PRODUCTION: Matěj Chlupáček in Postproduction with Czech/Slovak We Have Never Been Modern
PRAGUE: Czech director/producer Matěj Chlupáček is currently in postproduction with his mystery/detective feature film We Have Never Been Modern / Úsvit. The film is a Czech/Slovak coproduction inspired by the…
Square Eyes Picks-up Romanian Minority Coproduction Anhell69 by Colombian Director Theo Montoya
BUCHAREST: Austrian sales agent Square Eyes has picked-up Theo Montoya’s first long film Anhell69. A coproduction between Columbia, Romania, France and Germany, the hybrid fiction-documentary will have its world premiere…
Cinemas in Poland to Stay Open Despite Cineworld Group Plans for Bankruptcy
WARSAW: The British company Cineworld Group, the second largest multiplex chain in the world with over 750 cinemas, is about to file for bankruptcy due to financial difficulties as a…
FESTIVALS: Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival 2022 Puts Spotlight on Films from the Region
PODGORICA: The 35th edition of the Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival, which started on 22 August 2022, focuses on films from the region. The festival organises competitions for feature,…
FESTIVALS: Mestia ISAMFF 2022 Announces Winners
MESTIA: Baptism in the “Jordan” by Georgian director Mikheil Kvirikadze was awarded Best Film at the second edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival, which took place…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Dance Festival 2022 Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: A total of 21 international short films and five Romanian short films have been selected for the two competitions of the 8th edition of the Bucharest International Dance Festival…
PRODUCTION: Adrian Voicu in Postproduction with Debut Feature Capturing Sami
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Adrian Voicu is currently in postproduction with his first feature film Capturing Sami / Captura, which is produced by Axel Film, the company behind Immaculate by Monica…
BOX OFFICE: Melchior the Apothecary: Ghost Surpasses 20,000 Admissions in Estonia in Opening Weekend
TALLINN: Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost, the second film in a series of adaptations of Indrek Hargla’s medieval whodunits, had 20,181 admissions over the opening weekend. Besides leading the weekly…
Maltese Miniseries Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
VALLETTA: Maltese miniseries The Home Straight directed by Keith Tedesco has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in order to raise 40,000 EUR to secure locations, actors, crew and gear…
Approaching Deadline for cocoWIP
COTTBUS: Projects in production or postproduction related to Eastern Europe in subject or production context can apply to cocoWIP until 24 August 2022. The 24th edition of connecting cottbus East-West…
PRODUCTION: Goran Stanković and Vladimir Tagić Prep Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian TV Drama Series Sabre
BELGRADE: The Serbian political drama series Sabre / Sablja, created and directed by Goran Stanković and Vladimir Tagić, is the first ever international coproduction to benefit from new TV drama…
FESTIVALS: Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić Wins 2022 Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Safe Place / Sigurno mjesto by Juraj Lerotić, a Croatian coproduction produced in collaboration with Slovenia, received the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 28th edition…
Films from FNE Partner Countries in European Film Awards 2022 - Feature Film Selection – Part 1
BERLIN: Six films from FNE partner countries are among the ten titles of the European Film Awards 2022 Feature Film Selection – Part 1 announced by the European Film Academy.…
Czech Republic Approves Increase in Production Incentives Budget
PRAGUE: Czech Republic has approved a cap of 6 m EUR / 150 m CZK per project per year for the applications for film incentives. The decision was made as…
PRODUCTION: Polsat Preps Servant of the People Remake
WARSAW: Polish channel Polsat is in preparation with Sługa Narodu, a local remake after the Ukrainian series Servant of the People starring the Ukrainian then president to be, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Ignas Miškinis Shoots Coming-of-Age Drama Southern Chronicles
VILNIUS. Lithuanian director Ignas Miškinis is in production with his coming-of-age drama Southern Chronicles / Pietinia kronikas. The film is produced by Lukas Trimonis through IN SCRIPT with support from…
PRODUCTION: Taiwanese/Czech Coproduction Malice Set for Shooting in 2023
PRAGUE: The Taiwanese / Czech coproduction Malice / 惡潮 by Lungyin Lim is currently in the script development phase. The film is coproduced by Czech Lonely Production and it will…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2022: My Muslim Husband Showcased at Rough Cut Boutique
SARAJEVO: Romanian directors Daniel Bărnuți and Alexandra Lizeta Bărnuți bring a second marriage documentary to the Docu Rough Cut Boutique with their first long documentary My Muslim Husband. The regional…
First Edition of Heart of Europe Co-production Forum at Heart of Europe International TV Festival
WARSAW: Polish Television (TVP) is launching the first edition of Co-production Forum, which will take place in Warsaw within the 2nd edition of the Heart of Europe International TV Festival…
Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost Hits Estonian Screens
TALLINN: Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost by Elmo Nüganen, the second instalment in the trilogy based on the medieval crime bestsellers by Estonian writer Indrek Hargla, will be theatrically released…