World Premiere of Petr Vachler’s The Meaning and Mystery of Life on 23 November in Prague
PRAGUE: Petr Vachler’s labour of love The Meaning and Mystery of Life, which took 10 years to be made, will have its premiere in Prague on 23 November 2023.
PRODUCTION: Czech Director Jan Strejcovský Shoots A(u)ction Essay Is It Worth It?
PRAGUE: Czech director/producer Jan Strejcovský is currently in production with his first long documentary Is It Worth It? / Má to cenu?, which is estimated to be finished in 2024.
Picture Tree International Acquires Mariana Čengel Solčanská’s The Chambermaid
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech historical drama The Chambermaid / Slúžka by the Slovak director Mariana Čengel Solčanská has been picked-up by Picture Tree International (PTI).
FESTIVALS: Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Receives APA Excellence Award at Ji.hlava 2022
JIHLAVA: Romanian producer Ada Solomon received the APA World Excellence Award at the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which started on 25 October 2022.
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Beanie
PORTOROŽ: Slobodan Maksimović's Beanie / Kapa is screening in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, which is taking place 25 - 30 October 2022. This coproduction…
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara to Star in Pawel Pawlikowski’s Next Film
WARSAW: Pawel Pawlikowski's new film, The Island (working title), will star Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, and it will be a British/Italian/Polish coproduction with Ewa Puszczynska coproducing through Extreme Emotions.
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Black Nights FF 2022 Announces Baltic Competition Selection
TALLINN: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) announced the 15 films selected for the Baltic Competition. The festival will be held 11 – 27 November 2022.
WEMW 2023 Launches Second Call for Entries
TRIESTE: When East Meets West has launched the call for applications for the second edition of the EAVE Slate and also for its new Inspirational Labs. WEMW 2023 will take…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: One for the River: The Sava Story
PORTOROŽ: Rožle Bregar’s documentary One for the River: The Sava Story / Ena za reko: Zgodba Save is running in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož,…
Spy Thriller Canary Black Starring Kate Beckinsale Starts Shooting in Zagreb
ZAGREB: The spy thriller Canary Black directed by Pierre Morel and starring Kate Beckinsale started filming in Zagreb on 21 October 2022. The film is produced by UK’s Anton and…
Slovenia’s National Assembly Adopts EU Copyright Directives
LJUBLJANA: Slovenia’s National Assembly, one of the two bodies of the Parliament, has adopted amendments to the Copyright and Related Rights Act and the Collective Management of Copyright and Related…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for European Film Awards 2022
BERLIN: Three from the five titles nominated for the European Film Awards 2022 in the European Short Film category come from Slovenia, Czech Republic & Slovakia, and Lithuania. One Latvian…
FESTIVALS: FilmFestival Cottbus 2022 Announces Lineup
COTTBUS: Twelve films are running in the Feature Film Competition of the 32nd edition of FilmFestival Cottbus, taking place 8 – 13 November 2022. One of the world's leading forums…
FESTIVALS: Ljubljana IFF 2022 Announces Lineup
LJUBLJANA: Ten films including Croatian/Slovenian Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić, Slovenian/Australian Moja Vesna by Sara Kern and the Czech minority coproduction Beautiful Beings by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson will run for…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Wracked Piano
PORTOROŽ: Miha Vipotnik’s long animated documentary Wracked Piano / Pošvedrani klavir was selected for the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (25-30 October 2022).
FNE Podcast: Ji.hlava 2022: Zdeněk Blaha: Programme Director of Institute of Documentary Film (IDF)
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Zdeněk Blaha, programme director of the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF), about the main activities and programme of the IDF at…
FESTIVALS: May Labour Day Wins 2022 Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: Pjer Žalica’s Bosnian/Croatian/Macedonian/Serbian coproduction May Labour Day, received the Warsaw Grand Prix in the International Competition of the 38th Warsaw Film Festival (14 – 23 October 2022). The Latvian/Italian…
FESTIVALS: Godland Wins 2022 Riga IFF
RIGA: Godland by Hlynur Pálmason won the main prize in the Feature Film Competition of the 9th Riga International Film Festival, which took place in person and online 13 –…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Melted Dreams
PORTOROŽ: Haidy Kancler’s long documentary Melted Dreams / Smučarske sanje will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (25-30 October 2022). The film is…
FNE Podcast: Ji.hlava 2022: Marek Hovorka: Festival Director
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Marek Hovorka, director of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (25 – 30 October 2022), about the main activities and…
