FNE at EFA Awards 2016: Toni Erdmann Sweeps Top Prizes
WROCLAW: German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann, directed by Maren Ade, made a clean sweep of the top prizes at the annual European Film Awards held in Wroclaw on 10 December 2016
PRODUCTION: Stephan Komandarev’s Directions Wraps Shooting
SOFIA: Acclaimed director, scriptwriter and producer Stephan Komandarev completed the shooting of his low budget feature film Directions aka Compatibility on 5 December 2016. The film is a Bulgarian /German/…
Polish and German Funds Sign Landmark Partnership Agreement
WROCLAW: Polish Film Institute has signed an agreement with German film funds that will boost the annual budget of the Polish-German Film Fund from 300,000 EUR to 500,000 in 2017.
PRODUCTION: Malta Hosts German/Austrian Coproduction
VALLETTA: Austrian director Wolfgang Fischer has wrapped a 33 day shoot in Malta for his sophomore film Styx. A coproduction between Berlin’s Schiwago Film and Amour Fou in Vienna, with…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Production Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1,522,965 EUR / 188 m RSD in its latest round of grants for 2016, announced on 7 December 2016. The grants are co-financing grants and…
FNE AV Innovation: DIGIX incubator pushing the boundaries of digital media
TALLINN: DIGIX is the Baltic States’ first creative industries incubator for startups working with the elusive and fast developing field of digital media. Set up in 2015, DIGIX is located…
Film Europe Media Launches Two More Channels
PRAGUE: Film Europe Media Company launched two more channels, Československo HD and Festival Channel HD in November 2016, in addition to Film Europe Channel HD. Both channels are broadcasting in…
The 29th European Film Awards to Be Celebrated This Saturday
WROCLAW: National Forum of Music in Wrocław, European Capital of Culture 2016, will host the 29th European Film Awards on 10 December 2016. The ceremony will be streamed live on…
Cinema City Opens Its Third Multiplex in Romania in 2016
PIATRA NEAMȚ: Cinema City opens in the town of Piatra Neamţ its third multiplex in 2016 and wraps the year with a total investment of 21 m USD / approx.…
FNE IDF DocBloc: A Funny Probe Into the Absurd World of Soviet Commercials
Click HERE for an interview with Estonian filmmakers Kiur Aarma and Hardi Volmer about their documentary Gold Spinner, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film.
PRODUCTION: Brody, Malkovich and Banderas Shoot Unchained in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Paul Solet’s American thriller Unchained, starring Adrien Brody, John Malkovich and Antonio Banderas, started shooting in Bulgaria at the end of November 2016. Nu Boyana Film Studios is servicing.
GRANTS: Poland Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
WARSAW: Five projects received 1.7 m EUR / 7.6 m PLN in the last session of the minority international coproductions fund created by the Polish Film Institute in 2016.
Comedy At Hostar Continues to Top Slovenian Chart
LJUBLJANA: The indie Slovenian comedy At Hostar / Pr’ Hostar by Luka Marčetićis has already reached almost 150,000 admissions in Slovenia in five weeks.
FESTIVALS: CEE Films Sold at 20thTallinn Black Nights FF
TALLINN: Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Estonian and Macedonian films were among those sold to new territories during the 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, which took place from 11…
Winning Czech Documentary Free on VOD
PRAGUE: David Čálek's Climbing Higher, the most attended documentary of 2015 in Czech cinemas and winner of best feature length film award at Canada’s Banff Mountain Film Competition in November…
Poland's Supreme Court Rejects Polański Extradition Request
WARSAW: Poland's Supreme Court has rejected a request by the country's justice minister to have Roman Polański extradited to the United States.
PRODUCTION: Srdan Golubović Preps New Project
BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Srdan Golubović is in preparation with Father / Otac, a feature film co-written together with the Croatian writer/director Ognjen Sviličić and based on true events. The film…
PRODUCTION: Waiting for Invasion Shooting
VILNIUS: Documentary Waiting for Invasion by Neringa Medutyte will wrap shooting in December 2016, with the premiere set for the first quarter of 2017. The film is a coming-of-age story…
GRANTS: Bosnia and Herzegovina Announces Grants, Žbanić, Tanović and Ceylan among Winners
SARAJEVO: Film Fund announced production and development grants for 2016. Over 650,000 EUR / 1,274,000 KM has been allotted to feature and short films, minority coproductions and for development. The…
PRODUCTION: Petr Vaclav in Final Development with Big Budget Biopic Il Boemo
PRAGUE: Petr Vaclav will start the casting for Il Boemo, the biopic of Mozart’s friend, Czech composer Josef Myslivecek, in January 2017. The project received the biggest grant ever from…
