FESTIVALS: Riga International Film Festival Announces Official Competition
RIGA: Seven films will compete for the first time in the international competition of Riga International Film Festival (15-25 October 2015). It is a competition for films from countries connected…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Snow
VARNA: Ventsislav Vasilev’s debut feature Snow will vie in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11October 2015). The first Bulgarian/Ukrainian coproduction was also selected for…
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2015: Face Down
VARNA: Kamen Kalev’s third feature Face Down will have its world premiere in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose NFF (6-11October 2015). The theatrical release of this French/Belgian/Bulgarian…
PRODUCTION: Kasia Adamik Develops New Thriller
WARSAW: Kasia Adamik is developing a Polish/Swedish/German coproduction inspired by a Polish writer and convicted murderer.
The High Sun Scores High in Croatian Cinemas
ZAGREB: Dalibor Matanić’s The High Sun was the most watched film of the past weekend in Croatian cinemas with admissions of 12,019.
White Carpathia to Be Shot in Romania
BUCHAREST: White Carpathia, the fourth and final episode of the British TV series Wild Carpathia, will start shooting this week. Producer Charlie Ottley launched a crowdfunding campaing on Kickstarter.com hoping…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: The Woman of My Life
VARNA: Antoniy Donchev’s debut feature The Woman of My Life will vie in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11 October 2015). Domestic release is…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Corpse Collector
VARNA: Dimitar Dimitrov’s debut feature Corpse Collector will vie in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11October 2015). Domestic release is planned for the beginning…
Polish-German Film Fund Launched in Warsaw
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute, Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung (MDM) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg established a film production fund with a budget of 300,000 EUR available starting 2016. The first call is planned for…
Slovak IGRIC Announces Annual Winners
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Union, Literary Fund and Union of Slovak Television Creators (IGRIC) have announced their awards for the best Slovak films in 2014. This year the IGRIC prize…
Magic Mountain to Be Released in Poland and France
BUCHAREST: Anca Damian’s animated docudrama Magic Mountain is set for release in Romania on 9 October, in Poland on 23 October and in France in December 2015. The director is…
Liviu Ciulei’s Films Forbidden in Romania by Director’s Son
BUCHAREST: Director/producer Thomas Ciulei, the son and legatee of the acclaimed director Liviu Ciulei, decided to forbid his father’s and his own work to be screened in Romania except for…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: 11th A Grade
VARNA: Michaela Komitova’s debut feature11th A Grade will have its world premiere in the main competion of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11October 2015). Domestic release is planned…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Viktoria
VARNA: Maya Vitkova’a debut feature Viktoria was originally scheduled to screen in the competition of the 32nd Golden Rose Film Festival in 2014 but as the president of the jury…
Estonia to Launch Cash Rebate Scheme
TALINN: Estonia will launch a cash rebate fund for incoming productions in 2016. The government has just earmarked 0.5 m EUR for a pilot year, which will be increased to…
FESTIVALS: Simshar Wins Cyprus International Film Festival
NICOSIA: Rebecca Cremona’s Simshar won the Golden Aphrodite Award for Best Film and Best Director at the 10th Cyprus International Film Festival Awards (CYIFF). The festival wrapped in Paphos on…
Irina Radu Elected Acting General Manager of the Romanian Public Television
BUCHAREST: Irina Radu was confirmed by the Romanian Parliament as acting general manager of the Romanian public broadcaster (SRTV) after the rejection of the activity report on 2014 and thus…
Maciej Karpinski Elected Member of the European Federation of Screenwriters
BRUSSELS: Maciej Karpiński, novelist, playwright, essayist, translator and chairman of the Writers Circle of the Polish Filmmakers Association, was elected member of the European Federation of Screenwriters (FSE).
FNE at Golden Rose Film Festival: Thirst
VARNA: Svetla Tsotsorkova’s debut feature Thirst will compete in the main competition at the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11 October 2015). The film had its world premiere in…
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2015: While Aya Was Sleeping
VARNA: Tsvetodar Markov’s second feature While Aya Was Sleeping will compete in the main competion at the 33rd Golden Rose NFF (6-11October 2015). The domestic release has not been announced…
