Six International Productions Expected to Shoot in Croatia
ZAGREB: In the first half of 2016, four international productions chose Croatia as their filming location, with additional six in the pipeline. The projects originate from the UK, Denmark, Sweden,…
PRODUCTION: Sergei Loznitsa Shoots A Gentle Creature in Latvia
RIGA: Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new project A Gentle Creature is currently shooting in and around the second biggest Latvian city, Daugavpils. This is his second feature film shooting in…
Seminar Creative Europe MEDIA Programme – Possibilities for the Audiovisual Industry
ODESSA: Edith Sepp the head of the Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association presented Film New Europe and the opportunities it offers to the European…
PRODUCTION: Kiran Kolarov Preps Melodrama
SOFIA: Bulgarian writer/director Kiran Kolarov will start the shooting of his twelfth feature film Melodrama on 6 August 2016.
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Line up
WROCŁAW: The 16th edition of T-Mobile New Horizons IFF will present a showcase of Polish productions from 27 to 29 July 2016.
The Last Transhumance Launches Second Crowdfunding Campaign
BUCHAREST: Dragoş Lumpan's The Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanţă, a 90-minute documentary shot along a 45,000 km route in Albania, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Wales and Romania has launched a second crowdfunding campaign…
PRODUCTION: Romanian Independent Film Starring Armand Assante Wraps Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Armand Assante stars in The Wanderers, an independent feature film produced and directed by Dragoș Buliga, which wrapped shooting in Bucharest on 21 July 2016. The film is a…
Anthropoid to Be Released in UK and Ireland in September 2016
PRAGUE: The British/Czech/French coproduction Anthropoid by Sean Ellis will be released in the UK and Ireland on 9 September 2016. The film stars Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Market 2016 - Submissions Open until 31 July
East Silver, a documentary market specialised in Eastern and Central European documentary film, is still open for submissions for upcoming projects in rough cut stage.
FESTIVALS: Sarajevo IFF Announces Line up
SARAJEVO: Eleven titles have been selected for the International Competition Programme of the 22th Sarajevo International Film Festival, running from 12 to 20 August 2016.
International Productions Are Still Flocking to the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Several big international productions are shooting and prepping in the Czech Republic in the second half of 2016. The spend of international productions in the Czech Republic has increased…
OBITUARY: Romanian Actor Radu Beligan, the Oldest Actor on Stage
BUCHAREST: Romanian actor Radu Beligan, the oldest actor on stage by Guinness World Records, died at 97 in Bucharest on 20 July 2016.
Seminar Creative Europe MEDIA Programme – Possibilities for the Audiovisual Industry
ODESSA: Edith Sepp, Head of the Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association, will give a presentation of Film New Europe at the seminar Creative Europe…
PRODUCTION: Mladen Matičević Shoots Nebeska Tema
BELGRADE: Serbian documentary director Mladen Matičević is in production with Nebeska Tema, a documentary about the life and work of Vlada Divljan, one of Serbia’s most important musicians.
FESTIVALS: Sarajevo IFF Announces Documentary Competition
SARAJEVO: Twenty one titles have been selected for the Documentary Competition Programme of the 22th Sarajevo International Film Festival, running from 12 to 20 August 2016.
T-Mobile New Horizons IFF Announces Line up
WROCLAW: Ten films will compete in the International Competition of the 16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival running from 21 to 31 July 2016.
New Europe Film Sales Picks up The Last Family
WARSAW: Jan Naszewski's sales outlet New Europe Film Sales picks up the Polish Locarno main competition entry The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński.
FESTIVALS: Gdynia FF Announces Line up
GDYNIA: Sixteen titles will compete in the Main Competition of the 41th Gdynia Film Festival. The festival will take place from 19 to 24 September 2016. Headed by artistic director…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: M2 Films, Poland
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section focusing on the new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months…
State Aid Might Lead to a Fivefold Increase in the Romanian Film Industry
BUCHAREST: A state aid scheme for movie productions in Romania could lead to a fivefold increase in the local film industry, up to approximately 250 m EUR per year. It…
