FNE at Berlinale 2022: Spanish Alcarràs Wins Golden Bear
BERLIN: Spanish Alcarràs by Carla Simón was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film by the International Jury at the 72nd Berlinale on 16 February 2022. The Romanian minority coproduction…
FESTIVALS: Ji.hlava IDFF 2022 Opens Submissions
JIHLAVA: The 26th edition of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival has opened admissions for feature-length and short films, animated and interactive documentaries. The call for the eleventh edition of…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Encounters: Brother in Every Inch
BERLIN: Russian director Alexander Zolotukhin has scored a slot in the Berlinale Encounters section with his film Brother in Every Inch, a second film that continues the military theme of…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Special Gala: The Outfit
BERLIN: Director Graham Moore scored a special gala screening at the Berlinale with his debut film The Outfit, an undoubted sign that here is a director to watch in future.…
Jovan Marjanović Replaces Mirsad Purivatra As Director of Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Mirsad Purivatra, the founder of the Sarajevo Film Festival, is leaving the SFF Director’s position after 27 years to take on the role of President of the Obala Art…
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR2022: Jan Bradáč: Executive Director of CineStar
FNE’s Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Czech Jan Bradáč, who is executive director of the Cinestar, about the challenges he has faced as a cinema operator…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Encounters: Flux Gourmet
BERLIN: Director Peter Strickland’s fifth feature film Flux Gourmet, a UK, USA, Hungary coproduction, screens in the Encounters section of the 2022 Berlinale. While the world of culinary art might…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Special Gala: Good Luck To You Leo Grande
BERLIN: Australian director Sophie Hyde has been awarded a Berlinale Special Gala for her film Good Luck to You Leo Grande, which arrives in Berlin after making a critical splash…
PRODUCTION: Polish/Hungarian Coproduction Saint Wraps Shooting
WARSAW: Principal photography for Sebastian Buttny's Polish/Hungarian film Saint / Święty wrapped on 11 February 2022. The film has been shot for thirty days in Poznań and Gniezno.
PRODUCTION: Castel Film Wraps Production on Christopher Landry’s Debut Short Document 56
BUCHAREST: Christopher Landry’s Document 56 has wrapped production in Romania. The Romanian/USA feature short tells the strange-but-true story of a covert Cold War alliance between the American CIA and the…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Polish Film in Berlin
Co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the film „We Haven’t Lost Our Way”, directed by Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal, will be presented in the Forum section of the International Film…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Latvian Film in Berlin
On 10 February, the annual Berlin International Film Festival starts, and Latvia is represented in competition programmes as well as film market screenings. Animation short Hush, Hush Little Bear by…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Serbian Film in Berlin
‘Working Class Heroes’ by Miloš Pušić will have its world premiere at Berlin IFF
FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Oscar Nominations for FNE Partner Countries
LOS ANGELES: Polish film The Dress by Tadeusz Łysiak was nominated for the Academy Awards in the Short Film (Live Action) category. Hungarian set decorator Zsuzsanna Sipos received a nomination …
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Slovak Film in Berlin
The Slovak Film Institute is pleased to introduce the Slovak representation at the 72nd Berlinale and European Film Market.
Kids Kino Industry Announces 2022 Dates
WARSAW: The 6th edition of Kids Kino Industry will take place on 27–30 September 2022 in a hybrid format, both in person in Warsaw and online. The international co-production forum…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Czech Film in Berlin
A powerful showing of Czech cinema at Berlinale 2022
Heretic Acquires World Sales Rights for Serbian Feature Working Class Heroes
BELGRADE: The Athens-based Heretic company has obtained world sales rights for the Serbian feature Working Class Heroes / Heroji radničke klase directed by Miloš Pušić, ahead of its world premiere…
Occupation Dominates Czech Film Critics‘ Awards
PRAGUE: Michal Nohejl's feature debut Occupation dominated the 12th Czech Film Critics’ Awards, winning in four categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Script.
FNE Podcast: Alexander Gabelia: Film Critic, Cultural Researcher
FNE spoke with Alexander Gabelia, a Georgian film critic and cultural researcher, about the challenges and problems of Georgian film criticism, as well as the activities and tasks of the…
