FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Close to the Heavens
Close to the Heavens, a full-length documentary debut from Titus Faschina, explores Romania's traditional past by focusing on a family of herders whose old habits are challenged by EU regulations.
FNE at TIFF Main Competition: Principles of Life
Constantin Popescu (Tales from the Golden Age) directed the Transilvania International Film Festival's Romanian competition entry, Principles of Life, with Vlad Ivanov (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) appearing…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Aldabert's Dream
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim's first feature, Adalbert's Dream, is a black comedy set on 8 May 1986, when Romania was having its annual celebration of the anniversary of the Communist Party,…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bucharestless
Romanian director George Dorobanţu (Elevator) gets a spot in TIFF's Romanian Days with his second film, Bucharestless, a city-vérité conceptual movie shot in Bucharest.
FNE-IDF DocBlock: Prix Europe 2011 Nominations
The European broadcasting festival Prix Europa 2011 announces this year’s nominees. The category of feature-length television documentary presents also two successful Czech documentaries Katka, made by Helena Třeštíková, and Coal…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Lithuania
VILNIUS: Lithuanian television survived the onslaught of foreign programming beginning in the 1990‘s and is pulling out of the financial crisis of 2009. The result is a return to domestic…
Management Changes at HBO Central Europe
BUDAPEST: HBO announced the promotion of Ondrej Zach to Senior Vice President, Programming and Acquisitions, for HBO Central Europe. In addition, HBO has appointed Ivan Sevcik as HBO Czech Republic…
Hungarian Film Funding Approved
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian government has approved a proposal to renew film funding. According to local news reports, the cabinet met on 31 May 2011 and approved the plan proposed by…
FESTIVALS: Romanian TIFF Opens Friday
The 10th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro ) will open on Friday, 3 June 2011, in Cluj, with 12 films screening in the main competition. The festival…
HBO GO Launches in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO Central Europe launced the internet streaming service HBO GO in Romania on 1 June 2011.
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Daas
Dass, a major costume production written and directed by Adrian Panek, brings to life the dillemas of faith and politics in the 13th Century. The film premieres at the 36th…
Slovak Film Forum Unveiled
The Slovak Film Institute (www.sfu.sk) has announced the schedule of the Forum on Upcoming Slovak Films, taking place on 23-24 June 2011 during the Artfilm Festival held in Trencianske Teplice…
Films Fuel Malta's Legal Sector
VALETTA: A surge in film production since Malta's accession to the European Union seven years ago, and the introduction of film incentives in 2007, is fueling growth in Malta's legal…
PRODUCTION: A Night Too Young Goes into Postproduction
PRAGUE: Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu wrapped the shoot on the Czech-Slovenian feature film A Night Too Young (Prilis mlada noc) in late May, and the film has now moved into…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: My Name Is Ki
Polish director Leszek Dawid poses questions about love and motherhood in the contemporary drama My Name Is Ki. The film will have its premiere during the 36th Polish Film Festival…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Latvia
RIGA: If you want to watch Latvians justify their claim to be the "singing nation," turn on the TV. It's not only the contestants who are competing in an abundance…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Interview with Founder Patrick Jucaud
FNE continues its special report on DISCOP Budapest 2011 (21-23 June, www.discop,com) with an interview with DISCOP founder Patrick Jucaud. In the FNE reports, we look at adapted content --…
Vildžiūnas Wins Top Lithuanian Awards
VILNIUS: Kristijonas Vildžiūnas won the best director and best film awards for the Lithuanian-Polish-German coproduction Back To Your Arms (www.kaiapkabinsiutave.lt) at the Lithuanian Film and TV industry's Silver Crane Awards…
Obituary: Lithuanian Director Marijonas Giedrys
VILNIUS: Lithuanian feature film and documentary director Marijonas Giedrys has died at age 78. His death came after a long illness, according to the Lithuanian Filmmakers Union.
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: The Courage
In The Courage, a tragic story of two brothers faced with a moral dilemma, director/writer Greg Zgliński explores the theme of courage and its consequences with brutal reality. The film…
