FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Cannabis Sets You Free

PORTOROŽ: Miha Čelar’s long documentary Cannabis Sets You Free / Konoplja osvobaja will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 -…
21-10-2022

Czech Republic’s Production Incentives To Get Underway Again Next Year

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic production incentives programme will get underway again 2 January 2023, until then incentives are temporarily suspended. A cap of 150m CZK per project will be implemented…
20-10-2022

FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Peter Nagy, CEO of Slovak Games Farm

BRATISLAVA: FNE spoke to Peter Nagy, CEO of Slovak Games Farm, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Slovak game development industry.
20-10-2022

Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022 Announces Selected Projects

TALLINN: Thirteen projects by mostly award-winning filmmakers were selected for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022, set to take place 23 - 24 November 2022 within the Tallinn Black Nights…
20-10-2022

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož: Orchestra

PORTOROŽ: Matevž Luzar’s black & white comedy drama Orchestra / Orkester will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 - 30…
20-10-2022

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: The Birdbreeder

PORTOROŽ: Robert Černelč’s debut feature The Birdbreeder / Ptičar will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25-30 October 2022).
20-10-2022

Angel Wagenstein Celebrates 100th Anniversary in Sofia

SOFIA: The eminent writer, director and screenwriter Angel Wagenstein, who turned 100 years old on 17 October 2022, was celebrated during the 8th edition of the International Book & Movie…
19-10-2022

OBITUARY: Czech Actor Josef Somr

PRAGUE: Popular theatre and film actor Josef Somr died at the age of 88. His most known films are Jiří Menzel's Oscar-winning Closely Watched Trains / Ostre sledované vlaky (1966)…
19-10-2022

Janko the Musician in A Season of Classic Films Programme Organised by ACE in Warsaw

WARSAW: One of the oldest surviving Polish sound films, Janko the Musician (1930) directed by Ryszard Ordyński, will screen at the Iluzjon Cinema in Warsaw on 26 October 2022. The…
19-10-2022

FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days 2023 Opens Call for Submissions

NICOSIA: The Cyprus Film Days International Festival has launched the call for submissions for its 21st edition set to take place in Nicosia and Limassol 21 - 29 April 2023.
19-10-2022

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Grandpa Goes South

PORTOROŽ: Vinci Vogue Anžlovar's Slovenian/Macedonian Grandpa Goes South / Dedek gre na jug will screen in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 -30…
19-10-2022

Macedonian TV Revenues Highest in Last Five Years

SKOPJE: Macedonian TV revenues reached their highest point in the last five years in 2021. Commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of approximately 43 m EUR / 2,644 m…
18-10-2022

PRODUCTION: Teen Camp TV Series Debuts on Macedonian Radio Television

SKOPJE: Macedonian production company Riefenstahl released the first season of the teen TV series Teen Camp directed by Marko Gjokovik. The first episode of the spin-off of the popular TV…
18-10-2022

Cypriot Documentary The Stray Story: A Dogumentary to Be Domestically Released

NICOSIA: The long documentary The Stray Story: A Dogumentary by Christina Georgiu will be released in Cypriot cinemas at the beginning of November 2022. The independent documentary about stray animals…
18-10-2022

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Moja Vesna

PORTOROŽ: Sara Kern’s family drama Moja Vesna will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (25 - 30 October 2022). This Slovenian/Australian coproduction is…
18-10-2022

FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox 2023 Launches Call for Submissions

ZAGREB: The ZagrebDox - International Documentary Film Festival is now receiving submissions for its 19th edition set to take place 26 March – 2 April 2023.
18-10-2022

Newly-Formed Catalyst Studio Shoots Four Female Protagonist Films in Serbia

BELGRADE: The newly-founded American/Serbian company Catalyst Studio is currently in production with two feature films and is prepping two more titles. All of them are to be entirely shot and…
17-10-2022

FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup

ZAGREB: Eleven titles by first or second time directors including Juraj Lerotić, Josip Žuvan, David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić and Dubravka Turić are running in the Feature Film Competition of the…
17-10-2022

FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2022 Announces Winners

SIBIU: Romanian/Hungarian Too Close / Apropierea directed by Botond Püsök won Best Film in the New Voices of the Documentary Competition at the 29th edition of Astra Film Festival, which…
17-10-2022

FESTIVALS: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2022 Announces Winners

LIMASSOL: Daphne by Tonia Mishiali received the First Prize for Best Cypriot Film at the 12th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, which took place in Limassol 8 – 14…
17-10-2022