PÖFF Shorts Becomes Academy Awards Qualifying Festival
TALLINN: PÖFF Shorts, a sub-festival of Black Nights International Film Festival, is now a qualifying event for both Live Action and Animation Short Awards at the Academy Awards.
Estonian Minister of Culture Calls For More Funding For Film Production
TALLINN: The Estonian Minister of Culture has called for an increase in government financing to increase funding for film production as well as for national wage subsidies for choir directors…
Visegrad Film Forum 2020 Ready to Kick Off
BRATISLAVA: Students from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Armenia and Morocco will take part in the 9th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, which will be…
FNE at FEST 2020: Mamonga
BELGRADE: Stefan Malešević’s debut feature Mamonga will have its national premiere at FEST 2020, within the new competitive section FEST Focus on 6 March 2020. This coproduction between Serbia, Bosnia…
FNE at FEST 2020: Tomorrow Is Still July
BELGRADE: Tomorrow Is Still July / Sutra je još uvek juli by Dejan Vlaisavljević Nikt was selected for the new competition segment FEST Fokus at the 48th edition of FEST…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform 2020 Programme Announced
PRAGUE: The programme of the 9th edition of East Doc Platform (Prague, 7–13 March 2020) includes a masterclass by Fredrik Gertten (PUSH), the panel discussion Filmmaking against Dictatorships and presentations…
FNE at Prague IFF 2020: Prague International FF 2020 Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Seven film films have been selected for the main competition of the 27th edition of the Prague International Film Festival, which will take place 19 - 27 March 2020.
Sofia Meetings Announces Projects Selection
SOFIA: The 17th edition of the Sofia Meetings coproduction market, set to take place from 18 to 22 March 2020 within the 24th Sofia International Film Festival, will host 38…
Polish Film Festival Restores Position of Artistic Director
GDYNIA: The position of Artistic Director of the Gdynia PFF has been restored after a controversy over the organisation of the event at the end of last year’s edition. The…
FNE at FEST 2020: Vienna Hallways
BELGRADE: Mladen Đorđević’s new long documentary Vienna Hallways / Sumrak u bečkom haustoru is part of the main competition programme of this year’s FEST, running in the capital of Serbia…
Romanian Films Score High At Local BO
BUCHAREST: Romanian film market is diversifying and getting stronger with one domestic comedy shot in the USA ranking 2nd in the overall box office and a documentary on the importance…
Day of Croatian Film and Music in Brussels
ZAGREB: Croatian Composers' Society and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre are organising a Day of Croatian Film and Music in Brussels on 24 March 2020, on the occasion of the current…
Corpus Christi Sold to Arab Countries
WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi was sold by New Europe Film Sales to MAD Solutions for Arab countries distribution. The film has already been sold to more than 50 territories…
FNE at FEST 2020: Spring On The Last Lake
BELGRADE: The feature-length TV historical drama Spring on the Last Lake / Proleće na poslednjem jezeru by Filip Čolović will have its premiere within the Special Screenings sub-section of the…
Corpus Christi Dominates Polish Eagles 2020
WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s Academy Award nominated drama Corpus Christi won 10 prizes at the Polish Film Awards - The Eagles, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script.
Amnesty Leads 2020 Sun in a Net Awards Nominations
BRATISLAVA: The political thriller Amnesty / Amnestie by Jonáš Karásek leads the 10th Sun in a Net awards nominations with 12 nods, followed by Marko Škop´s Let There Be Light…
FESTIVALS: Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2020 Postponed
THESSALONIKI: The 22nd edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival will be postponed, probably for the end of May/beginning of June 2020, due to coronavirus. However, a significant part of the…
FNE at FEST 2020: Drama Series Tycoon
BELGRADE: First episode of the highly anticipated new Serbian drama series Tycoon / Tajkun will have its premiere on 3 March 2020 within the Special Screenings sub-section of the ongoing…
FNE at Berlinale 2020: Prize Winners: There Is No Evil Wins Prize for Best Film
BERLIN: The 70th Berlin Film Festival (20 February - 1 March 2020) awarded its top prize the Golden Bear for Best Film in the main competition to the German/Czech/Iranian coproduction…
FESTIVALS: The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2020 Announces Lineup
THESSALONIKI: For the first time in its history, the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (5-13 March 2020) presents an international long documentary competition section, where 12 films will vie for the Golden…
