PRODUCTION: Going Vertical Filming in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Nikita Mikhalkov‘s Russian production company Three T Production and local coproducer Artbox are currently shooting the feature film Going Vertical by Anton Megerdichev in Lithuania. The film tells the…
Three Films from CEE Nominated for the EFA Short Film Award
WROCŁAW: A Bulgarian majority coproduction and Estonian and Lithuanian minority coproductions are among the 15 titles nominated in the short film category of the European Film Awards.
Ionaș Dreams of Rain Wins the 11th Aristoteles Workshop
BUCHAREST: Ionaș Dreams of Rain / Ionaș visează că plouă by Dragoș Hanciu won the Best Film Award at the 11th Aristoteles Workshop. This year's experts and tutors were Thierry…
FNE IDF DocBloc: KineDok Begins its Screenings in MeetFactory With My Father the Banker
Exceptional creative documentaries from the second edition of project KineDok are screened in seven European countries already, and in the Czech Republic alone they can be seen at 42 alternative…
PRODUCTION: First Macedonian Long Animated Film in Preproduction
SKOPJE: Goce Cvetanovski`s hand-drawn animated film John Vardar vs. the Galaxy, which is Macedonia’s first long animated feature project, is currently in preproduction.
Wajda's Afterimage Selected as Poland's Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's Afterimage has been selected to be Poland's candidate for this year's Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
The Liberation of Skopje to Represent Macedonia in the Oscar Race
SKOPJE: Macedonian/Croatian/Finnish coproduction The Liberation of Skopje by Rade and Danilo Šerbedžija has been selected as Macedonia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
American Location Managers Visit Poland
WARSAW: A group of American location managers invited by Film Commission Poland visited Poland in September 2016. The aim of their visit was to familiarise American filmmakers with the potential…
Slovenia Approves New 25% Cash Rebate Scheme for Foreign Productions
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Parliament voted yesterday, 27 September 2016, on vital changes to Slovenian film legislation that introduce a cash rebate scheme for foreign producers filming in Slovenia and make…
PRODUCTION: Fernando Leon de Aranoa Preps Spanish/Bulgarian Coproduction Starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz
SOFIA: Escobar, a Spanish/Bulgarian European coproduction starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, and directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa, will start shooting in Columbia on 24 October 2016.
PRODUCTION: Episodes from Sense8 and Warrior Women Film in Malta
VALLETTA: Malta has played host to two series in recent weeks, with the Wachowski’s high-profile Sense8 and the Smithsonian Channel-backed Warrior Women, serviced by Parker Film & TV Productions, both…
FESTIVALS: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus Announces Lineup
LIMASSOL: The 6th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus will take place in Limassol from 15 to 21 October 2016. The festival will screen dozens of short films in the…
Slovakia Selects Eva Nová as Oscar Bid
BRATISLAVA: Marko Škop’s debut feature Eva Nová is Slovakia's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
Dawn to Represent Latvia in the Oscar Race
RIGA: Laila Pakalniņa's Dawn / Ausma is Latvia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
FNE at Venice 2016: Venice Report
FNE TV talked to Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski about his lifetime achievement award in Venice, Boban Jevtic the head of the Serbian Film Centre about Emir Kusturica’s eagerly anticipated On…
Slovakia’s IGRIC Announces Annual Winners
BRATISLAVA: Eva Nová by Marko Škop won the IGRIC Award for best feature film of 2015. The ceremony of the Slovak Film Union, Literary Fund and Union of Slovak Television…
FESTIVALS: Zoology Wins the 11th Batumi International Art house Film Festival
BATUMI: Zoology by Ivan I.Tverdovskiy won the Grand Prix in the feature film competition of the 11th Batumi International Art house Film Festival (BIAFF), taking place from 18 to 25…
FESTIVALS: The Open Wins the 11th Cyprus International Film Festival
PAPHOS: Marc Lahore’s debut feature The Open won the 11th Cyprus International Film Festival, which came to a close on 25 September 2016 after 13 days of international feature, short,…
Estonian Zero Point to Be Released in 24 Languages on VoD Platforms
TALLINN: Zero Point by Estonian director Mihkel Ulk will be released in Autumn 2016 by VoD distributor Under the Milky Way in all territories of the European Union, subtitled in…
FNE at Gdynia 2016: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: The main prize of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival went to The Last Family directed by Jan P. Matuszyński. The film’s star Andrzej Seweryn also won the prize for…
