FNE IDF DocBloc: Tožička To Head IDF
Tomáš Tožička has been tapped as director of the Institute of Documentary Film.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Eight Minority Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has announced its support for minority coproductions in the October 2018 round of grants. The total amount of the allocation for this call was 769,230…
Consequences Racks Up Foreign Sales
LJUBLJANA: Darko Štante’s debut feature Consequences / Posledice, which won four Vesna Awards and the Slovenian Film Critics’ Jury Award at the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož, has…
FESTIVALS: Directions Wins 7th Tetova IFF ODA
TETOVO: Stephan Komandarev’s feature film Directions won the Best Film award of the Balkan competition at the 7th Tetova IFF ODA, which was held in the northwestern Macedonian city flanked…
PRODUCTION: The Barefoot Emperor Completes Filming in Croatia
ZAGREB: The Belgian/Dutch/Bulgarian/Croatian coproduction The Barefoot Emperor / Bosonogi car completed filming in Croatia on 15 October.
PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Directs TV Series Inspired by Slavic Mythology
BRATISLAVA: Peter Bebjak, winner of Karlovy Vary IFF's award for Best Diector, is working on the 12-episode TV series The Slavs, currently in pre-production. The series is produced by Slovakia’s…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Giedrė Žickytė, Lithuania
VILNIUS: Giedrė Žickytė from Moonmakers is representing Lithuania at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Žickytė about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Lithuania.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Stanisław Zaborowski, Poland
WARSAW: Stanisław Zaborowski from Silver Frame is representing Poland at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Zaborowski about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Poland.
PRODUCTION: My House in Front of the Forest Goes into Postproduction in Georgia
TBILISI: Tamar Shavgulidze’s feature film My House in Front of the Forest has completed shooting in Tsavkisi and now moves into post-production.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Zoran Galić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO: Zoran Galić from VizArt Film Production is representing Bosnia and Herzegovina at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Galić about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Anna Herza Tydlitátová, Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Anna Herza Tydlitátová from Telekinetic is representing the Czech Republic at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Herza Tydlitátová about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in…
Smarzowski's Clergy Takes Over 1m GBP On Opening Weekend in UK and Ireland
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski's controversial new drama Clergy about the Catholic Church in Poland, scored over 1 m GBP at the box office on its opening in the UK and Ireland.…
PRODUCTION: Czech/German National Street Starts Filming in Prague
PRAGUE: Czech writer/director Stepan Altrichter is currently shooting the Czech/German coproduction National Street in Prague. The film is produced by Pavel Strnad and Petr Oukropec for Negativ.
PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Preps The Report
BRATISLAVA: One of Slovakia’s busiest filmmakers, award winning director Peter Bebjak, is in preproduction with the feature film The Report / Správa about Alfréd Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba, two Slovak…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Katja Lenarčič, Slovenia
LJUBLJANA: Katja Lenarčič from EnaBanda is representing Slovenia at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Lenarčič about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Slovenia.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Anamaria Antoci, Romania
BUCHAREST: Anamaria Antoci from Tangaj Production is representing Romania at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Anamaria Antoci about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Romania.
PRODUCTION: Goran Dević in Production with Docu-Fiction What's to Be Done?
ZAGREB: Croatian director Goran Dević is in production with the Croatian/Slovenian coproduction What's to Be Done? / Što da se radi, a 90 minutes docu-fiction following the efforts of a…
Cyprus to Offer New Incentives Package for Film Productions
NICOSIA: Cyprus is offering a whole range of new incentives to attract international productions to the island and to boost its own small film industry.
PRODUCTION: Marian Crișan Shoots Berliner
SALONTA: Romanian director Marian Crișan is currently shooting his fourth feature film Berliner in his hometown of Salonta, in Northern Transylvania. Moldavian DoP Oleg Mutu, who shot Cristian Mungiu’s 4…
FNE Interview with Nina Peče Grilc and Koen Van Daele of Slovenian Art House Cinema Kinodvor
LJUBLJANA: The city cinema Kinodvor, located in the center of Ljubljana, opened its door to the audience on 1 October 2008. In the ten years of its operation it became…
