FESTIVALS: Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož Announces Lineup
PORTOROŽ: Eleven feature films will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož, which will run from 12 to 16 September 2017. The Badjura Lifetime…
FESTIVALS: The 7th Nikozi International Animation Film Festival Starts Today
NIKOZI: The 7th Nikozi International Animation Film Festival, which will take place from 1 to 7 September 2017, gathers animation film experts, international festival representatives and filmmakers in the small…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Bay
Croatian director Bruno Pavić is developing The Bay, a documentary set at the Bay of Kastela, near the city of Split, where there are dangerous industrial facilities with mercury flowing…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: Downsizing
VENICE: Actor Matt Damon might be in danger of over-exposure if such a thing were possible in today’s Hollywood. The very much “in demand” actor appears as a leading character…
Latvian Family Film Breaks Admissions Record in Opening Week
RIGA: Varis Brasla's family film Grandpa Is More Dangerous than the Computer has become the most successful domestic family film in the opening week with over 13,000 admissions. The film,…
PRODUCTION: Andrzej Jakimowski in Postproduction with Once in November
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish writer/director Andrzej Jakimowski is in postproduction with Once in November / Pewnego razu w listopadzie, a drama inspired by the political climate in Poland. The film will…
Amazon’s Series Carnival Row to Be Shot in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Carnival Row, an eight-episode fantasy noir series co-directed by Paul McGuigan and Guillermo del Toro, and starring Orlando Bloom, is set to begin filming in the Czech Republic in…
Georgia Selects Scary Mother as Oscar Candidate
TBILISI: Ana Urushadze’s debut feature Scary Mother has been chosen as the official candidate from Georgia for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign…
FESTIVALS: The 12th Cinematik FF Announces Lineup
PIEŠŤANY: Ten films will vie in the main competition of the 12th Cinematik International Film Festival, set to take place in the spa city of Piešťany from 12 to 17…
FNE at Venice 2017: Invitation for all FIPRESCI and SNCCI Members attending the Venice Film Festival 2017
VENICE: During the Venice Festival critics will be able to rate any film in all feature length films screening in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week (1…
BIAFF Industry Platform Alternative Wave 2017 Announces Selected Projects
BATUMI: The industry platform Alternative Wave of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival announced projects selected for its 2017 edition. The 12th edition of BIAFF will run from 17…
Animateka to Host Workshop for CEE Producers
LJUBLJANA: The Animateka International Animated Film Festival in Ljubljana will host a workshop for animated film producers from Central and Eastern Europe from 2 to 6 December 2017. A total…
Alfredson‘s Trilogy Intrigo Wraps Slovenian Shoot After Winning First Cash Rebate
LJUBLJANA: Trilogy Intrigo directed by Daniel Alfredson and starring Ben Kingsley has wrapped its shoot in Slovenia, which ran May to August 2017. This German/US/Belgian coproduction serviced by Slovenia's Pakt…
PRODUCTION: Stere Gulea Preps Sequel to Acclaimed Moromeții
BUCHAREST: Stere Gulea is in preparation with a sequel to Moromeții, 30 years after his first adaptation of the novel by Marin Preda in one of the most acclaimed Romanian…
PRODUCTION: Krzysztof Lang in Postproduction with Crime Drama
WARSAW: Krzysztof Lang is currently in postproduction with Sleep Darling / Ach śpij kochanie, a crime drama inspired by one of the most notorious Polish serial killers.
PRODUCTION: Tomasz Szafrański Shoots Youth Comedy
KRAKOW: Tomasz Szafrański is currently shooting Rock’n’Roll Eddie, a comedy for children and youngsters, set to premiere in 2018.
Beta Cinema Acquires Romanian Gay Love Story
BUCHAREST: Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, the debut feature by Serbian director Ivana Mladenovic, was acquired by the German sales agent Beta Cinema. This contemporary gay love story set in…
FESTIVALS: Timișoara Central European Film Festival Announces Lineup
TIMIȘOARA: The Mediaș European Film Festival (MECEFF) relocates to Timișoara and runs in competition 13 films from CEE from 3 to 9 September 2017.
FESTIVALS: Polish Film 21 x New York Wins Makedox 2017
SKOPJE: Polish documentary 21 x New York / 21 x Nowy Jork by Piotr Stasik won the Onion Award for Best Film in the main competition of the 8th edition…
PRODUCTION: TVP in Production with New Original Comedy Series
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is currently shooting a new original family oriented comedy series entitled Under the Same Sky. The first season will have 12 episodes of 25-minutes each.
