PRODUCTION: Ioana Mischie Develops French/Romanian Debut
BUCHAREST: Ioana Mischie’s debut feature 237 Years, a bittersweet comedy in the vein of Kusturica's Underground, Wolfgang's Becker's Goodbye, Lenin and Cristian Mungiu’s Tales of the Golden Age (Mobra Films)…
PRODUCTION: Avi Nesher shooting Israeli/Polish Past Life in Łódź
LÓDŹ: Israeli director Avi Nesher is working on Past Life, the first part of his trilogy devoted to the issues of past and identity. Opus Film is the executive producer…
PRODUCTION: Branko Schmidt Preps Ivan’s Confirmation
ZAGREB: Acclaimed writer/director Branko Schmidt is currently in preproduction with Ivan’s Confirmation / Ivanova krizma, which will conclude his trilogy that opened with Metastases and Vegetarian Cannibal. Shooting is planned…
Smolensk in Polish cinemas in March 2016
WARSAW: Smolensk, a drama about the tragic plane crash of 2010 which killed the Polish President directed by Antoni Krauze will open in Polish cinemas in March 2016 distributed by…
Winnetou Wraps in Croatia
ZAGREB: Filming of the Winnetou trilogy has wrapped in Croatia, after a 67-day schedule using some 20 locations. The production made use of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre’s incentives programme.
Malta Offers Script Development Programme
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission is joining the Valletta 2018 Foundation to support the Storyworks script development programme taking place 13-19 March 2016.
FNE at Baltic Event: Latvian/Estonian What Nobody Can See in Production
TALLINN: What Nobody Can See, a psychological thriller by Latvian director Stanislavs Tokalovs, was showcased at Baltic Event Works in Progess hosted by the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn.
FNE at Baltic Event: A Estonian/Finish Slasher Horror Film in Production
TALLINN: Bodom, a slasher horror film directed by Taneli Mustonen, was presented at Baltic Events Works In Progress hosted by Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn.
FNE at Baltic Event: Slovak/German Freedom in Production
TALLINN: Freedom, a drama from Jan Speckenbach exploring the issue of loss and the search for identity, was presented at Baltic Works in Progress hosted by Black Nights Film Festival…
FNE TV: Edith Sepp Director Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association
FNE asked Edith Sepp about Estonia’s new tax rebate scheme that launches on 1 January 2016 and how it will help to bring more productions to shoot in Estonia.
Romanians Launch Art Cinemas Petition
BUCHAREST: Concerns over public safety has led to a petition launched by Asociația Culturală Metropolis and signed by leading Romanian film festivals and filmmakers aimed at convincing the authorities to…
PRODUCTION: The Zookeeper´s Wife Wraps Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Zookeeper´s Wife, a historical film produced by Universal Pictures through local Czech Anglo Productions wraps shooting on 26 November 2015. The story is based on the book by…
FESTIVALS: Son of Saul Takes Zagreb Main Prize
ZAGREB: The Golden Pram Award of the 13th Zagreb Film Festival FF went to the Hungarian film Son of Saul by Lászlo Nemes at the closing ceremony on 21 November…
FESTIVALS: Carol Wins at Camerimage
BYDGOSZCZ: The UK/US film Carol directed by Todd Haynes with DoP Ed Lachman won the Golden Frog at the 23rd Camerimage film festival which concluded on 21 November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Walerian Borowczyk Doc Set to Go in Production in 2016
WARSAW: Polish producer Danuta Krasnohorska of CoLab Pictures has completed development on Love Express. The Strange Case of Walerian Borowczyk, a documentary about a critically acclaimed art house filmmaker who…
FNE at Baltic Event: Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian Pretenders in Production
TALLINN: Pretenders, a coproduction between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and the feature debut from Estonian director Vallo Toomla explores the generation of millennials in their 30's. The Eurimages supported project…
Poland Pins Oscar Hopes on Short-listed Doc
WARSAW: Starting Point, a documentary by Polish director Michal Szczesniak, has made it onto the Oscar short list for best documentary short subject film.
Prima TV Adds Fifth Channel
PRAGUE: Czech commercial broadcaster Prima TV is beginning broadcast of a fifth channel on 20 November 2015.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF to Participate in IDFA
A delegation from the Institute of Documentary Film will attend the next IDFA Forum.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: EDN Teams up with Platforms in Poland and Cyprus on New Distribution Initiative
A NEW MODEL FOR FILM DISTRIBUTION - Moving Docs brings high quality documentaries to audiences all over Europe.
