FESTIVALS: The 10th BIDF Kicks Off in Budapest and Ten Cities across Hungary
BUDAPEST: The 10th edition of the popular Budapest International Documentary Festival (BIDF) is held in Hungary’s capital city as well as in 10 other towns from 27 January to 4…
PRODUCTION: Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian/Montenegrin Hybrid Doc Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
ZAGREB: The hybrid documentary Funk YU, directed by the main protagonist Franko Dujmić, has so far reached over 50 percent of the planned funding goal on a crowdfunding campaign launched…
Croatian/Estonian Short Animated Film Eeva Shortlisted for 96th Academy Awards
ZAGREB: Croatian/Estonian Eeva directed by Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov has been shortlisted for the Animated Short Film category of the 96th Academy Awards. The screenwriter and composer of the…
FESTIVALS: Kustendorf Film & Music Festival 2024 Ready to Start
BELGRADE: Seventeen titles selected from among 536 submitted films will take part in the Competition programme of the 17th edition of the Kustendorf Film & Music Festival, which will be…
dok.incubator Opens Applications for Czech and Slovak Documentaries
PRAGUE: The intensive rough cut workshop dok.incubator has opened applications for Czech and Slovak filmmakers. The deadline is 14 February 2024.
FESTIVALS: Animafest Cyprus Views of the World 2024 Opens Call for Entries
NICOSIA: Countryside Animafest Cyprus Views of the World, one of the longest-running film festivals in Cyprus, has opened the call for film submissions for its 23rd edition, which will be…
Brothers Lead Czech Lions 2023 Nominations
PRAGUE: Tomáš Mašín’s cold war drama Brothers leads the Czech Lions 2023 nominations with 15 nods, followed by Matěj Chlupáček’s 1930’s drama We Have Never Been Modern with 12 nominations.
Estonian Short Animated Film Dog-Apartment by Priit Tender Shortlisted for 96th Academy Awards
TALLINN: Estonian Dog-Apartment / Koerkorter directed by Priit Tender has been shortlisted for the Animated Short Film category for 96th Academy Awards. The film is based on the poem To…
Nine Nods for The Zone of Interest at BAFTA Film Awards
LONDON: The Polish minority coproduction The Zone of Interest directed by Jonathan Glazer has been nominated in nine categories for the British Academy Film Awards 2024.
FNE at Berlinale 2024: New Films from FNE Partner Countries in 2024 Berlinale Selection
BERLIN: New majority and minority coproductions directed by Levan Akin, Andrei Cohn, Roman Bondarchuk and Zuza Banasińska have been announced in the Panorama, Forum and Forum Expanded sections of the…
FESTIVALS: Trieste Film Festival 2024 Starts Today
TRIESTE: Films by Janez Burger, Vladimir Perišić and Elene Naveriani are among the seven titles selected for the Feature Film Competition of the 35th edition of the Trieste Film Festival,…
Emmy Awards for FNE Partner Countries Talents
LOS ANGELES: Slovak animator David Stumpf won the award for Outstanding Motion Design for his work on Marvel Studios' series Ms. Marvel, Polish costume designer Barbara Kuźnar earned an accolade…
BOX OFFICE: Croatian Films Have Third-Best Year in Domestic Cinemas
ZAGREB: Croatian films attracted 278,053 admissions in national cinemas in 2023, making it the third-best year for domestic film since the inception of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) in 2008.…
PRODUCTION: Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová Prep Croatian/Slovak/Slovenian/Latvian Feature Film for Children Spacehead
ZAGREB: Directors Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová are currently in preparation with their feature film for children Spacehead / Glavonja. The film is a coproduction between Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia…
New Members from Slovenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Lithuania on European Film Academy’s Board
BERLIN: The European Film Academy has announced its board of 16 members running from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025, which counts eight new members, including Daniel Hočevar (Slovenia),…
Construction of New Film Studio Complex to Start in Estonia This Summer
TALLINN: A 15 m EUR film studio complex is planned to start construction in Jõhvi, in eastern Estonia, in the summer of 2024. The studio is benefiting from funding from…
BOX OFFICE: Four Domestic Titles in Romanian Top Ten 2023 with Miami Bici 2 Topping Charts
BUCHAREST: The Romanian box office witnessed an unprecedented year in 2023 with four domestic comedies in the Top Ten, of which Miami Bici 2 by Jesús del Cerro came ahead…
WEMW 2024 Announces Selection for Co-production Forum, Last Stop Trieste, This is IT, First Cut+ and EAVE Slate
TRIESTE: The 14th edition of When East Meets West (WEMW, 21 – 24 January 2024) has announced the selection for Co-production Forum, Last Stop Trieste, This is IT, First Cut+…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Shortlisted for 96th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: Majority and minority coproductions from FNE partner countries have been shortlisted in several categories for the 96th edition of the Academy Awards. The Animated Short Film category boasts…
Two Golden Globes for Poor Things, Which Was Shot in Hungary
LOS ANGELES: The Irish/British/US coproduction Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos, which was shot at the Origo Studios in Budapest and also in Glasgow, received two awards at the 81st edition…