FNE TV at Venice 2016: Pascal Diot head of the Venice Production Bridge
FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved from the former Venice Film Market launched five years ago and what are the new trends in cinema that…
PRODUCTION: Predrag Antonijević Shoots TV Crime Series
BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Predrag Antonijević is in production with the TV series My Father’s Killers / Ubice moga oca, a 10-episode crime drama about a young inspector on his first…
Films from CEE Nominated for EFA People’s Choice Award
WROCŁAW: Aferim!, Body and The High Sun are among the 12 films nominated for the EFA People’s Choice Award. This year’s ballot has started and film fans across Europe can…
FESTIVALS: New Artistic Director of T-Mobile New Horizons IFF
WROCŁAW: Marcin Pieńkowski succeeded Joanna Łapińska as the artistic director of T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival on 1 September 2016.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Five years of Following the Trail of a Young Rebellious Racer
An interview with Gábor Hörcher about his documentary, Drifter, about a rebellious teenager, Ricsi, who intends to race in a local rally, although he has neither a driving license nor…
FNE at Venice 2016: Invitation for film critics coming to Venice Film Festival
VENICE: This year FNE together with FIPRESCI will offer the ratings of all feature length films screening in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week of the Venice…
Anthropoid Heads for Czech Cinemas after US Box Office Success
PRAGUE: British/Czech/French coproduction Anthropoid by Sean Ellis, starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, had 2,515,408 EUR gross in the US since opening on 12 August 2016. The WWII drama about…
Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects Death in Sarajevo as Oscar Bid
SARAJEVO: Death in Sarajevo by Danis Tanović has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The decision was made…
BOX OFFICE: Maltese Films Net 2.9% Sales of Local Admissions
VALLETTA: Figures released by the National Statistics Office for 2015 ticket sales show a downward trend for local cinema by 1.3 percentage points in comparison to the previous year. US…
Films from Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Latvia Win EFP Sales Support
TORONTO: Bulgarian, Czech and Latvian films are among the films that will receive promotion and marketing support at the Toronto Film Festival from the EFP's new Film Sales Support scheme.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Sotra Shooting Feature Film and TV Series on Poet Laza Kostic
BELGRADE: Serbian director Zdravko Šotra is in production with Santa Maria della Salute, a feature film and a TV series shot simultaneously, about the life and work of the Serbian…
PRODUCTION: Giedrė Beinoriūtė Shoots Her Debut Feature
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Giedrė Beinoriūtė is currently shooting Breathing into Marble, a Lithuanian/Croatian coproduction based on a novel by Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė. This is the debut feature of Beinoriūtė, whose…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces TV Development Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has approved 277,488.50 EUR as project development and script development grants for TV series and individual works for animated projects, documentaries and dramas. The…
FESTIVALS: The 6th Medias Central European Film Festival Announces Lineup
MEDIAȘ: The 6th edition of Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MeCEFF) announced the seven films from CEE in the competition. They are the winners of their national prizes in 2015.…
New Romanian Film Law to Boost Domestic Films and International Coproductions
BUCHAREST: The draft of the new Film Law, which was made public by the Ministry of Culture, aims at bringing more money to the Film Fund and at supporting Romanian…
PRODUCTION: Juliusz Machulski Shoots New Comedy
LUBLIN: Polish box office hit director Juliusz Machulski is currently shooting his new comedy Volta, produced by ZEBRA Film Studio with an all-star cast. The film is set to premiere…
Croatia Selects On the Other Side as Oscar Bid
ZAGREB: Zrinko Ogresta’s On the Other Side, a Croatian/Serbian coproduction, has been selected as Croatia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The decision was…
FESTIVALS: Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož Announces Lineup
PORTOROŽ: A total of 98 out of 167 submitted films have been selected for the 19th Slovenian Film Festival, which will run from 13 to 18 September 2016 in Portorož.…
Fire at Barrandov destroys the set of Knightfall
PRAGUE: A massive fire broke out at Prague Barrandov Studio on the night of 26 August 2016, causing damage estimated at approximately 3.7 m EUR. The set of Knightfall, the…
PRODUCTION: Nikola Kojo Wraps Production on The Flock
BELGRADE: Serbian actor Nikola Kojo has wrapped production on his directorial debut The Flock / Stado, a satirical comedy about life behind the camera, based on a true story. The…
