PRODUCTION: Slovak/Russian/Czech Coproduction Ready for Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Psychological drama The Cellar / Pivnica directed by Russian Igor Voloshin will start shooting in May 2017. The film is a Slovak/Russian/Czech coproduction set in Slovakia. The cast includes…
Art of Love Tops Polish Box Office and Gets UK Distribution
WARSAW: Michalina Wisłocka’s biopic Art of Love, which is currently number one in the general box office in Poland with more than 1.72 admissions, will be released in the UK…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submissions Open for East Silver Market
The deadline for submissions for the 14th East Silver Market, Jihlava is 30 June 2017. The call is open for completed documentaries produced/coproduced in the region of Central and Eastern…
FNE AV Innovation: Ivan Hronec CEO of Leading Regional Player Film Europe Media Company
FNE AV Innovation: Ivan Hronec CEO of Film Europe Media Company tells us about how his company has come up with an innovative way to increase audiences for European films…
PRODUCTION: Mariana Čengel Solčanská Develops The Maidservant
BRATISLAVA: Director Mariana Čengel Solčanská starts developing The Maidservant / Slúžka, a strong feminist story placed in Vienna during WWI. Based on Hana Lasicová’s bestseller published in 2013, The Maidservant…
Warmia-Mazury Regional Film Fund Launched in Poland
OLSZTYN: The new regional film fund for Warmia and Mazury offers 115,500 EUR / 500,000 PLN of funding for film productions that will promote the region and its film professionals.
Malta Film Commission Targets India
VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission is targeting India and set its efforts on attracting Indian productions to Malta and Gozo in 2017.
FNE TV: Martin Smatlak Head of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Martin Smatlak head of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund spoke to FNE about the major achievements of the AVF since its inception, the results of the Slovak tax incentives and the…
GRANTS: Cyprus Announces Grants
NICOSIA: Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture announced the winners of the official funding programme for 2016-2017. The Ministry allotted 85,500 EUR as script development grants for low budget feature…
PRODUCTION: Mantas Kvedaravičius Shoots Stasis
VILNIUS: Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius is currently shooting his debut feature, the psychological drama Stasis, which is a coproduction between Lithuania, the Ukraine and France. Shooting takes place in the…
Versatile Picks Up Andrei Crețulescu's Debut Feature
BUCHAREST: Andrei Crețulescu's debut feature Charleston aka Charlton Heston was picked up by Paris-based sales agent Versatile. This Romanian/French coproduction is currently in postproduction and set to be finished end…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Bize, Riga
This month we speak with Maris Prombergs, the director and programmer of Kino Bize from Riga, Latvia. Kino Bize was founded in 2012 as a small, cozy art house movie…
Submissions Open for Polish Days 2017
WARSAW: Submissions are open for Polish films and projects to take part in Polish Days 2017. The event will be held from 8 to 10 August 2017, during the 17th…
Ten CEE Projects Receive Eurimages Funding
STRASBOURG: Ten CEE projects received funding from Eurimages at its 146th meeting held in Strasbourg from 7 to 10 March 2017. The list includes projects by Pawel Pawlikowski, Laszlo Nemes…
FESTIVALS: Nowhere to Hide Wins One World 2017
PRAGUE: Nowhere to Hide by Zaradasht Ahmed was awarded best film in the international competition of the 19th One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, that took place from…
OBITUARY: Bulgarian Scriptwriter Georgi Danailov
SOFIA: Respected Bulgarian screenwriter and playwright Georgi Danailov passed away at the age of 81. He was one of the most loved Bulgarian writers for cinema.
FNE TV: Febiofest Slovakia Festival Director Premysl Martinek
FNE teamed up with Febiofest Slovakia and its Industry Days in Bratislava this year. Festival director Premysl Martinek talks about the Slovak film industry and the importance of regional cooperation.
Applications for Emerging Producers 2018 Still Open
JIHLAVA: Applications for Emerging Producers 2018 are still open until 31 March 2017. Emerging Producers is the flagship industry project of Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
FNE TV: Febiofest SK and FNE Assoc Present Slovakia Austria Film Neighbours
FNE Association teamed up with Febiofest Slovakia to present Slovakia Austria Film Neighbours an event to look at cooperation between the film industries of the two countries and how to…
The Dinner (USA)
Director Oren Moverman returns to Berlin with his competition entry The Dinner boasting star power that includes Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. Born in Tel Aviv…
