PRODUCTION: Václav Marhoul Starts Shooting The Painted Bird
PRAGUE: Director/scriptwriter/producer Václav Marhoul starts shooting The Painted Bird in Volyn, Ukraine on 23 March 2017. The film is adapting Jerzy Kosiński’s bestseller and is a coproduction between the Czech…
Estonia Announces First National Film and Television Awards Winners
TALLINN: The Days that Confused by Triin Ruumet was awarded best feature film at the first edition of Estonia’s National Film and Television Awards on 12 March 2017. The Land…
FNE at East Doc Platform 2017: Project Pitching Awards
PRAGUE: The 6th annual East Doc Platform (6-12 March 2017) awarded its top prize, the East Doc Platform Award for project development, to the Russian doc project The Provincial Town…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Lehotský’s Sophomore Film and First Documentary by Pavol Pekarčík in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Slovak production consultant company kaleidoscope introduced two films in postproduction at the Works in Progress, Industry Days - MFFK Febiofest (2-8 March 2017). Juraj Lehotský’s second feature film Nina…
Czech Film Center and Czech Film Commission Became Part of the State Cinematography Fund
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Center together with the Czech Film Commission became part of the State Cinematography Fund, an institution that plays a key role in shaping the filmmaking environment…
The Constitution Sold in the US
ZAGREB: The Constitution by the acclaimed Croatian director Rajko Grlic was picked up for US Distribution by Synergetic and will be released theatrically later in 2017.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Project to Ex Oriente Film 2017
You can submit your application to Ex Oriente Film workshop 2017 until 4 May 2017. The workshop is an event organised by the Institute of Documentary Film.
FESTIVALS: The 2016 Sun in a Net Nominations Announced
BRATISLAVA: Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) announced the nominations for the Sun in a Net national awards. The most nominations went to The Teacher directed by Jan Hřebejk, A …
Sofia Meetings Kicks Off With 25 Projects
SOFIA: The 14th edition of the Sofia Meetings coproduction market will host 25 project of first, second and third films. The event is set to take place within the 21st…
FESTIVALS: About My Sister Wins 24th MFFK Febiofest
BRATISLAVA: Slovak short documentary About My Sister by Barbora Sliepková was awarded best film at the 24th edition of MFFK Febiofest. Special mentions went to Polish films Lockjaw by Kordian…
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production and Preproduction Grants for 2017
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 2,010,200 EUR as production and preproduction grants for 2017. New projects from Laila Pakalnina, Sergei Loznitsa, Inara Kolmane and Krzysztof Zanussi received grants.
GRANTS: Estonia Announces Feature Films Production Grants
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute distributed 939,000 EUR as feature films productions grants to six projects.
FESTIVALS: Sofia IFF 2017 Ready to Kick Off
SOFIA: Twelve debut and sophomore features were selected for the international competition of the 21st Sofia International Film Fest. Six of them were initiated by writers and film directors from…
TVP Plans to Digitalise its Production
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP launched a UE co-financed project that will digitalise its 800 archive productions in the course of the next three years.The budget of the project is…
FNE AV Innovation: Propellor Action Plan to Innovate Europe’s AV Industry
TALLINN: With big multinational content giants increasingly dominating Europe’s audiovisual markets, many wonder in 2017 what the continent has been lacking in order to produce a mighty competitor to the…
BOX OFFICE: Slovak Film Breaks Opening Record in Domestic Cinemas
BRATISLAVA: Political thriller Kidnapping by Mariana Čengel Solčanská had the strongest opening weekend in the Slovak history. The film released on 2 March 2017 attracted 67,369 cinemagoers.
PRODUCTION: Štěpán Altrichter Develops New German/Czech Coproduction
PRAGUE: Director/producer Štěpán Altrichter develops a dark psycho thriller entitled Runner, taking over some of the motifs of the classical 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner by Ridley Scott. The film…
National Archives of Georgia Plans to Build New Cinema
TBILISI: National Archives of Georgia plans to build a cinema to host the screening of documentaries and reels from its collection, but also premieres and graduation films.
Blitz-Cinestar Opens the First Laser Cinema in the Region in Croatia
ZAGREB: Leading theatrical exhibitor Blitz-Cinestar opened its 13th multiplex in Croatia, Kaptol Boutique Cinema & Bar. The total investment in the first laser cinema in the region amounts to approximately…
FESTIVALS: Quit Staring at My Plate Wins the 45th Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST
BELGRADE: Quit Staring at My Plate by Hana Jušić was awarded the Belgrade Victor for Best Film at the 45th Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST, while Requiem for Mrs.…
