BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Country Report 2016
The year 2016 started on an optimistic note for the film industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović, produced by SCCA/pro.ba in cooperation with Margo Films…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Review COMPETITION The Other Side of Hope
BERLIN: Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki arrives in Berlin with a story a Syrian refugee in Helsinki that could not be more topical with his The Other Side of Hope which…
FNE at Berlinale 2017 - Day 05: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlinale to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5…
FESTIVALS: Jihlava IDFF Launches Doc Fund
BERLIN: The Jihlava IDFF announced the launch of the Ji.hlava Film Fund to provide in-kind grants for mid- and feature-length documentaries originating in CEE countries.
All or Nothing Scores at Slovak and Czech Box Office
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech romantic comedy All or Nothing by Marta Ferencová held on to third place in both Slovak and Czech cinemas during its fifth week in release.
Lost Country Wins ARTE Production Prize
BERLIN: The project Lost Country by Serbian director Vladimir Perišić and produced by KinoElektron (France), MPM Film (France) and Trilema Films (Serbia) won the ARTE International Prize at the Berlinale…
LET’S CEE Industry Days
Filmmaking in CEE and in Austria: Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges
LATVIA: Country Report 2016
Latvian film industry continued to grow steadily in 2016. State funding for film industry reached 6.7 m EUR in 2016, indicating nearly 1 m EUR growth from 2015, one of…
FNE at Berlinale 2017 - Day 04: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlinale to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5…
Jakub Gierszał to Star in a Polish/German/Canadian Coproduction
BERLIN: Producers of The Adventures of the Mathematician directed by Thorsten Klein announced during the 67th Berlinale IFF, that the leading role of prominent Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam will be…
Keira Knightley Stars in Prague Shoot of The Aftermath
PRAGUE: One of the first foreign productions shooting on Czech locations this year has been The Aftermath, a US/UK film starring Kiera Knightley, Jason Clark, Alexander Skarsgard and Slovak born…
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Dox Announces Competition Films
ZAGRAB: A total of 21 films will compete in the 2017 Zagreb Dox festival, which runs 26 February – 5 March 2017.
HBO Europe Promotes Original Production Execs
PRAGUE: Building on its expanding original productions unit, HBO Europe announced the promotion of three executive producers.
FNE Association Issues Statement on Resignation of Hrvoje Hribar
BERLIN: The Film New Europe Association has issued a statement on the resignation of Hrvoje Hribar as director of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre.
ESTONIA: Country Report 2016
Estonian cinema had an outstanding year in 2016, with several records broken. Total admissions reached an all-time high of 3.29 m, a six percentage point increase from 2015. Another record…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Review Spoor
BERLIN: Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s Spoor / Pokot arrives in the main competition in Berlin with the considerable weight of Holland’s international reputation behind it not least her current stint…
FNE at Berlinale 2017 - Day 03: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlinale to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5…
