European Film Academy Announces European Film Awards 2022 Main Nominations
BERLIN: Four coproductions from FNE partner countries have been nominated for the 35th European Film Awards in the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI category. The European Film Academy announced the…
Cinematography Foundation Sarajevo Joins EFAD
SARAJEVO: The Cinematography Foundation Sarajevo has become the 37th member of the European Film Agency Directors association (EFAD). The Foundation will join as an associate member, a status for countries…
Cinema Attendance in Estonia Lowest in 16 Years
TALLINN: Admissions in Estonia fell to 1.39 m in 2021, which is the most modest result in the last 16 years.
Ballerina Starring Ana de Armas Starts Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: Ballerina, a spinoff of the John Wick franchise directed by Len Wiseman and starring Ana de Armas and presumably Keanu Reeves, starts shooting in Prague on 7 November 2022,…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Magdalena Zimecka, Managing Director of Polish ORKA Film
WARSAW: FNE spoke to Magdalena Zimecka, managing director of Polish ORKA Film, about their current projects and activities.
PRODUCTION: Michal Hogenauer in Postproduction with Czech/Slovak Calm in the Canopy
PRAGUE: Czech director/writer Michal Hogenauer is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature Calm in the Canopy / V korunách stromů je klid (working title), which is estimated to be…
CEE Animation Forum 2022 Announces Winners
PRAGUE: A total of 16 awards were announced at the CEE Animation Forum 2022, the largest pitching and networking event in Central and Eastern Europe. A total of 33 projects…
More than 60 European Companies to Attend NEM Zagreb 2022
ZAGREB: New Europe Market (NEM) Zagreb, which will be held this year at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel 7 - 9 December 2022, will focus again on the CEE region.
FESTIVALS: Tbilisi International Animation Festival 2022 Announces Winners
TBILISI: Abandoned Village by Georgian director Mariam Kapanadze was awarded the Grand Prix at the 5th edition of the Tbilisi International Animation Festival, which was held in a physical format…
EFA Launches Month of European Film on 13 November 2022
BERLIN: The European Film Academy is celebrating European cinema through a series of events entitled Month of European Film, starting on 13 December and culminating with the 35th European Film…
Second Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way to Be Held Today
ZAGREB: Seven TV series projects in development were selected for the second edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way, which takes place online on 7 November 2022 and…
SkyShowtime Announces Launch Dates for Central and Eastern Europe
SARAJEVO: The pan-European streaming service SkyShowtime will launch in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia on 14 December 2022, and it will expand to Czech Republic,…
Liam Hemsworth Replaces Henry Cavill in The Witcher Season 4
WARSAW: Liam Hemsworth will star as Geralt in the fourth season of Netflix’s The Witcher, which is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej…
Films Boutique Acquires Hungarian/Slovak Animated Sci-Fi White Plastic Sky
BUDAPEST: The Berlin-based outlet Films Boutique has picked up the post-apocalyptic animated sci-fi White Plastic Sky / Műanyag Égbolt directed by Sarolta Szabó and Tibor Bánóczki. The Hungarian/Slovak coproduction imagines,…
PRODUCTION: Tomáš Klein in Postproduction with Czech/Slovak A Sensitive Person
PRAGUE: Czech director/writer Tomáš Klein is currently in postproduction with his feature film A Sensitive Person / Citlivý člověk, which is based on the eponymous novel by Jáchym Topol. The…
PRODUCTION: Dean Radovanović Starts Production on Serbian/Estonian Second Hand People
BELGRADE: Young Serbian filmmaker Dean Radovanović has started the production of his debut feature Second Hand People / Polovni ljudi. The film is being made as a Serbian/Estonian coproduction, supported…
Two More Lithuanian Films Vie for Academy Award Nominations
VILNIUS: Sergei Loznitsa’s Mr Landsbergis and Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Limousine are eligible for Oscar nominations in the Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Documentary Short Film categories, respectively.
Prague Studios Starts Building New Stage
PRAGUE: Prague Studios has started the building of its seventh stage, which will use the latest technology including LED Volume, allowing for virtual sets to project the background in real…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian/UK The Wheels of Heaven Starring Mickey Rourke and Dessy Tenekedjieva, Directed by Ben Charles Edwards Enters Postproduction
SOFIA: Following a summer/autumn shooting carried out in three steps in Bulgaria, London and Beverly Hills, the new dramatic thriller The Wheels of Heaven, produced by Dessy Tenekedjieva’s Sofia based…
BOX OFFICE: Slovenian Comedy At Hostar 2‰ Breaks Opening Weekend Record
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian comedy At Hostar 2‰ by Luka Marčetič dominates the opening weekend box office in domestic cinemas with 28,689 admissions and 194,672 EUR gross. This is the best result…
