BIAFF Industry Platform Alternative Wave 2017 Announces Selected Projects
BATUMI: The industry platform Alternative Wave of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival announced projects selected for its 2017 edition. The 12th edition of BIAFF will run from 17…
Animateka to Host Workshop for CEE Producers
LJUBLJANA: The Animateka International Animated Film Festival in Ljubljana will host a workshop for animated film producers from Central and Eastern Europe from 2 to 6 December 2017. A total…
Alfredson‘s Trilogy Intrigo Wraps Slovenian Shoot After Winning First Cash Rebate
LJUBLJANA: Trilogy Intrigo directed by Daniel Alfredson and starring Ben Kingsley has wrapped its shoot in Slovenia, which ran May to August 2017. This German/US/Belgian coproduction serviced by Slovenia's Pakt…
PRODUCTION: Stere Gulea Preps Sequel to Acclaimed Moromeții
BUCHAREST: Stere Gulea is in preparation with a sequel to Moromeții, 30 years after his first adaptation of the novel by Marin Preda in one of the most acclaimed Romanian…
PRODUCTION: Krzysztof Lang in Postproduction with Crime Drama
WARSAW: Krzysztof Lang is currently in postproduction with Sleep Darling / Ach śpij kochanie, a crime drama inspired by one of the most notorious Polish serial killers.
PRODUCTION: Tomasz Szafrański Shoots Youth Comedy
KRAKOW: Tomasz Szafrański is currently shooting Rock’n’Roll Eddie, a comedy for children and youngsters, set to premiere in 2018.
Beta Cinema Acquires Romanian Gay Love Story
BUCHAREST: Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, the debut feature by Serbian director Ivana Mladenovic, was acquired by the German sales agent Beta Cinema. This contemporary gay love story set in…
FESTIVALS: Timișoara Central European Film Festival Announces Lineup
TIMIȘOARA: The Mediaș European Film Festival (MECEFF) relocates to Timișoara and runs in competition 13 films from CEE from 3 to 9 September 2017.
FESTIVALS: Polish Film 21 x New York Wins Makedox 2017
SKOPJE: Polish documentary 21 x New York / 21 x Nowy Jork by Piotr Stasik won the Onion Award for Best Film in the main competition of the 8th edition…
PRODUCTION: TVP in Production with New Original Comedy Series
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is currently shooting a new original family oriented comedy series entitled Under the Same Sky. The first season will have 12 episodes of 25-minutes each.
FESTIVALS: The 2nd DroneUp IFF Ready to Take Off in Plovdiv
PLOVDIV: The second edition of DroneUp IFF, a festival of films shot using drones, will take place in the Roman Stadium Plovdiv and Mall Plovdiv from 25 to 27 August…
FESTIVALS: Riga IFF Announces Lineup
RIGA: Ten long films were selected for the main competition of the Riga International Film Festival, set to take place from 7 to 17 September 2017.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Three Czech Documentaries to Hit Cinemas
Three new Czech movies are heading for the cinemas in the months to come. They are the awaited Common Sense directed by Vít Janeček and Zuzana Piussi, Červená directed by…
Jan Svěrák‘s Barefoot in a Stubble Soars to Number One at Czech Box Office on Opening Weekend
PRAGUE: Jan Svěrák’s Barefoot in a Stubble / Po strništi bos is leading the weekend admissions chart in Czech Republic with 113,000 admissions.
Amazon Studios Acquires Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War
WARSAW: The new drama by Oscar-winning Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski Cold War has been acquired by Amazon Studios. The film is set in Poland of the 50s and 60s. Pawlikowski…
The 5th SOFA Announces Mentors
WARSAW: Film professionals from Poland, Czech Republic, Georgia and Romania are among the mentors of the 5th SOFA - School of Film Agents. The first part of the workshop will…
PRODUCTION: Dariusz Gajewski in Production with Costume Drama Legions
WARSAW: Dariusz Gajewski is currently shooting Legions, a major costume drama about the Polish Legions set up by Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935).
Thirteen Films from CEE in 2017 EFA Selection
BERLIN: Thirteen majority and minority coproductions from CEE countries are among the 51 titles in EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for…
PRODUCTION: Ivo Briedis Deconstructs the Soviet Man in Documentary Telebridge
RIGA: In his new documentary Telebridge Ivo Briedis is deconstructing the concept of the Soviet man through the eyes of the last Soviet and first post-Soviet generation. The project was…
PRODUCTION: Marija Kavtaradzė Shoots Summer Survivors
VILNIUS: Marija Kavtaradzė, one of the most promising young Lithuanian directors and scriptwriters, will start shooting her debut feature Summer Survivors / Vasara on 24 August 2017.
