connecting cottbus 2021 Announces Lineup
COTTBUS: The 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market at FilmFestival Cottbus, will be held in a hybrid format 3-5 November 2021. The selection of projects in…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Nina Ognjanović in Production with Highway
BELGRADE: The young Serbian writer/director Nina Ognjanović is currently shooting her debut feature Highway / Autoput on locations close to the village of Topli do, in the vicinity of the…
FESTIVALS: Storgetnya Wins 2021 CineDOC - Tbilisi
TBILISI: Storgetnya by Iranian director Hovig Hagopian was awarded Best Film at the 9th edition of CinéDOC - Tbilisi, the most important documentary film festival in Georgia, which took place…
PRODUCTION: Jiří Havelka in Postproduction with A Unique Event
PRAGUE: Czech actor/playwright/director Jiří Havelka is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature A Unique Event (English working title) / Mimořádná událost. The premiere is already set for 2 February…
New Romanian Production Company East West Productions Launched
BUCHAREST: Former HBO Europe senior executives Wayne Henry and Alina David have launched the independent Romanian owned media production company EastWest Productions.
FESTIVALS: The 25th Anniversary Sofia IFF Celebrates With Special Autumn Edition
SOFIA: The first part of the 25th anniversary of the Sofia International Film Fest took part mostly online in March 2021, while the second part started in a physical format…
FESTIVALS: ICFF Manaki Brothers 2021 Starts Today
BITOLA: The 42nd edition of the International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers kicks off in Bitola on 16 September 2021. Headed by new director Simeon Moni Damevski, the festival will…
Macedonian Minority Coproduction Hive Selected as Kosovan Oscar Candidate
SKOPJE: Hive by Blerta Basholli, a coproduction between Kosovo, Switzerland, North Macedonia and Albania, has been selected as Kosovo’s candidate for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…
PRODUCTION: Filip Heraković's The Pelican Starts Filming in Croatia
RIJEKA: The Pelican / Pelikan, the debut feature by Filip Heraković, produced by Wolfgang & Dolly, started filming in the Croatian spa complex Istarske Toplice.
Polish/Italian/Czech Silent Land Sold in France
WARSAW: Aga Woszczyńska’s debut feature Silent Land has been sold by New Europe Film Sales in France ahead of its premiere on the Toronto Film Festival’s Platform.
FESTIVALS: Prague IFF - Febiofest 2021 Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: The 28th edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest will showcase more than 100 Czech and international titles. Seven films will vie in the main competition. The…
FESTIVALS: First Edition of Mestia ISAMFF Announces Lineup
MESTIA: A total of 24 titles have been selected for the short film competition of the inaugural edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival, which will take…
Spielberg's Amblin Partners Shooting The Last Voyage of the Demeter in Malta
VALLETTA: The Last Voyage of the Demeter directed by André Øvreda and produced by Spielberg/s Amblin Partners, will spend over 18m EUR in Malta. Currently shooting in Malta the film…
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Agnieszka Dziedzic: Producer, Founder and Co-owner of Koi Studio
FNE’s Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to producer Agnieszka Dziedzic, founder and co-owner of a production company Koi Studio, a member of the Polish Guild of Producers,…
Serbian/Montenegrin TV Series Debt to the Sea Unspools on Superstar TV
PODGORICA: The second season of Debt to the Sea by Gorčin Stojanović is being screened on the Serbian channel Superstar TV. The second season of the popular series was shot…
Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian 107 Mothers Sold in Switzerland and Benelux
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian coproduction 107 Mothers / Cenzorka directed by the acclaimed Slovak director Peter Kerekes has been sold by Films Boutique to Switzerland and the Benelux. The film received…
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2021 Announces Winners
SIBIU: Night Nursery by Bourkinabe director Moumouni Sanou received the Best Film Award in the New Voices in Documentary Cinema Competition of the 28th edition of the International Documentary Film…
FNE at Venice 2021: Venice Prize Winners: Happening Wins Golden Lion
VENICE: French director Audrey Diwan was awarded the top prize for her film Happening / L’Évenment in the main competition of the 78th Venice Film Festival, which took place from…
FNE at Venice 2021: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rated the Films
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
FNE TV Venice 2021: Jan P. Matuszyński - Director of Leave No Traces
FNE TV spoke to Polish director Jan P. Matuszyński about his new film Leave No Traces, a Polish/Czech/French coproduction that screened in the main competition of the 78th Venice Film…
