FESTIVALS: Requiem for Mrs. J Wins Timișoara Central European FF
TIMIȘOARA: Requiem for Mrs. J by Bojan Vuletic was awarded Grand Prix at the 2018 edition of the Timișoara Central European Film Festival, running from 29 August to 2 September…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: Awakenings
PORTOROŽ: Peter Bratuša’s drama Awakenings / Prebujanja will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15 September 2018). The film stars Katarina Čas,…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: Vox Lux (USA)
VENICE:American director Brady Corbet arrives in Venice in competition with his second film Vox Luxwhich is a more mature work in the same genre as his first film The Childhood…
PRODUCTION: Zaza Urushadze in Postproduction with Georgian/Ukrainian/American Coproduction
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director Zaza Urushadze is currently in postproduction with his new feature film Anton, a coproduction between Georgia, the Ukraine and the USA, expected to premiere in…
Croatia Selects The Eighth Commissioner as Oscar Bid
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Bosnian coproduction The Eighth Commissioner / Osmi povjerenik by Ivan Salaj has been selected as Croatia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film…
Polish Film Institute Announces Award Nominations
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute (PISF) has announced nominations for the 11th edition of its annual awards. The gala will take place during the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival (17-22 September…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: Consequences
PORTOROŽ: Darko Štante’s youth delinquent drama Consequences / Posledice will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15 September 2018). This Slovenian/Austrian coproduction…
Spider-Man: Far From Home Set for Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home by Jon Watts will be partially shot in the Czech Republic in September 2018. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton, Jacob Batalon…
Documentary To Be Continued Selected as Latvia’s Oscar Bid
RIGA: Veteran filmmaker Ivars Seleckis’s documentary To Be Continued has been selected as Latvia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category.
FESTIVALS: The 25th Astra Film Festival Announces Lineup
SIBIU: Nine documentaries have been selected for the International Competition of the 25th Astra Film Festival. From a total of 101 films selected, 56 will screen in the five competition…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: I Act, I Am
PORTOROŽ: Miroslav Mandić’s black and white drama I Act, I Am / Igram, sem will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Sisters Brothers
VENICE: French director Jacques Audiard arrives in the Venice competition with the French, Belgian, Romanian, Spanish coproduction The Sisters Brothersan unusual take on the Western genre. The film is based…
FESTIVALS: The Troupe Takes Top Award at Love Is Folly IFF in Bulgaria
VARNA: Hungarian film The Troupe by Pál Sándor was awarded the Golden Aphrodite at the 26th edition of the Love is Folly International Film Festival, organised by the Congress and…
Georgia Selects Namme as Oscar Bid
TBILISI: Zaza Khalvashi's Namme has been selected as Georgia’s entry for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best foreign language film category. This Georgian/Lithuanian coproduction…
Romanian Minority Coproduction Donbass Selected as Ukraine’s Entry for Oscar Foreign-Language Category
BUCHAREST: Donbass by Sergei Loznitsa has been selected as Ukraine’s entry for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best foreign language film category. The film…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: My Last Year as a Loser
PORTOROŽ: Urša Menart's debut feature My Last Year as a Loser / Ne bom več luzerka will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in…
FNE TV: Nikolaj Nikitin - Director School of Film Agents (SOFA)
WARSAW: FNE asked Nikolaj Nikitin about the achievements of SOFA, which held its 6th edition in Warsaw this year from 26 to 31 August 2018
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
VENICE: The Coen brothers have scored a slot in the main Venice Film Festival competition with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which despite beginning life as a Netflix series is…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Mountain
VENICE: American indie director Rick Alverson has scored a slot in the Venice competition lineup with his fifth and most ambitious film The Mountain. His earlier offbeat dark comedies Entertainmentand …
PRODUCTION: Polish Hit Director Ryszard Zatorski in Postproduction with New Romantic Comedy
WARSAW: Polish box office hit writer/director Ryszard Zatorski wrapped shooting for There Is No Sin in Bad Luck / Pech to nie grzech, an independent romantic comedy starring Barbara Kurdej-Szatan.
