EFA 2018 Nominations for Poland, Georgia, Romania and Bulgaria
SEVILLE: Cold War by Pawel Pawlikowski received five nominations for the European Film Academy 2018 awards, in the categories for European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Scriptwriter.
FNE at Cottbus 2018: Ayka Wins Best Film at 28th Cottbus Film Festival
COTTBUS: The Russian/German/Polish/Kazakh/Chinese coproduction Ayka directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy won the main prize for best film at the 28th Cottbus Film Festival, which concluded on 11 November 2018. The award…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: The Ugly Mandarine
COTTBUS: Producer Michal Kracmer of Analog Vision and director Piaayu Xie presented the Czech/Slovak project The Ugly Mandarine at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, which took place 8-9 November…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Patchwork
COTTBUS: Cyprus makes a rare appearance at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018, with producer Janine Teerling of AMP Filmworks and director Petros Charalambous pitching…
PRODUCTION: Jiri Madl Completes On the Roof for 2019 Premiere
PRAGUE: The popular Czech actor-turned-director Jiri Madl is completing his second film On the Roof to debut in 2019, a year after originally scheduled.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
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…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Pitching Awards Go to Romania and Lithuania
COTTBUS: The Best Pitch Award of the 20th edition of the East-West coproduction market Connecting Cottbus (8 and 9 November 2018) went to the Romanian project October from director Cristian…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018 Works in Progress: Brighton 4
COTTBUS: Six works in progress presented at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8 and 9 November 2018, stretched the territorial range of the iconic East-West coproduction market,…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Mira
COTTBUS: Producer Maria Blicharska of Donten & Lacroix Films and director Anna Jadowska are pitching the Polish dark comedy Mira at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Victim
COTTBUS: Producer Jakub Viktorin of the Slovak half of the young Czech/Slovak production company nutprodukcia and director Michal Blasko are presenting their project Victim at the 20th edition of Connecting…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: The Myth of a Real Man
COTTBUS: Producer Adi Dizdarevic of Dart Film and director Lee Filipovski are pitching the Serbian drama The Myth of a Real Man at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: October
COTTBUS: Romanian producer Oana Giurgiu of Libra Film Production and director Cristian Pascariu presented the Romanian project October at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018.…
PRODUCTION: Małgorzata Szumowska in Development with The Masseur
WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska is developing a Polish/German coproduction entitled The Masseur.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Central Bus Station Tops East Silver Viewers List
Czech docs topped the list of the most viewed films of the East Silver Video Market at Jihlava IDFF.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: New Film Incentives Raise the Bar for CEE Territories
COTTBUS: Before the pitching programmes at Karlovy Vary, Warsaw, Transylvania or Trieste, there was Connecting Cottbus, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Setting a goal of bringing together the industry…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: 9th Step
COTTUBS: Lithuania for the first time is represented by two projects at Connecting Cottbus, running 8 and 9 November 2018. The first is presented by IN SCRIPT's producer Lukas Trimonis…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: I Never Cry
COTTBUS: Producer Jan Kwiecinski of Akson Studio and director Piotr Domalewski are pitching the tragicomedy I Never Cry at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018.
GRANTS: Latvia Gives Grants to Four Family Films
Riga: The National Film Centre of Latvia will distribute 1,240,417 EUR for the production of four family films.
Bulgaria to Sign Cooperation Agreement with Kosovo
SOFIA: The Bulgarian government has approved a coproduction agreement with Kosovo, Bulgarian news source Transmedium News reported.
FESTIVALS: Cinedays European Film Festival Opens in Skopje
SKOPJE: Fourteen European films will compete for the main prizes of the 17th edition of Cinedays Festival of European Film, running 8 - 18 November in Skopje. Eight films will…
