Cash Rebate Projects Expected to Double in Georgia in 2018
TBILISI: The number of foreign productions using Georgia’s two-year-old cash rebate are expected to increase dramatically this year. „We anticipate around 10 international projects benefitting from the cash rebate to…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Historical Drama King Petar’s Socks
BELGRADE: The historical drama King Petar’s Socks / Čarape kralja Petra began principal shooting in mid-March 2018. Lazar Ristovski, the eminent Serbian and international actor, is starring in and producing…
Czech Minority Animation Coproductions Get Double Funding Boosts
PRAGUE: Two Czech animated minority coproductions have received funding from the Czech Film Fund and Eurimages. News of the support comes on the eve of the beloved Czech animation festival…
UK, Sweden and US Buy Croatian RTV’s Guardian of the Castle
ZAGREB: Britain’s Channel 4 and Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT acquired the Croatian Radio and Television (HRT) mini-series Guardian of the Castle.
FNE at Cyprus Film Days 2018: Two Films Tie for Top Award in Cyprus
NICOSIA: The Best Film and Best Director Award was a tie between the films I Am Not a Witch by Rungano Nyoni and Respeto by Alberto Monteras at the 16th…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Festival Announces 2018 Polish Competition Films
KRAKOW: The 58th Krakow Film Festival scheduled for 27 May – 3 June 2018 will screen 23 documentaries and 10 short film in its two national film competitions.
FNE at Cannes 2018: AV Innovation: Julie Bergeron Head of Cannes NEXT
CANNES: Cannes Film Festival kicks off next week and one of the highlights will be the NEXT programme, which focuses on innovation in the cinema industry. FNE invited Julie Bergeron…
FNE at MIFF 2018: The Lord Eagle Takes Top Prize at Moscow Film Festival
MOSCOW: Russian director Eduard Novikov received the Golden George for Best Film for his The Lord Eagle at the 40th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival, which took place…
CME TV Revenues Show Strongest Growth in a Decade
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced a 7 percent growth in net revenues for the first quarter of 2018, at 139 M USD.
Nu Image Bulgaria Acquires Majority Stake in Telegraph Media
SOFIA: The Bulgarian film company Nu Image, owner of Nu Boyana Film Studios, has bought 51 percent of the media company Telegraph Media, which owns the largest newspapers in Bulgaria.
Stefan Arsenijevic on First Films First (Serbia)
SOFIA: FNE spoke with Stefan Arsenijevic, programme manager of the Serbian training programme First Films First.
Jihlava Film Fund Applications Due
JIHLAVA: The Jihlava Film Fund's application process will close on 30 April 2018.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver 2018 Deadline
Documentary films produced in 2018 have until 31 May 2018 to apply to the East Silver Market.
Ukrainian Producer Andrey Yermak Tells FNE Why Poland is One of the Most Important Strategic Film Partners for Ukraine
FNE spoke with Andrey Yermak, producer and CEO of Garnet International Media Group, about his successful film production company, the current situation in the Ukrainian film industry and about the…
USA and China Distribution for Serbian Box Office Hit The Samurai in Autumn
BELGRADE: France-based world sales company Wide Management has announced that the Serbian film The Samurai in Autumn / Jesen samuraja will be distributed in China as well as in the…
Chinese Romantic Comedy to Film in Croatia
ZAGREB: Chinese director Jiang Zhongyuan is scheduled to direct a romantic comedy in Croatia in 2019, titled Summer in Croatia, for release in China in 2020.
FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Selected for Beldocs Main Competition
BELGRADE: The 11th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival, which runs 7 – 14 May 2018, will screen 12 films in its international competition and another nine films in the Serbian…
Latvian Films Take Unprecedented Market Share
RIGA: Three of the top five films at the Latvian box office are domestic releases, accounting for 28 percent of the market share. The boom is led by Aigars Grauba’s…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2018: The Line Wins Best Film in Plzen
PLZEN: The big winner of the 31st Finale Plzen film festival (running through 24 April 2018) was Slovak actor-turned-director/writer/producer Peter Bebjak. His film The Line won the Golden Kingfisher Award…
FESTIVALS: November Wins goEast
WIESBADEN: The Estonian/Dutch/Polish film November directed by Rainer Sarnet won the Golden Lily for Best Film at the 18th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film,…
