PRODUCTION: Juris Kursietis Shoots Latvian/Lithuanian/Belgian Coproduction
RIGA: Juris Kursietis is currently shooting his sophomore feature Oleg, a drama about a butcher who leaves for Brussels to work in a local meat factory, but gets under the…
Bulgarian Coproduction Ága Racks Up International Sales After Berlinale
SOFIA: Beta Cinema sold Milko Lazarov’s Bulgarian/German/French coproduction Ága to Benelux, Switzerland, the Baltic states and China.
FESTIVALS: One World Romania Expands and Gets Real!
BUCHAREST: The One World Romania International Human Rights and Documentary FF (16-25 March 2018) spans over 10 days instead of seven, screens over 70 documentaries in over 180 screenings at…
FNE at FEST 2018: The Charmer Wins FEST 2018
ZAGREB: Milad Alami’s The Charmer won the Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film in the international competition, while Ederlezi Rising by Lazar Bodroža was awarded best film in the national…
FESTIVALS: The 22nd Sofia Film Festival Announces Lineup
SOFIA: Twelve debut and sophomore films were selected for the international competition of the 22nd Sofia International Film Fest. The festival will run in Sofia from 7 to 18 March…
FESTIVALS: Of Fathers and Sons Wins 14th ZagrebDox
ZAGREB: Of Fathers and Sons by Talal Derki was awarded best film in the international competition of the 14th ZagrebDox, which took place from 25 February to 4 March 2018.…
European Genre Forum Announces 2018 Projects
AMSTERDAM: Eight Projects were selected for the second edition of the European Genre Forum, that will span throughout 2018 starting 16 April 2018.
One Step Behind the Seraphim Leads Gopo Nominations
BUCHAREST: Daniel Sandu’s debut feature One Step Behind the Seraphim leads the 12th Gopo awards nominations with 15 nods including for best film and best director. The awards will be…
FESTIVALS: New Competition Programme for Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris
VILNIUS: Thirteen debut features were selected for the new competition programme European Debuts of the 23rd Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, running from 15 to 29 March 2018.
GRANTS: Georgia Supports Three International Coproductions
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Center distributed 360,925 EUR / 1.1 m GEL for the production of three international coproductions directed by Levan Tutberidze, Tinatin Kajrishvili and Stefan Tolz.
FNE at FEST 2018: Ederlezi Rising
BELGRADE: First Serbian sci-fi and first debut feature by prominent Serbian visual artist Lazar Bodroža is among the five domestic premieres in the national section of the 2018 FEST, running…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Final Session of the Ex Oriente Film 15th Anniversary Edition
The 15th edition of the Ex Oriente Film workshop, organised by the Institute of Documentary Film, is opening its final session.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Announces Feature Film Development Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech film Fund distributed 354,261EUR / 9 m CZK for the development of 14 feature film projects. New projects by Martin Šulík, Olmo Omerzu and Juraj Herz are…
Dede on Air France Flights
TBILISI: Mariam Khatchvani’s Dede will be screened on Air France flights, reaching millions of passengers.
FNE at FEST 2018: Offenders
BELGRADE: Esteemed Serbian helmer Dejan Zečević has the domestic premiere of his ninth feature film Offenders / Izgrednici in the national section of the 2018 FEST, running from 24 February…
Class Reunion 2 Sets All-time Opening Box Office Record in Estonia
TALLINN: Class Reunion 2, the sequel to the remake slapstick comedy Class Reunion / Klassikokkutulek directed by Rene Vilbre, broke the all-time opening record in Estonia. The film produced by…
PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu to Produce Daniel Sandu’s Sophomore Feature
BUCHAREST: Writer/director Daniel Sandu is currently in preparation/development/application process with his sophomore feature Tata mută munții (no English title available yet). Cristian Mungiu is producing through Mobra Films.
FNE at FEST 2018: Bandits in Search of Mom
BELGRADE: Bandits in Search of Mom / Banditi u potrazi za mamom, the debut feature by Kosta Ristić mixing fiction and non-fiction, had its premiere in the national section of…
New Film by Patryk Vega Tops Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Women of Mafia, a new crime comedy directed by Polish box office hit filmmaker Patryk Vega, noted the best result in 2018 with 684,000 admissions during its opening weekend,…
FNE at FEST 2018: Horizons
BELGRADE: Young Serbian filmmaker Svetislav Dragomorović’s debut feature Horizons / Horizonti will have its domestic premiere in the national section of the 2018 FEST running from 24 February to 4…
