FESTIVALS: CineLink Announces Second Part of 2017 Selection
SARAJEVO: Seven more feature film projects in development, including projects from Bulgaria, Georgia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, have been chosen to complete in the 2017 selection of Sarajevo Film…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: Prize Winners: CEE Films Sweep Awards
KARLOVY VARY: The Czech/Slovak and Italian coproduction Little Crusader directed by Václav Kadrnka took home the Crystal Globe and a cash prize of 25,000 USD at the 52 Karlovy Vary…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: See How the Critics Rated the Films
KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…
PRODUCTION: Theodore Ushev Preps The Spinning Top
SOFIA: Bulgarian-born Canadian animator Theodore Ushev is preparing his first feature film The Spinning Top. Romanian, Macedonian and Serbian coproducers are welcomed. Ushev was nominated at the Oscars 2017 in…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: Ondřej Havelka Presented Ongoing Project Hastrman
KARLOVY VARY: Famous Czech musician and actor Ondřej Havelka introduced his long-awaited project Hastrman during the 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF (30 June – 8 July 2017). Described as a blend…
Second Season of Macedonian TV Series Prespav to Be Aired in Autumn 2017
SKOPJE: Second season of the popular TV series Prespav, which was shot from 8 to 30 May 2017, will be aired on TV Telma in autumn 2017. Macedonian non-governmental organisation …
PRODUCTION: Sonja Prosenc Starts Shooting History of Love
LJUBLJANA: New international coproducers have been confirmed for the contemporary psychological drama History of Love by Sonja Prosenc and the shooting started in Italy on 26 June 2017.
PRODUCTION: Raško Miljković’s Debut Feature Moves to Postproduction
BELGRADE: Serbian director Raško Miljković’s debut feature Which Hunters / Zloginje is currently in postproduction, with the release set for February 2018. This Serbian/Macedonian coproduction is a children film shot…
FESTIVALS: The 20th Motovun FF Announces Lineup
MOTOVUN: Eighteen films have been selected for the main programme of the 20th Motovun IFF, set to take place from 25 to 29 July 2017.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: The Smuggler
Latvian long documentary The Smuggler, currently in production, follows a guy who is helping immigrants to get across the border between Russia and Latvia.
FNE at KVIFF 2017: FNE TV: EFP’s Future Frames
KARLOVY VARY: FNE teamed up with European Film Promotion again this year to speak to the ten European film school students and recent graduates participating in the EFP Future Frames…
GRANTS: Slovenia Funds Five Minority Coproductions
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center (SFC) announced production grants of 245,000 EUR for five minority coproductions including four feature films and one long documentary on 5 July 2017.
FNE AV Innovation: Czech Application StyLit Helps Animators
PRAGUE: Daniel Sykora and his team from Czech Technical University in Prague have developed a software that helps animators save time and reach more interesting results. StyLit is able to…
coco Work in Progress Opens Applications
COTTBUS: Applications are open for the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), set to take place during the FilmFestival Cottbus on 9-10 November 2017. Producers can apply with a project…
Karlovy Vary IFF, MIDPOINT, Trieste FF and WEMW to Launch Programme for CEE Emerging Talents
KARLOVY VARY: Karlovy Vary IFF together with MIDPOINT, Trieste FF and When East Meets West launched a training and development programme for emerging talents from Central and Eastern Europe. The…
PRODUCTION: BBC’s McMafia Wraps Shooting in Croatia
ZAGREB: Shooting of the BBC series McMafia directed by James Watkins and starring James Norton wrapped in Opatija last week. The series was shot in various locations first during the…
PRODUCTION: Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian Coproduction Leeches in Postproduction
BELGRADE: Serbian director Dragan Marinković is in postproduction with his fifth feature film, Leeches / Pijavice, set for release in 2018. The film is a Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian coproduction and is based…
Glory Sold to More than 30 Territories
SOFIA: Glory / Slava directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov was sold in more than 30 territories including Canada, United States and United Kingdom.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Film Europe, Bratislava
This month we speak with Zuzana Hromcova, Head of Programming & Marketing at Kino Film Europe. The cinemais located in the historical Pistori Palace in Bratislava, dating back to the…
GRANTS: Warmia and Mazury Regional Film Fund to Support Four New Projects
OLSZTYN: Warmia and Mazury Regional Film Fund has chosen to support four new projects with a total of 118,017 EUR / 500,000 PLN. The projects will promote the region and…
