FESTIVALS: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Wins 2021 Finale Plzen
PLZEN: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn by Romanian director Radu Jude has been awarded the Golden Kingfisher Award in the Feature and Animated Films Competition of the 34th edition…
Apollo Group Opens Two Additional Multiplex Cinemas in Riga
RIGA: Estonia’s largest entertainment company Apollo Group will open two leisure centres with cinemas in shopping malls in Riga in October 2021, with an investment amounting to 11 m EUR.The…
Submissions Open for First Edition of Malta Film Awards
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission will launch a national event, Malta Film Awards, in February 2022. Submissions opened on 29 September 2021 and the deadline is 9 October 2021.
PRODUCTION: Ion Ioachim Stroe in Postproduction with Debut Feature There Is No One Here
BUCHAREST: The Romanian director Ion Ioachim Stroe is currently in postproduction with his debut feature There Is No One Here / Aici nu e nimeni, which is the first independent…
Czech Crime Series Rats Acquired by Baltic TV3 Group and Slovenian PRO PLUS
PRAGUE: The Czech crime series Rats / Zradci (2020) has been sold to the Baltic broadcasting group TV3 Group and Slovenian multimedia company PRO PLUS. PRO PLUS has also acquired…
Two More Films from FNE Partner Countries in Part Two of EFA Film Selection
BERLIN: The Story of My Wife by Ildikó Enyedi is among the four titles added to the list of films eligible for European Film Awards nominations, while Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for European University Film Award (EUFA) 2021
BERLIN: The Greek/Polish/Slovenian coproduction Apples by Christos Nikou and Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić, a coproduction involving Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Poland, Norway, Germany, Romania and…
FESTIVALS: Animest International Animation Film Festival 2021 Ready to Kick Off
BUCHAREST: A total of 47 animated short films from 27 countries are competing for the 2021 Animest Trophy, the coveted prize that ensures the winner eligibility for the Oscar for…
Serbian Firefly Opens London Office
BELGRADE: The Serbian production company Firefly Productions has opened an office in London, which will be led by former BBC and Channel 4 executive Kate Snell.
Slovenian Miha Mazzini Explores Technology and Lockdown in Experimental Film
LJUBLJANA: Stay Safe, an experimental short film written, directed and produced by best-selling and award-winning Slovenian writer, screenwriter and film director Miha Mazzini, is a story about an ordinary couple…
FNE Visegrad YR2021: Q&A with Frédéric Berardi, Head of The Board of Kino Świat and CFO at CANAL+ Polska
WARSAW: Frédéric Berardi, Head of The Board of Kino Świat, the leading Polish distributor, and CFO at CANAL+ Polska, talks to FNE about the Polish cinema industry recovering from the…
FNE Podcast: Jovan Marjanović, Co-director - Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: FNE spoke to Jovan Marjanović, Co-director of Sarajevo Film Festival, about the festival’s return to its on site operations after being forced to cancel the 2020 on site edition…
PRODUCTION: Benő Baranyi in Postproduction with Hungarian Time Travel Sci-fi Comedy
BUDAPEST: Benő Baranyi is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Zanox, a sci-fi comedy about a high school student who, after consuming an experimental medicine with palinka, is able…
BOX OFFICE: Man of God Tops Cypriot Box Office
NICOSIA: The Greek film Man of God directed by Serbian-American Yelena Popovic and starring Aris Servatalis, Alexander Petrov and Mickey Rourke, is the first film topping the Cypriot box office…
FESTIVALS: First Edition of Svaneti IFF Announces Lineup
MESTIA: A total of 20 titles have been selected for the short film competition of the inaugural edition of the Georgian Svaneti International Film Festival, which will take place in…
FESTIVALS: International Short FF of Cyprus Announces 2021 National Competition
LIMASSOL: Sixteen short films made by emerging and established Cypriot directors have been selected for the National Competition Programme of the 11th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, organised by…
Deadline Approaches for Golden Fruit Plan 2021
WARSAW: Documentary projects at any stage of production can apply to Golden Fruit Plan until 30 September 2021. The pitching programme is focused on projects from Europe and China, meant…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: Uncle Claus
VARNA: Ivaylo Penchev’s third feature film Uncle Claus, produced by Cinemaq, will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021).…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: Fish Bone
VARNA: Dragomir Sholev’s third feature film Fish Bone will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021). The film is…
FNE Visegrad YR2021: Polish Exhibition: Cinema Operators Making Up for Lost Time
WARSAW: Facing the threat of the fourth nationwide lockdown in the autumn of 2021, Polish cinema operators are eager to make up for lost time and to not repeat the…
