FESTIVALS: CineLink and CineLink Drama Announce 2018 Selection
SARAJEVO: Eight projects from Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey will be presented at the 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival as the first part of the coproduction market CineLink.…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Youth Cultural Center – Skopje, Macedonia
This month we speak with Margarita Arsova, the programmer of the Youth Cultural Center in Skopje, Macedonia. The center runs several venues including three cinemas – Millenium (with 505 seats),…
FESTIVALS: goEast Announces Lineup
WIESBADEN: Sixteen films, including ten feature films and six documentaries, were selected for the competition of the 18th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in…
PRODUCTION: Romanian/Mexican/Japanese Coproduction Drunken Fish on the Moon to Be Shot in Romania
BUCHAREST: The Romanian/Mexican/Japanese coproduction Drunken Fish on the Moon (working title) directed by the Japanese Kohki Hasei is expected to have a three weeks shoot in Romania in the autumn…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre decided to support five minority coproductions with the amount of 480,000 EUR including technical service and equipment from FS Viba.
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Production Grants
RIGA: The National Film Center of Latvia will distribute 927,294 EUR for the production of 12 feature films with Latvian major participation. Three animated films, two feature films and seven…
Croatia to Adopt New Rules in Film and Audiovisual Activities
ZAGREB: The Croatian Government put forward to the Parliament a bill on audiovisual activities, introducing a new structure for the Council and the Managing Board of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre…
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: DOGG
BRATISLAVA: The portmanteau film DOGG directed by Jonáš Karásek, Slávo Zrebný, Vilo Csino and Enrik Bistika will screen at the Slovak Film Week. The showcase for domestic production is organised…
dok.incubator Announces Projects Selected for 2018 Edition
PRAGUE: Eight projects were selected for the 2018 edition of dok.incubator, the well-established rough-cut stage workshop aiming at offering individual mentorship with a focus on dramaturgy, distribution, marketing strategy and…
FESTIVALS: Winter Brothers Win Kino Pavasaris
VILNIUS: The Danish psychological drama Winter Brothers directed by Hlynur Pálmason received the main prize in the newly established European Debut competition of the 23rd edition of the Vilnius Film…
FESTIVALS: Wongar Wins 65th March Festival in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Wongar by Andrijana Stojković was awarded best long documentary at the 65th March Film Festival (Martovski festival – The Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival) on 1 April 2018.…
FESTIVALS: The 16th Cyprus Film Days International Festival Announces Lineup
NICOSIA: The 16th Cyprus Film Days International Festival, an annual showcase of international and domestic films, will be held in Nicosia and Limassol from 19 to 28 April 2018.
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: The Lust for Power
BRATISLAVA: Tereza Nvotová’s documentary The Lust for Power / Mečiar will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy …
Slovak/Czech Mini-series Rights Sold to Ben Affleck‘s and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Film
BRATISLAVA: The rights to Peter Bebjak’s three-episode mini-series Justice / Spravedlnost were sold to the American production company Pearl Street Film owned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The series…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre distributed 2,135,735 EUR / 15,880,000 HRK as production grants for feature films, debut features, long documentaries, short documentaries, short fiction films and experimental films, and…
SPI International/Filmbox Expands to Finland
WARSAW: SPI International/Filmbox expands to Finland by launching FilmBox Art House channel on Ålcom.
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: Out
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Week, a showcase of domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 9 to 15 April 2018, will introduce Gyorgy Kristóf’s debut feature…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Documentary Filmmakers and Journalists in CEE under Growing Pressure
Estonian producer Max Tuula, Polish filmmaker Konrad Szołajski, Azerbaijani TV Executive Editor for Features Kenan Aliyev, Bulgarian filmmaker Vesela Kazakova and Czech filmmaker and producer Filip Remunda attended Prague's East…
Macedonian Film Agency Preps Strategy to Stimulate Gender Equality
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Film Agency announced the Women in the Film Industry strategy for the next five years, in order to raise the percentage of female authors. Only 21 percent…
Doina Gradea Confirmed General Manager of the Romanian Public Broadcaster
BUCHAREST: Doina Gradea was elected by the Romanian Parliament as general manager of the Romanian public broadcaster (SRTV) on 28 March 2018. She was appointed acting general manager in September…
