FESTIVALS: Thirty-nine Countries Vie for EKOFILM IFF Slots
BRNO: The EKOFILM IFF has announced that 133 films from 39 countries have been submitted for the competition section of the 46th edition of the festival, running 14 – 17…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 25.06.2020.
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE at Cannes Online 2020: Macedonian Film
Macedonian films at the 73rd Film Market in Cannes: The COVID 19 pandemic has urged the Cannes Film Festival to hold Marche du Film online for the first time from…
FNE at Cannes Online 2020: Film Estonia Cash Rebate and regional funds at Marché du Film
Estonia will wrap up the Cannes market with Film Estonia Cash Rebate and regional film funds, who will be available on June 26th.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Calls for Projects
East Silver Market is accepting applications for rough cut state projects through 31 July 2020.
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Fairytale Goes Into Production
BRATISLAVA: The fairytale O liečivej vode (The World of Water) directed by Ján Sebechlebský is one of the first films to be shot in Slovakia after the easing of COVID-19…
MIDPOINT Goes Online with Works in Development
PRAGUE: MIDPOINT will present nine feature film projects at its online third edition of Works in Development = Feature Launch on 7 July 2020.
FNE Podcast: SOFA School of Film Advancement: Nikolaj Nikitin and Oliver Baumgarten Speak to Julaine Schulze about Creative Financing
SOFA helmers Nikolaj Nikitin and Oliver Baumgarten talk to Juliane Schulze about creativity in financial strategies, which was the focus of the second SOFA TALKS podcast of SOFA - School…
Estonian Film Institute Launches Short Films Website
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has launched Estonian Shorts, a website for short films which makes selected short films available for viewing for free.
Film Europe Edison Filmhub Honours Black Lives Matter Movement
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech media company Film Europe is screening a programme of films under the title Black Lives Matter at its Prague venue Edison Filmhub through 1 July 2020.
Polish Erotic Thriller 365 Days Is Netflix Global Hit
WARSAW: The Polish erotic thriller 365 Days is currently the most popular feature film in the British and US edition of Netflix and in second place worldwide.
Female Directors from Estonia, Georgia, Montenegro, Romania and Slovenia Selected for CIRCLE Women’s Docs Accelerator
CANNES: Female directors from Estonia, Georgia, Montenegro, Romania and Slovenia are participating in the 2020 CIRCLE – Women’s Docs Accelerator. The third edition of the event was launched on 15…
FESTIVALS: Lack of Public Funding Scuttles Valletta Film Festival 2020
VALLETTA: The 2020 edition of the Valletta Film Festival (VFF), Malta’s first feature-length film festival aiming to showcase high-quality international works to local audiences, has been cancelled this year due…
TV Audiences on the Rise in Malta
VALLETTA: Over 73 percent of Malta’s population watched television during the month of March 2020, according to the island’s Broadcasting Authority. The number represents an increase of nearly 10 percent…
FNE Podcast: Festivals in Crisis: Barbara Orlicz-Szczypuła Head of Programming Krakow Film Festival
Barbara shares with us the reasons why the Krakow Film Festival's team decided to take the festival online this year and the results of the online event. She tells us…
PRODUCTION: Shooting Wraps for Polish Drama Starring Katarzyna Figura
WARSAW: It is a wrap for Baptism / Chrzciny, the feature debut of Jakub Skoczeń, starring Katarzyna Figura. The production was one of the first feature films that wrapped after…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Victor Bojinov Preps Chamla
SOFIA: Victor Bojinov is preparing his second feature Chamla (aka Kingdom Chamla). The film was to start shooting on 27 April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the director…
Estonia Coproduces British Starrer Burial
TALLINN: Ivo Felt is coproducing for Estonia’s Allfilm the British/Estonian Burial, to be shot in Estonia in the autumn of 2020. The cast includes Diana Rigg and Tom Felton.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus IFF Calls for Entries
NICOSIA: The 15th Cyprus International Film Festival is accepting applications for its 2020 edition. Both short and full length films are eligible.
New Europe Film Sales Sells Sweat
WARSAW: The Polish company New Europe Film Sales has sold the Polsih/Swedish coproduction Sweat to ARP in France.
