PRODUCTION: Croatian/Czech/Bosnian Feature Project in Preparation
ZAGREB: The children's film My Grandpa is an Alien by Drazen Zarkovic and Marina Andree Skop is currently in preparation with the shooting set for 2017. The film is a…
GRANTS: Fifteen Serbian Films Get Development Grants
BELGRADE: Eight feature film projects received development funding in the last round of grants announced by Film Center Serbia. Each film received a grant of 2 m RSD / 16,237…
PRODUCTION: German Heaven and Hell Begins Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Mia Film is handling production services on Heaven and Hell, a two part TV film which is the latest of several German productions shot in the Czech Republic in…
PRODUCTION: New Indian Film Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: Praveen Sattaru's feature film PSV Garuda Vega is currently shooting in Georgia. The project benefits of the cash rebate scheme launched in Georgia at the beginning of 2016.
Kino Europa from Zagreb Awarded by Europa Cinemas
ZAGREB: Kino Europa from Zagreb, Croatia, the main venue of Zagreb FF, was awarded for Best Programming 2016 by Europa Cinemas. The award was announced on 8 November 2016.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Anna’s Life
COTTBUS: Georgian director Nino Basilia’s debut feature Anna’s Life (previously under the working title The Naked) is one of a pair of Georgian films selected for the main competition of…
Invisible Boy Sequel Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: The Invisible Boy 2, a sequel to the Italian 2014 youth fantasy-superhero film, is shooting in Malta, Malta Today reported.
United States of Love Sets UK Release
WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski’s drama United States of Love will be released theatrically in the UK on 18 November 2016.
Nataša Bučar Appointed Director of the Slovenian Film Center
LJUBLJANA: The Government of the Republic of Slovenia appointed Nataša Bučar to the position of director of Slovenian Film Center (SFC) for the next five years. Bučar will assume the…
PRODUCTION: David Mrnka Begins Shooting Milada
PRAGUE: After nine years of preparations and financing, US based Czech director, screenwriter and producer David Mrnka started shooting his new film titled Milada about Milada Horakova on 5 November…
The Last Family Released in UK
WARSAW: The critically acclaimed Polish film The Last Family directed by Jan P. Matuszyński has been released in the UK through the Odeon Cinemas network. It will be screened in…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: House of Others
COTTBUS: House of Others, a debut film by Georgian director Rusudan Glurjidze, will screen in the main competition of the Cottbus Film Festival, which opens on 8 November 2016. The…
Toni Erdmann Leads EFA Nominations
WROCLAW: Toni Erdmann received five European Film Academy nominations including the best European film category. The German/Austrian film directed by Maren Ade was coproduced by Romania’s Hi Film Productions.
Czech Film Fund Increases Funding Support for Docs, Minority Coproductions
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund´s Council will redistribute funds saved during the year and increase the financial allocation for documentary films, minority coproductions, film festivals and script development. Most of…
FESTIVALS: Cinedays 2016 Announces Programme Lineup
SKOPJE: A total of 14 European films will compete for the main prizes of the 15th edition of Cinedays, running 10 - 19 November in Skopje. Eight films will compete…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and His Son
COTTBUS: Iglika Triffonova’s The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and His Son aka False Witness will screen in the main competition of the 26th Cottbus Film Festival, which opens on…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: 2016 East Silver Market
Jihlava IDFF's East Silver Market reveals its most-viewed films.
PRODUCTION: Mladen Đorđević Wraps Production on Gastarbeiter Stories
BELGRADE: After taking a break to serve on the programming team of the Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST, Serbian helmer Mladen Đorđević is back in the director’s chair with…
Hřebejk´s The Teacher Sold for US Distribution
PRAGUE: Jan Hřebejk´s latest feature The Teacher / Učitelka, which premiered at this year´s Karlovy Vary IFF, was sold to the US distributor Film Movement, which is planning to release…
Two Romanian Comedies Cash in Nearly One Million Euro
BUCHAREST: Two Romanian comedies released this autumn, #selfie 69 by Cristina Iacob and Two Lottery Tickets by Paul Negoescu, are topping the domestic box office, together taking in 927,129 EUR…
