Petition Supports Proportionate Remuneration for EU Directors and Screenwriters
BRUSSELS: A petition with 21,000 signatories supporting the right to a fair and proportionate remuneration for Europe’s screenwriters and directors was delivered to Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Digital Society…
GRANTS: Film Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina Announces Grants in October 2018 Session
SARAJEVO: The Film Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina distributed 650,000 EUR in its October 2018 grant round, announced on 23 October. The Fund gave grants to four feature films and…
PRODUCTION: The Prague Orgy Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: Irena Pavlásková is shooting The Prague Orgy, based on the novel by the famous American writer Philip Roth, who died earlier this year. The project with international cast is…
Polish Animated Film Nominated for 2018 European Film Awards
BERLIN: The animated film Another Day of Life, a Polish/Spanish/German/Hungarian coproduction directed by Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, is one of the four nominees in the European Animated…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Pilotu, Prague
This month we speak with film producer Jan Macola, the owner of Kino Pilotu from Prague’s popular neighbourhood Vrsovice. The cinema was reopened by Jan Macola in the spring of…
PRODUCTION: Davide Del Degan Starts Shooting Paradise in Slovenia with Katarina Cas
LJUBLJANA: Italian director Davide Del Degan has started shooting on a Slovenian minority coproduction Paradise with Katarina Čas, in the Slovenian town Grosuplje. The 30-day shoot, which will also take…
Eurimages Supports Sixteen Films
STRASBOURG: Eurimages decided to fund 12 fiction films, two documentaries and two animation films with 5,201,000 EUR at its October 2018 meeting in Sofia. Films from CEE territories had a…
PRODUCTION: Greek Film Centre Supports Labour Day by Mladen Đorđević
BELGRADE: Labour Day / Prvi maj, Mladen Đorđević’s new feature film project, has received a 40,000 EUR grant from the Greek Film Centre, making it yet another Serbian/Greek coproduction.
Czech and Estonian Films Win Riga Pitching Forum
RIGA: The third edition of the Riga International Film Festival's pitching FORUM for children's and youth film projects, which took place 18 – 19 October 2018, awarded two films from…
FNE at 9th Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest: Interview with Founder Cristian Mungiu
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu, the founder of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, spoke with FNE about the highlights of the industry events and the plans for the 10th edition of…
FESTIVALS: My Last Year as a Loser Competes at Ljubljana IFF
LJUBLJANA: Ten films will compete at the 29th Ljubljana IFF, running 7 – 18 November 2018. Slovenia will be represented by Urša Menart’s debut feature My Last Year as a…
MIDPOINT Announces 2018 - 2019 TV LaunchTeam
PRAGUE: Gabor Krigler, Creative Executive of HBO Europe, will be Head of Studies at the 2019 edition of MIDPOINT TV Launch for the international script development programme MIDPOINT.
GRANTS: Romanian CNC Gives Biggest Grant to Minority Coproduction Quo Vadis, Aida!
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) allotted 4,283,656 EUR / 20 m RON for production and development grants at its first session for 2018. The biggest grant went to the…
FNE at 34th WFF: The Delegation Wins Grand Prix at 34th Warsaw International Film Festival
WARSAW: The Grand Prix of the 34th Warsaw International Film Festival went to The Delegation directed by Bujar Alimani, with several other prizes going to coproductions from the CEE region.
Macedonia Signs European Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction
SKOPJE: Macedonia has signed the revised Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction, updated for the digital age and welcoming non-European countries, which was adopted in 2017.
FNE at 34th WFF: Warsaw Industry Presents Works-in-Progress
WARSAW: Six new projects from Poland, Estonia, the Ukraine, Belarus and Russia were presented at a special works-in-progress showcase hosted during Warsaw Industry Days at 34th Warsaw International Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Compete at Cottbus FF
COTTBUS: The 28th Cottbus Film Festival, running 6 – 11 November 2018, spans the CEE region from Estonia to Serbia for the main competition.
FNE at 9th Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest: Four Films from CEE in New Competition Aide à la Distribution
BUCHAREST: Four coproductions from CEE countries which premiered in Cannes in 2018 are among the eight titles competing for a distribution award in the new competition Aide à la Distribution…
FESTIVALS: I Am Another You Wins 2018 Astra FF
SIBIU: The US film I Am Another You by Nanfu Wang won the best documentary award at the Astra Film Fest, which concluded on 21 October 2018.
FESTIVALS: Tallin Black Nights Competition Announced
TALLINN: Seventeen films will screen in the main competition of the Tallinn Black Nights FF, running 16 November – 2 December 2018.
