Bosnia and Herzegovina Signs Coproduction Agreement with France

SARAJEVO: Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed a coproduction agreement with France during the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival. The agreement aims at modernising the legal framework for coproductions between the two…
16-08-2018

PRODUCTION: Maciej Pieprzyca Preps Pianist Mieczysław Kosz Biopic

WARSAW: Director/screenwriter Maciej Pieprzyca is in preparation with Ikarus. The story of Mietek Kosz, a biopic about the famous Polish pianist Mietek Kosz (1944-1973), who lost his eyesight when he…
15-08-2018

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2018: Winner of Heart of Sarajevo for Short Film Dušan Kasalica Returns with Debut Feature Project

SARAJEVO: Montenegrin writer/director Dušan Kasalica, who won the Heart of Sarajevo for his short film A Matter of Will in 2015, is returning to the Sarajevo Film Festival with his…
15-08-2018

Applications Open for EAVE Marketing Workshop

LUXEMBOURG: Producers and professionals working in sales, distribution and marketing departments can apply for the EAVE Marketing Workshop (14-18 November 2018) until 14 September 2018.
15-08-2018

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2018: Summer Night, Half Past Ten, a Contemporary Fairy Tale by Ivana Mladenović

SARAJEVO: After the success of her debut feature Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, the Serbian-Romanian writer/director Ivana Mladenović is presenting her second feature film project Summer Night, Half Past Ten…
14-08-2018

Big Budget Indian Film Saaho to Be Shot in Romania

BUCHAREST: The last leg of Saaho, directed by Sujeeth, is set to be shot on location in Romania. According to DNA India, this contemporary action film will be one of…
14-08-2018

MIDPOINT Feature Launch Offers 10,000 EUR Cash Prize

KARLOVY VARY: The best project in the MIDPOINT Feature Launch programme will receive a cash prize of 10,000 EUR, starting from 2019. The winner will be announced at the Karlovy…
14-08-2018

PRODUCTION: Romanian Fulbrighter Ioana Mischie in Production with Pioneering Transmedia Franchise with State of the Art Stereoscopic Technology

BUCHAREST: Writer/director Ioana Mischie (Fulbright Alumna, Berlinale Talents Alumna) is currently in production with Government of Children, a pioneering transmedia world reuniting a 3D state of the art feature film…
13-08-2018

PRODUCTION: Serbian Tamara von Steiner Shoots Documentary in Vietnam

BELGRADE: Serbian documentary filmmaker Tamara von Steiner is currently in production with Road to Agartha, the first Serbian film production to be entirely shot in Vietnam. Von Steiner’s third long…
13-08-2018

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2018: Acclaimed Bosnian Director Pjer Žalica Develops Third Feature Film

SARAJEVO: Bosnian and Herzegovinian writer/director Pjer Žalica, winner of more than 50 international awards, including Silver Leopard at Locarno IFF and European Film Awards – Discovery Special Mention for his…
13-08-2018

BOX OFFICE: Admissions to Latvian Films Double in First Half of 2018

RIGA: Admissions to Latvian films reached 290,000 in the first half of 2018, marking an already record year for domestic cinema. In 2017 admissions to domestic films were 194,000.
10-08-2018

Slovakia Selects The Interpreter as Oscar Bid

BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Martin Šulík’s feature The Interpreter / Tlmočník has been chosen by the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) as the official candidate by Slovakia for an…
10-08-2018

FESTIVALS: Green Montenegro International Film Fest 2018 Announces Winners

ZABLJAK: The 4th edition of GMIFF the Green Montenegro International Film Fest 2018, which wrapped on 7 August 2018, took place for the first time this year in the National…
10-08-2018

EAVE on Demand: Two Day Formula to Be Held in Montenegro

PODGORICA: Film Centre of Montenegro has started cooperation with EAVE and will be hosting the training programme EAVE on Demand the Two Day Formula, which will be held in Podgorica…
10-08-2018

FNE IDF DocBloc: Editor's Place in Czech Documentary: Jana Vlčková

Click HERE to read the interview with leading Czech editor Jana Vlčková
10-08-2018

BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films in Czech Weekend Top Ten

PRAGUE: Czech films Bear with Us/Chata na prodej by Tomas Pavlicek and Smiles of Sad Men/Úsměvy smutných mužů by Dan Svátek were ranked the 5th and the 6th respectively in…
09-08-2018

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Distributes Over 82,000 EUR for Documentary Production and Feature Film Development

PRAGUE: Czech Film Fund allotted 82,353 EUR/21 m CZK in grant support for documentary production and feature film development. A total of 23 projects received funding.
09-08-2018

Call for Applications for Animarkt Stop Motion Forum Workshops 2018

LODZ: Calls are open to apply for free places in the Directing Stop Motion Animation Workshop with the Beast Animation Studio, Character Development and Storytelling Workshop with Carlos Bleycher and…
09-08-2018

FESTIVALS: Greek/Polish Coproduction Pity Wins Herceg Novi Film Festival– Montenegro Film Festival

HERCEG NOVI: Greek/Polish coproduction Pity, directed by Babis Makridis, was awarded Grand Prix and Golden Mimosa for Best Film in the main competition of the 32nd Herceg Novi Film Festival–…
08-08-2018

Crowd Funding Campaign for the Czech Premiere of Warsaw Pact Army Invasion Doc

PRAGUE: Czech Analog Vision, the production company behind the archive documentary My Unknown Soldier by Anna Kryvenko, launched a crowd funding campaign to support the theatrical release of the film…
08-08-2018