GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Distributes Over 82,000 EUR for Documentary Production and Feature Film Development
PRAGUE: Czech Film Fund allotted 82,353 EUR/21 m CZK in grant support for documentary production and feature film development. A total of 23 projects received funding.
Call for Applications for Animarkt Stop Motion Forum Workshops 2018
LODZ: Calls are open to apply for free places in the Directing Stop Motion Animation Workshop with the Beast Animation Studio, Character Development and Storytelling Workshop with Carlos Bleycher and…
FESTIVALS: Greek/Polish Coproduction Pity Wins Herceg Novi Film Festival– Montenegro Film Festival
HERCEG NOVI: Greek/Polish coproduction Pity, directed by Babis Makridis, was awarded Grand Prix and Golden Mimosa for Best Film in the main competition of the 32nd Herceg Novi Film Festival–…
Crowd Funding Campaign for the Czech Premiere of Warsaw Pact Army Invasion Doc
PRAGUE: Czech Analog Vision, the production company behind the archive documentary My Unknown Soldier by Anna Kryvenko, launched a crowd funding campaign to support the theatrical release of the film…
FESTIVALS: Tartu Love Film Festival Announces Selection
TARTU: Eleven feature films and three documentaries will be screened at the 13th Tartu Love Film Festival, organised by the team of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival from 13…
MIDPOINT TV Launch Announces Development Executives Training
PRAGUE: At its 2019 edition MIDPOINT TV Launch will organise a specialised training for development executives. This part of the programme is intended to create a new generation of broadcaster…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Stanislav Donchev In Postproduction With Letters from Antarctica
SOFIA: Bulgarian Director Stanislav Donchev is in postproduction with his third feature film Letters from Antarctica, a deep psychological drama about a single mother incapable of confessing to her eight…
PRODUCTION: Iura Luncaşu Shoots Comedy with Olympic Champion Sandra Izbaşa
BUCHAREST: Iura Luncaşu is currently shooting Do It or Shut Up/Faci sau taci, a comedy he is also producing. His previous comedy Ghinionistul, was the Romanian film with the best…
PRODUCTION: Dato Abramishvili and Giorgi Gogichaishvili Prep Georgian/Luxembourg/Lithuanian Coproduction Inga
TBILISI: Directors Dato Abramishvili and Giorgi Gogichaishvili are currently in preproduction with their debut feature Inga, which will be a coproduction between Georgia, Luxembourg and Lithuania set for shooting in…
OBITUARY: Polish Film Director Piotr Szulkin
WARSAW: Piotr Szulkin, the most acclaimed Polish sci-fi film director, has died at 68. His debut feature Golem gained cult status in 1980.
FNE at New Horizons IFF 2018: Holiday Wins Grand Prize
WROCLAW: Swedish director Isabella Eklöf won the Grand Prize in the International Competition for her drama Holiday at the 18th edition of the New Horizons International Film Festival. The festival…
FNE at New Horizons IFF 2018: New Projects by Anna Kazejak, Leszek Dawid and Piotr Domalewski at Polish Days Pitching
WROCLAW: One of the key events of the 7th Polish Days held at the 18th New Horizons IFF was the pitching session showcasing 11 upcoming projects including international coproductions and…
Serbia Announces Commercial Feature Film Production Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has allocated 847,471 EUR / 100 m RSD for the production of three potentially commercial feature films, including one sequel.
FESTIVALS: The 12th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival Announces Winners
KAZIMIERZ DOLNY/JANOWIEC: French film Lower Heaven, directed by Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi, was awarded the First Prize in the Short Films Competition of the 12th edition of Film and Art Festival…
Romania Launches Lucian Pintilie Film Fund
BUCHAREST: Lucian Pintilie Film Fund, the first project initiated by the newly established Fundația9, aims at honouring the memory of the great Romanian director as well as encouraging art house…
FNE at New Horizons IFF: Komasa, Borcuch and Lankosz Projects at Polish Days Works in Progress
WROCŁAW: Nine Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased on during the last day of Polish Days, an industry event held at New Horizons IFF, including new films…
When East Meets West Announces the 2019 East and West Focus
TRIESTE: The 2019 edition of When East Meets West will have a new exciting East and West focus on Central Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine) and Benelux.
Romania Selects I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians as Oscar Candidate
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians has been chosen as the official candidate from Romania for an Academy of Motion Pictures…
FNE at New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Completed Films
WROCŁAW: The 7th edition of Polish Days Completed Films (30 July-1 August 2018) within the 18th New Horizons International Film Festival showcased five completed Polish projects including the new titles…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian Director Igor Aleksov Shooting Debut Feature Lena and Vladimir
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Igor Aleksov is currently shooting his debut feature Lena and Vladimir, which has been supported by the Macedonian Film Agency. The film is a 100% domestic production.
