FESTIVALS: The 12th Küstendorf Film and Music Festival Kicks Off
MEĆAVNIK: Twenty one short films were selected for the Competition Programme of the 12th edition of the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, taking place in Mećavnik from 11 to 16…
Two Polish Coproductions Selected for Berlinale Co-Production Market
WARSAW: Two Polish coproductions have been chosen for the Official Selection of the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2019 and for Rotterdam-Berlinale Express. The 16th edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market will…
PRODUCTION: Šarūnas Bartas Shoots In The Dusk
VILNIUS: The acclaimed Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas is currently shooting a new historical drama In The Dusk / Sutemose, focusing on the Lithuanian partisan war, which took place after WWII.…
Teona Strugar Mitevska and Agnieszka Holland in Berlinale’s Competition
SKOPJE: God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska and Mr. Jones by Agnieszka Holland have been selected for the Competition of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.…
Maltese, Bulgarian and Polish Films Nominated for National Film Awards UK 2019
VALLETTA: The Maltese film director Winston Azzopardi has been nominated with The Boat for the best director award at the UK National Film Awards 2019, while the Bulgarian film Revolution…
Bulgaria Celebrates National Cinema Day
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s National Film Center is organising the celebration of the National Cinema Day on 13 January 2019. The official event will be once again performed in close collaboration with…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Projects Selected for East Doc Platform 2019
Here are the projects selected for the 8th edition of East Doc Platform, the largest coproduction, funding and distribution platform tailor-made for Central and East European documentaries, which will take…
Record Number of Projects Apply for New Romanian Rebate Scheme
BUCHAREST: A total of 41 projects applied for rebates in Romania in October-December 2018, of which seven have already been approved, two have been rejected and the rest of them…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Supports Three New Feature Films
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 810,950 EUR / 96 m RSD for the production of three feature films in the final round of grants for 2018.
Four BAFTA Nominations for Cold War
WARSAW: Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski landed four nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) 2019. The nominations were announced on 9 January 2019.
Admissions and BO in Bosnia and Herzegovina Increase for Second Year in a Row
SARAJEVO: Total admissions increased by 7.85 percent and total box office increased by 7.07 percent in 2018, according to Sarajevo Film Festival’s Statistics and Analysis Department. Bosnia and Herzegovina also…
Domestic Hits Drive Increase in Serbian Admissions in 2018
BELGRADE: Total admissions in Serbia increased considerably, from 3,754,368 in 2017 to 4,193,755 in 2018, mostly due to the blockbusters South Wind / Južni vetar by Miloš Avramović, distributed by…
TVP to Buy Showmax
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is negotiating the purchase of the Showmax VOD service from Naspers, following the owner's decision to leave the Polish market by the end of January…
Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time Boosts Domestic Film Admissions in Romania
BUCHAREST: Admissions to domestic films increased from 280,910 in 2017 to approximately 380,000 in 2018 in Romania due to Stere Gulea’s Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time / Moromeții…
OBITUARY: Croatian Actor Ivo Gregurević
ZAGREB: The acclaimed Croatian film and theatre actor Ivo Gregurević has died at age 66. In 1998 he received Croatia's highest cultural honour, the Vladimir Nazor Award for his contribution…
Jan Palach Tops Czech Critics‘ Awards Nods
PRAGUE: The Czech/Slovak drama Jan Palach directed by Robert Sedláček got six nominations for the Czech Film Critics‘Awards. The awards will be announced on 2 February 2019.
Admissions to Domestic Films in Estonia Doubled Due to Centennial Film Programme
TALLINN: Estonian films had more than 600,000 admissions in 2018. Over half of the films were produced within the Estonia 100 centennial film programme. Admissions to Estonian films increased from…
Montenegro Joins Eurimages and Film New Europe Association
PODGORICA: Film Centre of Montenegro joined two important European film industry institutions in 2018, marking the country’s growing integration into the European film community.
Untamed Romania Doc Sold to France Télévisions Group
BUCHAREST: The documentary Untamed Romania / România neîmblânzită, directed by Tom Barton-Humphreys and funded by Auchan Retail Romania and the environmental NGO The European Nature Trust, was sold to France…
FNE wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year! See you again on 7 January 2019
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