FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: Consequences
PORTOROŽ: Darko Štante’s youth delinquent drama Consequences / Posledice will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15 September 2018). This Slovenian/Austrian coproduction…
Spider-Man: Far From Home Set for Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home by Jon Watts will be partially shot in the Czech Republic in September 2018. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton, Jacob Batalon…
Documentary To Be Continued Selected as Latvia’s Oscar Bid
RIGA: Veteran filmmaker Ivars Seleckis’s documentary To Be Continued has been selected as Latvia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category.
FESTIVALS: The 25th Astra Film Festival Announces Lineup
SIBIU: Nine documentaries have been selected for the International Competition of the 25th Astra Film Festival. From a total of 101 films selected, 56 will screen in the five competition…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: I Act, I Am
PORTOROŽ: Miroslav Mandić’s black and white drama I Act, I Am / Igram, sem will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Sisters Brothers
VENICE: French director Jacques Audiard arrives in the Venice competition with the French, Belgian, Romanian, Spanish coproduction The Sisters Brothersan unusual take on the Western genre. The film is based…
FESTIVALS: The Troupe Takes Top Award at Love Is Folly IFF in Bulgaria
VARNA: Hungarian film The Troupe by Pál Sándor was awarded the Golden Aphrodite at the 26th edition of the Love is Folly International Film Festival, organised by the Congress and…
Georgia Selects Namme as Oscar Bid
TBILISI: Zaza Khalvashi's Namme has been selected as Georgia’s entry for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best foreign language film category. This Georgian/Lithuanian coproduction…
Romanian Minority Coproduction Donbass Selected as Ukraine’s Entry for Oscar Foreign-Language Category
BUCHAREST: Donbass by Sergei Loznitsa has been selected as Ukraine’s entry for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best foreign language film category. The film…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: My Last Year as a Loser
PORTOROŽ: Urša Menart's debut feature My Last Year as a Loser / Ne bom več luzerka will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in…
FNE TV: Nikolaj Nikitin - Director School of Film Agents (SOFA)
WARSAW: FNE asked Nikolaj Nikitin about the achievements of SOFA, which held its 6th edition in Warsaw this year from 26 to 31 August 2018
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
VENICE: The Coen brothers have scored a slot in the main Venice Film Festival competition with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which despite beginning life as a Netflix series is…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: The Mountain
VENICE: American indie director Rick Alverson has scored a slot in the Venice competition lineup with his fifth and most ambitious film The Mountain. His earlier offbeat dark comedies Entertainmentand …
PRODUCTION: Polish Hit Director Ryszard Zatorski in Postproduction with New Romantic Comedy
WARSAW: Polish box office hit writer/director Ryszard Zatorski wrapped shooting for There Is No Sin in Bad Luck / Pech to nie grzech, an independent romantic comedy starring Barbara Kurdej-Szatan.
FNE at Venice 2018: FNE TV: Pascal Diot, Head of the Venice Production Bridge
FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved since its inception seven years ago and if this is still an important event for filmmakers from Central and…
SOFA Launches New Vilnius Workshop on Public-Private Financing
WARSAW: SOFA – School of Film Agents helmed by Nikolaj Nikitin has announced the launch of a new workshop focusing on public-private project financing and investment, that will take place…
Award Winning Polish Team Ewa Puszczyńska, Klaudia Śmieja and Jan Naszewski Launch New Production Outfit
WARSAW: Ewa Puszczyńska, producer of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War and the Oscar winning Ida, together with Klaudia Śmieja, producer of Agnieszka Holland’s Gareth Jones, and Jan Naszewski who helms top…
FNE Jihlava Doc News: Call for Applications for Ji.hlava Academy
Applications are open until 15 September 2018 for the Ji.hlava Academy, a five-day educational, networking and inspiring platform open to directors, cinematographers, editors, producers, visual artists, and also to film…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: First Man
VENICE: Director Damien Chazelle makes a quantum shift with his Venice competition entry First Manafter his hugely successful, light-hearted homage to the Hollywood musical La La Land.
Polish Actor Tomasz Kot Responds to James Bond Film Controversy
WARSAW: Polish actor Tomasz Kot has responded to a deluge of international media reports that allege a conflict between Danny Boyle and Daniel Craig over who would play the main…
