FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Veronika Golianová, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Slovak Impact Games

BRATISLAVA: FNE spoke to Veronika Golianová, co-founder and co-CEO of Slovak Impact Games, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Slovak game development industry.
30-09-2022

FNE at 40th Anniversary Golden Rose FF: Mother Wins Best Film Award

VARNA: Zornitsa Sophia’s Bulgarian/German/Croatian coproduction Mother was awarded Best Film at the 40th anniversary Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 - 29 September 2022). Krum Rodriguez, who shot the film…
30-09-2022

FESTIVALS: Somewhere Over the Chemtrails Wins 2022 Finale Plzen Festival

PLZEN: Somewhere Over the Chemtrails by Adam Koloman Rybanský received the Golden Kingfisher Award for Best Feature or Animated Film at the 35th Finále Plzeň Film Festival (23 – 28…
30-09-2022

FESTIVALS: Warsaw Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup

WARSAW: Fifteen titles have been selected for the International Competition of the Warsaw Film Festival, whose 38th edition will be held 14 – 23 October 2022.
30-09-2022

FESTIVALS: Kutaisi ISFF 2022 Announces Winners

KUTAISI: I Didn't Make It to Love Her by Spanish-British director Anna Fernandez De Paco was awarded Best Film at the Kutaisi International Short Film Festival (KISFF, 24 - 29…
30-09-2022

BOX OFFICE: Serbian Rom-Com What a Wonderful World Tops Domestic Charts

BELGRADE: Serbian rom-com What a Wonderful World / Ala je lep ovaj svet by Filip Čolović tops the local charts with 10,517 admissions and 42,657 EUR / 5,004,993 RSD gross…
30-09-2022

Doc Saint Michael: Meet the Angel Is Released Simultaneously in Over 1000 Cinemas in USA, UK and Poland in Special Event

WARSAW: Wincenty Podobinski’s documentary Saint Michael: Meet the Angel will be released in the USA, UK and Poland on 29 September 2022, the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel.
29-09-2022

Netflix Action Thriller The Union aka Our Man from Jersey with Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg Shoots in Slovenia

LJUBLJANA: The Netflix production The Union, directed by Julian Farino and starring Halle Berry, Mark Wahlberg and J.K. Simmons, is filming in the Slovenian coastal town of Piran. The Slovenian…
29-09-2022

FNE Oscar Watch 2023: Estonia Selects Kalev as Oscar Candidate

TALLINN: Kalev, a biopic about the legendary Estonian basketball team of the nineties and the directorial debut of the renowned music video maker Ove Musting, has been selected as Estonia’s…
29-09-2022

Zatopek Acquired by Myriad Pictures

PRAGUE: Myriad Pictures has picked-up David Ondříček’s biopic Zátopek, Czech Republic’s submission to the 94th Academy Award Best International Feature Film category.
29-09-2022

FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival 2022 Starts Today

BUCHAREST: Eight feature films are running in the Official Competition of the 18th Bucharest International Film Festival (BIFF, 29 September – 9 October 2022), the longest-running and the only film…
29-09-2022

FNE at 40th Anniversary Golden Rose FF: Escape

VARNA: Victor Bojinov’s third feature film Escape aka Chamla will screen in the main competition of the 40th Anniversary Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2022).
29-09-2022

Romanian Filmmakers Call on Head of CNC to Step Down

BUCHAREST: More than 90 film professionals are requesting the the head of the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) Anca Mitran, step down from her position after an interview (Anca Mitran, directorul…
28-09-2022

Peter Kerekes Wins Top Prize at Slovak IGRIC Awards for 107 Mothers

BRATISLAVA: Peter Kerekes was awarded the main prize for directing 107 Mothers / Cenzorka at the ceremony of the 33rd edition of the IGRIC Awards. These are the oldest film…
28-09-2022

BOX OFFICE: BANGER. Shot with iPhone Scores Third Spot in Czech BO

PRAGUE: BANGER., the second feature from director Adam Sedlák, premiered on 22 September 2022 and had 23 127 admissions during its first weekend in 148 cinemas. The film ranked third…
28-09-2022

FNE Oscar Watch: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects A Ballad as Oscar Candidate

SARAJEVO: A Ballade directed by Aida Begić has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International…
28-09-2022

FNE at 40th Anniversary Golden Rose FF: Speculators

VARNA: Georgi Kostov’s Speculators will screen in the main competition of the 40th Anniversary Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2022). The film is considered to be…
28-09-2022

FNE at 40th Anniversary Golden Rose FF: Reunion Part 2

VARNA: Niki Iliev’s Reunion Part 2 will screen in the main competition of the 40th Anniversary Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2022). The film is a…
28-09-2022

Our Man from Jersey Starring Halle Berry, J.K. Simmons and Mark Wahlberg Shoots in Croatia and Slovenia

PULA: Our Man from Jersey directed by Julian Farino and produced by USA’s Closest to the Hole Productions for Netflix is filming in Croatia and Slovenia throughout September 2022, with…
27-09-2022

PRODUCTION: American/Serbian Horror Subspecies V: Blood Rise Shoots in Serbia

BELGRADE: Ted Nicolaou's Subspecies V: Blood Rise, a new instalment in the famous horror franchise, is currently shooting in Serbia as an American/Serbian coproduction involving the local company Red Production.…
27-09-2022