FNE at 9th Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest: The Festival Adds New Industry Events
BUCHAREST: The 9th edition of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, initiated by Cristian Mungiu with the support of the General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Frémaux, will…
UK Picks Up Estonian TV Series The Bank
TALLINN: The British distributor Videoplugger has sold the high-end Estonian drama series The Bank / PANK to MHz Networks to air in North America in Estonian with English subtitles.
CME Revenues Rise in Q3 of 2018
PRAGUE: The television group Central European Media Enterprises reported a 3% rise in revenues at actual rates, or 4% at constant rates, to 123.5 M USD for the third quarter…
FESTIVALS: Nine Polish Films Compete at Camerimage
WARSAW: The 26th EnergaCamerimage IFF, which runs 10 – 17 November 2018 in Bydgoszcz, has selected nine films for the Polish competition.
Four Projects Selected for MIDPOINT Intensive SK
BRATISLAVA: Four Slovak projects will participate in MIDPOINT Intensive SK, which runs 29 – 31 October 2018.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Wanda Adamík Hrycová, Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Wanda Adamík Hrycová from Wandal Production is representing Slovakia at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Hrycová about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Slovakia.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Tožička To Head IDF
Tomáš Tožička has been tapped as director of the Institute of Documentary Film.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Eight Minority Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has announced its support for minority coproductions in the October 2018 round of grants. The total amount of the allocation for this call was 769,230…
Consequences Racks Up Foreign Sales
LJUBLJANA: Darko Štante’s debut feature Consequences / Posledice, which won four Vesna Awards and the Slovenian Film Critics’ Jury Award at the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož, has…
FESTIVALS: Directions Wins 7th Tetova IFF ODA
TETOVO: Stephan Komandarev’s feature film Directions won the Best Film award of the Balkan competition at the 7th Tetova IFF ODA, which was held in the northwestern Macedonian city flanked…
PRODUCTION: The Barefoot Emperor Completes Filming in Croatia
ZAGREB: The Belgian/Dutch/Bulgarian/Croatian coproduction The Barefoot Emperor / Bosonogi car completed filming in Croatia on 15 October.
PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Directs TV Series Inspired by Slavic Mythology
BRATISLAVA: Peter Bebjak, winner of Karlovy Vary IFF's award for Best Diector, is working on the 12-episode TV series The Slavs, currently in pre-production. The series is produced by Slovakia’s…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Giedrė Žickytė, Lithuania
VILNIUS: Giedrė Žickytė from Moonmakers is representing Lithuania at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Žickytė about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Lithuania.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Stanisław Zaborowski, Poland
WARSAW: Stanisław Zaborowski from Silver Frame is representing Poland at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Zaborowski about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Poland.
PRODUCTION: My House in Front of the Forest Goes into Postproduction in Georgia
TBILISI: Tamar Shavgulidze’s feature film My House in Front of the Forest has completed shooting in Tsavkisi and now moves into post-production.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Zoran Galić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO: Zoran Galić from VizArt Film Production is representing Bosnia and Herzegovina at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Galić about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Anna Herza Tydlitátová, Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Anna Herza Tydlitátová from Telekinetic is representing the Czech Republic at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Herza Tydlitátová about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in…
Smarzowski's Clergy Takes Over 1m GBP On Opening Weekend in UK and Ireland
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski's controversial new drama Clergy about the Catholic Church in Poland, scored over 1 m GBP at the box office on its opening in the UK and Ireland.…
PRODUCTION: Czech/German National Street Starts Filming in Prague
PRAGUE: Czech writer/director Stepan Altrichter is currently shooting the Czech/German coproduction National Street in Prague. The film is produced by Pavel Strnad and Petr Oukropec for Negativ.
PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Preps The Report
BRATISLAVA: One of Slovakia’s busiest filmmakers, award winning director Peter Bebjak, is in preproduction with the feature film The Report / Správa about Alfréd Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba, two Slovak…
