Czech Cinema Admissions Soar to 20 Year Record High
PRAGUE: Czech cinemas are experiencing their best results since 1993, with growth in attendance continuing in the first half of 2017. Attendance during the first six months of 2017 reached…
FESTIVALS: A Brief Excursion Wins the 64th Pula FF
PULA: A Brief Excursion, directed by Igor Bezinović, was awarded best film in the main competition programme of the 64th Pula Film Festival, while Sieranevada, directed by Cristi Puiu, received…
PRODUCTION: Claudiu Mitcu Preps Documentary on Major Earthquake
BUCHAREST: Claudiu Mitcu is in preproduction with a documentary on a hot topic for the capital city of Romania - the effects of a major earthquake. He is working on…
Antalya Film Festival Appoints European Artistic Director
ANTALYA: European producer Mike Downey and Mirsad Purivatra, the director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, were appointed artistic director and strategic consultant respectively at the International Antalya Film Festival.
France’s Memento Films Picks up Ilian Metev’s Debut Feature
SOFIA: Artscope, the new talent arm of Paris based sales outfit Memento Films International, has picked up Ilian Metev’s feature debut Three Quarters / ¾. This Bulgarian/German coproduction will compete…
PRODUCTION: TVP in Production with King Casimir the Great Series
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster (TVP) is currently in production with Crown of Kings, a major costume TV series directed by Wojciech Pacyna about the life of Casimir III the Great.…
EFADs: Ten Solutions for Increasing Film Export Outside of Europe
BRUSSELS: The European Film Agency Directors EFAD's issued a report with 10 solutions to support better promotion of European films and increase exports outside of Europe.
FNE IDF DocBloc: When the War Comes
When the War Comes / Až přijde válka, directed by Jan Gebert, follows a young member of militia Slovak Recruits/ Slovenskí branci, one of the largest paramilitary organizations in Eastern…
Polish Film Institute Supports 13 Documentaries
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute distributed 618,200 EUR / 2.6 m PLN to 13 documentaries, including new projects by Marcel Łoziński and Radka Franczak.
Romania Sees Big Drop in Film Piracy
BUCHAREST: Film and music piracy has seen a major reduction in Romania over the past five years due to the availability of cheaper legal audiovisual products and affordable applications.
Romania Sees Its First 12D Cinema
GALAȚI: The first 12 D cinema in Romania opened in the Museum of National Science in Galați on 19 July 2017.
PRODUCTION: Rene Vilbre in Production with Class Reunion 2
TALLINN: Estonian director Rene Vilbre is currently shooting the Estonian version of the feature film Class Reunion 2: Wedding and Funeral, a sequel to Class Reunion, which had almost 190,000…
FNE at Sarajevo FF 2017: Main Competition Lineup Announced
SARAJEVO: Three world premieres and three debut features are among the seven titles selected for the main competition of the new edition of Sarajevo Film Festival, set to take place…
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Lineup Announced
WROCŁAW: Five completed works, nine works in progress and 11 new projects will be presented in the Polish Days from 8 to 10 August 2017, during the 17th T-Mobile New…
PRODUCTION: Jan Jakub Kolski Preps New Drama
WARSAW: Writer/director/producer Jan Jakub Kolski is working on a new drama, the Polish/Czech coproduction Pardon. Shooting is planned for autumn of 2017.
Connecting Cottbus Announces Extended Deadline for Work in Progress
COTTBUS: connecting cottbus is expanding the deadline for its new section Work in Progress to 30 August 2017.
Polish Film Institute Supports Nine New Feature Films
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute chose nine new feature films to support in the 2nd funding session of 2017, including new projects by Maciej Pieprzyca, Jan Komasa, Dariusz Gajewski and Jacek…
Croatia Supports Three Minority Coproductions
ZAGREB: Croatian Audiovisual Centre has allotted 118,730 EUR / 880,000 HRK to two feature films and one short film, including The Great Train Robbery / Budi bog s nama, the…
PRODUCTION: Rok Biček Wraps Ten Year Documentary Project
LJUBLJANA: Young Slovenian director Rok Biček, who gained international success with his debut feature A Class Enemy (Triglav Film, 2013), has just completed the long documentary The Family, a Slovenian…
FESTIVALS: Twelve Croatian Films in the Main Competition at the 64th Pula Film Festival
PULA: Twelve Croatian feature films are competing for Golden Arenas in the main competition programme of the 64th Pula Film Festival, which takes place from 15 to 22 July 2017.
