Polish and Bulgarian Films in the EFA Documentary Selection
BERLIN: Documentaries from Poland and Bulgaria are among the 15 titles announced for the European Film Academy's Documentary Selection on 15 August 2017. The EFA awards ceremony will take place…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Honeyland, Macedonian Documentary on Bees
SARAJEVO: Macedonian documentary filmmakers Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska are presenting their latest project Honeyland at CineLink Work-in-Progress, taking place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of…
PRODUCTION: Raimundas Banionis Returns to Film with The Purple Fog
VILNIUS: Acclaimed film, theatre and TV director Raimundas Banionis is returning to film directing after 25 years with The Purple Fog / Purpurinis rūkas. This historical drama is currently in…
Czech National Film Archive Announce First Results on Laterna Magika Multimedia Research Project
PRAGUE: The National Film Archive of Czech Republic has launched the first results of the extensive research project Laterna Magika. Past and Present, Documentation, Preservation and Presentation. Launched in the…
Macedonian TV Revenues Down
SKOPJE: Macedonian TV revenues reached in 2016 their lowest point in the last five years. Commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of approximately 25 m EUR / 1,540,190,000 MKD,…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Pig, Bulgarian Drama on Bullying
SARAJEVO: Bulgarian writer/director Dragomir Sholev will present his next project Pig at CineLink Work-in-Progress, set to take place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo Film…
Gorjan Tozija Named Acting Director of Macedonian Film Agency
SKOPJE: Macedonian Government named Gorjan Tozija acting director of the Macedonian Film Agency on 10 August 2017. He will be replacing Mimi Gjorgoska Ilievska, who was appointed in November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Marek Najbrt in Production with Fairy Tale The Magic Quill
PRAGUE: Marek Najbrt, the author of Blanik Office, a series aired on the internet and a big succes in the Czech Republic, is currently in production with the Czech/Slovak coproduction…
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Western Wins Grand Prize
WROCLAW: Western, a German/Bulgarian/Austrian coproduction directed by Valeska Grisebach, won both the International Competition Grand Prize and the FIPRESCI Award at the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival. The…
FNE at Sarajevo Film Festival: Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen Announces Its First Project
SARAJEVO: A Good Day’s Work by the Slovenian director Martin Turk will be the first project supported through Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen.
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Mo’
SARAJEVO: Romanian writer/director Radu Dragomir will be presenting his next project Mo’ at CineLink Work-in-Progress set to take place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo…
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Polish Days Works in Progress
WROCŁAW: Nine Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased during the last day of Polish Days, an industry event held at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (3-13 August 2017).…
PRODUCTION: Ivars Zviedris in Production with The Smuggler
RIGA: Acclaimed documentary filmmaker and DoP Ivars Zviedris is currently in production with The Smuggler, a story set on the Latvian/Russian border.
International Co-Production Forum Regiofund Extends Deadline for Call for Projects to 22 August
KATOWICE: The deadline for submissions of projects to the International Co-Production Forum Regiofund has been extended until 22 August 2017.
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Polish Days Pitchings
WARSAW: T-Mobile New Horizons IFF's industry event showcased 11 upcoming projects including international coproductions and new films by Jan Komasa, Borys Lankosz, Kuba Czekaj and Magnus von Horn.
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Never Let It Go
SARAJEVO: Romanian writer/director Paul Negoescu will be presenting his next project, the Romanian/Bulgarian coproduction Never Let It Go at CineLink Work-in-Progress, set to take place from 14 to 16 August…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Yours Sincerely, Social System
Martin Tokár is developing Yours Sincerely, Social System, an absurd comedy and social documentary about Yves Nicolas Ogou, who originally comes from Benin, Africa, but has lived and worked in…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Kristijan Risteski Develops Snow White Dies in the End
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Kristijan Risteski is developing his debut feature Snow White Dies in the End / Snezana umira na krajot. The project has been selected for the CineLink Co-Production…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Horizon
SARAJEVO: Georgian writer/director Tinatin Kajrishvili will be presenting her next project Horizon at CineLink Work-in-Progress, set to take place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo…
Divan Film Festival of Food and Love
CRAIOVA: The 8th edition of Divan Film Festival, an unusual festival of good Balkan films and good food, is focused this year on the Balkan love. The festival takes place…
