PRODUCTION: Audrius Juzėnas Shoots Owl Mountain
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Audrius Juzėnas is currently shooting his third feature film, Owl Mountain / Pelėdų kalnas. The release of this historical drama is planned for 16 February 2018, the…
FESTIVALS: One World Film Festival Introduces New Categories, Including New Czech Competition
PRAGUE: Several new categories, including a new Czech competition, are among the surprises of the 2017 One World. The festival is set to take place in Prague from 6 to…
Bulgaria Approves New Minister of Culture
SOFIA: Rashko Mladenov has been approved Minister of Culture in the caretaker government of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, appointed by the country’s newly elected president Rumen Radev on 26 January 2017. Mladenov…
Family Film and I, Olga Hepnarova Win the Czech Film Critics’ Awards
PRAGUE: Family Film by Olmo Omerzu was awarded best film at the Czech Critics´Awards 2016, while I, Olga Hepnarova by Petr Kazda and Tomáš Weinreb was awarded for best director.…
FESTIVALS: A Good Wife Wins the 28th Trieste Film Festival
TRIESTE: Mirjana Karanovic’s A Good Wife was awarded best film at the 28th edition of Trieste Film Festival, that wrapped on 29 January 2017.
Whishing on a Star by Peter Kerekes Wins 7th When East Meets West
TRIESTE: Wishing on a Star, the new project by Peter Kerekes coproduced by Italy, Austria and Slovakia, won the CNC Development Award at the When East Meets West Co-production Forum.…
Polish Filmmakers Raise Record Charity Sum
WARSAW: Polish filmmakers gathered 13,300 EUR / 58,000 PLN for charity during an event put up by the Polish Film Institute to support the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP).…
Romania’s anim’est Becomes OSCAR® Qualifying Film Festival
BUCHAREST: The anim’est International Animation Film Festival has been awarded the status of OSCAR® qualifying film festival by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Łódź Will Participate in UNESCO City of Film Contest
ŁÓDŹ: The Polish city of Łódź plans to apply for inclusion in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Film.
Beta Cinema Picks Up Ana, Mon Amour, Spoor and A Prominent Patient
BERLIN: Munich-based Beta Cinema picked up Ana, mon amour by Călin Peter Netzer, Spoor / Pokot by Agnieszka Holland and A Prominent Patient / Masaryk by Julius Ševcík, and will…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Doc Tank 2017 Project Selection
Click HERE to see projects selected for the Doc Tank programme, set to take place within East Doc Platform in Prague, from 6 to 12 March 2017.
CEE Films Selected for Berlinale’s Panorama
BERLIN: New films from CEE countries were announced to participate in Berlinale’s Panorama section on 25 February 2017. The 67th edition of Berlin International Film Festival will take place from…
Graduation and Toni Erdmann Nominated for César Film Awards
PARIS: Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation and Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann have been nominated for the César Film Awards in the foreign film category. The 42th edition of the César Film Awards…
Good Opening for 6.9 on the Richter Scale in Romania
BUCHAREST: Nae Caranfil’s comedy 6.9 on the Richter Scale had 12,606 admissions in its opening weekend, a very good result for a country where attendance to domestic comedies took off…
Wishing on a Star Wins the Seventh Edition of When East Meets West
Wishing on a Star, an Italian, Austrian, Slovak documentary directed by Peter Kerekes, is the winner of the seventh edition of When East Meets West. The project tells the story…
Poland Plans to Expand Film Funding by Launching Polish Audiovisual Fund
WARSAW: Polish government is working on a new bill that will introduce a Polish Audiovisual Fund with 23.8 m EUR /104.5 m PLN of annual budget to spend on production…
Toni Erdmann and Short Film Blind Vashya Nominated for the 89th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: Maren Ade's German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann has been nominated for the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, while Blind Vaysha by Bulgarian Theodore Ushev…
RE-ACT Announces Winners of the Second Do-development Funding Support
TRIESTE: Six projects were awarded 10,000 EUR each as co-development funding support during the second round of RE–ACT. The ceremony was held in the framework of the annual When East…
Czech Box Office Reached Record Numbers in 2016
PRAGUE: Czech box office reached its highest point in the country’s modern history in 2016 with 74 m EUR / 2.011 bl CZK, an increase of 12.65 m EUR /…
Spectacular Increase for Bulgarian Films in the Local Chart
SOFIA: Admissions and box office for domestic films increased in Bulgaria in 2016 for the first time in the last six years. Admissions to domestic films increased by 94.72 percent…
