FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Skokan
PLZEN: The Czech/French coproduction Skokan directed by Petr Václav will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Nina
PLZEŇ: Juraj Lehotský’s first feature film Nina will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and Slovak…
OBITUARY: Czech Director Juraj Herz
PRAGUE: Juraj Herz, one of the most acclaimed Czech directors, known for his horror flavoured film style and specific humour within the Czech New Wave, died in Prague on 8…
Macedonian Short Film Sold to Shorts TV for Europe, USA and Asia
SKOPJE: Shorts TV bought the television rights for Macedonian short film Fighting for Death / Borba za smrt directed by Eleonora Veninova. The film will be available in Europe, Asia…
The Constitution Distributed in Italy
ZAGREB: The awarded Croatian/Czech/Macedonian/British coproduction The Constitution / Ustav Republike Hrvatske by Rajko Grlić was released in Italian cinemas on 4 April 2018. The film will be released in the…
FNE at Moscow FF 2018: MIFF Announces Main Competition Programme
MOSCOW: The Moscow International Film Festival will take place 19-26 April 2018 this year after being kicked out of its usual June slot by the 2018 FIFA Football, which is…
New East West Golden Arch Film Prize Launched
WARSAW: The new East West Golden Arch Film Prize has announced the nominees for its first edition. The award ceremony will take place in Moscow on 14 April 2018 at…
FESTIVALS: Finale Plzen 2018 Starts in Ten Days
PLZEN: The 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival, the most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and Slovak audiovisual production, will be held from 19 to 24…
The Line Wins Best Feature Film at Sun in a Net Awards
BRATISLAVA: The Line directed by Peter Bebjak won six awards, including best film and best directing at the Sun in a Net awards. This annual event organised by the Slovak…
BOX OFFICE: Patryk Vega Again Hits Two Million Admissions in Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Patryk Vega became the first Polish filmmaker with three films that had over 2 m admissions in Poland. His new crime comedy Women of Mafia was released in Poland…
GRANTS: Cultural Endowment of Estonia Announces First Batch of Production Grants in 2018
TALLINN: The Cultural Endowment of Estonia has allotted 322,800 EUR for film production in its first session of 2018.
LET’S CEE Announces Industry Days 2018
VIENNA: Two panel discussions, 12 high-class presentations, a series of pitchings and much more are in the menu of the 2nd edition the LET’S CEE Industry Days, set to take…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Everything in Life is a Bit Dangerous, Isn't It? - Interview with Kim Longinotto
The Institute of Documentary Film spoke with Kim Longinotto after her masterclass held at the 2018 East Doc Platform, in which she commented on her concepts and priorities in documentary…
Bucharest Film Studios Insolvency
BUCHAREST: Bucharest Film Studios, the former MediaPro Studios, has filed for insolvency. Media Pro Studios was sold by Central European Media Enterprises (CME) to a group of American and Romanian…
Croatian Drama Series Newspapers Sold to Netflix
ZAGREB: The drama series Newspapers / Novine directed by Dalibor Matanić has been sold to Netflix and will become available in 130 countries. Netflix also bought the second season of…
FESTIVALS: CineLink and CineLink Drama Announce 2018 Selection
SARAJEVO: Eight projects from Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey will be presented at the 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival as the first part of the coproduction market CineLink.…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Youth Cultural Center – Skopje, Macedonia
This month we speak with Margarita Arsova, the programmer of the Youth Cultural Center in Skopje, Macedonia. The center runs several venues including three cinemas – Millenium (with 505 seats),…
FESTIVALS: goEast Announces Lineup
WIESBADEN: Sixteen films, including ten feature films and six documentaries, were selected for the competition of the 18th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in…
PRODUCTION: Romanian/Mexican/Japanese Coproduction Drunken Fish on the Moon to Be Shot in Romania
BUCHAREST: The Romanian/Mexican/Japanese coproduction Drunken Fish on the Moon (working title) directed by the Japanese Kohki Hasei is expected to have a three weeks shoot in Romania in the autumn…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre decided to support five minority coproductions with the amount of 480,000 EUR including technical service and equipment from FS Viba.