PRODUCTION: Shooting Underway on Houston, We Have a Problem
LJUBLJANA: Two years after a popular and intriguing teaser posted on YouTube, student Oscar nominee Žiga Virc is shooting his awaited docu-fiction Houston, We Have a Problem, based on the…
CME Promotes Sturgeon to CFO
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced the appointment of David Sturgeon as Chief Financial Officer.
FNE DocBloc: Karlovy Vary Announces Documentary Competition
Six CEE documentaries are among the 16 films selected for the 2014 Documentary Competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
Slovenian Multiplex Chains Facing Major Upheaval
LJUBLJANA: Slovenia’s first cineplex chain Kolosej is strapped with financial problems that could lead to it being sold on the auction block, with Austrian company Cineplexx Cine Operations immediately announcing…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Dan Lupu, Transilvania Film
FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
FNE at TIFF 2014: I'm an Old Communist Hag
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Director/screenwriter Stere Gulea teams up with DOP Vivi Drăgan Vasile (Occident) and actress Luminiţa Gheorghiu (Child's Pose) for the first time since collaborating on the Romanian classic Moromeţii (1985)…
FNE at TIFF 2014: A Last Year in 114 Minutes
CLUJ-NAPOCA: In his debut feature documentary A Last Year in 114 Minutes/Un ultim an în 114 minute, the visual artist Daniel Djamo films the final year of the woman who…
FNE at KVIFF 2014: Official Competition Revealed
PRAGUE: Seven world premieres and five international premieres will be screened in the main competition of the 49th Karlovy Vary IFF running 4-12 July 2014, with another 12 films screening…
FNE at TIFF2014: #Selfie
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The surprise indie hit film #Selfie, a debut film from Cristina Iacob, screens in the competitive section Romanian Days at the 13th edition of Transilvania IFF.
The Priest’s Children Sells to 32 Territories
ZAGREB: Vinko Bresan’s comedy The Priest’s Children has racked up an impressive international succes with 30,000 tickets sold in Brazil in 10 weeks and sales to 32 territories worldwide through…
Slovenia Kicks off First Kickkstarter Film Funding
The team behind the youth short film Kresnik: The Lore of Fire launched the first effort in Slovenia to co-fund their project with the help of online platform for mass…
FNE at TIFF 2014: Quod erat demonstrandum
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The second feature of Andrei Grusznicki, a black and white drama set in the communist Romania, gathered a few prizes before being selected in the main competition of Transilvania…
FNE at TIFF 2014: Roxanne
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Vali Hotea's feature debut is the story of a man who finds out after reading his file from the communist secret services that he might be the father of…
FESTIVALS: Krakow IFF 2014 Winners
KRAKOW: Domino Effect and its directors Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski were the big winners at the 54th Krakow IFF which concluded on 31 May 2014.
Marhoul Lines up International Coproducers for Painted Bird
PRAGUE: Screenwriter, producer and director Vaclav Marhoul signed three preliminary coproduction agreements in Cannes for The Painted Bird.
FNE at TIFF 2014 Cluj Launches City Film Fund
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Emil Boc, announced that it will be the first Romanian town to launch a local fund for cinema. The announcement was made at the Transilvania…
FNE at TIFF 2014: Where Are You Bucharest?
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Vlad Petri’s first feature documentary follows the anti-government protests that took place in Piaţa Universităţii of Bucharest during a year from January 2012 to January 2013.
Wajda Wałesa Biopic Opens in Italy
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's film about the Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, Walesa. A Man of Hope will premiere in Italy on 6 June 2014.
FNE at TIFF 2014: Poarta Albă
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Nicolae Mărgineanu continues the investigation of the communist era with Poarta Albă, a feature about the concentration camp of Poarta Albă and the construction of the Danube-Black Sea channel.
FNE at TIFF 2014: The Unsaved
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Selected in the Romanian Days competitive section of Transylvania IFF, The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului captures the lack of prospects in contemporary Republic of Moldova through the…
