Edith Sepp Re-elected as Head of Estonian Film Institute
TALLINN: Edith Sepp will start her third term as head of the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) in 2023, the board of EFI has announced.
FESTIVALS: PÖFF 2022 Announces Full Feature Film Competition Lineup
TALLINN: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) announced another 16 titles from the main competition on 20 October 2022 and now the lineup is full. Most of the titles…
Marcell Jankovics’s Last Work Released in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Toldi, the last work of Marcell Jankovics, who passed away in 2021, was released in 74 cinemas in Hungary on 20 October 2021, one day before Jankovics’s birthday.
Kids Kino Industry Reports Successful 2022 Edition
WARSAW: The recent edition of the Kids Kino Industry international co-production forum was a success, with new events alongside traditional ones and companies visiting for the first time, such as…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Cannabis Sets You Free
PORTOROŽ: Miha Čelar’s long documentary Cannabis Sets You Free / Konoplja osvobaja will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 -…
Czech Republic’s Production Incentives To Get Underway Again Next Year
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic production incentives programme will get underway again 2 January 2023, until then incentives are temporarily suspended. A cap of 150m CZK per project will be implemented…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Peter Nagy, CEO of Slovak Games Farm
BRATISLAVA: FNE spoke to Peter Nagy, CEO of Slovak Games Farm, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Slovak game development industry.
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022 Announces Selected Projects
TALLINN: Thirteen projects by mostly award-winning filmmakers were selected for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022, set to take place 23 - 24 November 2022 within the Tallinn Black Nights…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož: Orchestra
PORTOROŽ: Matevž Luzar’s black & white comedy drama Orchestra / Orkester will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 - 30…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: The Birdbreeder
PORTOROŽ: Robert Černelč’s debut feature The Birdbreeder / Ptičar will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25-30 October 2022).
Angel Wagenstein Celebrates 100th Anniversary in Sofia
SOFIA: The eminent writer, director and screenwriter Angel Wagenstein, who turned 100 years old on 17 October 2022, was celebrated during the 8th edition of the International Book & Movie…
OBITUARY: Czech Actor Josef Somr
PRAGUE: Popular theatre and film actor Josef Somr died at the age of 88. His most known films are Jiří Menzel's Oscar-winning Closely Watched Trains / Ostre sledované vlaky (1966)…
Janko the Musician in A Season of Classic Films Programme Organised by ACE in Warsaw
WARSAW: One of the oldest surviving Polish sound films, Janko the Musician (1930) directed by Ryszard Ordyński, will screen at the Iluzjon Cinema in Warsaw on 26 October 2022. The…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days 2023 Opens Call for Submissions
NICOSIA: The Cyprus Film Days International Festival has launched the call for submissions for its 21st edition set to take place in Nicosia and Limassol 21 - 29 April 2023.
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Grandpa Goes South
PORTOROŽ: Vinci Vogue Anžlovar's Slovenian/Macedonian Grandpa Goes South / Dedek gre na jug will screen in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož in Portorož (25 -30…
Macedonian TV Revenues Highest in Last Five Years
SKOPJE: Macedonian TV revenues reached their highest point in the last five years in 2021. Commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of approximately 43 m EUR / 2,644 m…
PRODUCTION: Teen Camp TV Series Debuts on Macedonian Radio Television
SKOPJE: Macedonian production company Riefenstahl released the first season of the teen TV series Teen Camp directed by Marko Gjokovik. The first episode of the spin-off of the popular TV…
Cypriot Documentary The Stray Story: A Dogumentary to Be Domestically Released
NICOSIA: The long documentary The Stray Story: A Dogumentary by Christina Georgiu will be released in Cypriot cinemas at the beginning of November 2022. The independent documentary about stray animals…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022: Moja Vesna
PORTOROŽ: Sara Kern’s family drama Moja Vesna will be screened in the competition of the 25th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (25 - 30 October 2022). This Slovenian/Australian coproduction is…
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox 2023 Launches Call for Submissions
ZAGREB: The ZagrebDox - International Documentary Film Festival is now receiving submissions for its 19th edition set to take place 26 March – 2 April 2023.
