FESTIVALS: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Sundance FF 2022
PARK CITY: The Hungarian feature film Gentle by László Csuja and Anna Nemes, and Romanian short film Love Stories on the Move by Carina-Gabriela Dașoveanu have been selected to compete…
PRODUCTION: Igor Bezinović Preps Eurimages Supported Fiume o morte!
ZAGREB: Croatian director Igor Bezinović is preparing the feature-length creative documentary-hybrid Fiume o morte!, produced by Restart (Croatia) and coproduced by Videomante (Italy) and Slovenia’s Nosorogi. The film received funding…
PRODUCTION Eurimages Supports Turkish/German/Serbian Coproduction Suddenly
BELGRADE: The Turkish/German/Serbian coproduction feature Suddenly, to be directed by Melisa Fatma Önel Tecimen, received a grant of 85,000 EUR from Eurimages in December 2021.
New Minister of Culture Appointed in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Atanas Atanassov, a 31-year-old actor and producer of documentaries, was appointed Minister of Culture on 13 December 2021. He was nominated by Bulgaria’s PM Kiril Petkov, former caretaker Economy…
FNE Podcast: Levan Koguashvili, Georgian Film Director
FNE correspondent Alexander Gabelia spoke with Levan Koguashvili, award winning Georgian film director, about the challenges he has faced as a film director during the pandemic, as well about his…
Estonian Minority Coproduction Compartment No 6 Gets Golden Globe Nomination
TALLINN: The Finish/German/Estonian/Russian coproduction Compartment No 6 by Juho Kuosmanen has been nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category.
PRODUCTION: Mirjana Karanović’s Sophomore Feature Mother Mara Wins Eurimages Coproduction Grant
BELGRADE: The popular and esteemed Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović is developing her second feature film Mother Mara / Majka Mara. The project has recently received support of 170,000 EUR from…
Hungary’s Gentle Competes at Sundance
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian film Gentle / Szelíd by László Csuja and Anna Nemes has been selected to compete at Sundance, the first Hungarian film to do so. The festival runs…
FNE Visegrad YR2021: Distributors in Hungary See Cause for Optimism
BUDAPEST: Although film distributors in Hungary had predicted an upheaval in film distribution patterns as a result of COVID-19 – with streaming and VOD as likely winners – their worst…
Triple Win for Quo Vadis, Aida? at European Film Awards
BERLIN: Bosnian film director Jasmila Žbanić scored the Best Director award for her harrowing and textured drama Quo Vadis, Aida? The film, a coproduction between Bosnia-Herzegovina, Austria, the Netherlands, France,…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2021: Otar’s Death Wins Best Feature Film Award
TBILISI: Otar's Death by Georgian director Soso Bliadze was awarded best feature film at the 22nd edition of the Tbilisi International Film Festival. The festival ran from 5 to 12…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Signe Birkova Shoots Feature Debut Lotus
RIGA: Latvian director Signe Birkova has begun shooting her debut fiction feature film Lotus, a comical phantasmagory about a young woman in 1919 Latvia, who desires new challenges and expression…
Filmmakers Can Apply for dok.incubator Workshops Starting on 15 December
dok.incubator invites editors, directors and producers to a six–month long workshop, focused on filmmakers’ professional development and giving you access to top internationally-experienced tutors. Find out more here about dok.incubator…
Eleven Films from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Grants
STRASBOURG: Four coproductions from Slovakia and the Czech Republic were among the eleven films from FNE member countries that received funding in the December 2021 round of Eurimages grants.
Poland Introduces New COVID-19 Restrictions for Cinemas
WARSAW: Polish cinemas will be allowed to sell tickets only to 30% of their capacity to unvaccinated viewers and will not be allowed to serve food and beverages, as of…
Romania Eases Pandemic Restrictions
BUCHAREST: Romanian cinemas are allowed to function at 50% of their capacity starting 9 December 2021 as the rate of Coronavirus infections has significantly decreased. Cinemas will also close at…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Grants for Feature Film Scripts
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 13,098 EUR / 46,500 GEL to six projects for the creation of a full-length feature film script. The awarded scriptwriters are Maka…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anca Opens Call for Applications
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak festival of short animated films Fest Anca has opened its call for entries for the 2022 festival, which will be held 29 June to 3 July in…
Game of Thrones Tourism Spurs Croatian Economy
ZAGREB: Film tourism related to the mega-popular HBO series Game of Thrones, which started shooting in Dubrovnik, Split and elsewhere in the Dalmatia region exactly ten years ago, brought a…
FESTIVALS: Zlin FF Opens 2022 Applications
ZLIN: The Zlin Film Festival has opened the applications for its 62nd anniversary edition, which will take place 26 May to 1 June 2022. The festival is the oldest and…
