GRANTS: Subcarpathian Regional Film Fund Supports Four New Projects
RZESZÓW: The Subcarpathian Regional Film Fund chose four new projects to support with a total of 140,358 EUR / 600,000 PLN. Among these productions, which will promote the region and…
Serbia and Greece Sign Cooperation Agreement
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia and the Greek Film Centre signed a cooperation agreement focusing on distribution of Serbian and Greek films.
PRODUCTION: Estonian Celebrates Centenary with Truth and Justice
TALLINN: Tanel Toom is currently in production with his debut feature Truth and Justice / Tõde ja õigus, which will be one of the five feature films made for the…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Georgian Debut Scary Mother Wins 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Scary Mother, the first feature from young Georgian director Ana Urushadze, was awarded best film in the competition programme for feature films of the 2017 edition of Sarajevo Film…
HBO Romania Subscribers Demand End of Dubbing for Films
BUCHAREST: HBO Romania is reconsidering its dubbing policy after more than 4,000 subscribers signed a petition asking the channel to stop dubbing films. The reaction came after HBO Romania broadcast…
FESTIVALS: Makedox Creative Documentary FF Ready to Kick Off
SKOPJE: A total of 68 films will compete in the 8th edition of Makedox Creative Documentary Film Festival running from 19 to 25 August 2017. The Macedonian production Avec l`amour…
Czech, Croatian and Slovenian Films Shortlisted for 2017 Student Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: The Czech/US coproduction Who's Who in Mycology by Marie Dvořáková and Croatian/Slovenian coproduction Into the Blue by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović have been shortlisted for the 2017 Student Academy…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Labudović Files
Mila Turajlic is currently in production with The Labudović Files, a Serbian/Algerian/French coproduction about Stevan Labudović.
Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary Programme Launch
RIGA: Latvia launches its jubilee film programme Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary on 17 August 2017 with the premiere of Varis Brasla's family film Grandpa Is More Dangerous than the…
PRODUCTION: Robert Sedláček Starts Shooting on Jan Palach
PRAGUE: Award winning film and TV director Robert Sedláček starts shooting a feature film dedicated to Jan Palach, who committed self-immolation after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Srbenka Wins Big at Docu Rough Cut Boutique
SARAJEVO: Croatian project Srbenka by Nebojša Slijepčević won three out of five awards at Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the intensive five-day programme focusing on documentary films from Southeast Europe in…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Bulgarian/German/French Coproduction Nanook
SARAJEVO: Bulgarian film director Milko Lazarov presented his new project Nanook at CineLink Work-in-Progress, that took place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo Film Festival’s…
MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017 Announces Winners
SARAJEVO: Project The Midnight Shift from Cyprus was awarded the HBO Europe Award 2017 at MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017, which concluded in Sarajevo on 16 August 2017.
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
RIGA: National Film Center of Latvia has allotted 300,000 EUR to eight minority coproductions including two feature films, one animated film and five documentaries.
FNE at Sarajevo FF: New TV Series Presented at CineLink Drama
SARAJEVO: Six new projects for TV series from Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia were presented to film professionals at CineLink Industry Days’ CineLink Drama on 15 August 2017.
Polish and Bulgarian Films in the EFA Documentary Selection
BERLIN: Documentaries from Poland and Bulgaria are among the 15 titles announced for the European Film Academy's Documentary Selection on 15 August 2017. The EFA awards ceremony will take place…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Honeyland, Macedonian Documentary on Bees
SARAJEVO: Macedonian documentary filmmakers Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska are presenting their latest project Honeyland at CineLink Work-in-Progress, taking place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of…
PRODUCTION: Raimundas Banionis Returns to Film with The Purple Fog
VILNIUS: Acclaimed film, theatre and TV director Raimundas Banionis is returning to film directing after 25 years with The Purple Fog / Purpurinis rūkas. This historical drama is currently in…
Czech National Film Archive Announce First Results on Laterna Magika Multimedia Research Project
PRAGUE: The National Film Archive of Czech Republic has launched the first results of the extensive research project Laterna Magika. Past and Present, Documentation, Preservation and Presentation. Launched in the…
Macedonian TV Revenues Down
SKOPJE: Macedonian TV revenues reached in 2016 their lowest point in the last five years. Commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of approximately 25 m EUR / 1,540,190,000 MKD,…
