EFADs Raises Concerns about EU Sat Cab Regulation
WARSAW: EFADs the European Film Agency Directors organisation has voiced its concerns over the EU’s Sat Cab Regulation, which would introduce a Country of Origin principle for broadcasters’ ancillary online…
FNE at Baltic Event 2016: Sulev Keedus Drama in Postproduction
TALLINN: A three-part coproduction from Estonia and Lithuania entitled The Man Slayer. The Virgin. The Shadow directed by Sulev Keedus was presented at the 20th Black Nights Film Festival Baltic…
PRODUCTION: Ognjen Sviličić Preps God in a Shoe
ZAGREB: Acclaimed Croatian writer/director Ognjen Sviličić is in preparation with God in a Shoe, a drama about faith set for shooting in summer/autumn 2017.
First Cut Lab Call for Projects from CEE
TRIESTE: The First Cuts Lab training programme of When East Meets West is accepting submission from producer/director teams from CEE territories.
PRODUCTION: Croatian Omnibus Deep Cuts in Preparation
ZAGREB: Deep Cuts, an omnibus film about violence, directed by Filip Peruzović, Filip Mojzeš and Dubravka Turić, is currently in preparation. The Croatian company Kinematograf is producing.
Revenues Rise at Kino Polska
WARSAW: SPI’s Kino Polska reported revenues of 82.7 PLN, a 4% increase, at the end of the third quarter of 2016, and profit of 14.7 m PLN. The results are…
Radoslaw Ochnio Wins EFA Award
WARSAW: Polish sound designer Radoslaw Ochnio will be honoured with the EFA award for Best Sound Designer for Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes.
FESTIVALS: Animated Dreams Awards Two Croatian Films
TALLINN: Two short Croatian coproductions took home awards at the 2016 edition of the Estonian film festival Animated Dreams, which concluded on 20 November.
Baltic VOD Platform Debuts in 2017
TALLINN: Baltic View, an online cinema space, will be launched in January 2017 to present films from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Puiu Wins New Festival Award
ZAGREB: The Egyptian film Clash by Mohamed Diab won the best film prize in the main competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, which concluded on 20 November 2016.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Croatia Sets Sights on Film Studio
ZAGREB: A film studio for Croatia is one of the priorities for the film industry. The new Croatian Minister of Culture Nina Obuljen Korzinek told FNE, “We’re looking at options…
PRODUCTION: Prolific Croatian Director Preps New Project
ZAGREB: Eduard Galić, at age 80 considered the most prolific director in Croatia with a career spanning more than 45 years, is in preparation with a new feature film, The…
FNE at Ljubljana IFF 2016: A Good Wife Takes the Main Prize
LJUBLJANA: A Good Wife / Dobra žena, a full length feature debut by the acclaimed Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović, took the Kingfisher Award at the 27th edition of the Ljubljana…
FNE at Cinedays 2016: Humidity Wins Best Film Award in Skopje
SKOPJE: The Serbian/Dutch/Greek coproduction Humidity / Vlažnost, directed by Nikola Ljuca, scooped the best film award in the official selection of the 15th Festival of European Film Cinedays, which closed…
Russia Returns Four Films to Georgia
TBILISI: Four classic Georgian films made during the early Soviet era were returned to Tbilisi in an official ceremony on 17 November 2016.
FESTIVALS: Grieg Fraser Wins Camerimage 2016
WARSAW: Cinematographer Grieg Fraser won the Golden Frog at the Camerimage IFF, which ended on 19 November 2016.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Balkan Film Industry United on MEDIA Programme’s Level Field
ZAGREB: At the first meeting of MEDIA held in the Balkans, marking the 25th anniversary of the MEDIA Sub-programme on 17 November 2016, MEDIA Desk representatives and film fund directors…
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: HBO Adria Last Call for Scripts
ZAGREB: HBO Europe executive producer Steve Matthew made a stop at the 14th Zagreb Film Festival industry programme to give a final push for the first ever call for scripts…
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Balkan Initiatives Get Push from Albania
ZAGREB: Two new Balkan initiatives are in the works, courtesy of the Albanian National Center of Cinematography. The initiatives could result in a Balkan coproduction fund and a Balkan forum…
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Trampoline
ZAGREB: Documentary filmmaker Katarina Zrinka Matijevic’s feature debut Trampoline screens in the main competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, which runs through 20 November 2016.
