FNE AV Innovation: Festival Scope Pro
Festival Scope Pro is a B2B platform for film professionals, which strengthens the ties among film productions, sales agents, distributors and national institutes all around the world, with a focus…
Zagreb Film Office Established in Croatian Capital
ZAGREB: The City of Zagreb has established the Zagreb Film Office to provide comprehensive services to film productions in the Croatian capital.
PRODUCTION: Babu in the Night City Has First Pitch at CEE Animation Forum
TREBON: Producer Radim Prochazka of Produkce Radim Prochazka and writer/director Petr Vodicka introduced their stop animation children’s film Babu in the Night City at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place…
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: Equal Time for Shorts
TREBON: Short films are a large part of the film industry in CEE territories, thanks in part to smaller national funding budgets. Likewise, animated films hold an equally important place…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Another Chance
Eva Tomanova documents the life of a swindler in the Czech documentary Another Chance.
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: France, Hungary and Latvia Win Top Awards
TREBON: An overflow crowd turned out for the awards ceremony of the newly re-named and expanded CEE Animation Forum, which concluded on 8 May 2019. Awards were handed out in…
PRODUCTION: Serbia and Canada Partner on Twice Upon a Time
TREBON: Serbian/Canadian producer/director Vojin Vasovic and Serbian producer Milorad Kocic presented the family animated film in development Twice Upon a Time at the CEE Animation Forum on 8 May 2019,…
PRODUCTION: Czech 3D/CGI Animation Pearl in Development
TREBON: Martin Kotik is developing the 3D/CGI animated film Pearl, following the success of his EFM Berlin film Harvie and the Magic Museum. He presented the project at the CEE…
FNE AV Innovation: ARTE KINO Festival
Rémi Burah is SEVP of ARTE France Cinema, CEO of ARTE/COFINOVA and President of ARTE KINO Endowment Fund.
PRODUCTION: Alexandre Koberidze Starts Shooting German/Georgian Coproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Alexandre Koberidze has started shooting his new feature film Wind Has Blown, A Woman Had a Thought about Her Silk Scarf as a coproduction between Germany and…
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Backs Kosmix Series
TREBON: Czech production company Krutart and Czech TV are producing a children’s animated series, Kosmix directed by Vojtech Dudek and produced by Martin Juza.
PRODUCTION: Bulgaria Pitches TV Series The Brownies
TREBON: Bulgarian producer Lachezar Velinov and writer Alexandra Lopez-Koleva are prepping a children’s TV series The Brownies, which they pitched at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place through 8 May…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Animated Street Pack Aims for Teen Audience
TREBON: Slovakia returns to the newly expanded CEE Animation Forum, running through 8 May 2019, with the animated TV series Street Pack, which tackles a new target audience in Slovakia:…
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: Regional Event Moves to International Arena
TREBON: The new CEE Animation Forum taking place during the Anifilm festival, running through 12 May 2019, and transitioning out of its former and more restrictive designation as the VAF…
Norwegian TV Series Occupied Films in Lithuania
VILNIUS: The third season of the hit Norwegian political series Occupied / Okkupert is filming in Lithuania using the newly increased 30% tax rebate. The local service-producer is Ramūnas Škikas…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anca Announces Competition Slate
ZILINA: The Slovak animation festival Fest Anca, running 27-30 June 2019, has announced its complete lineup of films, with a new section devoted to a panorama of Slovak films added…
Coco Opens Call for Projects
COTTBUS: The 21st edition of connecting cottbus, the longest-running East-West coproduction market, has opened its call for submissions to the event which runs 6-8 November 2019.
FESTIVALS: The 18th Transilvania IFF Announces Lineup
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Twelve first and second feature films have been selected for the main competition of the 18th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from…
Laila Pakalnina Retrospective at Pompidou Centre
RIGA: Latvian director Laila Pakalnina receives a two week retrospective of her documentary films at the Paris Pompidou Centre, running through 17 May 2019.
