FESTIVALS: Sparrows Wins Febiofest
PRAGUE: Sparrows by Rúnar Rúnarsson won the Grand Prix of the 23rd Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, which ran from 17 to 25 March 2016 in Prague. A number…
Aferim! Wins Everything at Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude’s Aferim! won in all 12 categories in which it was nominated, including Best Film, at the 10th Gopo Awards. The ceremony took place at the National Theatre…
PRODUCTION: The Not So Happy Side of Things in Production
BUCHAREST: Emanuel Pârvu is currently shooting his debut feature, The Not So Happy Side of Things / Partea nu prea fericită a lucrurilor (working title), an independent Romanian coproduction.
PRODUCTION: LECA Production and Andrei Konchalovsky Develop Alexander Dubček Biopic
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s LECA Production and the acclaimed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky are preparing Human Face (working title), a feature film inspired by the life of the Slovak politician and leader…
PRODUCTION: Harley and the Davidsons Miniseries Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: The Harley and the Davidsons six hours miniseries is currently shooting entirely for Discovery in Romania. Castel Film is providing services.
Visegrad Film Forum Preps Fifth Edition
BRATISLAVA: The fifth edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, which will be held at The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from 5 to 9 April 2016, is organizing a…
FNE IDF DocBloc: HBO Europe Calls For Entries
HBO Europe is looking for bold and ambitious proposals for new documentary projects. Deadline for application is 1 June 2016.
FNE TV: Pauline Durand-Vialle Chief Executive FERA Federation of European Film Directors
FNE asked Pauline Durand-Vialle about the latest policies and initiatives in Brussels that will have a major impact on the European film industry and how FERA was ensuring that the…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko Plans Sequel to The Feather Fairy
PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA: Juraj Jakubisko is planning a sequel to his popular Christmas fairy tale The Feather Fairy / Perinbaba (1985), which he will produce through his company Jakubisko Film.
PRODUCTION: Serge Ioan Celebidachi Shoots Debut Feature
BUCHAREST: Serge Ioan Celebidachi is currently shooting his debut feature Octav, with Blasco Giurato (Dr. Zhivago) as DoP. The Romanian/British coproduction starring Marcel Iureș (Hart’s War, Youth without Youth) started…
Netflix Plans Coproductions with Poland and Local Commissioning
WARSAW: Although Netflix service is available in Poland since January 2016, providing 10% of the content in Polish, the company is open for local commissions if they would generate worldwide…
FNE TV: Yariv Lerner CEO Nu Boyana Film Studios
FNE asked Yariv Lerner why Nu Boyana is getting involved in local Bulgarian productions after years of bringing Hollywood and European productions to Bulgaria.
PRODUCTION: Jānis Nords Shoots Foam at the Mouth
RIGA: Director Jānis Nords is currently shooting Foam at the Mouth / Ar putām uz Lūpām, a psychological drama in a contemporary setting. The premiere of this Latvian/Lithuanian/Polish coproduction is…
PRODUCTION: German TV Film The Glassmaker Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: TV film The Glassmaker/Die Glasbläserin by Christine Balthasar, a German/Czech coproduction made for ZDF, is currently shooting in Czech Republic.
Missing Fetine Picked-up by TV Channels
NICOSIA: The 60-minutes social/human rights documentary Missing Fetine by Yeliz Shukri has been pre-bought by the Hellenic Parliament TV and Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation from the film’s distribution and sales handler,…
Deadline Approaches for Emerging Producers 2017
JIHLAVA: Producers from the European Union, its Eastern neighbourhood and the Balkan region have a few days to finalise their submissions to the 5th edition of the Emerging Producers 2017…
PRODUCTION: Igor Šmid in Postproduction with Ana
LJUBLJANA: Igor Šmid's crime drama Ana starring Slovenian journalist, publicist and writer Vesna Milek, has entered postproduction. Studio Arkadena is scheduled to release the film domestically in winter 2016/17.
Karbala Released in Bulgaria
WARSAW: Krzysztof Łukaszewicz’s war drama Karbala was released in Bulgarian cinemas by the Bulgarian coproducer Miramar Film on 18 March 2016.
HBO2 and HBO3 Available in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO2 and HBO3 are available in Romania starting 21 March 2016. Both of them are available in SD and HD format.
FNE TV: Mira Staleva Director Sofia Meetings
FNE asked Mira Staleva how bringing Europe’s most important film organisations together in Sofia was helping to create a better understanding of the challenges facing the film industry in Central…
