FNE at KVIFF 2016: Jean Reno Shooting Adventurers in Karlovy Vary

KARLOVY VARY: Jean Reno, currently a guest of Karlovy Vary IFF, will stay in the Czech Republic after visiting the festival to play a role of a French policeman in…
05-07-2016

FNE at KVIFF 2016: Cottbus and CoCo Announce Plans and Changes

KARLOVY VARY: Connecting Cottbus, the East-West coproduction platform, is “bringing in a fresh, new team ,” programme director Rebekka Garrido told FNE, and moving the pitching forum to the historic…
05-07-2016

FNE at KVIFF 2016: Training Programmes Add New Projects

KARLOVY VARY: The heavy hitters from four leading training programmes available to CEE filmmakers and professionals unveiled an array of new opportunities in a presentation held on 4 July 2016…
05-07-2016

OBITUARY: Ani Bakalova

SOFIA: Beloved Bulgarian film and theatre actress Ani Bakalova passed away on 3 July 2016 at the age of 76.
05-07-2016

Cinema Mediterranean Caravan Revives Dalmatian Cinema

SPLIT: The biggest challenge of Cinema Mediterranean, the project of cinema revival in Dalmatia aiming to renew movie theaters and bring movie screenings to smaller towns, is to keep the…
05-07-2016

PRODUCTION: Stephan Komandarev’s Compatibility Gets Coproduction Support

SOFIA: The Macedonian Film Agency decided to support Compatibility, the new low budget film by writer/director Stephan Komandarev, with 55,400 EUR (3 400 000 MKD). This is the second minority…
04-07-2016

Antipode Picks Up Eastern Business

BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski’s Eastern Business/Afacerea est, the first Romanian/Lithuanian/ Moldavian coproduction, has been acquired by the Russian sales agent Antipode Sales & Distribution.
04-07-2016

Connecting Cottbus 2016 Accepting Applications

COTTBUS: The East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus is accepting applications through 30 July 2016.
04-07-2016

FNE at KVIFF 2016: Lux Film Prize Unveils Official Selection

KARLOVY VARY: The 10 films of the 2016 Lux Film Prize Official Selection for 2016 have been announced at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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FNE at KVIFF 2016: Frank Daniel Institute Unveiled

KARLOVY VARY: Frantisek Daniel, aka Frank Daniel, arguably the most influential and one of the least known Czech filmmakers of all time, will finally get the recognition his many acolytes…
04-07-2016

FNE at MIFF 2016: Moscow Film Festival Prize Winners

MOSCOW: The 38th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival held from 23-30 June awarded its top prize, the Golden St George, to the Iranian film Daughter directed by Reza…
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GRANTS: Georgia Announces Feature Film Production Grants for 2016-2017

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has allotted 307,700 EUR/ 800,000 GEL to two feature films directed by Zaza Khalvashi and Tinatin Kajrishvili.
01-07-2016

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update: Brexit Impact

WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
01-07-2016

Four Estonian Animated Films Premiere in Autumn

TALLINN: The Swedish/Estonian coproduction Amalimbo is one of four animated Estonian films planning to premiere in autumn 2016.
01-07-2016

FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Silver Call for Applications

The East Silver market is accepting rough cut projects through 31 July 2016.
01-07-2016

FNE at KVIFF 2016: FNE FIPRESCI Critics Ratings

KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…
01-07-2016

PRODUCTION: Veiko Ounpuu’s The Last Ones Gets Estonian Grant

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute announced that it will give 490,000 EUR to support The Last Ones / Viimane directed by Veiko Õunpuu. The grant will be distributed over a…
30-06-2016

PRODUCTION: Anca Damian Preps Feature Film Moon Hotel Kabul

BUCHAREST: Anca Damian (Crulic – The Path to Beyond, Aparte Film) is in preparation with the feature film Moon Hotel Kabul, a Romanian/French coproduction set to be shot in Romania…
30-06-2016

Estonia Lines up Fall Domestic Premieres

TALLINN: Three Estonian films will have their domestic premieres in fall 2016. They include one Estonian/Polish/Dutch coproduction.
30-06-2016

Ten CEE Films Receive Eurimages Funding

STRASBOURG: Eurimages announced funding to 29 European coproductions, including ten films which are CEE coproductions, in the June 2016 grant awards. The selection includes films by acclaimed directors Anca Damian…
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