International Productions Are Still Flocking to the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Several big international productions are shooting and prepping in the Czech Republic in the second half of 2016. The spend of international productions in the Czech Republic has increased…
OBITUARY: Romanian Actor Radu Beligan, the Oldest Actor on Stage
BUCHAREST: Romanian actor Radu Beligan, the oldest actor on stage by Guinness World Records, died at 97 in Bucharest on 20 July 2016.
Seminar Creative Europe MEDIA Programme – Possibilities for the Audiovisual Industry
ODESSA: Edith Sepp, Head of the Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association, will give a presentation of Film New Europe at the seminar Creative Europe…
PRODUCTION: Mladen Matičević Shoots Nebeska Tema
BELGRADE: Serbian documentary director Mladen Matičević is in production with Nebeska Tema, a documentary about the life and work of Vlada Divljan, one of Serbia’s most important musicians.
FESTIVALS: Sarajevo IFF Announces Documentary Competition
SARAJEVO: Twenty one titles have been selected for the Documentary Competition Programme of the 22th Sarajevo International Film Festival, running from 12 to 20 August 2016.
T-Mobile New Horizons IFF Announces Line up
WROCLAW: Ten films will compete in the International Competition of the 16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival running from 21 to 31 July 2016.
New Europe Film Sales Picks up The Last Family
WARSAW: Jan Naszewski's sales outlet New Europe Film Sales picks up the Polish Locarno main competition entry The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński.
FESTIVALS: Gdynia FF Announces Line up
GDYNIA: Sixteen titles will compete in the Main Competition of the 41th Gdynia Film Festival. The festival will take place from 19 to 24 September 2016. Headed by artistic director…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: M2 Films, Poland
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section focusing on the new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months…
State Aid Might Lead to a Fivefold Increase in the Romanian Film Industry
BUCHAREST: A state aid scheme for movie productions in Romania could lead to a fivefold increase in the local film industry, up to approximately 250 m EUR per year. It…
FESTIVALS: Animated Films to Sparkle at the 15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus
PAPHOS: The 15th edition of the Countryside Animafest Cyprus, the official Cyprus animation festival, will screen 68 films in Paphos from 21 to 23 July 2016.
FESTIVALS: On the Other Side Wins Big at the 63rd Pula Film Festival
PULA: Zrinko Ogresta’s On the Other Side was awarded the Grand Golden Arena at the 63rd edition of Pula Film Festival, which took place from 9 to 16 July 2016.…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Tapiola, Finland
This month we speak with Hannele Pellinen, the manager of Kino Tapiola, located in the suburbs of Tapiola in Espoo, just outside Helsinki. Opened in 1955, the beautiful Kino Tapiola,…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Grants for 2016
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1.8 m EUR / 32.5 m RSD in its first round of grants in 2016. The grants are all aimed for production.
Robin Hood – Origins Produced by DiCaprio, Rumored to Shoot in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: Robin Hood – Origins, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Jamie Foxx, is rumored to shoot in Dubrovnik in January-February 2017.
FNE TV: EXCLUSIVE: MEP Bogdan Wenta Member of the EU committee on Culture and Education speaks to FNE from the European Parliament
Polish MEP Bogdan Wenta tells FNE why film literacy is vital for the future of the European film industry and European audiences.
Eurostat Releases Its Cultural Statistics 2016
BRUXELLES: Percentage of people who went to cinema at least once in 12 months decreased in Romania from 18 in 2007 to 16 in 2011, and in Cyprus from 35…
PRODUCTION: Sonja Prosenc Develops History of Love
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Sonja Prosenc, whose debut feature The Tree (2014, Monoo) has been selected by the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers (DSFU) as the country's candidate for the Best Foreign…
Jerzy Skolimowski to Receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo will both receive Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival set to take place from…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Roma People Unfortunately Serve as a Target of Anger Here
Long-awaited documentary FC Roma by Tomáš Bojar and Rozálie Kohoutová had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF. The film, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film, tells the…
