Slovak/Czech Doc Scores High in Cinemas
PRAGUE: Miro Drobný’s new documentary Rytmus, the Urban Dream /Rytmus, sídliskový sen had 15,000 admissions in Czech cinemas and ended in the second position last weekend, after the American comedy…
Polish Court to Rule on Polański’s Extradition Request on 22 September
WARSAW: A Polish court due to rule on a US request to extradite filmmaker Roman Polański will sit on 22 September 2015.
PRODUCTION: Second Part of Witnesses Trilogy Wraps Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Costa Fam wrapped shooting for Brutus, the second part of his war trilogy Witnesses, with Alien Film providing services. The 90-minute trilogy will be released in 2016.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: DOKU.ARTS Sees Architectures in Motion
The ninth edition of DOKU.ARTS entitled Architectures in Motion will take place in the Zeughauskino of the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin from 9 to 27 September 2015.
PRODUCTION: International Coproduction Kebab Royal Wraps Shooting
SOFIA: The Belgian/Dutch/Bulgarian dramatic comedy Kebab Royal by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens entered postproduction.
Foreign Productions Flock to Malta
VALLETTA: An American blockbuster starring Dustin Hoffman could be shot in Malta later this year. Malta Film Commission has neither confirmed nor denied the information, but announces instead the shooting…
EFA Expresses Shock About the 20-Year Verdict for Oleg Sentsov
More Than 1,000 Supporters Across Europe Signed Letter to Free Oleg Sentsov
CentEast Submissions Deadline Approaches
WARSAW: Submissions deadline for works-in-progress and completed films from Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine for the 11th CentEast Market is 4 September…
FESTIVALS: Record Number of Domestic Films Submitted for Portoroz FF
PORTOROZ: A total of 97 out of 146 submitted films have been selected for the 18th Slovenian Film Festival. This is a record number for the festival that will run…
Discovery Channel in Production with First Polish Series
WARSAW: The documentary mini-series Polish Truckers is the first show produced by Discovery Channel in Poland.
HBO Romania Announces Winners of its Original Series Script Contest
BUCHAREST: The Duty / Datoria by Laurenţiu Gabriel Rusescu won the first edition of the script contest for original series, The First Episode, launched by HBO Romania on 17 February…
More Than 1,000 Supporters Across Europe Sign Letter to Free Oleg Sentsov
In the face of a verdict of the Ukrainian filmmaker expected for tomorrow – prosecution has called for 23 years – supporters, institutional and individual, have gathered well over 1,000…
FESTIVALS: Istanbul Film Festival Appoints New Director
ISTANBUL: Azize Tan, who has been the director of the Istanbul Film Festival for the last nine years, will be replaced by her assistant Kerem Ayan.
Popular Italian TV Series to Be Shot in Malta
VALLETTA: Task Force 45 - Friendly Fire, a popular Italian TV series starring Raoul Bova, will be filmed in various locations in Malta starting this week. Ino Bonello of White…
SOFA Trains Eight Young Film Agents in Wroclaw
WROCLAW: SOFA, School of Film Agents has invited eight young film agents for a ten-day workshop training to Wroclaw, Poland, from 21 to 30 August 2015. The participants are from…
Papusza to Be Distributed in Spain
WARSAW: Papusza, the biopic by Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze, will be distributed in Spain by Piramide Films starting 28 August 2015.
Film New Europe Association Welcomes Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia And Herzegovina as Newest Member
SARAJEVO: The Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina has become the newest member of the Film New Europe Association.
FESTIVALS: Mustang Wins Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang was awarded Best Film in the feature film competition of the 21th Sarajevo Film Festival, running from 14 to 22 August 2015. The festival gave…
Our Everyday Life as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oscar Bid
SARAJEVO: Ines Tanović's debut feature Our Everyday Life has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina's candidate for the Foreign Language Academy Award.
Game of Thrones 6 Will Not Shoot in Croatia
ZAGREB: HBO issued a statement confirming that the 6th season of the popular series Game of Thrones will not return to Croatia even if the fifth season is shot there…
