FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Refugee Crisis Sets Tone for Family Drama in Turkish/Serbian Coproduction Like A Limbless Tree

SARAJEVO: Tunç Davut, whose debut feature Entanglement premiered at the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival, is returning to Sarajevo with his second film project Like A Limbless Tree, which has been…
13-08-2019

Baltic Sea Docs 2019 Announces Selected Projects

RIGA: Projects from Estonia, North Macedonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Latvia are among the 25 projects selected for Baltic Sea Docs (BSD), the Co-financing forum of international documentary projects,…
13-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Third Season of CBS TV's SEAL Team Shoots in Serbia

BELGRADE: Four of the third season’s episodes of the CBS TV series SEAL Team directed by Christopher Chulack and starring David Boreanaz are currently shooting in Belgrade and its surroundings,…
12-08-2019

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Eight Feature Film Projects

PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund distributed 2,505,383 EUR / 64 m CZK to eight feature film projects. Tomáš Mašín, Tereza Nvotová and Beata Parkanová are among the winners announced on…
12-08-2019

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Senad Šahmanović's Debut Feature Questions Montenegrin Expats Identity

SARAJEVO: Montenegrin writer/director Senad Šahmanović, whose short film Tranquillity of Blood (2015) screened in more than 50 festivals and won multiple awards, has been selected with his debut feature Sirin…
12-08-2019

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Pula, A Wartime Romance by Andrej Korovljev

SARAJEVO: Director Andrej Korovljev will be presenting his new project, the feature film Pula, a month after the world premiere of his long documentary Tusta at the Motovun Film Festival.…
12-08-2019

FESTIVALS: The 14th Tartu Love Film Festival Starts Today

TARTU: The 14th edition of Tartu Love Film Festival tARTuFF will screen 11 feature films and four documentaries from 12 to 17 August 2019. The biggest open-air film festival in…
12-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Jan Prušinovský Starts Shooting Czech/Slovak Coproduction Mistakes

PRAGUE: Jan Prušinovský, also known for his successful TV comedy series, has just started shooting his new feature film, the Czech/Slovak coproduction Mistakes / Chyby, in the Czech town of…
09-08-2019

FNE AV Innovation: tx-reverse 360°: A space time cut through cinema

The highly innovative short film tx-reverse 360° with concept and direction by Martin Reinhart and Virgil Widrich recently screened in the official programme of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
09-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovak/Icelandic/Czech Coproduction Little Kingdom In Postproduction

BRATISLAVA: Young Slovak director Peter Magát is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Little Kingdom / Malá ríša. This Slovak/Icelandic/Czech coproduction in English is going to have its distribution…
09-08-2019

FESTIVALS: God Exists, Her Hame Is Petrunija Wins 33rd Montenegro Film Festival

HERCEG NOVI: God Exists, Her Hame Is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska received the Golden Mimosa for best film at the 33rd Herceg Novi Film Festival– Montenegro Film Festival, which…
09-08-2019

FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: A Man Sings After the War

Take a closer look at the documentary project A Man Sings After the War / Čovek peva posle rata by Ana Otašević, which was selected for the 17th edition of…
09-08-2019

PRODUCTION: First Macedonian Feature Film for Children in Production

SKOPJE: Macedonian director Stojan Vujicic is in production with his debut feature Stela, the first Macedonian feature film for children and also the first eco or green production in North…
08-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Serbian Marina Radmilac in Postproduction with Debut Feature Starring Denis Lavant

BELGRADE: Serbian writer/director Marina Radmilac is currently in postproduction with her debut feature Operation Opera / Operacija Opera, in which one of the key roles is played by well-known French…
08-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Priit Pääsuke Shoots New Estonian Youth Comedy

TALLINN: Priit Pääsuke, the director of The End of the Chain, is working on his second feature, Kids of the Night. The shooting started at the end of July and…
08-08-2019

Romanian/Serbian Ivana the Terrible Picked Up by Syndicado Film Sales

BUCHAREST: Ivana Mladenović’s sophomore feature Ivana the Terrible / Ivana cea Groaznică has been acquired by the Toronto-based outlet Syndicado Film Sales. This Romanian/Serbian coproduction produced by Ada Solomon will…
08-08-2019

Strong Opening for Croatian War Biopic The General

ZAGREB: The epic war biopic The General / General, directed by Antun Vrdoljak and produced by Kiklop film in coproduction with the Croatian Television, attracted 8,000 cinemagoers on 5 August…
07-08-2019

United Talent Agency to Rep Macedonian Director Tamara Kotevska

SKOPJE: Macedonian director and screenwriter Tamara Kotevska has signed with California-based company United Talent Agency, one of the world's leading talent and entertainment companies. This follows the US theatrical release…
07-08-2019

Docu Talents from the East @Sarajevo FF 2019 Announced

SARAJEVO: Projects from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and the Ukraine are among the ten documentary projects selected for Docu Talents from the East, which…
07-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Maltese-Led Coproduction Carmen Reveals Local Potential

VALLETTA: Maltese/Canadian coproduction Carmen directed by Valerie Buhagiar has just wrapped shooting in Malta. Produced by Falkun Films and supported by the Malta Film Fund, the film is one of…
06-08-2019