FNE at connecting cottbus 2021: Projects from FNE Partner Countries at coco WIP
COTTBUS: Five projects from FNE partner countries were among the six coco Works In Progress projects showcased at the 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market at …
coco 2021 Best Pitch Goes to Poland’s She
COTTBUS: The Best Pitch Award of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) went to the Polish project She presented by director Agnieszka Zwiefka and producer Izabela Igel from Harine…
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival Announces 2021 Competition Programmes
ZAGREB: The 19th Zagreb Film Festival will take place 14 - 21 November 2021 in Cinema SC, Tuškanac Cinema, &TD Theatre, Urania hub and HUB 385, as well as on…
FNE at Baltic Event 2021: Tallinn Presents Eight Baltic Works in Progress
TALLINN: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have announced the eight titles to be presented in the 2021 Baltic Event Works in Progress industry programme, which runs 23-24 November 2021.
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Film Festival 2021 Exempted from Potential New COVID Restrictions
TALLINN: The government of Estonia announced on 5 November 2021 that it is granting an exemption from any additional health restrictions to the Tallinn Film Festival. The festival begins on…
FESTIVALS: Five New Lithuanian Films Screen at Scanorama 2021
VILNIUS: Two feature films and three full-length documentaries will be screened in the 2021 edition of the New in Lithuanian Film section of Scanorama, running 4 – 14 November 2021.
Pluto Film Acquires Srđan Dragojević’s Heavens Above
BELGRADE: The Berlin-based distribution company Pluto Films has acquired sales rights for Srđan Dragojević’s latest feature Heavens Above / Nebesa. The film had its world premiere in the main international…
PRODUCTION: Ivan Ostrochovský in Preproduction with Slovak/Czech The Spring
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Ivan Ostrochovský is getting ready to start production on The Spring / Prameň. The drama about the state's interference in personal freedom will enter its first phase…
PRODUCTION: Iveta Grófová Shoots Slovak/Czech/Hungarian War Drama Emma and the Death’s Head
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Iveta Grófová is currently in production with her new feature film Emma and the Death’s Head / Ema a smrtihlav. This Slovak/Czech/Hungarian historical drama had been originally…
connecting cottbus 2021 Announces Winners
COTTBUS: The Polish project She directed by Agnieszka Zwiefka received the coco Best Pitch Award at the 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market of the FilmFestival…
PRODUCTION: Vuk Ršumović Shoots His Sophomore Feature Dwelling Among Gods
BELGRADE: The Serbian writer/director Vuk Ršumović is currently shooting his sophomore feature Dwelling Among Gods / Među bogovima, a coproduction between Serbia, Italy and Croatia. The script is based on…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2021: Projects from FNE Partner Countries at cocoPITCH
COTTBUS: Nine projects from FNE partner countries are among the 14 cocoPITCH projects showcased at the 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market at FilmFestival Cottbus, held…
Leave No Traces Sold to More Territories
WARSAW: Polish sales agent New Europe Film Sales has sold the Polish/French/Czech coproduction Leave No Traces by Jan P. Matuszyński to Spain, Portugal, ex-Yugoslavia, Estonia and Slovakia.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Luka Bursać in Production with Videotheque
BELGRADE: The young Serbian director Luka Bursać is currently in production with his third feature film Videotheque / Videoteka, which has been supported by Film Center Serbia.
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR2021: Juraj Krasnohorsky: CEE Animation Workshop
FNE’s Georgian correspondent Alexander Gabelia spoke to Juraj Krasnohorsky, head of studies of the CEE Animation Workshop. CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long project development and producer skills advancement training…
Hindi Remake of Hungarian Liza the Fox-Fairy Available for Streaming
BUDAPEST: A Hindi language adaptation of the Hungarian Liza the Fox-Fairy / Liza, a rókatündér by Károly Ujj-Mészáros, called Aafat-E-Ishq, is available on the ZEE5 video on-demand and streaming service…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 03.11.2021
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
Over 70 Projects Submitted for First Malta Film Awards
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission (MFC) has announced that 72 projects have been submitted for consideration for the first edition of the Malta Film Awards, which will take place on…
BOX OFFICE: Estonian Debut Feature Scores in Local Chart
TALLINN: Peeter Rebane’s romantic war drama Firebird / Tulelind had 1,517 admissions in Estonia on its opening weekend. This is the first feature film by the Harvard graduate Peeter Rebane,…
Applications for Kids Kino Lab Scholarship Programme Are Open
WARSAW: Script development workshop Kids Kino Lab is looking for writers, script consultants and a young producer.
