Mungiu Calls on Government to Make Romanian Cinema a Priority
BUCHAREST: Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu has published an open letter about the recent closure of Romanian cinemas due to earthquake risk and calling on the Romanian government to make national…
Visegrad Animation Forum Opens Applications
PRAGUE: The leading pitching competition for animation in CEE, the Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF), is accepting applications from projects in development for the 2016 session, held 5-8 May in the…
Polish/American Music, War and Love Shooting in Krakow
KRAKOW: Martha Coolidge is working on her epic Polish/American love story Music, War and Love. The crew has already completed principal photography in Łódź and is currently working in Krakow.
FNE Europa International: Sales Agent of the Month: Susan Wendt, TrustNordisk
FNE and Europa International are launching a new chapter of interviews. Every two months we will talk to a European sales agent dealing with films from the FNE region countries.
FNE DocBloc: ZagrebDox Pro Extends Application Deadline
Applicants have until 7 December to apply for the free documentary workshop.
December Croatian Premieres Expect to Boost Local Box Office
ZAGREB: Life Is a Trumpet by Antonio Nuić and Ljiljan Vidić’s Baptism of Fire by Ivan Goran-Vitez will be released by Blitz film i video in December 2015. They will…
EFP Appoints Heinen as General Director
HAMBURG: The Board of Directors of European Film Promotion (EFP) appointed Sonja Heinen to replace Renate Rose as Managing Director of the pan-European network at their recent meeting in Hamburg.
PRODUCTION: Alef Producing Documentary
BRATISLAVA: Slovak production company Alef Film&Media Group is developing a documentary about an 81-year-old Slovak artist, Alex Mlynarcik.
Polish-German Film Fund Announces Call for Entries
WARSAW: Producers from Poland and Germany are invited to apply for funding from the Polish-German Film Fund.
The Treasure Sells in 24 Territories
BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu's The Treasure / Comoara has become the topselling Romanian feature of 2015. Sales agent Wild Bunch has sold the film in 24 territories including the US, Canada…
Letters To Santa 2 Rides to Top of Polish Box Office
WARSAW: After racking up the best opening weekend for a Polish film in 30 years with 655,000 admissions, the Polish Christmas comedy Letters to Santa 2 has climbed to 1,901,000…
FNE TV: Loic Magneron President Wide
FNE asked Paris based sales agent and distributor Loic Magneron, President of Wide Distribution and Production about how VOD and new players on the European market like Netflix are changing…
Czech Lions Add TV Award Categories
PRAGUE: The Czech Lion Awards, the national awards of the film industry, announced the addition of three competition categories for television production.
Vojtech Jasny Honoured at Prague Alma Mater
PRAGUE: Vojtech Jasny was given Prague’s Academy of Performing Arts Golden Medal, its highest honour, on 30 November 2015. Jasny was an early graduate of the academy’s film programme, FAMU.
FNE TV: Mirsad Purivatra Director Sarajevo Film Festival and Europa Cinemas Entrepreneur of the Year
FNE asked Mirsad Purivatra the winner of this year’s Europa Cinemas Entrepreneur of the Year Award about how festivals and cinemas can work together and what role innovation can play…
PRODUCTION: A Norwegian Christmas Story in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: A Norwegian Christmas Story / Snekker Andresen og Julenissen (working title) by Terje Ragnes shot ninety percent of the film with Bucharest-based Seven Film providing services. The premiere is…
No Extradition from Poland for Polanski
WARSAW: Poland will not seek an appeal to a court ruling against the extradition of Roman Polanski, effectively clearing the way for Polanski to shoot his next film in Poland.
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Pro 2016 Extends Deadline
ZAGREB: The ZagrebDox Pro programme has extended its application deadline until 7 December 2015.
Agora to invest 30 m PLN in New Lifestyle Channel
WARSAW: After winning a spot in the MUX-8 transmitter for best lifestyle channel project, Agora plans to invest 30 m PLN (7 m EUR) in the new channel Kiwi TV.
FNE at Tallinn Black Nights 2015: Prize Winners
TALLINN: The 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival awarded its top prize to the South Korean film Sado by director Lee Joon-ik with the director and producer picking up an…
