GRANTS: Georgia Funds Three Debut Films
TBILISI: Three Georgian debut feature films received 340,00 EUR in grants from the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC). Twenty projects participated in the competition.
FNE at Anifilm 2018: Animated Coproduction Wins First VAF Feature Pitching Forum
TREBON: The four-country coproduction Of Unwanted Things and People won the first animated feature film pitching award at the Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF), which was held during the Czech festival…
New Europe Film Sales Picks Up The Load
WARSAW: Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales announced that it has signed a world sales deal for Ognjen Glavonić debut film The Load, set for world premiere in Cannes’…
EFP 2018 Producer on the Move: Peter Badač, Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Multi-hyphenate Peter Badac represents Slovakia at the European Film Promotion’s 2018 Producers on the Move event taking place 10-14 May during the Cannes Film Festival.
EFP 2018 Producer on the Move: Radovan Síbrt, Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Radovan Sibrt represents the Czech Republic at the European Film Promotion’s 2018 Producers on the Move event taking place 10-14 May during the Cannes Film Festival.
EFP 2018 Producer on the Move: Oliver Sertić, Croatia
ZAGREB: Oliver Sertić represents Croatia at the European Film Promotion’s 2018 Producers on the Move event taking place 10-14 May during the Cannes Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: The 22nd European Film Festival Opens in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: The 22th European Film Festival opens on 7 May 2018 in Bucharest. The festival will screen 64 films from 24 countries in eight cities across Romania, including Galați, Râmnicu…
connecting cottbus 2018 Call for Submissions
COTTBUS: The East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus has announced a call for submission to its 20th anniversary edition, taking place 8 and 9 November 2018 under the management of new…
FNE at Anifilm 2018: Omnibus Coproduction Wins VAF Feature Pitching Forum
TREBON: The sixth edition of the Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF) introduced its first feature film pitching competition during the Anifilm festival of animated film, which concluded on 6 May 2018…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anca 2018 Announces Competition Films
ZILINA: Twelve Slovak films have been chosen for the competition of Slovak films at the 11th edition of Slovakia’s animation festival Fest Anca, running 28 June – 1 July in…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan New Films
Two new films have been selected for East Silver Caravan.
FNE at Anifilm 2018: Two Polish Animated Features Pitch at Visegrad Animation Forum
TREBON: Poland was represented by two projects at the Visegrad Animation Forum’s (VAF) first pitching session for feature-length animated films, which took place during the Anifilm festival, running through 6…
Slovenia Reconsiders Film Funding Goals
PLZEN: Slovenia is re-evaluating its funding priorities, in light of the rising importance of coproductions in the Balkan and CEE region.
First Multiplatform Online Release in Macedonia, Croatia and Albania
SKOPJE: The Macedonian distribution company Cutaway will introduce its first ever multiplatform day-and-date release in three Balkan countries (Croatia, Albania and Macedonia) on 3 May 2018. Films will be available…
Cash Rebate Projects Expected to Double in Georgia in 2018
TBILISI: The number of foreign productions using Georgia’s two-year-old cash rebate are expected to increase dramatically this year. „We anticipate around 10 international projects benefitting from the cash rebate to…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Historical Drama King Petar’s Socks
BELGRADE: The historical drama King Petar’s Socks / Čarape kralja Petra began principal shooting in mid-March 2018. Lazar Ristovski, the eminent Serbian and international actor, is starring in and producing…
Czech Minority Animation Coproductions Get Double Funding Boosts
PRAGUE: Two Czech animated minority coproductions have received funding from the Czech Film Fund and Eurimages. News of the support comes on the eve of the beloved Czech animation festival…
UK, Sweden and US Buy Croatian RTV’s Guardian of the Castle
ZAGREB: Britain’s Channel 4 and Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT acquired the Croatian Radio and Television (HRT) mini-series Guardian of the Castle.
FNE at Cyprus Film Days 2018: Two Films Tie for Top Award in Cyprus
NICOSIA: The Best Film and Best Director Award was a tie between the films I Am Not a Witch by Rungano Nyoni and Respeto by Alberto Monteras at the 16th…
