FESTIVALS: Krakow FF Opens 2020 Submissions
KRAKOW: The Krakow Film Festival is accepting submissions for its 60th edition, which will run 31 May to 7 June 2020.
Slovenia's Let Him Be a Basketball Player 2 Opens in First Place at Domestic Box Office
LJUBLJANA: The sequel to Slovenia’s 2017 hit film, Let Him Be a Basketball Player 2 / Kosarkar naj bo 2, had an unsurprising first place opening in Slovenia for the…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Bumblebee’s Flight
WARSAW: The Croatian live action family adventure film Bumblebee’s Flight was pitched at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum, which concluded on 27 September 2019. The project was presented by producer…
RE-ACT Open for Applications
TRIESTE: The fifth edition of RE-ACT (Regional Audiovisual Cooperation Training) is accepting applications for its 2020 programme from Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian and Italian filmmakers through 15 November 2019.
FNE at Kids Kino International Film Festival: Record Attendance and Canadian Win in Warsaw
WARSAW: The Canadian animated film Racetime directed by Benoît Godbout won the main audience award at the 6th Kids Kino International Film Festival. A record number of over 28,000 viewers…
GRANTS: Romania Announces First Grants in 2019
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) will distribute 4,176,495 EUR / 19,853,000 RON as production grants for feature films, debut feature, short fiction, documentary, animated and thematic films in its…
The Interpreter Wins Slovakia's IGRIC Award
BRATISLAVA: Slovak filmmaker Martin Šulík was awarded the main IGRIC prize for directing the feature film The Interpreter / Tlmočník. The ceremony of the 30th edition of annual national film…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: An Expanded WKFF Hands out Four Awards
WARSAW: The pre-teen German animated series Nearth – A New World won the Best Pitch award at the 2019 edition of Warsaw Kids Film Forum, at the close of the…
The Obscure Life of the Duke of Corsica Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: The British adventure/comedy/drama The Obscure Life of the Duke of Corsica, written and directed by Daniel Graham and starring Timothy Spall and Peter Stormare, is currently shooting on locations…
FESTIVALS: Riga IFF 2019 Announces Baltic Sea Region Competition
RIGA: Ten fiction and documentary films will screen in the Baltic Sea Region Competition of the 2019 Riga International Film Festival, which runs 17 – 27 October 2019. The lone…
Interview with Sehad Čekić, Head of Film Centre of Montenegro: My Vision Is to Develop a Modern, Dynamic Film Community
PODGORICA: FNE spoke with Sehad Čekić, the Head of Film Centre of Montenegro, about the many accomplishments that the Montenegrin cinema has had in less than two years and also…
GRANTS: Montenegro Announces Production Grants
PODGORICA: Film Centre of Montenegro has distributed 730,000 EUR to the production of four feature films, three long documentaries and one short fiction film.
Corpus Christi Sold to UK and Ireland
WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s costume drama Corpus Christi has been sold by New Europe Film Sales to Vertigo Releasing for distribution in the UK and Ireland.
The Painted Bird Sold to USA
PRAGUE: The Painted Bird directed by Václav Marhoul has been sold by CAA Media Finance and Celluloid Dreams to IFC Films in the USA.
Dan Chișu Questions Objectivity in 5 Minutes Too Late
BUCHAREST: Dan Chișu’s new feature film 5 Minutes Too Late / 5 minute, inspired by real homophobic reactions that occurred during a screening of an LGBT film in Romania, was…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: I Love This
WARSAW: The animated comedy/adventure series I Love This is one of several Polish projects being pitched at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum, running through 27 September 2019.
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Dustzone
WARSAW: Czech producer Vratislav Slajer and director Stepan FOK Vodrazka presented their live action family adventure film project Dustzone at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum on the second day of…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Sol & Liv
WARSAW: The new 30 percent automatic cash rebate, along with dedicated coproduction funds and an extensive network of regional film funds, is making Poland an attractive coproduction partner. The Warsaw…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Bobo and the Wonders
WARSAW: Croatian producer Miljana Dragecevic and scriptwriter Dunja Petrovic introduced their animated puppet TV series Bobo and the Wonders at the 2019 Warsaw Kids Film Forum pitching session running through…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: Elevation
Take a closer look at the Ukrainian documentary project Elevation by Max Rudenko, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a record number of…
