FNE at Transilvania IFF 2021: The 20th TIFF Announces Lineup
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Twelve titles by first or second-time feature film directors, including two Romanian films, will compete for the Transilvania Trophy at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival…
OBITUARY: Romanian Actress Luminița Gheorghiu
BUCHAREST: The acclaimed Romanian actress Luminița Gheorghiu, one of the most cherished actors of the Romanian New Wave, died after a long illness on 4 July 2021 at the age…
PRODUCTION: Ivan Gergolet Starts Shooting Slovenian/Italian/Croatian Man Without Guilt
LJUBLJANA: The Italian director Ivan Gergolet has started shooting his first fiction feature Man Without a Guilt / Može brez krivde. The first phase of the shooting for this Slovenian/Italian/Croatian…
MIDPOINT Launches Short Form Series Workshop
PRAGUE: MIDPOINT Institute, the workshop and training programme focused on Central and Eastern Europe, is launching Smash Cut, a new project-based programme for creators of short film series of up…
FNE Visegrad 2021 Year of Recovery for Film and Television Industry: See the Online Podcast With Visegrad Decision Makers
BRATISLAVA: YR2021 kicked off with a live panel discussion at Kino Lumière Bratislava on 29 June 2021. It was the first of a year-long series of events that will gradually…
PRODUCTION: American/Serbian LGBTQ+ Erotic Thriller To Be Shot in Serbia
BELGRADE: The American/Serbian erotic thriller Personal Trainer by Stephen Riscica, starring Fanny Ardant, is currently scouting for locations in Serbia. It will be the first English-language LGBTQ+ production to be…
New Maltese Film The Viper’s Pit to Be Domestically Released in August
VALLETTA: The Viper’s Pit by Martin Bonnici, the adaptation of the Maltese National Book Council award-winning novel The Viper's Pit / Is-Sriep Reġgħu Sara Velenużi, will be screened at Eden…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 01.07.2021
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE Berlinale 2021: Tina Screens at Berlinale 2021 Summer Special
BERLIN: COVID may have driven the Berlinale 2021 from its traditional February slot but audiences in the German capital are enjoying a rich programme of summer screenings that make the…
SoulFood Acquires Stefan Arsenijević’s As Far As I Can Walk Ahead of World Premiere in Karlovy Vary IFF
BELGRADE: Serbian SoulFood has acquired world sales rights for Stefan Arsenijević’s new feature film As Far As I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović, ahead of its world premiere in the…
PRODUCTION: Last Part of Ambitious International Project Maria-Theresa Enters Postproduction
PRAGUE: The last part of the international coproduction Maria-Theresa, covering the last 20 years in the life of the empress, is currently in postproduction. The fifth feature long part was…
FNE at Cannes 2021: Projects from Czech Republic and Montenegro in Cannes’ Cinefondation’s Atelier
CANNES: The new projects by Zuzana Kirchnerová (Caravan, Czech Republic) and Srđan Vuletić (The Otter, Montenegro) are among the 15 projects showcased at the 17th edition of Cannes’ Cinefondation’s Atelier…
FESTIVALS: Ji.hlava International Documentary FF Launches Ji.hlava Film Fund 2021
JIHLAVA: Documentary and hybrid film projects in production or postproduction can apply to the Ji.hlava Film Fund 2021 till 31 July 2021.
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Pro 2021 Winning Projects Announced
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Italian/Swedish documentary project Being Related to John Malkovich by Luka Mavretić received the HBO Europe Award at ZagrebDox Pro 2021.
FNE Podcast: Tiko Nadirashvili: Millimeter Film
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Georgian producer Tiko Nadirashvili, who works for Millimeter Film, about the challenges she has faced as a producer during the pandemic,…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2021 Announces Official Selection
KARLOVY VARY: New films by Stefan Arsenijević, Olmo Omerzu and Miro Remo are among the 12 titles selected for the Crystal Globe Competition of the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film…
Documentaries Win 15th Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Alexander Nanau’s documentary collective received the Gopo Award for Best Film of 2020 at the Romanian Gopo film industry gala held as an open-air event in Bucharest on 29…
PRODUCTION: Polish Director Anna Kazejak Enters Postproduction with Fucking Bornholm
WARSAW: Anna Kazejak has finished shooting her new comedy/drama Fucking Bornholm, starring Agnieszka Grochowska and Maciej Stuhr. The project will be presented in the prestigious New Horizons' Polish Days Goes…
