FNE Q&A: Peter Todorov, Executive Director of Bulgarian National Film Center
SOFIA: Peter Todorov, the newly appointed Director of the Bulgarian National Film Center, spoke with Film New Europe about what he has accomplished in over a month in the office…
FESTIVALS: Films from FNE Partner Countries in the Cannes’ Official Selection 2022
PARIS: New films by Jerzy Skolimowski and Cristian Mungiu have been selected for the Competition of the 75th Cannes Film Festival (17-28 May 2022), while films by Agnieszka Smoczyńska and…
Cristian Mungiu Back in Cannes’ Competition with R.M.N.
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu’s new feature film R.M.N., selected for Cannes’s Competition 2022, questions the profound motivations of human behaviour in the face of reality and how we relate to a…
Georgian National Film Center Launches Educational Film Portal
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) has launched the educational platform History-Film-History, which aims at facilitating the study of the history of the art form.
FESTIVALS: Ukrainian Dad's Sneakers Wins 2ANNAS 2022
RIGA: The Grand Prix of the 26th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS went to the Ukrainian film Dad's Sneakers directed by Olha Zhurba.
FNE at Cannes 2022: Czech Cinema in Cannes
Czech co-production Butterfly Vision to premiere in Cannes - Maksym Nakonechnyi's feature film debut is set to world-premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition, a part of Official Selection of…
PRODUCTION: Soso Dumbadze and Elene Asatiani Prep Doc Tbilisi Civil War
TBILISI: Georgian directors Soso Dumbadze and Elene Asatiani are currently in preproduction with their collaborative long documentary Tbilisi Civil War (working title). The project was selected for the Film Mentoring…
Netflix Commissions New Polish Feature Films
WARSAW: Netflix has announced 18 new Polish titles that are currently in production or set to premiere in 2022 and 2023, including nine Polish feature films and nine series.
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2022 Announces Selection
ŽILINA: The 15th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival has announced its selection of animated short films. The only Slovak multimedia festival focusing on animated films for a…
Kids Kino Industry 2022 Opens Call for Applications
WARSAW: The 6th edition of the international coproduction forum Kids Kino Industry, has launched its call for applications. The deadline is 31 May 2022.
Slovak Director Juraj Janiš Wraps Shooting on Gritty Eyes
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Janiš has wrapped production on his short film Gritty Eyes, a coproduction between Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The film is backed by film funds from…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Viktor Chouchkov Jr. Develops War of the Letters TV Series
SOFIA: Bulgarian director Viktor Chouchkov Jr. is currently in development with War of the Letters, an ambitious 12-part period series set in the 10th century. The Bulgarian National Television (BNT)…
Admissions to Domestic Films Declined in Romania in 2021
BUCHAREST: Admissions to domestic films declined in Romania from 604,247 in 2020 to 236,291 in 2021, even though more new domestic films were released in 2021: 28, compared to 19…
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Murina to Be Released in France
ZAGREB: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s debut feature Murina will be released in France by KBMO on 20 April 2022. This coproduction between Croatia, USA, Brazil and Slovenia is currently in cinemas…
Ex Oriente Film Launches Call for Applications
PRAGUE: Long documentaries and docuseries in development or early production stage coming from Central and Eastern Europe or coproduced with the CEE countries can apply to Ex Oriente Film till…
Transilvania Pitch Stop Extends Deadline for Applications
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS), the coproduction platform of the Transilvania IFF (TIFF), has extended the deadline for applications for its 2022 edition to 17 April 2022. TPS will be…
Polish Comedy on Netflix International Most Watched List
WARSAW: The Polish comedy How I Fell in Love with a Gangster by Maciej Kawulski is in the top 3 of the most streamed films on Netflix in Poland, Ukraine,…
PRODUCTION: The Witcher S3 Shoots Briefly in Croatia
ZAGREB: The third season of Netflix's series The Witcher spent one shooting day in Croatia during the last weekend, after an initial shooting in the Italian province of Bolzano and…
Serbian Animated Series on Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Google Play
BELGRADE: The Serbian animated series Puffins Impossible, starring Johnny Depp, is now available on the streaming platforms Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Google Play.
Croatian/Ukrainian TV Series The Silence Acquired by HBO MAX
ZAGREB: The TV series The Silence / Šutnja directed by Dalibor Matanić has been sold by Beta Film to HBO Europe for Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to…
