Teachers' Lounge Wins 2024 ICFF Manaki Brothers

BITOLA: Judith Kaufmann, the cinematographer of the German film Teacher’s Lounge / Das Lehrerzimmer directed by Ilker Çatak, received the Golden Camera 300 at the 45th edition of the International…
29-09-2024

Be2Can 2024 Ready to Start in Czech Republic and Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: The 11th edition of the Be2Can Festival will be held in the Czech Republic from 2 to 9 October and in Slovakia from 9 to 16 October 2024.
29-09-2024

Old Film Studio in Tbilisi to Make Room to Multifunctional Art Centre

TBILISI: An old film studio in Georgia’s capital city is undergoing a major rehabilitation with funding from the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
29-09-2024

Gdynia Film Festival 2024 Lineup

GDYNIA: Sixteen films are competing for the Golden and Silver Lions in the Main Competition of the 49th Polish Film Festival, which is held 23 – 28 September 2024.
26-09-2024

Additional Films from FNE Partner Countries Join European Film Awards’ Feature Film Selection

BERLIN: Films directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili, Bogdan Mureșanu, Saulė Bliuvaitė and Pavel G. Vesnakov are among the 16 titles added by the European Film Academy to the 37th European Film…
26-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Malta Selects Castillo as Oscar Bid

VALLETTA: Abigail Mallia’s feature film Castillo has been selected as Malta’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
26-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Montenegro Selects Supermarket as Oscar Contender

PODGORICA: Supermarket by Nemanja Bečanović has been selected as Montenegro’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
26-09-2024

Inaugural Tony Curtis International Film Festival 2024 Wraps in Hungary

BUDAPEST: The first edition of the Tony Curtis International Film Festival wrapped in the Hungarian town of Mátészalka, the place where Tony Curtis’ father was born.
26-09-2024

Photophobia Wins IGRIC 2024

BRATISLAVA: Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavol Pekarčík were awarded the main prize for directing Photophobia / Svetloplachosť at the 35th edition of the IGRIC Awards held in Bratislava on 22 September…
24-09-2024

Inspector Maigret and Uma Thurman Catch up with Budapest

BUDAPEST: International projects continue to arrive in Hungary and benefit from the local 30% tax rebate. Inspector Maigret starring Benjamin Wainwright and Stefanie Martini, and Ballerina Overdrive starring Uma Thurman…
24-09-2024

FNE Podcast: Torsten Frehse, Founder of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP)

COLOGNE: FNE spoke to Torsten Frehse, founder of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) and International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS), as well as CEO of Neue Visionen Filmverleih, about the…
24-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Poland Selects Under the Volcano as Oscar Bid

WARSAW: Damian Kocur’s sophomore feature Under the Volcano / Pod vulcanem has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
24-09-2024

GO to Invest 5 m EUR in Maltese Original Content

VALLETTA: The leading Maltese telecommunication company GO will invest 5 m EUR in original content for the TV channel TOKIS over the coming years.
24-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Student Academy Award Nominee Ádám Freund Shoots Debut Feature

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Ádám Freund, whose surreal family sci fi Earthly People / Földiek (2017) was nominated for the Student Academy Award, is currently shooting his debut feature, Hyenas /…
22-09-2024

OBITUARY: Croatian Director Petar Krelja

ZAGREB: Petar Krelja, one of Croatia’s most important documentary film directors and film critics, passed away after a long illness at the age of 85. Born in Štip, Macedonia, Krelja…
22-09-2024

Connecting Cottbus 2024 Announces Lineup

COTTBUS: The 26th edition of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) has announced the selection for cocoPITCH (projects in development) and cocoWIP (works in progress). coco will take place…
22-09-2024

CEE Animation Workshop 2025 Launches Call

PRAGUE: CEE Animation Workshop has opened applications for its 7th edition, which will be held in 2025. The deadline for submissions is 8 November 2024.
22-09-2024

RIGA IFF Coproduction Market RIGA IFF SHOWCASE 2024 Announces Lineup

RIGA: Sixteen projects (eight feature films and eight series) from the Baltics and Eastern as well as Central Europe have been selected for the 3rd edition of RIGA IFF SHOWCASE.…
22-09-2024

Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 2024 Kicks Off in Varna

VARNA: A total of 16 feature films, 19 short fiction films and five fiction TV series are screening in the three official competitions of the 42th Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature…
19-09-2024

Films from FNE Partner Countries among LUX – The European Audience Film Award 2025 Nominations

STRASBOURG: Latvian animated film Flow by Gints Zilbalodis and Romanian/Cypriot/Bulgarian minority coproduction Animal by Sofia Exarchou are among the five titles nominated for LUX – The European Audience Film Award…
19-09-2024