FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month, Pałacowe Cinema, Poznań, Poland
This month we speak with Ewa Kujawińska, the Manager of Pałacowe Cinema in Poznań, Poland. Pałacowe is a studio cinema in the best sense of the word. Located in the…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Galaxy Wins Doc Prize at Zlin 2019
The Russian/Estonian film won the Best Doc award at the Zlin IFF for Children and Youth 2019.
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Production Grants for 2019
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center decided to allot 2,393,250 EUR / 4,786,500 BGN at its first session in 2019. Nine films, including two with high budgets, three with low…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Big Budget Animated Film Heart of a Tower Starts Production
BRATISLAVA: Director Peter Budinský is in production with his debut film Heart of a Tower / Srdce veže, an animated adventure film. The story was writen by Patrik Pašš jr.,…
Lithuanian Animation Industry 2017-2019
VILNIUS: In 2017-2019, the Lithuanian film industry has experienced remarkable growth. As a result, Lithuanian animation and VR gained plenty of international attention. Recent world premieres took place at the…
HBO Releases Croatian Series in USA
ZAGREB: Oscar winner Danis Tanovic’s Croatian HBO series Success debuted in the USA on 5 June 2019. The six-part drama is HBO’s first series from Croatia and was one of…
MIDPOINT Intensive Slovakia Calls for Applications
BRATISLAVA: MIDPOINT is accepting applications for a three-day intensive workshop through 16 August 2019.
FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Two Latvian Films in Main Competition
KOSICE: The Latvian production company Tasse Film will be competing against itself at the 27th Art Film Fest, which takes place 14 – 22 June 2019 in the Eastern Slovakia…
FNE AV Innovation: Zlin International Film Festival Hosts Eco-Impact Green Screen Programme
ZLIN: The question of how we can run an ecologically responsible film industry is becoming more compelling every day. If you still might have doubts about that, a company such…
PRODUCTION: Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech The Year Before the War Begins Filming
RIGA: Latvian director Dāvis Sīmanis has begun principal shooting of the Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech coproduction The Year before the War.
GRANTS: Mazovia Film Fund Supports 11 Productions
WARSAW: The Mazovia Film Fund chose 11 projects to support with coproduction grants totaling 1.8 m PLN / 420,851 EUR, including new films from Małgorzata Szumowska, Paweł Łoziński and Piotr…
FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Timebox
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Nora Agapi’s independent documentary Timebox will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May - 9 June 2019). The film was awarded best Central and…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Tess Takes Top Honours at Zlin
ZLIN: The Dutch/German coproduction My Extraordinary Summer with Tess by Steven Wouterlood won the Best Children’s film award at the 59th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, which…
PRODUCTION: Petr Zelenka Shoots The Pilot
PRAGUE: Petr Zelenka is now shooting a feature film, the Czech/Slovak/Slovenian coproduction The Pilot / Modelář, after five years of working mostly on TV projects.
FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Mo
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Radu Dragomir’s debut feature Mo will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May - 9 June 2019). The film is a Romanian coproduction supported…
FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Emigrant Blues: a Road Movie in 2 1/2 Chapters
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Mihai Mincan and Claudiu Mitcu’s documentary Emigrant Blues: a Road Movie in 2 1/2 Chapters will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May -…
Romanian Teen Film Oh, Ramona! Released on Netflix
BUCHAREST: Cristina Jacob’s teen film Oh, Ramona! was released on Netflix on 1 June 2019. The film is the first Romanian production with more than 1 m USD box office…
Montenegro Opens Call for Film Funding
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has announced a Public Call for co-financing of the production of cinematographic works in the categories of feature film, short film, documentary film, project…
PRODUCTION: Jacek Bromski in Postproduction with Solid Gold
WARSAW: Jacek Bromski is in postproduction with Solid Gold, a political thriller starring Andrzej Seweryn and Janusz Gajos, inspired by one of the most controversial financial scams in the history…
New Europe Film Sales Picks Up Tomasz Wasilewski's Fools
WARSAW: New Europe Film Sales picked up world sales rights to Fools by Silver Bear winner Tomasz Wasilewski, a Polish/Romanian/German film produced by Ewa Puszczyńska and Ada Solomon.
