FNE at the 2016 Golden Rose National Film Festival: Glory
VARNA: Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva’s second feature film Glory will screen in the main competition of the 34th Golden Rose National Film Festival (19-25 September 2016). The film is…
Prague Launches Film Fund to Support Foreign Productions
PRAGUE: Prague’s city council approved a new film fund called Prague in Film. The annual budget allocated to the fund amounts to 370,096 EUR/10 m CZK.
The Spy and the Poet Ready for Big Estonian Release
TALLINN: The Spy and the Poet / Luuraja ja Luuletaja by Toomas Hussar will be released domestically on almost 40 screens on 23 September 2016, a large opening by Estonian…
Dogs and Thirst Nominated for European Discovery-Prix FIPRESCI
WROCLAW: Dogs by Bogdan Mirică and Thirst by Svetla Tsotsorkova are among the five films nominated for the European Discovery-Prix FIPRESCI that will be awarded during the European Film Awards…
FESTIVALS: Son of Saul and 5 October Win Cinematik Film Festival
PIEŠŤANY: Son of Saul by László Nemes was awarded Best European Film at the 11th International Film Festival Cinematik, which was held in Piešťany from 13 to 18 September 2016.…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Waves
GDYNIA: Grzegorz Zariczny's debut feature Waves / Fale, a moving coming-of-age drama, will have its Polish premiere in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival, set to take…
FNE at the 2016 Golden Rose National Film Festival: The Singing Shoes
VARNA: Radoslav Spassov’s period drama The Singing Shoes will screen in the main competition of the 34th Golden Rose National Film Festival (19-25 September 2016). The film is inspired by…
VoD Service Cinesquare to Launch in Southeast Europe
SKOPJE: CutAway Films Distribution will launch CineSquare, the first video on demand service for promotion and distribution of films from Southeast Europe. The official launch is October 2016.
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Houston, We Have a Problem! Takes the Main Prize
PORTOROŽ: The long documentary Houston, We Have a Problem! by Žiga Virc won the Vesna Award for best picture of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival, which ran in Portorož from…
FESTIVALS: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki Wins Manaki Brothers ICFF
BITOLA: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki directed by Juho Kuosmanen and shot by DoP Jani Petteri Passi is this year’s laureate of the 37th edition of…
Estonia Selects Mother as Oscar Bid
TALLINN: Kadri Kõusaar’s Mother will be Estonia‘s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The film was selected by a selection committee gathered by the Estonian…
FNE at the 2016 Golden Rose National Film Festival: Eighteen
VARNA: Atanas Hristoskov’s low-budget second feature film Eighteen will screen in the main competition of the 34th Golden Rose National Film Festival (19-25 September 2016).
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: The Red Spider
GDYNIA: Marcin Koszałka explores the mind of a serial killer in the Polish/Czech/Slovak coproduction The Red Spider, selected for the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival (19-24 September…
Serbia and Macedonia Join FNE Association
WARSAW: Serbia and Macedonia have become the newest members of the Film New Europe Association. Both countries have also recently joined the Creative Europe MEDIA programme.
PRODUCTION: Milan Karadzic Shoots Contemporary Rom Com
BELGRADE: Serbian director Milan Karadzic is in production with Biser Bojane, a contemporary romantic comedy. The film is a coproduction between Montenegro and Serbia and is set to open in…
Czech Republic Selects Lost in Munich as Oscar Bid
PRAGUE: Czech Film and Television Academy selected Lost in Munich by Petr Zelenka to be the country‘s entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.…
RE-ACT Co-Development Funding Opens Call for Applications
PORTOROŽ: The second round of RE-ACT Co-Development Funding opened call for applications, which was announced during the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož. The deadline for application is 15 November…
Rasist Threats Cancel Czech Doc Premiere
PRAGUE: The domestic premiere of the documentary FC Roma by Rozalie Kohoutova and Tomas Bojar, focusing on a football club with mainly Romani players, was cancelled due to threats by…
FNE at the Golden Rose National Film Festival: Inches above the Ground
VARNA: Maxim Genchev’s historical thriller Inches above the Ground will screen in the main competition of the 34th Golden Rose National Film Festival set to take place from 19 to…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Forest, 4 am
WARSAW: Renowned Polish filmmaker Jan Jakub Kolski will present his new drama Forest, 4 am, starring Krzysztof Majchrzak and Olga Bołądź, in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film…
