FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film 2020 Ends with No Main Award
LJUBLJANA: The 23rd Festival of Slovenian Film, which ran in Ljubljana from 6 to 11 October 2020, ended with no grand prix for the main Vesna Award for best full-length…
FESTIVALS: Šulík Film Bows at Warsaw FF
BRATISLAVA: The renowned Slovak director Martin Šulík will have the international premiere of his Slovak/Czech dramedy Man with Rabbit Ears / Muž so zajačími ušami at the 36th Warsaw Film…
FESTIVALS: Ji.hlava IDFF Goes Digital
JIHLAVA: Following a surge in COVID-19 cases and closure of all cinemas in the Czech Republic, the 24th edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF will be held completely online.
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Grants for Animated Films
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 17, 082 EUR / 64, 061 GEL for the production of five short animations to be directed by Mamuka Tkeshelashvili, Lili Dadiani, Paata…
Edith Sepp Re-elected VP of EFAD
TALLINN: Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, was unanimously re-elected as Vice President of the European Film Agency Directors, EFAD.
FNE AV Innovation: Artinii: Environmentally Friendly Way of Film Distribution
As the world is facing an environmental crisis it is important to look for solutions in every industry. And even though it may be surprising for some, the film delivery…
Georgian IGI Wins CEE Animation Forum
PRAGUE: IGI produced by Georgia’s 20 Steps Productions and directed by Natia Nikolashvili won the CEE Animation Forum award for feature films. CEE Animation Forum, the leading pitching, financing and…
FESTIVALS: Warsaw Film Festival 2020 International Competition Lineup
WARSAW: Fifteen films have been selected for the International Competition of the 36th Warsaw Film Festival. The festival will take place from 9 to 18 October 2020.
The Sign Painter Tops 2020 Latvian National Film Award Nominations
RIGA: The historical drama The Sign Painter / Pilsēta pie upes (previous English title City on the River), directed by Viesturs Kairišs, produced by Ego Media and coproduced by 8Heads…
PRODUCTION: British Actress Miriam Margolyes Stars in Stevan Filipović’s New Feature
BELGRADE: The BAFTA-winning British actress Miriam Margolyes will make her Serbian debut in a contemporary lockdown thriller Next To You / Pored tebe being filmed in London and Belgrade.
CEE Animation Forum 2020: TV and Short Film Projects
PRAGUE: The CEE Animation Forum, taking place in an online edition 6-8 October 2020, presented 28 projects to an international audience.
Films From FNE Partner Countries Get EFA European Discovery Nominations
BERLIN: Films from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Poland are among the six films nominated in the European Discovery category of the European Film Awards. The winners will be awarded…
Nanau's collective to Be Released in USA
BUCHAREST: Alexander Nanau's acclaimed documentary collective / colectiv will be released in USA theatres and on-demand by Magnolia Pictures and Participant on 20 November 2020. Magnolia Pictures plans to submit…
PRODUCTION: Fourth Season of Black & White World Wraps in Croatia
ZAGREB: The 100-day shoot of the fourth season of Black & White World / Crno-bijeli svijet, the Croatian period drama with elements of comedy, has wrapped filming. The TV series…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Tornike Bziava In Production with Higher Up Is Tazo
TBILISI: Georgian director Tornike Bziava is currently completing production on his long documentary Higher up is Tazo. The first shoot took place in Tbilisi in August 2017. The project is…
CEE Animation Forum: TV and Short Film Projects for Children
PRAGUE: The CEE Animation Forum presented 28 projects to an international audience in an online edition taking place 6-8 October 2020.
FESTIVALS: German Short Just a Guy Wins 2020 Animafest
ZAGREB: The 30th World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest 2020, the biggest Croatian film festival and a leading animation festival worldwide, gave its top prize to Just a Guy…
Lithuanian Film Centre Supports Cinemas and Film Distributors With 2.8m EUR for COVID Losses
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre granted support of 2.8 m EUR for cinemas and film distributors to compensate for losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In all, 18 cinemas, operating…
Bucharest and Galați Close Cinemas As Pandemic Numbers Rise
BUCHAREST: Cinemas will close in Bucharest and the Eastern Romanian city of Galați starting on 7 October 2020. Bucharest is also closing theatres, indoor cafés and restaurants. They will re-open…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Feature Golden Boy Starts Filming
BELGRADE: The production of the Serbian feature Golden Boy / Zlatni dečko directed by Ognjen Janković and supported by Film Center Serbia, started on 30 September 2020.
