FNE at CINEDAYS 2017: Heartstone Wins Best Film Award in Skopje
SKOPJE: The Icelandic/Finnish drama film Heartstone / Hjartasteinn directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, scooped the best film award in the official selection of the 16th Festival of European Film Cinedays,…
FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Short Wins Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Short Film Competition
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian short The Last Day / Paskutinė diena (2017) by Klaudija Matvejevaitė won the two best film prizes at the Scanorama film festival. Five Lithuanian shorts, three Estonian…
FESTIVALS: Men Don’t Cry Wins FIPRESCI Award at LiFFe
LJUBLJANA: Columbus by Kogonada won the Best Film award of the 28th LiFFe fest on 18 November 2017, while Men Don’t Cry by Alen Drljević racked up yet another award,…
FNE at SPB Cult Forum 2017: FIPRESCI Colloquium on Russian Film
ST PETERSBURG: A colloquium on contemporary Russian film organised together with FIPRESCI took place from 13-15 November 2017 at Lenfilm Studios in the run-up to the St Petersburg Cultural Forum…
Bulgarian/Macedonian Heights Opens in Top Spot in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Victor Bojinov’s debut feature, the historical drama Heights, based on Milen Ruskov’s eponymous epic bestseller, opened in first place at the domestic box office with nearly 30,000 admissions on…
FESTIVALS: Men Don’t Cry Wins 15th Zagreb Film Festival
ZAGREB: Alen Drljević’s coproduction between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany Men Don’t Cry continued its festival success story, winning the Best Film award at the 15th Zagreb FF, which…
PRODUCTION: Third Full Length Animation of Estonia’s Lotte in Production
ESTONIA: Lotte and the Lost Dragons / Lotte ja kadunud lohed, the third full length Estonian/Latvian coproduction featuring Estonia’s most popular animated character, is in production for release in 2019…
FESTIVALS: Hungary Wins Camerimage with Body and Soul
BYDGOSZCZ: Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi with DoP Máté Herbai won the Main Competition of the 25th Camerimage film festival at the closing ceremony on 18 November 2017.
FESTIVALS: More and Pomegranate Orchard Take Top Prizes at Malatya IFF
MALATYA: More / Daha directed by Onur Saylak won the Best Film Award in the National Competition of the 7th edition of the Malatya IFF at the closing ceremony on…
Jacek Bromski Joins the Board of CISAC Writers & Directors Worldwide Congress
WARSAW: Polish film director, screenwriter and producer Jacek Bromski joined the Board of Writers & Directors Worldwide Congress, a part of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers…
PRODUCTION: Rade Šerbeđija Starring in Fishing and Fishermen's Conversations
ZAGREB: Milan Trenc is in preparation with his third feature film Fishing and Fishermen's Conversations / Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje, starring Rade Šerbeđija. The film is based on the philosophic…
RE-ACT Extends Deadline
ZAGREB: The deadline for applications for the RE-ACT co-development fund has been extended to 22 November 2017.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Three East Silver Titles Head to Hungary
Films by Czech director Helena Trestikova and Romanian director Alexandru Solomon have been picked up by Hungary's Verzio IDFF.
FESTIVALS: Men Don’t Cry Wins Bratislava IFF
BRATISLAVA: Men Don’t Cry directed by Alen Drljević took the main prize of the 19th Bratislava IFF, which concluded on 16 November 2017.
FESTIVALS: Chronicles of Melanie Wins Lielais Kristaps Fest
RIGA: Latvian/Czech/Finnish coproduction Chronicles of Melanie directed by Viesturs Kairišs won the Best Feature Film award at the Latvian national film festival Lielais Kristaps, which concluded on 14 November 2017.
Polish Costume Designer Wins EFA Award
BERLIN: Katarzyna Lewinska was among the first seven winners announced for the European Film Awards.
FNE at LUX Film Prix: Sámi Blood Wins the 2017 LUX Film Prize
STRASBOURG: Amanda Kernell’s first feature film Sámi Blood was voted by the Members of the European Parliament as the winner of the 2017 LUX Film Prize. The announcement was made…
PRODUCTION: Andrei Gruzsniczki Preps Zavera
BUCHAREST: Andrei Gruzsniczki is in preparation with his third feature film Zavera. The film is a coproduction between Romania and Luxembourg, but additional coproducers are welcome.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Inventory
COTTBUS: One of the many new initiatives at this year’s edition of Connecting Cottbus, 9 – 10 November 2017, was a pitching session of projects from the MIDPOINT Feature Launch…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus Work in Progress: Speedway
COTTBUS: The Polish drama Speedway, directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska and produced by Arthur Reinhart for Kid Film, was one of four films seeking gap funding at Connecting Cottbus’ first Works…
