FNE at Venice 2017: See how the critics rated the programme
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics giving the films 1, 2,…
Poland Selects Spoor as Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland’s awarded drama Spoor / Pokot was selected as Poland's official entry for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film…
Lithuania Selects Frost as Oscar Candidate
VILNIUS: Frost / Šerkšnas by Sarunas Bartas has been chosen as the official candidate from Lithuania for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign…
FESTIVALS: The 35th Golden Rose Film Festival Announces Lineup
VARNA: A total of 16 feature films will be screened in the national official competition of the 35th Golden Rose National Film Festival (30 September-7 October 2017). Five feature films…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: Ivan
PORTOROŽ: The Slovenian/Croatian drama Ivan by Janez Burger will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (12-16 September 2017). Maruša Majer, the Slovenian Shooting…
FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: The Fastest
GDYNIA: Łukasz Palkowski’s new biopic The Fastest, based on the life of the triathlon champion Jerzy Górski, will premiere at 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017).
GRANTS: Prague Film Fund Supports Four Foreign Projects Including New Xavier Dolan Project
PRAGUE: The Prague Film Fund is distributing 203,000 EUR / 5.3 m CZK to four international projects coming from India, Canada, France and Germany it its first call. The fund…
Estonia Selects November as Oscar Bid
TALLINN: Rainer Sarnet’s adult fairy-tale November has been unanimously chosen as the official candidate from Estonia for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign…
Mungiu’s Graduation Vies for EFA People’s Choice Award 2017
BERLIN: Cristian Mungiu’s contemporary drama Graduation is the only film from the CEE among the nine titles submitted for the EFA People's Choice Award 2017. The vote is open and…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: Let Him Be a Basketball Player
LJUBLJANA: The youth comedy Let Him Be a Basketball Player / Košarkar naj bo by Boris Petkovič will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: Slovenia, Australia and Tomorrow the World
PORTOROŽ: Marko Naberšnik’s fourth feature film Slovenia, Australia and Tomorrow the World / Slovenija, Avstralija in jutri ves svet will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film…
FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: Silent Night
GDYNIA: Piotr Domalewski’s debut feature Silent Night will premiere at the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017). This dark comedy will be domestically released by Forum Film in autumn…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Daliborek, Jágr and Tarzan Added to East Silver Caravan
East Silver Caravan included three new films in its selection. They are the challenging film The World According to Daliborek by Vít Klusák, student film Jágr Republic by Ondřej Šálek…
Romania Selects Fixer as Oscar Candidate
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru's Fixer / Fixeur has been chosen as the official candidate from Romania for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign Language…
When East Meets West 2018 Opens Call for Entries
TRIESTE: When East Meets West 2018 opens applications for the Co-production Forum and First Cut Lab. The upcoming edition of WEMW will take place from 21 to 23 January 2018.
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: The Basics of Killing
PORTOROŽ: The Slovenian/Serbian drama The Basics of Killing / Družinica directed by the acclaimed Slovenian director Ian Cvitkovič, will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival…
FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: Amok
GDYNIA: Kasia Adamik’s psychological thriller Amok, inspired by a Polish writer and convicted murderer, will vie in the main competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival. The festival will take…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: mother!
VENICE: Director Darren Aronofsky returns to the Lido with mother! in the main competition a film which he describes as having “poured out of him as a fevered dream.” The…
PRODUCTION: Acclaimed Theatre Director Galin Stoev in Postproduction With Debut Feature
SOFIA: Acclaimed Bulgarian theatre director Galin Stoev is about to complete the postproduction of his debut feature The Infinite Garden. Shot in Bulgaria and Italy, this poetic love story is…
PRODUCTION: Miroslav Terzić Enters Postproduction with Sophomore Film
BELGRADE: Stitches / Šavovi, the second feature film by Miroslav Terzić, after the acclaimed Redemption Street / Ustanička ulica (2012, produced by Kombajn Film and Pakt Media), has entered postproduction.…
