FERA Calls on EU Parliament to Back European Authors in Copyright Reform
STRASBOURG: European screenwriters and directors have called on the European Parliament to ensure the EU copyright reform proposals ensure that authors are fairly remunerated for their work and that there…
Slovak Audiovisual Fund Opens Call for Minority Animated TV Series
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund has approved opening its call for animation projects in 2017 to include TV projects, especially series, for both majority and minority Slovak coproductions.
Film Phone Application Launched in Romania
BUCHAREST: The first interactive phone application dedicated to art house films has been launched in Romania. The application called Călăuza / The Stalker will inform audiences about art cinema programmes…
Masaryk Sets March 2017 Release
BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak coproduction Masaryk, directed by Július Ševčík, is in postproduction in preparation for a March 2017 premiere. The film, which explores a personally difficult stage in the life…
PRODUCTION: Piargy Goes into Production
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech/Slovenian/Macedonian historical drama Piargy is moving into production after three years in development which resulted in a change of director. Czech director Ivo Trajkov began the first days…
EFADs Raises Concerns about EU Sat Cab Regulation
WARSAW: EFADs the European Film Agency Directors organisation has voiced its concerns over the EU’s Sat Cab Regulation, which would introduce a Country of Origin principle for broadcasters’ ancillary online…
FNE at Baltic Event 2016: Sulev Keedus Drama in Postproduction
TALLINN: A three-part coproduction from Estonia and Lithuania entitled The Man Slayer. The Virgin. The Shadow directed by Sulev Keedus was presented at the 20th Black Nights Film Festival Baltic…
PRODUCTION: Ognjen Sviličić Preps God in a Shoe
ZAGREB: Acclaimed Croatian writer/director Ognjen Sviličić is in preparation with God in a Shoe, a drama about faith set for shooting in summer/autumn 2017.
First Cut Lab Call for Projects from CEE
TRIESTE: The First Cuts Lab training programme of When East Meets West is accepting submission from producer/director teams from CEE territories.
PRODUCTION: Croatian Omnibus Deep Cuts in Preparation
ZAGREB: Deep Cuts, an omnibus film about violence, directed by Filip Peruzović, Filip Mojzeš and Dubravka Turić, is currently in preparation. The Croatian company Kinematograf is producing.
Revenues Rise at Kino Polska
WARSAW: SPI’s Kino Polska reported revenues of 82.7 PLN, a 4% increase, at the end of the third quarter of 2016, and profit of 14.7 m PLN. The results are…
Radoslaw Ochnio Wins EFA Award
WARSAW: Polish sound designer Radoslaw Ochnio will be honoured with the EFA award for Best Sound Designer for Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes.
FESTIVALS: Animated Dreams Awards Two Croatian Films
TALLINN: Two short Croatian coproductions took home awards at the 2016 edition of the Estonian film festival Animated Dreams, which concluded on 20 November.
Baltic VOD Platform Debuts in 2017
TALLINN: Baltic View, an online cinema space, will be launched in January 2017 to present films from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Puiu Wins New Festival Award
ZAGREB: The Egyptian film Clash by Mohamed Diab won the best film prize in the main competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, which concluded on 20 November 2016.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Croatia Sets Sights on Film Studio
ZAGREB: A film studio for Croatia is one of the priorities for the film industry. The new Croatian Minister of Culture Nina Obuljen Korzinek told FNE, “We’re looking at options…
PRODUCTION: Prolific Croatian Director Preps New Project
ZAGREB: Eduard Galić, at age 80 considered the most prolific director in Croatia with a career spanning more than 45 years, is in preparation with a new feature film, The…
FNE at Ljubljana IFF 2016: A Good Wife Takes the Main Prize
LJUBLJANA: A Good Wife / Dobra žena, a full length feature debut by the acclaimed Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović, took the Kingfisher Award at the 27th edition of the Ljubljana…
FNE at Cinedays 2016: Humidity Wins Best Film Award in Skopje
SKOPJE: The Serbian/Dutch/Greek coproduction Humidity / Vlažnost, directed by Nikola Ljuca, scooped the best film award in the official selection of the 15th Festival of European Film Cinedays, which closed…
Russia Returns Four Films to Georgia
TBILISI: Four classic Georgian films made during the early Soviet era were returned to Tbilisi in an official ceremony on 17 November 2016.
