SOFA Launches Call for Proposals for Its 2022 Edition
BERLIN: The SOFA-School of Film Advancement has opened the call for applications for its 9th edition set to take place 15-20 August and 24-29 October 2022.
Estonia in Talks to Increase Funding for Cash Rebate
TALLINN: Estonian Film Industry Cluster has appealed to the Estonian Government to increase the funds given to the Film Estonia cash rebate programme, as the interest in shooting in Estonia…
107 Mothers Wins Best Feature Prize at Sun in Net Awards
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian coproduction 107 Mothers / Cenzorka by Peter Kerekes was awarded best feature film at the 11th edition of Sun in a Net. The drama about Ukrainian mothers…
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox 2022 Announces Winners
ZAGREB: Swedish Sabaya directed by Hogir Hirori won the Big Stamp in the International Competition of the 18th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival ZagrebDOX (3-10 April 2022). The…
GRANTS: Estonia Announces Documentary Production Grants
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has distributed 497,000 EUR worth of documentary grants, of which 430,000 EUR was given for the production of six films.
FESTIVALS: KVIFF Eastern Promises Launches Call for Applications
KARLOVY VARY: Projects in development, production and postproduction can apply to Karlovy Vary IFF’s Eastern Promises section until 6 May 2022. Eastern Promises will be held in person 3-6 July…
PRODUCTION: Sebastian Buttny in Postproduction with Polish/Hungarian Drama The Saint
WARSAW: Sebastian Buttny is currently in postproduction with his thriller The Saint / Święty, which is set in Poznań in the 80s. The film is a coproduction between Poland and…
Kino Magistrala Network of Cinemas Launched in Croatia
ZAGREB: The new network of Croatian cinemas Kino Magistrala brings together the Kino Mediteran chain of open-air cinemas, Art-kino Croatia in Rijeka, Kinoteka Zlatna vrata in Split and Kinematografi Dubrovnik,…
Adina Pintilie’s New Project to Represent Romania at La Biennale di Venezia
BUCHAREST: The project You Are Another Me - A Cathedral of the Body by the Romanian Berlinale Golden Bear winner Adina Pintilie is representing Romania at the 59th International Art…
PRODUCTION: Nedeljko Kovačić Shoots Serbian Spy Thriller Melodrama
BELGRADE: Serbian director Nedljko Kovačić is currently in production with his debut feature, a spy thriller melodrama titled Vera. The key role is played by Jovana Stojiljković, the most sought…
Poland in Top Ten of European Fiction Production Countries
STRASBOURG: Poland is number four in the top ten of fiction producing countries regarding the number of seasons, with 69 seasons in 2020 and an average of 46 seasons in…
Variety Sets Exclusive Editorial Partnership With Film New Europe
WARSAW: FNE is pleased to announce that Variety has struck an exclusive editorial agreement with news service Film New Europe to augment its coverage of growing content markets across Eastern…
FIAF 2022 Congress to Be Held in Budapest
BUDAPEST: The 78th Congress of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) will be hosted in Budapest by the National Film Institute – Hungary 24-29 April 2022.
Estonian Cultural Sector Asks for Recovery Package
TALLINN: Estonian film professionals as well as theatre, music, museum and art professionals are asking the authorities to include a 20 m EUR recovery package in the supplementary budget for…
Four Documentaries Selected for dok.incubator SK
BRATISLAVA: dok.incubator has announced the projects selected for the 2022 edition of the Slovak workshop. The documentaries are made by young filmmakers and should be ready for cinemas in 2023.
ISI Launches 2022 Training Programme for Film Creatives and Executives
VIENNA: The International Screen Institute (ISI) has recently opened applications for its new training programme for European and International Film and TV creatives and executives. There are three courses this…
PRODUCTION: Levan Koguashvili Preps Georgian/Swiss Coproduction Guria
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director Levan Koguashvili is currently in preproduction with his feature film Guria, which is among the 15 projects selected for the 18th edition of Cannes’ L’Atelier…
Film and Games Convergence: Need to Know News for Investors
FNE is launching a new series of articles about one of the fastest growing business sectors in Europe.
PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska Develops Mother (a Possible Story of Mother Teresa)
SKOPJE: Macedonian award-winning director Teona Strugar Mitevska is in development with Mother (a Possible Story of Mother Teresa), a film about Mother Teresa before she becomes Mother Teresa. Labina Mitevska…
PRODUCTION: Tom Wilson in Postproduction with Romanian/Czech Feature Dark Ages
BUCHAREST: British-born Bucharest-based film director and writer Tom Wilson is currently in postproduction with his third feature film Dark Ages, produced by Corneliu Porumboiu’s outlet 42 Km Film in coproduction…
