OBITUARY: Romanian Film and Theatre Director Lucian Pintilie
BUCHAREST: Lucian Pintilie, the most important Romanian film director and the godfather of the New Romanian Cinema, died at age 84 on 16 May 2018.
FNE at Cannes 2018: Macedonian Film Agency Inks Bulgarian and Kosovo Coproduction Agreements
CANNES: The Macedonian Film Agency has signed coproduction agreements with both Bulgaria and Kosovo in Cannes this year. The agreement with the Bulgarian National Film Centre was signed just before…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Bio Oko, Prague
This month we speak with David Beránek, the programme director of Bio Oko, an art house cinema which together with Světozor and Aero in Prague, Bio Central in Hradec Králové…
GRANTS: Macedonian Film Agency Funds 24 Projects
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Film Agency will distribute nearly 2.5 M EUR to 24 projects, including 1,904,878 EUR / 117,150,000 MKD for the first round of 2018 production grants for feature,…
Afrika Wins 2018 ScripTeast Award
CANNES: The 12th Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Script from Eastern Europe went to the script Afrika by Maya Vitkova-Kosev from Bulgaria. The script was developed within the…
Czech Distributor Filmotor Announces Partnership with Cinemarket
PRAGUE: The new Czech film sales company Filmotor announced a partnership with Berlin-based online market company Cinemarket, using blockchain technology. The arrangement will make Filmotor’s catalogue available for licensing to…
FNE at Beldocs: 4 Years in 10 Minutes wins Beldocs 2018
BELBRADE: Serbia celebrated its documentary filmmaking industry with a best prize for 4 Years in 10 Minutes in the Beldocs national competition. The festival also gave two awards for works…
Romanian and Lithuanian Films Have Strong Box Office Results
VILNIUS: Sobibor, a Russian/German/Lithuanian/Polish coproduction filmed in Lithuania, opened in the second place in Lithuania.
FESTIVALS: Five World Premieres in 2018 TIFF Romanian Days
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 17th Transilvania IFF (25 May – 3 June 2018) Romanian Days will screen 13 features, including five world premieres. An additional 22 shorts will also be shown.
GRANTS: Romania Announces Record Number of Grants
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Center (CNC) distributed almost 10.7 m EUR / 50 m RON as production and development grants on 11 May 2018. Seventeen feature films and ten debut…
Srbenka Wins Doc Alliance Selection Award
CANNES: The Croatian documentary Srbenka by director Nebojša Slijepčević received the Doc Alliance Selection Award at the Cannes FF on 12 May 2018.
PRODUCTION: First Macedonian Animated Feature Gets Funding
SKOPJE: John Vardar vs. the Galaxy, Macedonia’s first animated feature film, has received funding from the Macedonian Film Agency and is lining up Bulgarian partners for a planned coproduction. The…
F&ME Strengthens CEE Coproduction Lineup
CANNES: UK/Dublin based production house F&ME is building on its CEE partnerships, working on coproductions with Lithuania, Slovakia, Romania, Georgia and the Czech Republic.
FNE at Cannes 2018: Review: Girls of the Sun
CANNES: Director Eva Husson has based her latest film Girls in the Sun on a real events. Yazidi women were forced to watch their men being slaughtered, then they were…
FNE at Cannes 2018: Cannes Classics Showcase Rich Film Heritage of Latvia and former Czechslovakia
CANNES: The Cannes Classics Selection this year includes two films that showcase the rich film heritage of Lativa and the former Czechoslovakia.
