FNE at Baltic Event: Latvian/Estonian What Nobody Can See in Production
TALLINN: What Nobody Can See, a psychological thriller by Latvian director Stanislavs Tokalovs, was showcased at Baltic Event Works in Progess hosted by the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn.
FNE at Baltic Event: A Estonian/Finish Slasher Horror Film in Production
TALLINN: Bodom, a slasher horror film directed by Taneli Mustonen, was presented at Baltic Events Works In Progress hosted by Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn.
FNE at Baltic Event: Slovak/German Freedom in Production
TALLINN: Freedom, a drama from Jan Speckenbach exploring the issue of loss and the search for identity, was presented at Baltic Works in Progress hosted by Black Nights Film Festival…
FNE TV: Edith Sepp Director Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association
FNE asked Edith Sepp about Estonia’s new tax rebate scheme that launches on 1 January 2016 and how it will help to bring more productions to shoot in Estonia.
Romanians Launch Art Cinemas Petition
BUCHAREST: Concerns over public safety has led to a petition launched by Asociația Culturală Metropolis and signed by leading Romanian film festivals and filmmakers aimed at convincing the authorities to…
PRODUCTION: The Zookeeper´s Wife Wraps Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Zookeeper´s Wife, a historical film produced by Universal Pictures through local Czech Anglo Productions wraps shooting on 26 November 2015. The story is based on the book by…
FESTIVALS: Son of Saul Takes Zagreb Main Prize
ZAGREB: The Golden Pram Award of the 13th Zagreb Film Festival FF went to the Hungarian film Son of Saul by Lászlo Nemes at the closing ceremony on 21 November…
FESTIVALS: Carol Wins at Camerimage
BYDGOSZCZ: The UK/US film Carol directed by Todd Haynes with DoP Ed Lachman won the Golden Frog at the 23rd Camerimage film festival which concluded on 21 November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Walerian Borowczyk Doc Set to Go in Production in 2016
WARSAW: Polish producer Danuta Krasnohorska of CoLab Pictures has completed development on Love Express. The Strange Case of Walerian Borowczyk, a documentary about a critically acclaimed art house filmmaker who…
FNE at Baltic Event: Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian Pretenders in Production
TALLINN: Pretenders, a coproduction between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and the feature debut from Estonian director Vallo Toomla explores the generation of millennials in their 30's. The Eurimages supported project…
Poland Pins Oscar Hopes on Short-listed Doc
WARSAW: Starting Point, a documentary by Polish director Michal Szczesniak, has made it onto the Oscar short list for best documentary short subject film.
Prima TV Adds Fifth Channel
PRAGUE: Czech commercial broadcaster Prima TV is beginning broadcast of a fifth channel on 20 November 2015.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF to Participate in IDFA
A delegation from the Institute of Documentary Film will attend the next IDFA Forum.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: EDN Teams up with Platforms in Poland and Cyprus on New Distribution Initiative
A NEW MODEL FOR FILM DISTRIBUTION - Moving Docs brings high quality documentaries to audiences all over Europe.
FNE at Baltic Event: Estonian/Polish/Dutch Rehepapp in Production
TALLINN: A dark fantasy feature from Rainer Sarnet was showcased at Baltic Event Works in Progress hosted at the POFF Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn. The premiere is set…
Prague French Film Festival Opens on a Somber Note
PRAGUE: In the spirit of “the show must go on,” on 18 November 2015 the French ambassador to the Czech Republic opened the 18th Festival of French Film with a…
Agnieszka Holland Receives Kosciuszko Award
WARSAW: Polish film director Agnieszka Holland was given the Kosciuszko Foundation’s Pioneer Award at a gala ceremony held in the US.
Malta Films Take Four Percent Market Share
VALLETTA: Domestic films accounted for 4.2 percent of admissions in 2014, which totaled 653,000.
Romanian Actress Joins Shooting Star Jury
HAMBURG: European Film Promotion announced that Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca will be on the jury of the 2016 European Shooting Stars.
Letters to Santa 2 Beats Spectre to Dominate Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Letters to Santa 2, the sequel, to TVN's 2011 holiday box office hit, scored the best opening of a Polish film in 30 years with 586,000 admissions in the…
