Children Make Films for Valletta European Capital of Culture 2018
VALLETTA: Film-oriented project Tafxnaf involving 4,059 children is currently underway as part of the run-up to the tenure of Valletta as European Capital of Culture in 2018.
FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Richard Müller: Unknown
BRATISLAVA: Miro Remo’s documentary Richard Müller: Unknown / Richard Müller: Nespoznaný will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Mila Turajlic in Production with Serbian/Algerian/French Coproduction The Labudović Files
Mila Turajlic takes us on an archival road trip together with Stevan Labudović, cameraman of Yugoslav president Tito and cinematic eye of the Algerian revolution, in search of what it…
PRODUCTION: Hanna Slak Completes The Miner
LJUBLJANA: Acclaimed Slovenian director Hanna Slak has finished her third feature film The Miner / Rudar. Shooting took place in November - December 2016 and the premiere is scheduled for…
FESTIVALS: Finále Plzeň Announces Competition Titles
PILSEN: Twelve Czech and Slovak films will vie in the main competition for feature and long animated films of the 30th edition of the Finále Plzeň Film Festival, which will…
FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Agave
BRATISLAVA: Ondrej Šulaj’s Agave / Agáva will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase of domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 3 to 9…
Indian Action Thriller Shoots in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Wisdom / Vivegam by Siva, a Tamil-language Indian action thriller, is in its final shooting phase in Bulgaria.
Slovenian Classical Rom-Com Turned into a Musical
LJUBLJANA: The first Slovenian romantic comedy Vesna (1953) by František Čap, has been turned into a musical that will premiere at Ljubljana's Križanke open-air theatre in June 2017.
New Eurimages Coproduction Development Award at Transilvania Pitch Stop
STRASBOURG: Three new Eurimages Co-production Development Awards were added to the seven existing ones in 2017. They will be awarded in the co-production markets of Transilvania IFF, San Sebastian FF…
United States of Love to Be Distributed in France
WARSAW: United States of Love by writer/director Tomasz Wasilewski will be released in France by Sophie Dulac Distribution on 5 April 2017. The film was awarded a Silver Bear for…
Kino Polska TV's Sales Revenues Increased by 6% in 2016
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A. Capital Group announced that sales revenues increased by 6% comparing to 2015, while revenues were nearly 27 m EUR / 114 m PLN in 2016.
PRODUCTION: Cypriot Debut Feature Pause Moves to Postproduction
NICOSIA: Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali is currently in postproduction with her debut feature Pause aka Menopause. This Cypriot/Greek coproduction is expected to be completed by early 2018.
My Happy Family Purchased by Netflix
TBILISI: Georgian/German/French coproduction My Happy Family directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross is the first Georgian film for which Netflix purchased global distribution rights.
Croatian Zombie Comedy Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
ZAGREB: Director Dario Lonjak and writer/producer Velimir Grgic started a crowdfunding campaign on FundThis for their independent zombie comedy HoliDead. They need 100,000 USD in order to complete the pre-production,…
FNE at the Slovak Film Week: 5 October
BRATISLAVA: Martin Kollar’s documentary 5 October will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 3 to 9…
Agnus Dei to Be Released in Estonia
WARSAW: Anne Fontaine’s drama Agnus Dei will be released under the title Süütud by Menufilmid in Estonia on 31 March 2017.
FNE at Lets CEE Film Festival 2017: Prize Winners and Industry Days
VIENNA: The 5th edition of the Let’s CEE Film Festival www.letsceefilmfestival.com gave the top prize for best feature film to the Hungarian film Kills on Wheels directed by Attila Till.
PRODUCTION: TVN in Production with New Rom-Com
WARSAW: Bartłomiej Ignaciuk is currently shooting for TVN his debut feature, the romantic comedy Tax on Love. The premiere is planned for the beginning of 2018.
FESTIVALS: Slovak Film Week Ready to Kick Off
BRATISLAVA: The second edition of the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy, will be held in Bratislava from 4 to…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival Challenges Audience to Defy Borders
BUCHAREST: The 7th Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival BIEFF will take place from 28 March to 2 April 2017. This year the programme challenges the audience to defy borders and…
