FESTIVALS: Polish/Swedish Sweat Competes at 2021 Trieste FF
TRIESTE: The sophomore drama from Magnus von Horn, the Polish/Swedish coproduction Sweat, will screen in the main competition of the 32nd Trieste Film Festival, which runs 21 – 30 January…
FESTIVALS: Romanian The Campaign / Berliner Competes at 2021 Trieste FF
TRIESTE: Romanian director Marian Crișan sends his fourth feature film The Campaign / Berliner to the main competition of the 32nd Trieste Film Festival, which runs 21 – 30 January…
Milcho Manchevski`s Willow to Be Released in USA by Kino Lorber
SKOPJE: Academy Award nominee Milcho Manchevski’s Willow / Vrba will be released by Kino Lorber in the USA in the spring of 2021. The US cinema release of the film…
BOX OFFICE: Box Office in Hungary Falls by 70% in 2020
BUDAPEST: Hungarian domestic box office fell by 62% in 2020. The total gross of Hungarian films was 838 million HUF / 2.3 million in EUR in 2019, but fell to…
Shadow Country Dominates Czech Lion Nominations
PRAGUE: Shadow Country directed by Bohdan Sláma topped the list of films competing for the 2020 Czech Lion Awards with 15 nominations. It was followed by Havel directed by Slávek…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anca 2021 Calls for Entries
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak festival of animated films Fest Anca is accepting submissions through 31 January 2021 for this summer’s event.
Mega Hit TV Series Besa 2 Completes Filming in Montenegro
PODGORICA: Besa 2, a continuation of one of the most successful and popular Balkan TV series, has completed the Montenegrin shoot for its second season, which began in the autumn…
BOX OFFICE: Box Office and Admissions in Georgia Show Huge Decline in 2020
TBILISI: The total 2020 box office in Georgia decreased by 86% from 4,145,123 EUR / 13,264,395 GEL in 2019 to 564,637 EUR / 2,258,549 GEL in 2020, as a consequence…
BOX OFFICE: Malta’s Largest Cinema Complex Reports 80% Drop in Sales in 2020
VALLETTA: Eden Cinemas, Malta’s largest cinema complex, experienced a drop of 80 percent in sales in 2020, compared to the previous year, according to its Chief Executive Director, Simon De…
FNE TV: Michal Bregant: Head of Czech National Film Archives
FNE asked Michal Bregant about the rapidly evolving technologies that are shaping the future of film archives and the role film archives will play in the future.
Latvian/Norwegian Animation My Favourite War Signs Distribution Deals with Spain and France
RIGA: The feature animation My Favourite War / Mans mīļākais karš, directed by Ilze Burkovska-Jacoben and produced by Trond Jacobsen for Bivrost Film & TV and Guntis Trekteris for Ego…
WEMW Industry Side Sections
TRIESTE: When East Meets West (WEMW), the 25 – 28 January 2021 industry programme accompanying the Trieste Film Festival, will present five creative documentaries in the seventh edition of Last…
Motherland and Son of Sofia Win ArteKino 2020 Awards
STRASBOURG: Motherland by Tomas Vengris won the Audience Award of the 2020 edition of ArteKino and Son of Sofia by Elina Psykou won the Young Audience Award. They were among…
FNE IDF Podcast: True Story: Acasa, My Home: Radu Ciorniciuc
This week True Story, a collaborative project between the Institute of Documentary Film and Film New Europe, speaks to Romanian documentary maker Radu Ciorniciuc, who speaks about his observational documentary…
PRODUCTION: Romanian Director Radu Muntean In Postproduction with New Feature Film
BUCHAREST: The acclaimed Romanian director Radu Muntean is currently in postproduction with his seventh feature film Întregalde, which he shot 6 November - 7 December 2020. This independent project is…
FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Compete at 2021 Trieste FF
TRIESTE: Twelve films from across the CEE, Baltic and Balkan region will screen in the feature film competition of the 32nd Trieste Film Festival, which runs 21 – 30 January…
MIDPOINT Intensive SK 2021 Calls for Applications
BRATISLAVA: The three-day script development workshop MIDPOINT Intensive SK is accepting applications through 11 February 2021. The workshop will take place 30 March to 1 April within the Industry Days…
Director of collective Alexander Nanau Refuses Romanian National Honour
BUCHAREST: Internationally acclaimed documentary director Alexander Nanau has turned down the “Cultural Merit” medal from Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on the occasion of Romania’s Day of National Culture celebrated on…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian/Vietnamese Coproduction Wraps Hungarian Shoot
BUDAPEST: Dóra Szűcs's second film, Budapest, Where the Love Starts / Budapest, ahol a szerelem kezdődik finished shooting in Hungary, before moving to Vietnam to continue filming. „This is the…
Reel 2 Reel Films to Release Danny. Legend. God.
SOFIA: UK based Reel 2 Reel Films will launch the release of the sarcastic thriller Danny. Legend. God. by Bulgarian-born director Yavor Petkov, currently living and working in London.
