Jovan Marjanović Replaces Mirsad Purivatra As Director of Sarajevo Film Festival

SARAJEVO: Mirsad Purivatra, the founder of the Sarajevo Film Festival, is leaving the SFF Director’s position after 27 years to take on the role of President of the Obala Art…
15-02-2022

FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR2022: Jan Bradáč: Executive Director of CineStar

FNE’s Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Czech Jan Bradáč, who is executive director of the Cinestar, about the challenges he has faced as a cinema operator…
15-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Encounters: Flux Gourmet

BERLIN: Director Peter Strickland’s fifth feature film Flux Gourmet, a UK, USA, Hungary coproduction, screens in the Encounters section of the 2022 Berlinale. While the world of culinary art might…
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FNE at Berlinale 2022: Special Gala: Good Luck To You Leo Grande

BERLIN: Australian director Sophie Hyde has been awarded a Berlinale Special Gala for her film Good Luck to You Leo Grande, which arrives in Berlin after making a critical splash…
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PRODUCTION: Polish/Hungarian Coproduction Saint Wraps Shooting

WARSAW: Principal photography for Sebastian Buttny's Polish/Hungarian film Saint / Święty wrapped on 11 February 2022. The film has been shot for thirty days in Poznań and Gniezno.
11-02-2022

PRODUCTION: Castel Film Wraps Production on Christopher Landry’s Debut Short Document 56

BUCHAREST: Christopher Landry’s Document 56 has wrapped production in Romania. The Romanian/USA feature short tells the strange-but-true story of a covert Cold War alliance between the American CIA and the…
11-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Polish Film in Berlin

Co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, the film „We Haven’t Lost Our Way”, directed by Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal, will be presented in the Forum section of the International Film…
10-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Latvian Film in Berlin

On 10 February, the annual Berlin International Film Festival starts, and Latvia is represented in competition programmes as well as film market screenings. Animation short Hush, Hush Little Bear by…
10-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Serbian Film in Berlin

‘Working Class Heroes’ by Miloš Pušić will have its world premiere at Berlin IFF
10-02-2022

FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Oscar Nominations for FNE Partner Countries

LOS ANGELES: Polish film The Dress by Tadeusz Łysiak was nominated for the Academy Awards in the Short Film (Live Action) category. Hungarian set decorator Zsuzsanna Sipos received a nomination …
08-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Slovak Film in Berlin

The Slovak Film Institute is pleased to introduce the Slovak representation at the 72nd Berlinale and European Film Market.
08-02-2022

Kids Kino Industry Announces 2022 Dates

WARSAW: The 6th edition of Kids Kino Industry will take place on 27–30 September 2022 in a hybrid format, both in person in Warsaw and online. The international co-production forum…
08-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Czech Film in Berlin

A powerful showing of Czech cinema at Berlinale 2022
08-02-2022

Heretic Acquires World Sales Rights for Serbian Feature Working Class Heroes

BELGRADE: The Athens-based Heretic company has obtained world sales rights for the Serbian feature Working Class Heroes / Heroji radničke klase directed by Miloš Pušić, ahead of its world premiere…
07-02-2022

Occupation Dominates Czech Film Critics‘ Awards

PRAGUE: Michal Nohejl's feature debut Occupation dominated the 12th Czech Film Critics’ Awards, winning in four categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Script.
07-02-2022

FNE Podcast: Alexander Gabelia: Film Critic, Cultural Researcher

FNE spoke with Alexander Gabelia, a Georgian film critic and cultural researcher, about the challenges and problems of Georgian film criticism, as well as the activities and tasks of the…
07-02-2022

UNIC Estimates 42 Percent Rise in European Cinemas Box Office in 2021

BRUSSELS: Initial estimates of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) for 2021 show the return of audiences and recovery of cinemas across Europe, with an estimated 3.7 blillion EUR in…
07-02-2022

dok.incubator Calls for Czech and Slovak Documentaries

The intensive rough cut workshop dok.incubator opens applications for its regional programs and calls for Czech and Slovak filmmakers. Submit your film and work with international tutors on editing and…
06-02-2022

FNE at Berlinale 2022: Slovenian Film in Berlin

Films and Talents from Slovenia at 72. Berlinale
03-02-2022

goEast 2022 Announces First Programme Highlights

WIESBADEN: The 22nd edition of the Festival of Central and Eastern European Film will take place in person from 19 to 25 April 2022 with film screenings, film talks and…
02-02-2022