International Productions Bring Economic Impact to Malta
VALLETTA: The latest international production to film in Malta, a high end international TV series about important historical wrecks, had an 8 m EUR spend in Malta.
Bulgaria and Slovakia Appoint New EAVE Ambassadors
LUXEMBOURG: Bulgarian producer Magdelena Ilieva and Slovak head of the National Cinematographic Center Alexandra Strelkova have been selected to the EAVE National Representatives Network.
FESTIVALS: Nine Films Compete at Animafest Zagreb
ZAGREB: Nine feature animated films are competing in the main competition of Animafest Zagreb which runs 6-11 June 2016.
GRANTS: Six Czech Features Receive Grants
PRAGUE: Czech State Cinematography Fund has given 2,220,000 EUR in grants to six Czech feature projets. A total of 25 projects applied for this round of support for feature film…
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Grants for 2016
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center allotted approximately 1.8 m EUR / 3.5 m BGN in its first session in 2016, on 2 June. Only four feature films received funding:…
New French Tax Incentives Lure Polanski's Dreyfus Affair Away From Poland
WARSAW: Roman Polański's new film The Dreyfus Affair has been lured away from its planned Polish shoot by new French tax incentives.
FNE at TIFF 2016: Dogs Wins Transilvania Trophy
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Bogdan Mirică 's debut feature Dogs / Câini won the Transilvania Trophy at the 15th Transilvania IFF, the first and largest international feature film festival in Romania, which took…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Korea Takes Zlin Golden Slipper
ZLIN: The Korean film The World of Us by Yoon Ga-eun won the prize for the best feature film for Children at the 56th Zlin IFF, which concluded on 3…
FNE at Krakow Film Festival 2016: Prize Winners
KRAKOW: The 56th Krakow Film Festival awarded its top prize the Golden Horn for Best Film to the Russian/Estonian documentary My Friend Boris Nemtsov directed by Zosya Rodkevich.
Jablonski Re-elected VP of European Producers Club
WARSAW: Polish producer and director Dariusz Jabłoński has been re-elected as the Vice-President of the European Producers Club, the principal organisation of European film producers.
New Europe Film Sales Picks up Zoology
WARSAW: Jan Naszewski’s boutique sales outfit New Europe Film Sales has picked up the supernatural drama Zoology by the award-winning filmmaker Ivan Tverdovsky.
PRODUCTION: Juris Poskus Film Gets Latvian Funding
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has awarded 245,000 EUR to Juris Poskus’ new feature fiction film 24 Hr Sunshine / Saule spīd 24 stundas, an international coproduction between…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Bulgaria Joins Visegrad Animation Forum
ZLIN: Bulgaria has joined the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia as one of the countries partnering in development and promotion of CEE European animation.
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Tim Clagues Plans Kid’s Euro Coproduction Film
ZLIN: Director Tim Clague is in development with The Magnificent Gobbler, a live action film for children planned as a European coproduction.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Partners with Festival Scope Pro
Six Ex Oriente films were selected for a new partnership with Festival Scope Pro
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 337,846 EUR / 2,537,050 HRK as development funding for feature films, documentaries and animated films, as well as for short films production on 1…
Cercamon World Sales Acquires By the Rails
BUCHAREST: Cătălin Mitulescu's romantic comedy By the Rails / Dincolo de calea ferată has been acquired by the sales agent Cercamon World Sales.
FNE at TIFF 2016 Romanian Days: Discordia
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Discordia, the debut feature by the film critic Ion Indolean, is an independent film produced by a company from Cluj-Napoca, Hola Media. The film will screen in the Romanian…
FNE at TIFF 2016 Romanian Days: Dream Images
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Sorin Luca’s first documentary Dream Images / Imagini din vis, a portrait of an electronic rock artist persecuted during communism, will screen in the Romanian Days at the 15th…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Festival Ale Kino! Plans International Industry Pro Section
ZLIN: The International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! will launch an Industry Pro Section supported by the Polish Film Institute. The section will include masterclasses with international filmmakers, pitching…
