ITV to Shoot New Game Show in Malta

VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission has confirmed that UK broadcaster ITV will shoot all the water games of its new show Cannonball at Malta Film Studios in Kalkara.
01-03-2017

FNE at Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST 2017: Wind

BELGRADE: Wind will screen in the National Competition programme (Serbian Film) of the 45th edition of the Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST, unspooling from 24 February to 5 March…
01-03-2017

FNE at Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST 2017: Afterparty

BELGRADE: Afterparty will screen in the National Competition programme (Serbian Film) of the 45th edition of the Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST, running from 24 February to 5 March…
01-03-2017

Colin Arthur - Special Guest at the 6th Visegrad Film Forum

BRATISLAVA: Legendary British creator of make-up and special effects, Colin Arthur will be special guest at the 6th Visegrad Film Forum, which will take place at the Faculty of Film…
01-03-2017

PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko Starts Shooting Sequel to The Feather Fairy

BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko is currently shooting a sequel to his popular Christmas fairy tale The Feather Fairy / Perinbaba (1985) in the Slovak town of Kežmarok. Seven-legged…
28-02-2017

FNE Teams Up with MFFK Febiofest Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: FNE will team up with MFFK Febiofest and will organise together with Creative Europe Desk Slovakia the discussion panel Slovakia-Austria: Film Neighbours. The Industry Days will be held on…
28-02-2017

Little Harbour Expected to Start Selling Before Cannes

BRATISLAVA: Several distributors were interested at the Berlinale’s EFM in Iveta Grófová’s second feature film Little Harbour, which won Berlinale‘s Generation Kplus prize. Paris-based sales agent Loco Films hopes to…
28-02-2017

FESTIVALS: Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura to Be Awarded the 20th Dragon of Dragons Award

KRAKOW: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Polish animation, veterans Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura will be awarded the 20th Dragon of Dragons award during the 57th Krakow Film Festival,…
28-02-2017

FEST FORWARD Coproduction Market Announces Lineup

BELGRADE: Ten Serbian and ten foreign projects have been selected for the third edition of FEST FORWARD, the industry segment of the Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST, unspooling from…
28-02-2017

FNE at Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST 2017: Train Driver’s Diary

BELGRADE: Train Driver’s Diary, Serbia’s candidate for the 2017 Academy Award for best foreign language film and Miloš Radović’s third feature film, was selected for the National Competition programme (Serbian…
28-02-2017

MALTA: Country Report

Malta saw a somewhat quieter year in 2016, albeit still managing to attract a few names and productions of note, and making significant steps towards the establishment of film as…
28-02-2017

FNE Teams Up Again with LET’S CEE Industry Days 2017

VIENNA: FNE will participate for the second year in a row in several parts of LET’S CEE Industry Days 2017, set to take place in Vienna on 23-24 March 2017.…
27-02-2017

Hungarian Sing Wins Academy Award for Live Action Short Film

LOS ANGELES: Sing by the Hungarian director Kristof Deák won the Best Live Action Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards on 26 February 2017.
27-02-2017

FNE at Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST 2017: All the Cities of the North

BELGRADE: Dane Komljen’s debut feature All the Cities of the North, one of Serbia’s most successful films in the 2016/2017 festival circuit, will screen in the National Competition programme (Serbian…
27-02-2017

FESTIVALS: The 24th Febiofest Announces Lineup

BRATISLAVA: The 24th edition of MFFK Febiofest is ready to run from 2 to 8 March 2016, with more than 100 films and the short film competition „In the Middle…
27-02-2017

FERA and EFAD’s Support Hrvoje Hribar and Croatian Filmmakers’ Initiative We’ve Had Enough

BRUSSELS: Federation of European Film Directors and Association of European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) support the initiative of Croatian Filmmakers We’ve Had Enough / Puk’o nam je film and praise…
27-02-2017

LITHUANIA: Country Report 2016

Lithuanian film industry was well in 2016 with films selected for major festivals such as IDFA, Berlin, Busan, Karlovy Vary, Visions du Réel, and international productions flocking in after the…
27-02-2017

Sieranevada and Dogs Lead Nominations for 11th Gopo Awards

BUCHAREST: Cristi Puiu’s Sieranevada and Bogdan Mirică’s debut feature Dogs received 16 and 13 nominations respectively in the 11th edition of Gopo Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at…
24-02-2017

The High Sun Is Rising in Spain

ZAGREB: Dalibor Matanić is in Spain this week, where he will introduce his film The High Sun, that will be released in Madrid by Surtsey Films.
24-02-2017

F&ME Continue Producing with CEE Countries

LONDON: Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) has 12 features looking to be completed by the end of 2017. The London-based production house announced that How To Sell a War by…
24-02-2017