Hungary Starts New Chapter with The Notebook
KARLOVY VARY: All eyes will be on the world premiere of Janos Szasz’s The Notebook (Le Grand Cahier) screening in the main competition of the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com…
Barrandov Steps Up Coproduction Activities
KARLOVY VARY: Barrandov film studio plans to coproduce three international productions, CEO Petr Tichy told FNE.
FNE at KVIFF 2013 Georgia Wins Works in Progress Award in Strong Field of CEE Films
KARLOVY VARY: Two days of presentations and pitches for upcoming CEE films concluded on 2 July 2013 with a 10,000 EUR in-kind services award from Barrandov film studio going to…
Nikitin Launches Film Biz Training SOFA
KARLOVY VARY: Berlinale film programmer Nikolaj Nikitin announced a new training programme for young industry professionals from CEE along with Germany, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, SOFA (School of Film…
PRODUCTION: Palfi Casting Epic Toldi
BUDAPEST: György Pálfi (Taxidermia, Hukkle) has moved into the final stages of preproduction for a September 2013 start date on the mega-production Toldi.
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Intimate Parts
MOSCOW: Directed by Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov, Intimie mesta /Intimate Parts is an erotic drama debut feature set in contemporary Moscow which investigates with irony and humour the way…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Ivan Hronec
FNE together with Europa Distribution continues its Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face, especially…
Creative Europe Fights EU Budget Cuts
KARLOVY VARY: Silvia Costa, Member of the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament Member and Rapporteur for Creative Europe told a packed room of industry professionals that she…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: The LUX Prize announces Official Selection
KARLOVY VARY: The 10 films of the LUX Prize 2013 Official Selection have been announced at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: The Unsaved
BUCHAREST: Written by Corneliu Porumboiu and Igor Cobileanski, La limita de jos a cerului/The Unsaved captures the lack of prospects in contemporary Republic of Moldova through the bitter sweet drama…
Czech Film Industry in Flux
KARLOVY VARY: Passage of the new Czech Film Act as well as the introduction Czech film incentives are facing off against declining audiences for domestic films and mixed signals on…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Fairy Tale Shooting in Summer
BRATISLAVA: Seven Ravens, a Czech-Slovak coproduction based on a classic fairy tale by Pavol Dobšinský, will start to shoot in July and August 2013 in western Slovakia.
Balvin Appointed Czech Minister of Culture
PRAGUE: Jiri Balvin has been selected as the new Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic.
FNE at MIFF 2013: Prize winners
MOSCOW: Turkey scored big at the 35 Moscow International Film Festival (20-29 June 2013) (MIFF) with Turkish director Erdem Tepegoz taking home the main prize for his film Particle and…
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Withering
BELGRADE: Screening in the East of the West competition, Withering/Odumiranje by Miloš Pušić is a Serbian-Swiss coproduction investigating the conflict between generations and Serbia’s current fascination with Western Europe.
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Velvet Terrorists
BRATISLAVA: Velvet Terrorists (Zamatoví teroristi), a Slovak /Czech /Croatian coproduction directed by a trio of Slovak directors, Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský and award-winning Slovak documentary director Peter Kerekes, premieres in…
Malta Announces Tender for Film Service Training
The Malta Film Commission has launched a call for tenders for training institutions interested in providing training services related to the film servicing industry in Malta.
FESTIVALS: Shanghai Gypsy Wins MECEFF
MEDIAŞ: The 3rd edition of the Central European Film Festival (meceff.ro) wraped in the cosy Transylvanian town of Mediaş on 28 June 2013 after five days.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Lux Prize selection to be unveiled
KARLOVY VARY: Ten films selected for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize will be unveiled on June 30 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The announcement will be accompanied by…
FNE at Moscow Business Square 2013: New projects from Central Europe and Georgia link up with Russian partners
MOSCOW: The 5th edition of Moscow Business Square had a special emphasis on film projects from central and eastern Europe including a presentation of new coproductions from Poland sponsored by…
