Fears of Street Protests Halt Kiev Screening of Polish Film on WWII Massacres
WARSAW: The Polish Institute in Kiev postponed the official screening of Wojciech Smarzowski's drama Hatred / Volhynia about the Volyhnia massacres following a recommendation from Ukraine's foreign ministry official. Ukrainian…
Popular British Sitcom Birds of a Feather Shooting in Malta
VALLETTA: Popular British series Birds of a Feather is currently shooting in various locations in Malta as Malta Film Commission aims to establish a more consistent film industry with back-to-back…
A Film by Georges Méliès Found at the Czech National Film Archives
PRAGUE: A film by Georges Méliès labeled Imperceptible Transmutations / Les Transmutations imperceptibles (1904) has been found at the Czech National Film Archives.
The Bad Batch (USA)
Director Lily Amirpour follows up her hit first film the vampire thriller A Girl Walks Home with The Bad Batch which screens in competition in Venice.
FESTIVALS: The 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival Announces Selection
JIHLAVA: The 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival will screen 310 film titles out of more than 3,600 submitted films. The competition sections will showcase 45 world premieres, as well…
PRODUCTION: Sion Siono Shoots Untitled Fantasy in Cluj-Napoca
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Japanese director Sion Sono is currently shooting an untitled fantasy series in Cluj-Napoca, a town he fell in love with after visiting it as a guest of the 15th…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Inara Kolmane in Production with Latvian/Polish/Lithuanian/Czech Coproduction
WARSAW: Latvian/Polish/Lithuanian/Czech Coproduction Bille by Inara Kolmane was showcased at the 12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Lithuanian/Bulgarian/Polish Coproduction in Postproduction
WARSAW: The Lithuanian/Bulgarian/Polish coproduction, comedy-drama Miracle by Egle Vertelyte, was showcased at the 12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to…
FESTIVALS: Malaria Wins the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: The Iranian drama Malaria by Parviz Shahbazi won the Grand Prix of the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival. The closing ceremony took place on 15 October 2016.
FNE at CentEast WFF: Sadowska in Postproduction with Polish Sexologist's Biopic
WARSAW: Maria Sadowska’s new biopic The Art of Love was presented at the 12th CentEast Works in Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to…
FNE at CentEast: Poland's Last Family Sold in Hungary
WARSAW: The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński was sold in Hungary, where it will be distributed by Mozinet. The film was showcased during Warsaw Screenings at the 12th edition…
Zaza Urushadze's The Monk Picked up by Picture Tree International
TBILISI: New feature film by the Georgian director Zaza Urushadze, author of Oscar-nominated Tangerines, once again made in collaboration with Estonian producer Ivo Felt of Allfilm, has been acquired by…
FNE AV Innovation: Defining Transmedia vs Crossmedia
PRAGUE: Welcome to the guide for transmedia storytelling in the audiovisual industry. I would like to explain the main differences in terminology and shows how to work with digital media…
PRODUCTION: Czech/Iranian Coproduction The One of the Whale in Development
PRAGUE: Czech production company i/o post is developing its third coproduction with Iranian partners. Drama The One of the Whale is the debut feature by Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand, who…
FESTIVALS: Four Croatian Films in the Competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival
ZAGREB: Four of the thirteen titles competing for the Golden Pram of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival are Croatian productions. The festival takes place from 12 to 20 November 2016.
I‘m Not from Here Goes to EFA
VILNIUS: Short film I‘m Not from Here by Maite Alberdi and Giedrė Žickytė is nominated in the Best European Short Film category of the European Film Awards after receiving the…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Most Successful East Silver Caravan Members Are Mallory and Cinema, Mon Amour
Documentary films from the CEE region, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film, are regularly screened at international film festivals also thanks to the East Silver Caravan project. There will…
Jacek Kurski Appointed President of TVP
WARSAW: Jacek Kurski won the competition organised by the National Media Council and will head the Polish public broadcaster TVP in the next four years. This decision finalises his term…
PRODUCTION: Sequel To Lithuanian Box Office Hit Zero 2 In Production
VILNIUS: Director Emilis Vėlyvis started shooting the third part of his famous trilogy Zero III with Kino Kultas producing. The previous film in the trilogy, Zero 2 (2010) is the…
FESTIVALS: The 11th anim'est Animation Film Festival Underway in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: This year's 11th edition of anim'est International Animation Film Festival, the only local festival exclusively dedicated to animated films and one of the most popular film festivals in Bucharest,…
