EU AV Community Debates Digital Era Rights
LJUBLJANA: The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) held a meeting with film professionals in Ljubljana, to discuss copyright issues under the new proposals by the European Commission.
POLAND: Country Report 2016
Polish cinema had another strong year in 2016, with record breaking box office results, international success of feature and documentary films, worldwide distribution for domestic titles, as well as a…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Production Grants for Debut and Sophomore Feature Films
TBILISI: Two debut features and one sophomore feature film received production grants from the Georgian National Film Center totaling 291,739 EUR / 835,112 GEL.
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Shooting Empress Maria Theresa
PRAGUE: Czech Television will begin filming a two-part film about Central Europe’s most significant monarch, the Empress Maria Theresa.
Serbia Signs European Coproduction Convention
ROTTERDAM: Serbia has signed the revised Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction, updated for the digital age and welcoming non-European countries, during the 2017 edition of the International Film…
Malta Film Commission Launches Consultation Process
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission plans to implement new legislation regulating the film industry within one year. The legislation particularly affects the film service industry.
Poland Receives Gift of Pre-WWII Films
WARSAW: Poland’s National Film Archives has received a collection of pre-WWII films from London’s Sikorski Museum and the Polish Institute. The rare films date to the 1930’s and 1940’s
Polanski Withdraws as Honorary Host of France’s Cesars
WARSAW: Polish born director Roman Polanski has withdrawn as honorary host of the French Cesar awards, following protests in France, where Polanski also has citizenship.
Zero III Breaks Opening Record in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Domestic black comedy Zero III by Emilis Vėlyvis set a 2-year opening record in Lithuania, surpassing another film by Vėlyvis, that was holding a 20-year opening record.
Market Share of Domestic Productions Increased by 5.5% in Lithuania in 2016
VILNIUS: The domestic market share increased in Lithuania from 14% in 2015 to 19.5% in 2016 with 13 domestic films seen by almost 700,000 viewers and cashing in 3.46 m…
European Parliament Approves Visa Liberalisation for Georgia
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament approved visa liberalisation for Georgia, paving the way for Georgians to travel to the European Union's Schengen zone without obtaining visas.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Projects Selected for Czech Docs... Coming Soon 2017
Five long documentaries have been selected for Czech Docs... Coming Soon 2017 section, which will take place within the 6th East Doc Platform programme set to take place in Prague…
Estonian Viewers as Top European Cinemagoers Appreciate Domestic Film
TALLINN: Estonia was one of the top countries in Europe for cinema attendance per capita in 2016 with 2.5 cinema visits per person. France and Ireland led the pack in…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Mediteran, Croatia
This month we speak with Alen Munitić, the initiator of Kino Mediteran and the director of Mediterranean Film Festival Split, Croatia. Kino Mediteran is a project of cinema revival in…
Prisoner no. 150 Shot in Croatia Was Hit in India
ZAGREB: Indian film Prisoner no. 150, whose dance scenes were shot in Croatia in November 2016, was one of the most watched films in India in January 2017.
Applications Open for First Films First
BELGRADE: Goethe-Institut Young Directors´ Academy South-Eastern Europe starts a new professional training programme First Films First aiming at supporting young Southeast European directors to develop their debut feature.
Poland's Regulation Plans for Public and Private Media
WARSAW: The Polish government is working on a bill that would decrease the monopoly of foreign companies in the private media sector and a separate project that will increase the…
Creative Europe Programme Organises Open Public Consultation
BRUSSELS: An open public consultation for the evaluation of the Creative Europe programme is currently underway from 23 January to 16 April 2017. The consultation is open to the general…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 31.01.2017
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
ZagrebDox Pro Workshop Announces Selected Projects
ZAGREB: Projects from Croatia, Latvia, Serbia, Slovenia and Hungary are among the 12 projects selected for the ZagrebDox Pro training 2017, set to take place from 26 February to 3…
