Graduation Wins National Society of Film Critics Award
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation / Bacalaureat was awarded best foreign film at the National Society of Film Critics’ Awards for 2017.
OBITUARY: Slovak Actor Marián Labuda
BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak actor Marián Labuda, who starred in Jiří Menzel’s My Sweet Little Village (1985, Barrandov), died at the age of 73 on 5 January 2018.
FESTIVALS: Trieste FF Announces Programme
TRIESTE: Nine titles wil vie in the international competition of the 29th Trieste Film Festival set to take place from 19 to 28 January 2018.
REVIEW: First Reformed
Director Paul Schrader joins a group of films in this year’s Venice Main Competition that are concerned with the destruction of our planet’s environment via greed and over-exploitation with his…
Zurab Maghalashvili, Head of the Georgian National Film Centre
FNE spoke with Zurab Maghalashvili, the director of the Georgian National Film Center, about the changes in the Georgian cinema since his appointment in spring 2016 and what lies ahead.
Filthy Tops Czech Film Critics’ Awards Nominations
PRAGUE: The Slovak/Czech drama Filthy / Špína directed by Tereza Nvotová got six nominations for the Czech Film Critics´Awards. The awards will be announced on 27 January 2018.
Secret Ingredient Broadcast on Cinemax 2
SKOPJE: Secret Ingredient, the debut feature by Macedonian director Gjorce Stavreski, premiered in 14 European countries in prime time on HBOs Cinemax 2 channel on New Year’s Eve 2018. The…
ACM Distribution Launches Call for Distribution Support for International Coproductions
PARIS: Aide au Cinémas du Monde (ACM) Distribution within the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Paris has launched a new call for the distribution support of…
When East Meets West Select 21 Projects
TRIESTE: The eighth edition of the coproduction forum When East Meets West will feature 21 film projects from 16 countries within the Trieste Film Festival, from 21 to 23 January…
GRANTS: Estonian Film Institute and Cultural Endowment Announce Grants
TALLINN: Estonian Film Institute and the audiovisual endowment of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia have allotted 37,000 EUR and 383,515 EUR respectively for film development and production in the last…
Wild Roses Wins Polish Critics Award for Best Domestic Film Released in 2017
WARSAW: Wild Roses by Anna Jadowska won the Golden Tapes award for best domestic film released in Polish cinemas in 2017. Golden Tapes are awarded by the Polish section of…
Eight CEE Projects Receive Eurimages Coproduction Support
STRASBOURG: Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund distributed 3,786,026 EUR to 20 projects including eight CEE projects.
Last Season of Game of Thrones to Be Shot in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: The eighth and last season of the HBO series Game of Thrones will be shot in Dubrovnik in 2018. HBO has already announced in a statement that the premiere…
FNE wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year! See you again on 8 January 2018
Film New Europe would like to thank all its sponsors, supporters and readers and to wish them a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. In 2017 the…
PRODUCTION: Sequel to Serbian High School Hit to Be Shot in Spring 2018
BELGRADE: Next to Us / Pored nas, a sequel to the high school hit Next to Me / Pored mene (2015) will be shot in spring 2018 and released in…
Macedonia Cuts Film Funding by 25% in 2018
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government has announced a decision to cut the film funding by 25% in 2018 compared to 2017. The decision was made during its regular session on 12…
Poland to Coproduce First Animated Series with China
WARSAW: Polish Animoon Studio and Chinese Animex Animation finalised the agreement on the coproduction of the second season of the Polish animated series Hug Me. This is the first animated…
dok.incubator Workshop Calls for Rough-cut Feature Docs - DEADLINE: 31st January, 2018
dok.incubator workshop invites directors, editors and producers with feature docs in the rough cut stage to apply. There are many good films, but only a few of them are really…
International and Domestic Box Office Success for Poland's Letters to Santa 3
WARSAW: The romantic comedy Letters to Santa 3 directed by Tomasz Konecki is a major success not only in Poland, where it is topping the box office, but also abroad.…
Estonian Producers Explore Alternative Distribution
TALLINN: Estonia has successfully experimented with alternative ways of distribution lately, but opinions vary as to whether a simultaneous release in cinemas and on SVoD is beneficial for such a…
