FNE Podcast: Ona Kotryna Dikavičiūtė and Eglė Maceinaitė: Film Programmers, Vilnius Documentary Film Festival
VILNIUS: FNE correspondent and film researcher Alexander Gabelia spoke to Ona Kotryna Dikavičiūtė and Eglė Maceinaitė, film programmers of the Vilnius Documentary Film Festival (VDFF), about the general goals and…
Modi Directed by Johnny Depp Shoots in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Hungarian media and social networks are busy reporting that Johnny Depp is currently shooting in Hungary Modi, a film about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, in which Budapest stands in…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2023: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: The 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, which took place 18 – 23 September 2023, awarded its top prize of Golden Lion for Best Film to Paweł Maślona’s new…
Netflix Buys First Batch of Croatian Films
ZAGREB: Seven years after its arrival in Croatia, the streaming platform Netflix welcomed the first Croatian film in its catalogue in August 2023 and on 15 September 2023 the biggest…
Erich Pommer Institute Announces Upcoming Events
POTSDAM: A three-day workshop on sustainable business strategies, an online conference on the legal and ethical aspects of AI, a seminar for streaming providers, and a three-day workshop on European…
FESTIVALS: Golden Rose Film Festival 2023 Kicks Off in Bulgaria
VARNA: A total of 12 feature films, 25 short fiction films and three fiction TV series will screen in the three official competitions of the 41st Golden Rose National Film…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Production Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 3,407,540 EUR for the production of six feature and four short films.
PRODUCTION: Latvian Oskars Rupenheits Shoots Crime Film Red Code Blue
RIGA: Latvian director/writer Oskars Rupenheits is currently in production with the independent crime story Red Code Blue / Tumšzilais evaņģēlijs, which has been financed by private companies and funders, and…
FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2023 Announces Lineup
LJUBLJANA: A total of 94 out of 135 submitted films have been selected for the 26th Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz, which will run from 3 to 8 October 2023…
FESTIVALS: Finále Plzeň Film Festival 2023 Ready to Kick Off
PLZEŇ: Seven feature films and one long animated film are competing in the Golden Kingfisher Feature Film and Animated Film Competition of the 36th Finále Plzeň Film Festival (22 –…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Georgia Selects Citizen Saint as Oscar Candidate
TBILISI: The Georgian/French/Bulgarian coproduction Citizen Saint directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili has been selected as Georgia’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: North Macedonia Selects Housekeeping for Beginners as Oscar Candidate
SKOPJE: Australian-Macedonian director Goran Stolevski’s third feature Housekeeping for Beginners / Domakinstvo za pocetnici has been selected as North Macedonia’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
When East Meets West 2024 Launches First Round of Calls for Submissions
TRIESTE: When East Meets West, the industry platform of the Trieste Film Festival, has opened the call of submissions for the 2024 Co-Production Forum, Last Stop Trieste and This is…
International Conference Personal Perspective and Essayistic Form in Non-Fiction Film and Art to Be Held in Vilnius
VILNIUS: An international scientific conference Personal Perspective and Essayistic Form in Non-Fiction Film and Art will take place at the film and media space Planeta in Vilnius on 22 and…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
ZAGREB: Five minority coproductions will be co-financed by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) in the total amount of 160,000 EUR, based on the third round of this year’s Public Call…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Latvia Selects My Freedom as Oscar Candidate
RIGA: Ilze Kunga-Melgaile’s debut feature My Freedom / Mana Brīvība has been selected as Latvia‘s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best…
connecting cottbus 2023 Announces Project Selection
COTTBUS: The East-West co-production market connecting cottbus has announced the projects selected for cocoPITCH and cocoWIP at its 25th anniversary edition set for 8 - 10 November 2023 within the…
FESTIVALS: Fallen Leaves Wins 2023 IFF Cinematik Piešťany
PIEŠŤANY: The Finnish/German coproduction Fallen Leaves / Kuolleet lehdet directed by Aki Kaurismäki received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the 18th IFF Cinematik Piešťany, which…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Hungary Selects Four Souls of Coyote as Oscar Candidate
BUDAPEST: The animated film Four Souls of Coyote by Áron Gauder has been selected as Hungary‘s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Slovenia Selects Riders as Oscar Contender
LJUBLJANA: Dominik Mencej's debut feature Riders / Jezdeca has been selected as Slovenia‘s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature…
