FNE AV Innovation: First VR Cinema Opens in Romania as Audiovisual Innovation Takes Off
BUCHAREST: The first VR cinema in Romania and only the second in Europe will open in Bucharest on 13 June 2017. The launch follows an initiative that started with the…
PRODUCTION: Veiko Õunpuu Starts Shooting The Last Ones in August
TALLINN: Acclaimed Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu will start shooting his new film The Last Ones in August 2017 in Lapland. The film is produced by Homeless Bob Production and Bufo…
FNE at TIFF: HBO Kicks off Industry Section with Emphasis on Original Programming
CLUJ-NAPOCA: With fall 2017 season two renewals of its series in Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic, and a new Polish series scheduled to debut in 2018, HBO Europe is…
FNE at TIFF: Picture Tree Looks to Build CEE Library
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Berlin-based world sales company Picture Tree International is upping its CEE content, with buyer Rickard Olsson making his first trip to the Romanian Industry Days at the Transilvania IFF,…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Rodeo
Kiur Aarma is producing and co-directing Rodeo, an Estonian/Finnish documentary about the first free elections in Estonia.
FNE and Creative Europe: FNE Introduces AV Innovation Team
FNE is introducing the first AV Innovation Team made up of Europe’s top specialists in Innovation to define what is cutting edge in the AV sector with a special emphasis…
Pretenders Sells Remake Rights to France
TALLINN: Pretenders has become the first Estonian film to sell remake rights, with a sale to one of the top French independent distribution and production companies, BAC films. The Estonian/Lithuanian/Latvian…
When the Day Had No Name Sold to Asian Territories
SKOPJE: Teona Struga Mitevska's When the Day Had No Name / Koga denot nemase ime was sold by Dubai based Cercamon to eight countries in Asia. This Macedonian/Belgian/Slovenian coproduction premiered…
Polish/German/French Marie Curie Gets Distribution in Spain
WARSAW: Marie Curie, the Polish/German/French coproduction about Maria Skłodowska-Curie directed by Marie Noëlle, opened in Spanish cinemas on 2 June 2017 distributed by Betta Pictures.
GRANTS: Silesia Film Fund Supports Six Productions
KATOWICE: Silesia Film Fund chose six projects to support with coproduction grants totaling 622,828 PLN / 148,000 EUR, including new films from Paweł Pawlikowski and Rafał Kapeliński.
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Košice Reveals Competition Titles
KOŠICE: Twelve films will compete at Art Film Fest, which runs 16 to 24 June in the eastern Slovak city Košice.
Aristoteles Workshop Selects 12 Participants
BUCHAREST: Young filmmakers from Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Romania are among the 12 directors, DoPs and editors selected for the 12th edition of Aristoteles Workshop, the one-month documentary workshop that…
PRODUCTION: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Czech Republic Producing WWII Drama Bille
PRAGUE: The Prague based post-production house Magiclab continues its foray into coproduction with the Latvian/Czech/Lithuanian/Polish family drama Bille directed by Inara Kolmane and based on the novel by acclaimed Latvian…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Tarzan's Testicles
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Alexandru Solomon’s new documentary Tarzan’s Testicles will screen out of competition in the Romanian Days section of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to 10 June…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Dead Nation
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Radu Jude’s independent documentary Dead Nation / Țara moartă will screen out of competition in the Romanian Days section of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month, Kino Pasaka, Lithuania
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section. In the coming months we will talk with European distributors about their lineup, their…
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Kosice Celebrates 25th Anniversary
KOSICE: Settling into its new home in the eastern Slovak city of Kosice, Art Film Fest marks its 25th anniversary with a selection of 12 films in its Slovak Season…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Breaking News
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Iulia Rugină’s third feature film Breaking News will screen out of the competition in the Romanian Days section of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Cabbage, Potatoes and Other Demons
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The documentary Cabbage, Potatoes and Other Demons by Şerban Georgescu will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to 10…
GRANTS: Czechs Fund Eight Films
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund is granting 2,542,000 EUR / 67 m CZK to eight feature film projects with Czech majority participation to support their production. Most of the projects…
