CEE Animation Workshop: Interview with Industry Expert Linda Beath
LJUBLJANA: Industry expert Linda Beath explains her involvement as Head of Studies in the CEE Animation Workshop, that will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 2 to 6 December 2017…
Romania's Cinema Elvire Popesco Wins Europa Cinemas Best Programming Award 2017
BUCHAREST: Cinema Elvire Popesco from Bucharest and Agrafka & Kika from Krakow are among the winners of the Europa Cinemas Awards 2017 announced at the 20th Europa Cinemas Network Conference…
Europa Cinemas See Loss of Young Audience as Biggest Threat to European Film
BUCHAREST: The biggest threat to European film is the loss of young audiences, while the biggest perceived threat to the future of cinema is competition for scarce consumer time according…
Cristian Mungiu To Launch VoD Platform for European Films
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu is planning to launch a VoD platform for European films in Romania. The project will continue his initiative started with Les Films de Cannes à Bucharest Festival,…
TVP Introduces International Streaming for TVP Polonia
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) launched an international streaming service for TVP Polonia, its international channel for Polish-speaking audiences from abroad, that will celebrate 25 years in 2018.
FNE at Scanorama 2017: FNE TV: Gražina Arlickaitė, Director Film Festival Scanorama
VILNIUS: FNE asked Gražina Arlickaitė about the 15th edition of the film festival Scanorama, how it has developed and how innovation is shaping its programmes.
Bulgaria Moves Forward With New Draft of Film Industry Act
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft of an amended Film Industry Act, which must align film industry to the latest European Union rules.
Edith Sepp-Dallas To Head Estonian Film Institute for Another Five Years
TALLINN: Edith Sepp-Dallas will continue to head the Estonian Film Institute for a new five-year mandate starting 25 March 2018. The decision was taken on 22 November 2017.
Romania Sees Original Online Series Trend
BUCHAREST: CASTiNG, one of the few Romanian online original series to date, will be broadcast on YouTube starting 14 December 2017.
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Short Film Production Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 157,812 EUR / 505,000 GEL for the production of 14 short fiction films. A total of 46 projects have been submitted.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Eastern Europe in Spotlight at IDFA
The large group of East European film professionals who attended IDFA – the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (15-26 November 2017) is headed by the Institute of Documentary Film.
Macedonian Film Agency Announces New Call for Production Support
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Film Agency announced a new call for production support for feature films, documentaries, short films and animated films.
First Dolby Atmos Multiplex Opens in Tbilisi
TBILISI: The first Dolby Atmos system cinema in Georgia will open in Tbilisi on 30 November 2017. The six screen Cavea Galleria Tbilisi with 700 seats will be the fifth…
FESTIVALS: Tbilisi Film Festival Announces Lineup
TBILISI: Ten debut features will compete for the Golden Prometheus (for best film) and Silver Prometheus (for best director) in the main competition of the 18th Tbilisi Film Festival. The…
Cedomir Kolar to Receive European Co-production Award - Prix Eurimages
BERLIN: Ex-Yugoslavia-born producer Cedomir Kolar will receive the European Co-production Award - Prix Eurimages at the European Film Awards Ceremony, that will take place in Berlin on 9 December 2017.
FERA Issues Statement in Support of JURI Decision
BRUSSELS: The Federation of European Film Directors, FERA, made a public statement welcoming the decision of the Members of the Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee vote in the EU Parliament to…
EFADs Encourages Support of European Parliament Position on Territorial Exclusivity
BRUSSELS: The European Film Agency Directors, EFADs, welcomed the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee’s support for territorial exclusivity in a statement on 21 November 2017.
FNE Exclusive: Chair of EU Culture Committee MEP Petra Kammerevert on Film and the European Year of Cultural Heritage
STRASBOURG: Film New Europe spoke with Petra Kammerevert, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education in the European Parliament about the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. MEP Kammerevert…
Baltic Event Announces Co-Production Market Projects
TALLINN: The Baltic Event Co-Production Market selected 16 projects to be presented on 29 November – 1 December 2017 at the Black Nights Film Festival.
Romania Launches Grant Contest for Historical Films
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Center (CNC) announced it will give production grants for short and long thematical films in the upcoming grant session. The theme for this session is the…
