MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2018 Announces Selected Projects
PRAGUE: Projects from Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia are among the nine projects selected for MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2018.
Georgia's My Happy Family on Netflix
TBILISI: Nana Ekvtimishvili’s and Simon Gross’s feature film My Happy Family is available on Netflix since 1 December 2017. This Georgian/German/French coproduction is the first Georgian film for which Netflix…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 609,238 EUR / 72,788,291 RSD in six categories: long documentary production, script development, short documentary production, short fiction film production, short animated film production and…
FNE TV: Giuseppe Abbamonte Director of the Media and Data Directorate of the European Commission
FNE asked Giuseppe Abbamonte about the future European content, why the Digital Single Market is important to meet the challenges of the audiovisual industry in the future.
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…
Romanian Film Professionals Petition For Tax Incentives
BUCHAREST: A petition pointing out to the need of having a tax incentives scheme in Romania has been signed by approximately 1,500 professionals since 28 November 2017.
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Second Production Grants for 2017
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center allotted 1,856,000 EUR / 3,630,000 BGN in its second session at the end of November 2017. Nine projects, including three feature films with higher…
PRODUCTION: Bartosz Konopka Enters Postproduction with The Mute
WARSAW: Oscar nominated Polish filmmaker Bartosz Konopka has just finished shooting The Mute, a Polish/Belgian coproduction starring Krzysztof Pieczyński and Karol Bernacki.
FESTIVALS: Night Accident Wins 21st Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
TALLINN: Night Accident directed by Temirbek Birnazarov from Kyrgyzstan won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 21st Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (17 November - 3 December 2017).…
PRODUCTION: Metod Pevec Starts Shooting I Am Frank
LJUBLJANA: Metod Pevec’s Slovenian/Serbian/Macedonian coproduction I Am Frank started shooting in the small Slovenian town of Tržič on 23 November 2017. Pevec is well-known for his multiple-award-winning drama Beneath Her…
FESTIVALS: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2017 Awards Announced
TALLINN: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Awards 2017 were announced on 30 November 2017. Projects and producers from the Czech Republic, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Georgia are among the winners.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Before Father Is Back
Marine Gulbiani is currently in production with documentary Before Father Is Back, a coproduction between France, Georgia and Germany.
Polish Letters to Santa 3 Soars into Top 10 at UK Box Office
WARSAW: Another Polish film, TVN's romantic comedy Letters to Santa 3 by Tomasz Konecki has hit the top 10 at the UK box office. This is the second film in…
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports Feature and Animated Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute chose nine new feature films and nine animated projects to co-finance in the 3rd funding session of 2017, including new projects from Leszek Dawid, Małgorzata…
PRODUCTION: Goran Vojnović Preps Once Were Humans
LJUBLJANA: Goran Vojnović is in preparation with drama Once Were Humans / Nekoč so bili ljudje about two guys who get involved in human trafficking. Vojnović is a renowned Slovenian…
Latvia Approves Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction
RIGA: Latvian government approved the Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction on 28 November 2017. The National Film Center is in charge of its implementation. The Convention on Cinematographic…
German Crime Series Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: German crime series Der Prag-Krimi is currently shooting in Prague. The series is produced by Schiwago Film GmbH for ARD and presents Prague as itself, similarly to the series…
Romania to Launch Art House Cinema Network
BUCHAREST: The plan to build an art house cinema network in Romania was the core of a meeting of local exhibitors, distributors and filmmakers, and also representatives of Europa Cinemas…
PRODUCTION: TVN and Akson Studio Coproduce Romantic Comedy
WARSAW: Michał Kwieciński is currently shooting the romantic comedy Love Is Everything, a coproduction between TVN and Akson Studio. Michał Kwieciński is a renowned Polish producer and director and the…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces New Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre announced development and production grants of 837,000 EUR in November 2017. Thirty one projects were selected for co-funding in three categories: audiovisual projects production, short…
