GRANTS: Serbia Announces First Round of Grants for 2017

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1,107,861 EUR / 136,400,000 RSD in its first round of grants for 2017, announced on 10 May 2017. The grants are co-financing grants for production…
12-05-2017

Admissions Boom Across CEE

STRASBOURG: Central European territories claimed some of the largest increases in film admissions across the region in 2016, according the Europeam Audiovisual Observatory’s annual report.
12-05-2017

PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska develops God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija

SKOPJE: Teona Strugar Mitevska is in development with God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija / Gospod postoi, nejzinoto ime e Petrunija, a simple, almost comical story that shows the absurdities…
12-05-2017

PRODUCTION: First Georgian/Macedonian Coproduction in Postproduction

TBILISI: Gigisha Abashidze is in postproduction with his debut feature Neighbors, set for release in autumn 2017. The film is the first Georgian/Macedonian coproduction.
12-05-2017

PRODUCTION: Cristian Comeagă Preps Historical Docu-drama Series

BUCHAREST: Cristian Comeagă is in preproduction with the historical docu-drama series Romanians - The Story of a Nation / Românii – povestea unui neam, set to start shooting in June…
12-05-2017

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 11.05.2017

WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
12-05-2017

EFP Producer on the Move: Maria Blicharska, Poland

WARSAW: Producer on the Move Maria Blicharska, co-founder of the Polish company Donten & Lacroix Films, is a seasoned film professional experienced in international coproduction. She is the Polish coproducer…
12-05-2017

FNE/IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Celebrates 15th Anniversary

The VOD portal DAFilms is screening ten documentary films to mark the 15th anniversary of the Ex Oriente programme.
12-05-2017

FNE at Transilvania IFF: Romanian Days Lineup

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Thirteen feature films and long documentaries together with fourteen short films will screen in the Romanian Days, the Romanian showcase of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from…
11-05-2017

PRODUCTION: TV series Shadows over the Balkans shooting in Macedonia

PRESPA: Serbian actor and director Dragan Bjelogrić is in production with the TV series Shadows over the Balkans / Senke nad Balkanom, a three-season political thriller drama set in the…
11-05-2017

Wide Management Picks up Pororoca

BUCHAREST: Constantin Popescu's new feature, the family drama Pororoca, has been picked up by Wide Management and will be screened in the 2017 Cannes' Marché du Film. The film is…
11-05-2017

Next Film Expands On Polish Market

WARSAW: Agora S.A. has transferred all of its film production and coproduction activities to its subsidiary distribution company NEXT FILM.
11-05-2017

EFP Producer on the Move: Gints Grube, Latvia

RIGA: Gints Grube got a BA in philosophy, did doctoral studies in political science and worked extensively in the media before becoming the director of Hansa Media production company and…
11-05-2017

EFP Producer on the Move: Iuliana Tarnovețchi, Romania

BUCHAREST: Iuliana Tarnovețchi studied Psychology and in 1995 started working for Castel Film and Pro TV. She was Production Manager and Production Coordinator for MediaPro Pictures in 2000 - 2005,…
11-05-2017

EFP Producers on the Move: Slovenia’s Petra Vidmar

LJUBLJANA: Petra Vidmar, producer at the Slovenian production company Gustav Film, will attend this year's Cannes Film Festival as a part of Producers on the Move initiative organised by the…
10-05-2017

EFP Producer on the Move: Bulgaria's Mila Voinikova

SOFIA: Mila Voinikova represents Bulgaria as a European Film Promotion 2017 Producer on the Move. For eight years she has been working at Miramar Film founded in 2001 by Ilian…
10-05-2017

FESTIVALS: Park Film Fest Unveils Debut Edition Programme

BRATISLAVA: The freshly formed Park Film Fest Trenčianske Teplice is building upon the Slovak spa town’s film tradition as the host of 23 editions of Art Film Fest and last…
10-05-2017

FESTIVALS: New Horizons Association and Gutek Film Launch Podlase SlowFest

WARSAW: Podlasie SlowFest, a new initiative from Roman Gutek, organised by the New Horizons Association and Gutek Film, will take place from 1 June to 17 September in Supraśl in…
10-05-2017

FESTIVALS: Debuts Dominate 16th Transilvania IFF Competition

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Eight feature debut films are among the twelve films selected for the official competition of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF). The festival, which takes place 2 -…
09-05-2017

PRODUCTION: Karel Vachek Shooting Communism

PRAGUE: Karel Vachek, the head of the documentary department at FAMU and one of the most original Czech filmmakers known for his experimental, enormously lengthy film essays, is shooting the…
09-05-2017