GRANTS: Lithuanian Film Centre Distributes over 1.2m EUR

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has allocated a total of 1,239,567 EUR for the production of fiction features, shorts, micro-budget films and a minority coproduction.
13-02-2015

Nymphomaniac Marketing Experts at Meeting Point Vilnius

VILNIUS: The international conference Meeting Point - Vilnius will take place 31 March to 2 April. Organised by the Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris, it allows filmmakers and other industry professionals…
13-02-2015

Deadline Approaching Fast for DOK.Incubator

PRAGUE: DOK.Incubator invites editors, directors and producers with a project in a rough cut stage and editors, sales people and film institutions' representatives as observers to apply before 3 March.
13-02-2015

FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Begins on Monday

On Monday, 2 March 2015, the fourth edition of East Doc Platform, the biggest documentary event of its kind in the Central and Eastern Europe, begins in Prague. This event…
13-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Aferim!

BERLIN: Romanian director Radu Jude has come up with what could almost be called a new genre in his highly stylish Berlinale competition entry Aferim! The film uses what looks…
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Estonia’s top 10 box office hits in 2014

TALLINN: With more cinemas and digital screens opening, cinema-going stays popular in Estonia as admissions reached 1.97 per capita in 2014. The box office was predictably dominated by Hollywood children’s…
12-02-2015

Zagrebdox 2015 Festival Lineup Announced

ZAGREB: With approximately 150 films in 16 programme sections, the documentary film festival Zagrebdox is now entering its second decade. Zagrebdox will take place from 22 February to 1 March…
12-02-2015

Domestic Hits in Lithuanian Film Market

VILNIUS: Lithuania continues to hold the leading position in the region in terms of domestic films market share, which grew from 16.49% in 2013 to 23% in 2014. The top…
12-02-2015

Three Brothers Tops Last Year´s Czech Cinema Attendance

PRAGUE: In 2014, Czech films maintained an enviable position on the Czech distribution market. There were 32 Czech feature films and 23 documentaries released in 2014 and seven Czech films…
12-02-2015

FESTIVALS: New Progamme for Film Student Directors at Karlovy Vary

KARLOVY VARY: European Film Promotion is launching a new programme at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival called Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow. The focus will be launched…
12-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Under Electric Clouds

BERLIN: Russian director Alexei German Jr presents some vitally important universal messages that we need to hear in his Berlin competition entry Under Electric Clouds making it all the more…
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Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Kahn Filming on Location in Croatia

ZAGREB: One of India's most famous superstars, Shah Rukh Kahn, is acting in Croatia. Kahn is considered one of the biggest film stars in cinematic history with a fan following…
11-02-2015

FESTIVALS: Berlinale Residency Opens for Applications

BERLIN: A new application round has opened for the Berlinale Residency 2015/2016.
11-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Body

BERLIN: Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska delves into the very blackest of comedy territory indeed for her film Body that looks at the meaning of life, death and coping with loss.
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American Filmmaker Roger M. Richards to Direct Sarajevo Roses

SARAJEVO: American filmmaker and photographer Roger M. Richards will make a new documentary about the Bosnian war, told through the eyes of Dr. Asim Haracic, a medic on the frontlines…
10-02-2015

FESTIVALS: Scope50 Launches at the Berlinale

BERLIN: Scope50, a VOD platform for films that have premiered at recent film festivals but have yet to be picked up for distribution in the European Union, is being launched…
10-02-2015