Romanian Minority Coproduction Toni Erdmann Wins the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2016
BUCHAREST: German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2016, awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics to the best film of 2016. The…
Producers from Slovakia, Estonia and Croatia Selected for Producers Lab Toronto 2016
TORONTO: Producers from Slovakia, Estonia and Croatia were selected for the 7th edition of Producers Lab Toronto set to launch alongside the Toronto International Film Festival® on 6 September 2016.
PRODUCTION: The Little Comrade Starts Shooting in Estonia
TALLINN: Monika Siimets’s debut feature The Little Comrade tells the story of six-year-old Leelo (Helena-Maria Reisner), whose mother Helmes (Eva Koldits) is sent to a Siberian prison camp during the…
New Czech Regional Film Office
PRAGUE: The Bohemian region of Usti nad Labem is setting up a film office that will attract filmmakers to the area. Regional authorities also want to encourage the development of…
PRODUCTION: Paweł Pawlikowski Develops New Drama
WARSAW: Polish Oscar winner Paweł Pawlikowski is in development with Cold War (working title), a drama set in Poland of the 50s and 60s. Pawlikowski told FNE that the film…
PRODUCTION: Ivana Mladenovic Shoots Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari
BUCHAREST: Ivana Mladenovic’s debut feature Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, a contemporary gay love story set in the poorest neighborhood of Bucharest, is currently shooting. The film is a Romanian/Serbian/Belgian…
PRODUCTION: Egle Vertelyte in Postproduction with Miracle
VILNIUS: Lithuanian writer/director Egle Vertelyte is in postproduction with her first feature film Miracle, a Lithuanian/Bulgarian coproduction.
Estonian 1944 Released in the UK on DVD
TALLINN: Estonian/Finnish war drama 1944 by Elmo Nüganen has been released in the UK on DVD and is also available on Amazon. For the European market its title is 1944:…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Album Wins the 22nd Sarajevo FF
SARAJEVO: The Turkish/French/Romanian coproduction Album by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu, a debut feature, won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival (12-20 August 2016).
Turkish Radio Television to Coproduce with ex-Yugoslavia under Agreement with Sarajevo FF
SARAJEVO: An agreement signed on the last day of the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival (12-20 August 2016) will allow the Turkish Radio Television (TRT) to support at least one project…
MIDPOINT Starts Feature Launch Workshop and Opens Applications for TV Launch
PRAGUE: MIDPOINT Feature Launch Workshop opened in Ponesice (Czech Republic) on 21 August 2016, as MIDPOINT opened applications for its TV programme MIDPOINT TV Launch, focusing on the development of…
OBITUARY: Romanian Actor Marin Moraru
BUCHAREST: Marin Moraru, one of the most important Romanian theatre and film actors, passed away on 21 August 2016 at the age of 79.
Malta Film Commission Launches a Special Edition of Malta Film Fund
VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission has announced a special edition of the Malta Film Fund, with the aim of increasing output in time for Malta’s presidency of the European Union in…
FNE at Venice 2016: Attention film critics coming to Venice Film Festival
This year FNE together with FIPRESCI will offer the ratings of all feature length films screening in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week of the Venice Film…
PRODUCTION: Wiesław Saniewski Shoots Squadron 303
WARSAW: Wiesław Saniewski‘s Squadron 303, the long awaited adaptation of Arkady Fiedler's bestselling novel about Polish pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain, is currently in production. Jerzy Skolimowski,…
PRODUCTION: Bojan Vuletic in Postproduction with Requiem for Mrs J
SOFIA: Serbian writer/director Bojan Vuletic is in postproduction with the dark comedy Requiem For Mrs J, a Serbian/Bulgarian/Macedonian coproduction. Famous Serbian actress Mirjana Karanovic is Mrs J, a middle-aged widow…
Georgia and Romania Select Oscar Bids
TBILISI/BUCHAREST: House of Others by Rusudan Glurjidze is Georgia's candidate in the Foreign Language category at the 89th Academy Awards, while Romania has chosen Sieranevada by Cristi Puiu.
FESTIVALS: The 7th Divan Film Festival Ready to Kick Off
CRAIOVA: The 7th edition of Divan Film Festival, the only festival dedicated to cinema and food in the Balkans, will start in Craiova on 20 August and will continue in…
FNE IDF DocBloc: You Are Just Six Degrees Apart From Obama or a Mexican Farmer
Do you know that there is a theory that you are connected to any other individual on this planet via a chain of six contacts only? Polish filmmaker Bartosz Dombrowski…
PRODUCTION: Czech Puppet Animation in Pre-development
PRAGUE: Pavel Sadílek’s Nagano -The Birth of Heroes, a long puppet animated film made under the auspices of the Czech Olympic Committee and the Czech Ice Hockey, is currently in…
