FESTIVALS: Underhill Fest 2024 Announces Winners
PODGORICA: The Montenegrin film This Good Country / Ova dobra zemlja directed by Vladimir Perović received the award for best film in the regional competition at the 15th Underhill Fest,…
Circle Women Doc Accelerator 2024 Announces Selected Projects
NOVI SAD: Ten projects have been selected for the 7th edition of the Circle Women Doc Accelerator training programme for women-identifying filmmakers. The selection includes documentaries from Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at 2024 Cannes Lions
BUCHAREST: Nine Romanian companies were showcased through the umbrella A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (17 – 21 June 2024).
Karolina Rozwód Appointed Head of Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: Karolina Rozwód has been appointed as the new director of the Polish Film Institute (PISF). The decision, made after an extensive selection process, marks a new chapter for the…
Grzegorz Łoszewski Elected President of Polish Filmmakers Association
WARSAW: Grzegorz Łoszewski was elected as the new President of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) during the Ordinary General Meeting held in Warsaw on 22 June 2024. He will serve…
Romania Launches Call for New Cash Rebate Programme on 25 July 2024
BUCHAREST: Romania will launch the call for projects for the 30% cash rebate session 2024-2026 on 25 July 2024. After a break of three years and a half, the Government…
FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Transilvania IFF
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Indian film Girls Will Be Girls by Shuchi Talati won the Transilvania Trophy at the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), held in Cluj-Napoca from…
Young Horizons Industry 2024 Announces Selected Projects
WARSAW: Young Horizons Industry, the international coproduction forum for films and series for young audiences, selected 11 films and 10 series for its 8th edition, which will be held in…
Interview with Ivan Karl, Acting Director of Film Center Serbia
BELGRADE: Film New Europe spoke with Ivan Karl, the acting director of Film Center Serbia, about the most relevant issues this key film institution in Serbia is dealing with at…
Agnese Lāce Appointed New Minister of Culture in Latvia
RIGA: Agnese Lāce is the new Minister of Culture in Latvia, as the previous Minister of Culture Agnese Logina, who had taken office on 15 September 2023, stepped down on…
First Georgian Stand by GNFC at Shanghai International Film Festival
TBILISI: Georgia was presented for the first time with a stand at the film market held 16 – 18 June 2024 within the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (14 –…
FESTIVALS: Significant Event for Acting Professionals in Its 4th Year - Slovenian Actors’ Film Festival Krafft
KRANJ: The Kranj Actors’ Film Festival - Krafft, which is taking place in the Slovenian town of Kranj from 15 to 22 June 2024, is hosting film screenings, industry events…
FESTIVALS: Terrestrial Verses Wins 2024 Philosophical Film Festival in Skopje
SKOPJE: Iranian film Terrestrial Verses by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami won the Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film at the 14th Philosophical Film Festival, which took place in…
Additional Funding for Slovenian Cash Rebate Scheme
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian government has allocated 5.5 m EUR for cultural infrastructure, including 500,000 EUR for the cash rebate scheme operated by the Slovenian Film Centre.
GRANTS: HAVC Announces Support for Domestic Production and Minority Coproduction
ZAGREB : The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) allotted 3,673,000 EUR for the production of feature films, documentaries, animation and minority coproductions.
Apply for DOX IN VITRO 2024
PIEŠT’ANY: Apply for the 15th edition of the international seminar and workshop DOX IN VITRO, which will be held in Piešt’any, Slovakia 8 – 9 September 2024.
Year of German Central European Films 2024: German Films at 2024 Karlovy Vary IFF
KARLOVY VARY: A total of 21 German productions and coproductions will screen in various sections of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, whose 58th edition will be held from 28…
Semmelweis Receives Six Awards at MOZ.GO – Hungarian Motion Picture Awards
VESZPRÉM: Semmelweis by Lajos Koltai received the awards for Best Feature Film and Best Director at the Hungarian Motion Picture Festival, held in Veszprém, Balatonfüred and Balatonalmádi 12 - 15…
PRODUCTION: Emilios Avraam in Postproduction with Cypriot Feature Film Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin and I Can't Jump
NICOSIA: Cypriot director/writer Emilios Avraam is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Smaragda - I Got Thick Skin and I Can't Jump / Smaragda (Σμαράγδα), which is supported by…
FESTIVALS: Awards for Films from FNE Partner Countries at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
ANNECY: The Latvian majority coproduction Flow by Gints Zilbalodis received four awards including the Jury Award and the Audience Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (9-15 June 2024),…
