FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2024: World Premiere of The Tower of Strength by Nikola Vukčević
COTTBUS: The historical fantasy The Tower of Strength by Nikola Vukčević, premieres at the 34th Cottbus Film Festival. This coproduction between Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia and Germany follows a Muslim Albanian…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2024: cocoWIP Projects
COTTBUS: A diverse slate of international works in progress sought support for postproduction, distribution, and festival presentation at the 26th connecting cottbus cocoWIP. From dark comedies to coming-of-age dramas, these…
BOX OFFICE: Biopic Dražen Achieves Best Croatian Opening in a Decade
ZAGREB: The biopic Dražen, directed by Danilo Šerbedžija and produced by Kinoteka, recorded the most successful opening weekend for a Croatian film in the past decade, according to the Croatian…
Successful 15th Edition for Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
BUCHAREST: The 15th edition of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, a festival initiated by Cristian Mungiu, continued the tradition of having several industry events as a complement to the…
Last Call for FOCAL PRODUCTION VALUE 2025
BERN: Apply for the Production Value Workshop organised in January 2025 by Bern-based FOCAL (Foundation for professional training in cinema and audiovisual media). A unique opportunity. The upcoming deadline is…
PRODUCTION VALUE 2025 – The European Scheduling and Budgeting Workshop
BERN: PRODUCTION VALUE is the workshop on scheduling and budgeting ambitious European feature films and limited series with budgets ranging from 3 to over 15 m EUR.
Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated in Main Categories at 37th European Film Awards
BERLIN: EFA’s main nominations, announced on 5 November 2024, include several films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries. The European Film Awards will be announced in Lucerne, Switzerland, on…
Bulgaria and Kosovo Sign Coproduction Agreement
SOFIA: The ministries of Culture of Bulgaria and Kosovo have signed an agreement in Pristina regarding film coproduction.
FNE Podcast: German Actress Lea van Acken
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…
Winners of 2024 Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
JIHLAVA: The Slovak/Czech coproduction Ms. President directed by Marek Šulík won the Main Award in the Opus Bonum competition of the 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, held 25 October…
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2024: Emerging Producers 2025 Presentation
JIHLAVA: Eighteen talented producers have embarked on a journey with the Emerging Producers programme at Ji.hlava IDFF 2024. The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival emphasises this key industry platform, which…
MGM+ Drama Series Robin Hood to Be Shot in Serbia
BELGRADE: The ten-episode series Robin Hood, coming from Lionsgate Television and set to premiere on MGM+ later in 2025, will start shooting at the PFI studio near Belgrade in February…
Month of European Film 2024 Has Started
PODGORICA: Over 100 cities in 42 countries are taking part in the 3rd edition of the Month of European Film 2024 (1 November – 7 December), organised by the European…
FNE Podcast: German Director Christoph Hochhäusler, President of the Competition Jury at Tallinn Black Nights FF 2024
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 Ji.hlava International Documentary FF 2024: Projects from FNE Partner Countries Presented at New Visions Forum
JIHLAVA: The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, known for its forward-thinking stance on documentary cinema, held the 4th edition of the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum (JNV Forum) on 30 –…
Winners of Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2024
JIHLAVA: Here are the awards of the 4th Ji.hlava New Visions Forum (JNV Forum) held 30 – 31 October 2024 within the 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (25 October…
GRANTS: Projects by Mungiu, Puiu, Muntean Receive Support from Romanian CNC
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) has announced the first production grants for 2024 in the feature film, debut feature, thematic feature film, documentary and animated film categories. Cristian Mungiu’s…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 Announces Baltic Film Competition Selection
TALLINN: Sixteen films, including six world premieres and two international premieres, will screen in the Baltic Film Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, 8 – 24 November…
A Showcase of Romanian Creativity in Movie Business at American Film Market 2024
BUCHAREST: Romania is participating in the American Film Market taking place in Las Vegas 5 – 10 November 2024 with 16 companies exhibiting under Creative Romanian Film Makers brand.
EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Director Mihai Mincan Shoots International Coproduction Milk Teeth
BUCHAREST: Romanian writer/director Mihai Mincan is currently in production with his sophomore feature Milk Teeth / Dinți de lapte. This 2.3 m EUR coproduction between Romania, France, Denmark, Greece and…
