FNE Country Report 2015: Czech Republic
It has been a busy year for Czech cinema. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, Czech films were invited to many international festivals and many…
PRODUCTION: Třeštíková Completes Documentary on Lída Baarová
PRAGUE: The new feature length documentary by Helena Třeštíková Lída Baarová - Doomed Beauty has finished production and will be premiered 7 January 2016 by Aerofilms.
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Project Development Grants
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Center will allot project development grants totaling 28,583 EUR / 75,000 GEL to five features films. They include new projects by George Ovashvili, Rusudan Chkonia and…
Estonian Coproduction Competes for Golden Globes
TALLINN: The Fencer, a Finnish/Estonia coproduction directed by Klaus Härö, is competing in the Golden Globes Best Foreign Language Film category.
Czech Telecom Company Goes into Film Production
PRAGUE: Czech telecom company O2 has moved into digital film production, following its launch of a sports channel in mid-2015.
Croatia, Poland Receive EFA Prizes
BERLIN: Picnic by Croatian director Jure Pavlović won the short film award and Polish film editor Jacek Drosio was recognized for his editing of the film Body at the European…
Agnieszka Odorowicz on the Board of Cyfrowy Polsat
WARSAW: Former Polish Film Institute Director Agnieszka Odorowicz, will become a member of the board of the Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat as of 1 March 2016.
FNE Country Report 2015: Croatia
It was a good year for Croatian cinema with domestic films like The High Sun by Dalibor Matanić and the short film Belladona by Dubravka Turić awarded at many festivals.…
FNE Country Report 2015: Cyprus
After the financial crash in 2013, the film industry in Cyprus is slowly getting back on its feet with the Ministry of Education and Culture approving production grants for seven…
Georgia Announces Script Development Grants
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Centre will grant 46,229 EUR /120,000 GEL for the script development of eight feature films dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Katarzyna Rosłaniec in Postproduction with Polish/Dutch Drama
WARSAW: Director of the internationally acclaimed film Baby Blues (MD4), Katarzyna Rosłaniec, is working on Satan Said Dance, a coproduction between Poland and the Netherlands planned to premiere in April…
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FNE DocBloc: Miroslav Janek Retrospective
Czech director Miroslav Janek is receiving an online retrospective through Doc Alliance through 20 December 2015.
FNE Country Report 2015: Romania
“It was a busy year with many domestic productions as well as servicing for foreign productions, but with not very optimistic expectations regarding the number and the financing of new…
FNE Country Report 2015: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina saw four important events in 2015: it hosted the 21st edition of Sarajevo Film Festival, it joined the Film New Europe Association and European Film Promotion and…
Three German Productions Wrap Shooting in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Czech production services company Wilma Film has completed production on three German films which shot in the Czech Republic throughout fall 2015.
Doc Alliance Academy Launches in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Doc Alliance Academy, a new portal offering documentary films and teaching materials for secondary schools and universities is launching in the Czech Republic.
Slovenia Programmes Short Films on the Shortest Night
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre is teaming up with RTV Slovenia to present the second Short Film Night on 21 December 2015.
GRANTS: State Cinematography Fund Supports Eight Czech Films
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund decided to support production of eight Czech feature films, out of 15 applying projects.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days Announces Call for Entries
LIMASSOL: The 14th Cyprus Film Days festival, which takes place 15-24 April 2016 in Nicosia and Limassol, has announced its call for entries.
