PRODUCTION: Netflix in Talks to Shoot in Malta
VALLETTA: The film commissioner for Malta, Engelbert Grech, has announced that Netflix is in talks with the Commission to film parts of a series in Malta. Although Grech revealed no…
PRODUCTION: Josef Tuka Shoots Debut Feature Absence of Closeness
PRAGUE: New Czech production company Cinema Belongs To Us, founded by filmmaker Asmara Beraki, is currently in production with the low budget film The Absence of Closeness. This psychological drama…
PRODUCTION: Swedish/Lithuanian SF 2060 Wraps Shooting in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Henrik Hellstrom‘s futuristic drama 2060, a Swedish/Lithuanian coproduction, was shot in Lithuania from 10 to 19 August 2016. The tragicomic story takes place in 2060, in a nursing home…
Germany Selects Romanian Minority Coproduction Toni Erdmann as Oscar Bid
BUCHAREST: German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade has been selected as Germany's candidate in the Foreign Language category of the 89th Academy Awards.
Films from CEE on BBC Culture's 21st Century 100 Greatest Films List
LONDON: Nine films from CEE are among the 100 greatest films of the 21st century chosen by BBC Culture. They include films by Cristian Mungiu, Michael Haneke and Belá Tárr.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Documentary Projects from Central and Eastern Europe to East Doc Platform 2017
You can still apply to East Doc Platform (East European Forum, Project Market, Doc Tank, East Silver Videolibrary, KineDok) until 10 November 2016. The 6th edition of East Doc Platform…
Serbia Officially Launches Cash Rebate Programme
BELGRADE: Serbia has successfully implemented a tax incentives programme for feature films, TV series and commercials. Film Center Serbia opened the first call for projects eligible for the 20% cash…
Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event Announce Dates
TALLINN: Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event, the summit of Tallinn Black Nights FF for audiovisual industry professionals, will take place from 17 to 24 November 2016. Deadline for applications for I…
FESTIVALS: Full Moon Horror & Fantastic Film Festival Kicks Off
BIERTAN: Full Moon / Lună plină, the only horror&fantastic film festival in Romania, kicks off in the village of Biertan in Transylvania on 25 August 2016. The festival is presented…
Fifteen Films from CEE in the EFA Selection 2016
BERLIN: Fifteen majority and minority coproductions from CEE countries are among the 50 titles from EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for…
Romanian Minority Coproduction Toni Erdmann Wins the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2016
BUCHAREST: German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2016, awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics to the best film of 2016. The…
Producers from Slovakia, Estonia and Croatia Selected for Producers Lab Toronto 2016
TORONTO: Producers from Slovakia, Estonia and Croatia were selected for the 7th edition of Producers Lab Toronto set to launch alongside the Toronto International Film Festival® on 6 September 2016.
PRODUCTION: The Little Comrade Starts Shooting in Estonia
TALLINN: Monika Siimets’s debut feature The Little Comrade tells the story of six-year-old Leelo (Helena-Maria Reisner), whose mother Helmes (Eva Koldits) is sent to a Siberian prison camp during the…
New Czech Regional Film Office
PRAGUE: The Bohemian region of Usti nad Labem is setting up a film office that will attract filmmakers to the area. Regional authorities also want to encourage the development of…
PRODUCTION: Paweł Pawlikowski Develops New Drama
WARSAW: Polish Oscar winner Paweł Pawlikowski is in development with Cold War (working title), a drama set in Poland of the 50s and 60s. Pawlikowski told FNE that the film…
PRODUCTION: Ivana Mladenovic Shoots Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari
BUCHAREST: Ivana Mladenovic’s debut feature Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, a contemporary gay love story set in the poorest neighborhood of Bucharest, is currently shooting. The film is a Romanian/Serbian/Belgian…
PRODUCTION: Egle Vertelyte in Postproduction with Miracle
VILNIUS: Lithuanian writer/director Egle Vertelyte is in postproduction with her first feature film Miracle, a Lithuanian/Bulgarian coproduction.
Estonian 1944 Released in the UK on DVD
TALLINN: Estonian/Finnish war drama 1944 by Elmo Nüganen has been released in the UK on DVD and is also available on Amazon. For the European market its title is 1944:…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Album Wins the 22nd Sarajevo FF
SARAJEVO: The Turkish/French/Romanian coproduction Album by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu, a debut feature, won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival (12-20 August 2016).
Turkish Radio Television to Coproduce with ex-Yugoslavia under Agreement with Sarajevo FF
SARAJEVO: An agreement signed on the last day of the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival (12-20 August 2016) will allow the Turkish Radio Television (TRT) to support at least one project…
