PRODUCTION: Canadian/Hungarian Blue Heron Starts Filming
BUDAPEST: Blue Heron directed by Canadian first-time director Sophy Romvari starts shooting in Vancouver at the end of July 2024. This Canadian/Hungarian coproduction received support from the National Film Institute…
Serbian 78 Days Wins 2024 European Film Festival Palić
PALIĆ: Emilija Gašić’ debut feature 78 Days won the Golden Tower for Best Film in the Official Selection as well as the Gorki List Audience Award at the 31st European…
Winners of 2024 Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival
MESTIA: George Ovashvili’s The Frost and a Little Schoolboy received the award for Best Short Film at the 4th edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival (23…
FNE Podcast: Actress Luisa-Céline Gaffron
FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Lights On Acquires Serbian/American When the Phone Rang ahead of Locarno World Premiere
BELGRADE: Italian agent Light On has acquired world sales rights for Iva Radivojević’s Serbian/American When the Phone Rang ahead of its world premiere in the Concorso Cineasti Del Presente competition…
Explanation for Everything Wins 24th mBank New Horizons IFF
WROCŁAW: The jury of the 24th mBank New Horizons International Film Festival gave the Grand Prix to the Hungarian/Slovak coproduction Explanation for Everything directed by Gábor Reisz. The festival was…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Márton István Szabó Preps Captain Noise
BUDAPEST: Young Hungarian director Márton István Szabó is currently prepping his debut feature Captain Noise / Zajkapitány, which is financially supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary’s Incubator Programme.…
Apply for What’s the Story? Cyprus Workshop
LIMASSOL: Filmmakers living or born in Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine can apply to the 3rd edition of the intensive workshop What’s the Story? Cyprus, which will be…
FNE at Venice IFF 2024: Cercamon Picks up Bogdan Mureșanu’s Debut Feature The New Year That Never Came
BUCHAREST: The first feature film by Romanian writer/director/producer Bogdan Mureșanu, The New Year That Never Came, which is a coproduction with Serbia, has been picked up by Cercamon ahead of…
PRODUCTION: Adonis Florides in Postproduction with Cypriot Film What We Did at Christmas
NICOSIA: Cypriot director/writer Adonis Florides is currently in postproduction with his feature film What We Did at Christmas / ΠωςΠεράσαμε τα Χριστούγεννα, which is expected to be released mid- to…
Awards of 2024 Polish Days
WROCŁAW: Polish Days 2024 has announced its winners. The most important industry event of the mBank New Horizons IFF was held 21 – 23 July 2024, co-organised by the Polish…
GRANTS: Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund Announces Production Funding for 2024
WARSAW: The Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund has supported 13 projects with coproduction funding of over 491,000 EUR / 2 m PLN within its 14th annual competition.
FNE Podcast: Actress Saskia Rosendahl
FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
FNE at Venice IFF 2024: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Competition and Horizons
VENICE: Films from Dea Kulumbegashvili, Andrei Ujică, Peter Kerekes, Bogdan Mureșanu and Vojtech Strakaty have been selected for the Competition and Horizons (Orizzonti) sections of the 81st Venice International Film…
FNE at 2024 Venice IFF: Andrei Ujică Heads to Official Selection with Beatles Dream Project
BUCHAREST: TWST / Things We Said Today, the new work by the acclaimed Romanian-German writer / director Andrei Ujică, will have its world premiere in the Official Selection - Out…
Winners of New Horizons Studio+ 2024
WROCŁAW: The project Almost Happy (Poland) directed by Ewa Podgórska and produced by Daria Maślona received the main prize at the 15th edition of New Horizons Studio+, which took place…
Dutch Drama Milk Wins 2024 Beach Film Festival in Ohrid
OHRID: The Dutch drama Milk / Melk directed by Stefanie Kolk won the Large Wave Award for Best Film at the 7th edition of the Beach Film Festival. The festival…
German Films in Venice 2024
BERLIN: A total of 17 German productions and coproductions will screen in various sections at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, which will be held 28 August – 7 September…
Celebration Wins Big at 2024 Pula Film Festival
PULA: The debut feature Celebration / Proslava directed by Bruno Anković won four Arena awards at the 71st Pula Film Festival (11 – 18 July 2024), including the Grand Golden…
FNE at Venice IFF 2024: Projects from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Venice Immersive and Giornate degli Autori
VENICE: Projects from Lithuania, Malta and the Czech Republic have been selected for Venice Immersive within the 81st Venice International Film Festival (28 August - 7 September 2024). The Antique…
