Romanian Minority Coproduction The Sisters Brothers Wins Four César Awards
BUCHAREST: The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard won four French César Awards, including best director. The awards were announced on 22 February 2019.
FESTIVALS: Submissions Open for 26th Astra Film Festival
SIBIU: Admissions for the competition sections of the 26th edition of Astra Film Festival are open till 25 March 2019. The most important event dedicated to non-fiction cinema in Romania…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 22.02.2019.
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE at FEST 2019: Dogs Die Alone
BELGRADE: Nikola Petrović will screen his debut feature Dogs Die Alone / Psi umiru sami in the Serbian film programme of FEST 2019 (22 February – 3 March 2019), the…
Forty International Productions Spent Nearly 200m EUR in Czech Republic in 2018
PRAGUE: Forty international TV series and films were shot in the Czech Republic in 2018. With 194.7 m EUR / 5 billion CZK, 2018 became one of the strongest years…
Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time Leads 13th Gopo Awards Nods
BUCHAREST Stere Gulea’s Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time / Moromeții 2 leads the 2019 Gopo Awards with 14 nominations. The 13th edition of the Gopo Gala will be…
FNE at FEST 2019: Delirium Tremens
BELGRADE: Goran Marković, one of the most renowned Serbian film directors, will screen his new feature film Delirium Tremens in the Serbian film programme of FEST 2019 (22 February –…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Docs... Coming Soon 2019 - Selected Projects
An essential part of the East Doc Platform is the presentation Czech Docs... Coming Soon dedicated to Czech documentary projects.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Development of Nine Feature Projects
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund distributed 272,604 EUR / 7.01 m CZK for the development of nine feature films.
Slovak Tax Incentives Lure British and US TV Series to Shoot in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: TV series Dracula and The Witcher will be partially shot on Slovak locations this spring. Dracula is coproduced by the BBC, Hartswood Films and Netflix, while The Witcher is…
Montenegro and Hungary Team Up on Film Studio in Montenegro
PODGORICA: The Minister of Culture of Montenegro Aleksandar Bogdanović and the Hungarian Minister of Human Resources Miklós Kásler have signed an agreement aiming, among others, at the establishment of a…
FNE at FEST 2019: Leeches
BELGRADE: Dragan Marinković’s fifth feature Leeches / Pijavice will have its national premiere in the Serbian film programme of FEST 2019, the most popular film festival in Serbia. The film…
MIDPOINT Intensive Lithuania Calls for Applications
KAUNAS: MIDPOINT and the Lithuanian Film Centre are organising a workshop for first or second Lithuanian feature film projects in Kaunas from 5 to 8 May 2019. The deadline for…
The Clergy and Cold War Win Golden Tapes for Best Domestic Film Released in 2018
WARSAW: The Clergy by Wojciech Smarzowski and Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski were awarded ex-aequo with the Golden Tapes award for best domestic film released in Polish cinemas in 2018.…
FESTIVALS: One World Film Festival Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Twelve titles will vie in the international competition of the 2019 One World International Human Rights Film Festival, taking place from 6 to 17 March 2019 in Prague and…
Banned Czech Doc Returns to Cinemas
PRAGUE: The Czech documentary The Road Leads to Tibet / Cesta vede do Tibetu by Vladimír Sís will return to cinemas more than 60 years after its premiere. Its renewed…
Awarded Croatian Film Hits Domestic Screens
ZAGREB: Lada Kamenski by Sara Hribar and Marko Šantić, which received four awards including best newcomer (Sara Hribar) at the 2018 Pula Film Festival, will be released in Croatian cinemas…
Domestic Teen Film Oh, Ramona! Breaks Opening Record in Romania
BUCHAREST: The teen film Oh, Ramona! by Cristina Jacob had 111,881 admissions and 470,142 EUR / 2,209,669 RON gross in the first weekend, a record for a Romanian film. This…
Serbian Hit South Wind Sold in Japan, France and China
BELGRADE: Miloš Avramović’s sophomore feature South Wind has been sold in Japan, France and China. This action thriller had nearly 600,000 admissions in Serbia and it was showcased in the…
FNE at Berlinale 2019: Prize Winners
BERLIN: The 69th Berlin Film Festival (7-17 February 2019) awarded its top prize in the main competition to the French/Israeli/German coproduction Synonyms directed by Nadav Lapid. The last Berlinale under…
