FNE at Paphos IFF: Paphos Fest Set to Open in Cyprus
NICOSIA: The Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), which opens on 24 June 2016, will screen 26 international short films, 11 national short films, 13 student short films and eight special…
PRODUCTION: Claudiu Mitcu Preps The Last Voyage
BUCHAREST: Claudiu Mitcu is preparing to shoot Ultimul drum / The Last Voyage, a tragi-comic documentary road movie about an undertaker transporting Romanians who have died while working in Europe.
CineLink Coproduction Market Announces Nine New Projects
SARAJEVO: Nine new projects, including films from Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia, have been added to the line-up of the 2016 CineLink Coproduction Market, organised by the Sarajevo Film Festival running…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Twelve Films Pitch at Docu Talents
PRAGUE: The Jihlava IDFF’s 12th edition of Docu Talents has selected 12 documentary film projects to be introduced on 5 July 2016 at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
Romanian Film Caravans Revive an Old Tradition
BUCHAREST: Tudor Baciu, a 28 year-old medical school graduate from Cluj-Napoca, is one of several entrepreneurial film promoters who are reviving the tradition of the travelling film caravan.
Romanian Ministry of Culture Proposes European Amendments to the Cinema Law
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Ministry of Culture, together with a group of filmmakers, has written a draft aimed at adapting the Cinema Law to European legislation. The new law would introduce…
PRODUCTION: Bulgaria Supports Georgian Film Brighton 4th
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center decided to support Brighton 4th, the third feature film by acclaimed Georgian director Levan Koguashvili, which will be a Georgian/Russian/Bulgarian/French coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Urša Menart's My Last Year as a Loser in Preproduction
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Urša Menart has started work on her first full-length feature film My Last Year as a Loser, a drama which points out that in the last couple…
PRODUCTION: ZDF's Die Vergeltung Begins Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGE: The latest in a string of German period films shooting in the Czech Republic this year, Die Vergeltung/The Retribution started filming on locations in Jaroměř and Hradec Králové in…
PRODUCTION: Alfred Molina and Cillian Murphy Cast in Estonian/Irish Animated Film
TALLINN: The Estonian animation studio A Film Estonia is coproducing a 26-minute animated film with Dublin’s Giant Animation. The Overcoat will be voiced by Cillian Murphy and Alfred Molina. Kristel…
PRODUCTION: Polish Film Institute Funds Claire Denis Coproduction
WARSAW: High Life, the first English-language film from Palm D'Or winner Claire Denis, has received 1.5 m PLN from the Polish Film Institute. The film will be a coproduction between…
ScripTeast - 10 Years: Focus on Estonia
Film New Europe and Independent Film Foundation are celebrating the 10th anniversary of ScripTeast with a series of weekly interviews with scriptwriters and key players involved in ScripTeast activity.
HBO´s Wasteland to Premiere at KVIFF
PRAGUE: Wasteland / Pustina, a new eight-part original drama series produced for the Czech branch of HBO Europe has been completed, and the first two episodes will premiere at the…
FESTIVALS: Four Student Films Compete at New Slovak Festival
TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE: Four student films will compete for the main prize of the On the Road competition of international student films at the first edition of the new IFF Trencianske…
FNE DocBloc: Doc Alliance Selection Awards
Seven documentaries have been nominated for the 2016 Doc Alliance award.
Romanian National Film Archives Assesses Restructuring
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Ministry of Culture has launched a large evaluation process for the National Film Archives and the Romanian Cinematheque. Radu Jude, Corneliu Porumboiu and Radu Muntean are among…
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest 2016 Competition
KOSICE: Fourteen films will compete at Art Film Fest, which runs 17-25 June 2016 in a new setting, the Eastern Slovakia city of Kosice.
FESTIVALS: Seventh School Film Festival Opens Thursday
WARSAW: The two-day School Film Festival is set to run 16 and 17 June 2016. The festival attracts students and teachers from across Poland.
PRODUCTION: Universal's Dragonheart 4 Completed Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Universal's fantasy film Dragonheart 4 by Patrik Syversen, a direct-to-video sequel to the series Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse, was shot entirely in Romania and has moved to postproduction.
FESTIVALS: Two Slovak Festivals Set to Unspool
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia will see two festivals directly competing for audiences, films and guests at the end of this month. Following the decision of Art Film Fest to relocate to the…
