Baltic Sea Docs 2019 Announces Selected Projects
RIGA: A total of 25 projects from 20 countries will participate at the 23rd Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD), set to take place in Riga from 3 to 7…
FESTIVALS: The 44th Gdynia Film Festival Announces Lineup
GDYNIA: A total of 16 films will compete in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, set to take place from 16 to 21 September 2019.
Czech Restored Classic Ecstasy Selected for the Pre-opening Event of the 76th Venice IFF
PRAGUE: A new digital copy in 4K of the Czech film Ecstasy / Extase directed by Gustav Machatý and starring Hedy Kiesler (Hedy Lamarr) will be screened at the Pre-opening…
FESTIVALS: The 26th European Film Festival Palić Ready to Take Off
PALIĆ: The Competition of the 26th edition of European Film Festival Palić, which will take place in Palić and Subotica from 20 to 26 July 2019, includes the Serbian /…
SEE CINEMA Launches Short Fiction Films Contest
NICOSIA: South Eastern European Cinema Network (SEE) is launching a contest for short fiction films. Exclusively national productions of a SEE CINEMA member-state (Cyprus, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Republic of North …
FNE at Transatlantyk Icebreaker: Focus on Development
LODZ: The 3rd edition of the industry event Icebreaker, hosted by Transatlantyk Film Festival, focuses on development with key Polish film professionals sharing their experience both on preparation, legal and…
GRANTS: North Macedonia Gives Grants to 15 Films
SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency has given 1,065,040 EUR / 65,500,000 MKD for production grants for feature, short, animation films and documentaries in the first decision of 2019.
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Low Budget Feature Film and Debut Feature Production Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 149,786 EUR / 449,359 GEL for the production of three low budget feature films directed by Giorgi Barabadze, Ekaterine Chelidze and Giorgi Ovashvili.…
PRODUCTION: Isa Qosja in Preproduction with Montenegrin/Kosovan/Albanian/Macedonian The Stork
PODGORICA: The renowned writer/director Isa Qosja is currently in preproduction with The Stork, a coproduction between Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia set to start shooting on 26 August 2019.…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Documentary Filmmaker Helena Třeštíková
A look back at the long and impressive career of the Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Třeštíková.
