GRANTS: Macedonian Film Agency Funds 24 Projects
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Film Agency will distribute nearly 2.5 M EUR to 24 projects, including 1,904,878 EUR / 117,150,000 MKD for the first round of 2018 production grants for feature,…
Afrika Wins 2018 ScripTeast Award
CANNES: The 12th Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Script from Eastern Europe went to the script Afrika by Maya Vitkova-Kosev from Bulgaria. The script was developed within the…
Czech Distributor Filmotor Announces Partnership with Cinemarket
PRAGUE: The new Czech film sales company Filmotor announced a partnership with Berlin-based online market company Cinemarket, using blockchain technology. The arrangement will make Filmotor’s catalogue available for licensing to…
FNE at Beldocs: 4 Years in 10 Minutes wins Beldocs 2018
BELBRADE: Serbia celebrated its documentary filmmaking industry with a best prize for 4 Years in 10 Minutes in the Beldocs national competition. The festival also gave two awards for works…
Romanian and Lithuanian Films Have Strong Box Office Results
VILNIUS: Sobibor, a Russian/German/Lithuanian/Polish coproduction filmed in Lithuania, opened in the second place in Lithuania.
FESTIVALS: Five World Premieres in 2018 TIFF Romanian Days
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 17th Transilvania IFF (25 May – 3 June 2018) Romanian Days will screen 13 features, including five world premieres. An additional 22 shorts will also be shown.
GRANTS: Romania Announces Record Number of Grants
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Center (CNC) distributed almost 10.7 m EUR / 50 m RON as production and development grants on 11 May 2018. Seventeen feature films and ten debut…
Srbenka Wins Doc Alliance Selection Award
CANNES: The Croatian documentary Srbenka by director Nebojša Slijepčević received the Doc Alliance Selection Award at the Cannes FF on 12 May 2018.
PRODUCTION: First Macedonian Animated Feature Gets Funding
SKOPJE: John Vardar vs. the Galaxy, Macedonia’s first animated feature film, has received funding from the Macedonian Film Agency and is lining up Bulgarian partners for a planned coproduction. The…
F&ME Strengthens CEE Coproduction Lineup
CANNES: UK/Dublin based production house F&ME is building on its CEE partnerships, working on coproductions with Lithuania, Slovakia, Romania, Georgia and the Czech Republic.
FNE at Cannes 2018: Review: Girls of the Sun
CANNES: Director Eva Husson has based her latest film Girls in the Sun on a real events. Yazidi women were forced to watch their men being slaughtered, then they were…
FNE at Cannes 2018: Cannes Classics Showcase Rich Film Heritage of Latvia and former Czechslovakia
CANNES: The Cannes Classics Selection this year includes two films that showcase the rich film heritage of Lativa and the former Czechoslovakia.
FNE at Cannes 2018: Georgian Cinema in Cannes
The Georgian National Film Center will be represented by the Pavilion of Georgia at the Cannes Film Festival eleventh this year (# 103, Village International Riviera).
FNE at Cannes 2018: Lithuanian Cinema in Cannes
Lithuania at the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film (Pavilion #211, Village International Pantiero) - During the 71st Cannes International Film Festival, taking place on May 8–19, Lithuania will…
FNE at Cannes 2018: Macedonian Cinema in Cannes
Meet Macedonian Film Agency in Cannes - SEE Pavilion #135 - Village International Riviera
FNE at Cannes 2018: Bulgarian Cinema in Cannes
Bulgarian co-production supported by the Bulgarian Film Center selected in Cannes competition
