FNE Venice 2018: Mila Turajlić LUX Prix Finalist
FNE TV spoke to Serbian film director and LUX Prix finalist Mila Turajlić about her new doc The Other Side of Everything, which has been selected as a finalist for…
The 13th ScripTeast Announces Selection
WARSAW: Eleven projects from nine countries have been selected for the 13th edition of ScripTeast, which will be inaugurated by a session in Poland (30 September-6 October 2018), followed by…
FESTIVALS: RIGA IFF Announces Pitching FORUM Selection
RIGA: Thirteen projects have been selected for the annual Riga International Film Festival's pitching FORUM for children and youth film projects, which will take place 18-19 October 2018.
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2018: Heights
VARNA: Victor Bojinov’s debut feature Heights will screen in the main competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September - 4 October 2018). This Bulgarian-Macedonian coproduction supported…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2018: Attraction
VARNA: Martin Makariev’s sophomore feature Attraction will screen in the main competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September-4 October 2018). This is an independent movie produced…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2018: Smart Christmas
VARNA: Maria Veselinova’s first feature film Smart Christmas will screen in the main competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September-4 October 2018). The film is a…
FNE TV Exclusive: Cristian Mungiu
FNE asked Romanian director Cristian Mungiu about the challenges facing the Romanian film industry and why the fight against piracy needs to be one of the main priorities for European…
Poland Selects Cold War as Oscar Candidate
WARSAW: Cold War directed by Paweł Pawlikowski has been selected as Poland’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category. The announcement comes just after…
PRODUCTION: German The Master Butcher's Singing Club to Shoot in Croatia
ZAGREB: Ulrich Edel’s historical drama The Master Butcher's Singing Club, which is currently shooting in Croatia, is the first foreign production using incentives for filming in regions of particular national…
FESTIVALS: Ray and Liz Wins 13th BIAFF
BATUMI: Ray and Liz by the British director Richard Billingham was awarded best film at the 13th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place in Batumi from 16 to…
FESTIVALS: The 36th Golden Rose Film Festival Announces Lineup
VARNA: A total of 17 feature films and 21 short films will be screened in the official national competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September-4 October…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2018: Reviewing Inner Spaces
VARNA: Maxim Genchev’s feature film Reviewing Inner Spaces will screen in the main competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September-4 October 2018). This independent film based…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2018: Transgression
VARNA: Val Todorov’s sophomore feature Transgression will screen in the main competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September - 4 October 2018). It is a challenging…
FNE at Gdynia 2018: Cold War Wins Top Polish Film Prize
GDYNIA: The winner of the 43. Polish Feature Film Festival held in Gdynia 17-22 September 2018 did not come as a surprise with Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War winning the Golden…
Sophie’s Ordinary Life Wins the Short Film Competition at 43rd Polish Film Festival
GDYNIA: Sophie’s Ordinary Life, a short fiction drama from Dominika Gnatek, won the Best Film award in the Short Film Competition of the 43rd Polish Film Festival, during the Young…
FNE at Venice 2018: FNE TV: Montenegro director Ivan Salatic
FNE asked Montenegrin director Ivan Salatic about his new film You Have the Night / Ti imaš noć, a coproduction between Montenegro, Serbia and Qatar, which was in competition in…
Bulgaria Selects Omnipresent as Oscar Candidate
SOFIA: A committee of the Bulgarian Cinema Council voted Ilian Djevlekov's sophomore feature Omnipresent as Bulgaria’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category.
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Outsider
GDYNIA: The acclaimed Polish cinematographer and director Adam Sikora showcased his new drama Outsider in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Playing Hard
GDYNIA: Kinga Dębska presented her new drama Playing Hard in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: A Hole in the Head
GDYNIA: Piotr Subbotko showcased his feature drama debut A Hole in the Head in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.