Lost Country Wins ARTE Production Prize
BERLIN: The project Lost Country by Serbian director Vladimir Perišić and produced by KinoElektron (France), MPM Film (France) and Trilema Films (Serbia) won the ARTE International Prize at the Berlinale…
LET’S CEE Industry Days
Filmmaking in CEE and in Austria: Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges
LATVIA: Country Report 2016
Latvian film industry continued to grow steadily in 2016. State funding for film industry reached 6.7 m EUR in 2016, indicating nearly 1 m EUR growth from 2015, one of…
FNE at Berlinale 2017 - Day 04: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlinale to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5…
Jakub Gierszał to Star in a Polish/German/Canadian Coproduction
BERLIN: Producers of The Adventures of the Mathematician directed by Thorsten Klein announced during the 67th Berlinale IFF, that the leading role of prominent Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam will be…
Keira Knightley Stars in Prague Shoot of The Aftermath
PRAGUE: One of the first foreign productions shooting on Czech locations this year has been The Aftermath, a US/UK film starring Kiera Knightley, Jason Clark, Alexander Skarsgard and Slovak born…
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Dox Announces Competition Films
ZAGRAB: A total of 21 films will compete in the 2017 Zagreb Dox festival, which runs 26 February – 5 March 2017.
HBO Europe Promotes Original Production Execs
PRAGUE: Building on its expanding original productions unit, HBO Europe announced the promotion of three executive producers.
FNE Association Issues Statement on Resignation of Hrvoje Hribar
BERLIN: The Film New Europe Association has issued a statement on the resignation of Hrvoje Hribar as director of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre.
ESTONIA: Country Report 2016
Estonian cinema had an outstanding year in 2016, with several records broken. Total admissions reached an all-time high of 3.29 m, a six percentage point increase from 2015. Another record…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Review Spoor
BERLIN: Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s Spoor / Pokot arrives in the main competition in Berlin with the considerable weight of Holland’s international reputation behind it not least her current stint…
FNE at Berlinale 2017 - Day 03: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlinale to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5…
FNE and MFFK Febiofest Bratislava to co-host: Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours
BRATISLAVA: Film New Europe Association together with MFFK Febiofest Industry Days in Bratislava will co-host a special event entitled Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours on 7 March at 14:30 within…
Art of Loving Dominates Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Art of Loving, a biopic of the famous Polish sexologist Michalina Wisłocka, is on track to be the top Polish title in 2017 with over 800,000 admissions in the…
PRODUCTION: Peter Sant wraps Maneland
VALLETTA: Maltese-Australian director Peter Sant, known for arthouse shorts, has finished shooting his debut feature, tentatively titled Maneland, with support from the Malta Film Fund.
PRODUCTION: Second Season of Shadows Series in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: The second season of the HBO Europe series Shadows / Umbre, produced and shot in Romania in autumn-winter 2016, is currently in postproduction with the premiere set for 2017.
CANAL+ to Broadcast Polish Eagles
WARSAW: CANAL+ will be the first official private broadcaster for the Polish Film Awards Polish Eagles, which has its 19th gala edition on 20 March 2017. CANAL+ stepped in after…
East Doc Platform Announces Programme
The East Doc Platform, which takes place 6-11 March 2017 in Prague, has announced the programme which will be open to the public.
