FNE at 26th MFKK Febiofest: Eleven New Slovak Projects Presented at Industry Days
BRATISLAVA: Eleven Slovak projects in different stages of production were presented at a works-in-progress showcase during the Industry Days (25-26 March 2019) of the 26th International Film Clubs Febiobest Festival …
Malta Announces Increased Incentives and New Soundstage
VALLETTA: Malta will raise film incentives to a maximum of 40% and the government will invest almost 2 m EUR in a soundstage of 5000m² at the Ricasoli film studios.
OBITUARY: Festival Curator Natalia Jarmolińska (Maliszewska)
WARSAW: Natalia Jarmolinska (Maliszewska), short film section curator, programmer of short and feature films for the Warsaw Film Festival, passed away at 32.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Interview with Editor Phil Jandaly
Watch the interview with editor Phil Jandaly, who was one of the tutors of Ex Oriente Film workshop at East Doc Platform (9-15 March 2019) in Prague.
Toman and The Interpreter Lead 9th Sun in a Net Nominations
BRATISLAVA: Toman and The Interpreter / Tlmočník received the highest number of nominations for the 9th annual Sun in a Net awards, organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy.
BOX OFFICE: Class Reunion Remake Becomes Box Office Hit in Latvia
RIGA: Class Reunion / Klases salidojums directed by Andrejs Ēķis and produced by Platforma Filma is the leading domestic film at the Latvian Box office. After six weeks it has…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian/Kosovan/Albanian An Unforgettable Spring in Forgotten Village Sets Domestic Premiere
SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Kosovan/Albanian feature film An Unforgettable Spring in Forgotten Village / Nezaboravna prolet vo zaboraveno selo by Kushtrim Bekteshi will premiere in Macedonia on 29 March 2019. Macedonian producer…
FESTIVALS: Mr. Mare Wins 26th Febiofest in Bratislava
PRAGUE: The Hungarian/French coproduction Mr. Mare / Lidér úr directed by Lucy Tóth was awarded best film in the Heart of Europe competition section of the 26th International Film Clubs…
KineDok Starts New Season With New VOD Service
BRATISLAVA: KineDok, the alternative distribution platform of European documentary films, started its new season 2019 by screening the Bulgarian doc Every Wall Is a Door by Elitza Gueorguieva in Slovakia…
FNE AV Innovation: Online European Film Challenge Boosts European Cinema
VILNIUS: Innovative online contest #europeanfilmchallenge is using social media to boost the European film industry by harnessing its most vital natural resource – films fans.
Russian/Serbian Coproduction The Balkan Line Tops Serbian Box Office
BELGRADE: The Russian/Serbian coproduction The Balkan Line / Balkanska međa by Andrey Volgin topped the Serbian box office in its opening weekend, with 39,960 admissions and 142,343 EUR / 16,780,645…
European Parliament Approves New Copyright Directive
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament voted in favour of the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market on 26 March 2019. The text will now need to be formally endorsed…
Cold War Dominates Polish Eagles 2019
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski's Academy Award nominated drama Cold War was awarded in seven categories out of 12 nominations for the Polish Film Awards - The Eagles, including in Best Film,…
PRODUCTION: Apple Film Production in Postproduction with The Pleasure Principle
WARSAW: The crime thriller series The Pleasure Principle written by Maciej Maciejewski and directed by Dariusz Jabłoński is the first international drama series originated, shot and made as a coproduction…
PRODUCTION: Vinko Möderndorfer Starts Shooting Slovenian/Serbian Coproduction Deadlock
LJUBLJANA: Vinko Möderndorfer started shooting the Slovenian/Serbian coproduction Deadlock / Zastoj on 22 March 2019. The story focuses on a tragic event which brings together two married couples from different…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili in Postproduction with Reviving the Past
TBILISI: Georgian director Aleksandre Rekhviashvili is in postproduction with Reviving the Past, a long documentary that he's shot in Georgia since 2017, when he made the documentary Chubchik Puppets And…
Maltese Director Peter Sant Makes His Debut with Of Time and Sea
VALLETTA: Of Time and the Sea / Bahar Zmien is a film about stasis and slow change. The debut feature by Peter Sant was produced with the support of the…
Winter Flies Wins Best Film at 26th Czech Lions
PRAGUE: Olmo Omerzu's road movie Winter Flies / Všechno bude is the big winner at the Czech Lions 2018. This Czech foreign-language Oscar entry collected six awards, including best film,…
PRODUCTION: BBC Series The Rise of the Nazis Filming in Vilnius
VILNIUS: Vilnius and Kaunas stand for one German city in the BBC series The Rise of the Nazis / Nacių iškilimas, which is currently filming in Lithuania. The series has…
French Release for Slovenian/Austrian Consequences
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian/Austrian coproduction Consequences by writer/director Darko Štante will be released in France by Epicentre Films on 19 June 2019.
