FNE Oscar Watch 2020: For the First Time Estonia Has Two Films Competing for Oscars

TALLINN: A committee led by the Estonian Film Institute has selected Truth and Justice by Tanel Toom as Estonia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’…
23-08-2019

FNE at Venice 2019: FNE FIPRESCI CRITICS' POLL

Invitation for all FIPRESCI and SNCCI Members attending the Venice Film Festival 2019:
23-08-2019

FNE IDF DocBloc: Summer with KineDok

Institute of Documentary Film's KineDok screens at untraditional venues not only in the Czech Republic, but also in six other European countries.
23-08-2019

FNE at Sarajevo Film Festival 2019: Sarajevo Announces Film and TV Production Funding Scheme

SARAJEVO: The government of Sarajevo Canton has announced it will allocate approximately 1 m EUR / 2 m BAM of its budget for film and television production grants starting in…
22-08-2019

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Romanian Cecilia Ștefănescu Presents Her Debut Feature Project The Great Adventure

SARAJEVO: Romanian writer and short film director Cecilia Ștefănescu, whose short film Morski briz (2018) competed for the Heart of Sarajevo, returns with her debut feature project The Great Adventure…
22-08-2019

Baltic Film Days Honour Baltic Way

RIGA: The 3rd edition of Baltic Film Days will be held in Tallinn (Kino Artis) and Vilnius (Forum Cinemas Vingis) on 21-22 August, and in Riga (Splendid Palace) on 22-23…
22-08-2019

Seven Projects Receive Support Within New Polish Cash Rebate Scheme

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute has signed contracts with producers of seven projects since the introduction of the 30% cash rebate scheme for audiovisual production in Poland this year.
21-08-2019

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Emanuel Pârvu Returns to CineLink With Trust

SARAJEVO: Romanian director Emanuel Pârvu, who won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director for his debut feature Meda or The Not So Bright Side of Things / Meda sau…
21-08-2019

FESTIVALS: 10th Festival of Creative Documentary Film MakeDox Ready to Kick Off

SKOPJE: A total of 70 films from all over the world will be screened at the 10th Festival for Creative Documentary Film MakeDox, which kicks off in Skopje on 21…
21-08-2019

Thirteen Films from CEE In EFA Feature Film Selection

BERLIN: Thirteen films from the CEE are among the 46 titles which made it on the 2019 EFA Feature Film Selection list and are recommended for a nomination for the…
21-08-2019

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Teona Strugar Mitevska Presents The Happiest Man in the World or Lessons in Love

SARAJEVO: Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska, whose last film God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija won the Ecumenical Jury Prize and Guild Film Prize at the 2019 Berlinale, is presenting…
20-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Mariana Čengel Solčanská Preps The Chambermaid

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Mariana Čengel Solčanská starts preproduction on the Slovak/Czech historical drama The Chambermaid / Slúžka. The film is based on Hana Lasicová’s bestseller published in 2013 about lesbian…
20-08-2019

Interview with Nino Kirtadze: Support From Eurimages Is Vital For Georgian Cinema

TBILISI: Film director, screenwriter, journalist and actress Nino Kirtadze, the new representative of Georgia in Eurimages, spoke with Film New Europe about the importance of Eurimages support for Georgian coproductions…
20-08-2019

FNE AV Innovation: FanSifter Powers Events With Fan Data

FanSifter powers live events and festivals to utilize their fan data for smarter marketing and more personalized experiences for fans
20-08-2019

Polish nc+ Takes Majority Stake in Kino Świat

WARSAW: Polish Pay TV platform nc+ will become the distributor of the catalogue of Kino Świat, by purchasing a 70% stake in the biggest film distributor in Poland.
19-08-2019

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Croatian Goran Kulenović Presents Mysterious Murder Story in Death of the Little Match Girl

SARAJEVO: Croatian writer/director Goran Kulenović will present the dark humour thriller Death of the Little Match Girl, based on Zoran Ferić’s novel, at the CineLink Co-Production Market (20-22 August 2019)…
19-08-2019

Docu Talent Award Winners 2019 Announced

SARAJEVO: The projects Kix by Bálint Révész and Dávid Mikulán (Hungarian/German/Croatian coproduction) and Frem by Viera Čákányová (Czech Republic) are both winners of Docu Talent Awards 2019. The awards were…
19-08-2019

Czech and Polish Films Among 2019 Student Academy Awards Finalists

PRAGUE: One Czech animated film and one Polish documentary are among the 2019 Student Academy Awards finalists. The winners of the student Oscars will be announced in Los Angeles on…
19-08-2019

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Serbian Mirjana Karanović Returns To CineLink With Mother Mara

SARAJEVO: Famous Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović, whose previous film Good Wife (This and That, 2016) won the CineLink Co-production Arte Prize, is back to CineLink (20-22 August 2019) with her…
16-08-2019

Malta Launches Film Adaptation Fund

VALLETTA: The National Book Council of Malta has launched the first call for applications for the NBC Film Adaptation Fund, which addresses all stages of development and production of one…
16-08-2019