FESTIVALS: Eight Films Compete at 20th Bratislava IFF
BRATISLAVA: Films from a diverse range of countries including Guatemala, Qatar, Belarus and Norway are screening in the main competition section of the 20th Bratislava IFF, which takes place 29…
PRODUCTION: Lech Majewski Shoots Brigitte Bardot Film
KATOWICE: World-renowned Polish film director Lech Majewski is working on his new drama Brigitte Bardot the Wonderful, based on his novel of the same title. The release is planned for…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex-Oriente at Jihlava
Ex-Oriente presented six days of training and workshops in Jihlava.
BBC World on Fire Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: World on Fire, a seven-part series for BBC One, is currently filming in Prague through Czech Anglo Productions, using Czech film incentives.
DOCU Rough Cut Boutique Calls for Proposals
SARAJEVO: The newly expanded DOCU Rough Cut Boutique, organised by the Balkan Documentary Center and the Sarajevo Film Festival, is accepting applications through 1 February 2019.
GRANTS: Estonia Hands out Grants to 38 Films
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute gave 1,654,400 EUR to 42 films between April and October 2018.
OBITUARY: Polish Cinematographer Witold Sobociński
WARSAW: World famous Polish cinematographer Witold Sobociński died unexpectedly on 19 November 2018 at age 89. The news came days after the cinematographer visited the Camerimage International Film Festival, where…
GRANTS: Croatian Audiovisual Centre Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) allotted 370,883 EUR / 2,755,000 HRK for minority coproduction grants and for script and project development grants. New projects by Goran Paskaljević and Srđan…
Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time Opens in Second Place in Romania
BUCHAREST: Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time / Morometii 2 by Stere Gulea debuted in the number two spot in Romania, with nearly 71,000 admissions on its opening weekend.
PRODUCTION: Stanislav Tomic in Early Preproduction with Action Comedy Tune-up
ZAGREB: Stanislav Tomic is in development/early preproduction with action comedy Tune-up / Po tamburi. The film is set to be a coproduction between Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Slovenia, and…
Valer-Daniel Breaz Appointed Minister of Culture in Romania
BUCHAREST: Mathematician Valer-Daniel Breaz has been named as the new Minister of Culture in Romania, as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) changed several ministers from the Government.
Eleven Films in Baltic Works in Progress 2018
TALLINN: Ten films from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, and one Finnish film, will be presented in the Baltic Event Works in Progres,s taking place during the Black Nights festival, running…
FESTIVALS: Alone at My Wedding Wins Best Film Award at Cinedays European Film Festival
SKOPJE: The Belgian/Romanian coproduction Alone at My Wedding / Seule à mon marriage directed by Marta Bergman scooped the best film award in the official selection of the 17th Festival…
FESTIVALS: Estonia Wins Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Short Film Competition
VILNIUS: Five Lithuanian shorts, four Estonian shorts and two Latvian shorts vied in the New Baltic Cinema competition of the European Film Forum Scanorama, which opened on 8 November 2018.
Bulgaria Adopts Final Amendments to Film Industry Act
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on 15 November 2018 to adopt the definitive amendments to the Film Industry Act, proposed by the Council of Ministers in August 2018. The new changes…
GRANTS: Poland Supports Six Minority Coproductions
WARSAW: The third session of PISF funding resulted in supporting six projects with minority international coproduction financing, with a total of 3,943,345 PLN / 915 101 EUR.
FESTIVALS: Woman at War Wins at 29th LIFFE
LJUBLJANA: The Icelandic action-thriller Woman at War directed by Benedict Erlingsson won Best Film at the 29th Ljulblana IFF, which ended on 18 November 2018.
FESTIVALS: Ji Yong Kim Wins 26th Camerimage with The Fortress
BYDGOSZCZ: Ji Yong Kim won the Golden Frog, the top prize of the 26th edition of the festival honouring cinematographers EnergaCAMERIMAGE, for the South Korean film The Fortress directed by…
Slovenia Calls for More Financial Support for Film
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian parliamentary Culture Committee has voted unanimously to call on the Culture Ministry to gradually increase the annual budget for film production from 4.5 m to 11 m…
Czech Bionaut Partners with Poland and Slovakia
PRAGUE: The Czech production company Bionaut is collaborating with partners to set up companies in Poland and Slovakia to work on coproductions.
