FNE at Ljubljana IFF 2020: Five Films Compete for Main Award Online
LJUBLJANA: Only five films will compete for the main prize of the 31st Ljubljana IFF, which will be held online from 11 to 24 November 2020. Among them are Christos…
FNE Oscar Watch 2021: Slovakia Selects The Auschwitz Report as Oscar Candidate
BRATISLAVA: The historical drama The Auschwitz Report / Správa directed by the acclaimed Peter Bebjak is Slovakia's candidate for the 93rd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in…
FNE Oscar Watch 2021: The Father Chosen As Bulgaria’s Oscar Bid
SOFIA: Petar Valchanov’s and Kristina Grozeva’s Bulgarian/Greek coproduction The Father has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 93rd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best…
FNE IDF Podcasts: Announcing True Story. A Documentary Interview Series
Institute of Documentary Film and Film New Europe are happy to announce the new collaborative project, the podcast series dedicated to the documentary film of Central and Eastern Europe: True…
Latvian/Czech/Lithuanian The Sign Painter Signs North American Sales Deal
RIGA: The historical drama The Sign Painter / Pilsēta pie upes (previous English title City on the River) directed by Viesturs Kairišs, produced by Ego Media (Latva) and coproduced by …
Cinemas in Poland to Close Again on 7 November 2020
WARSAW: Cinemas in Poland will be closed on 7 November 2020 due to stricter COVID-19 restrictions in Poland.
Hungarian Cinemas Face Stricter Regulations
BUDAPEST: New COVID-19 restrictions have been introduced, limiting the capacity in Hungarian cinemas to one-third. Since the reopening at the end of June, wearing masks has been compulsory.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus IFF 2020 Plans Hybrid Festival
NICOSIA: The 15th Cyprus International Film Festival, running 15 – 22 November 2020, will announce its on-site screening programme on 13 November, depending on the COVID-19 situation at that time.…
FESTIVALS: Polish Feature Film Festival 2020 in Gdynia Goes Online
GDYNIA: The 45th Polish Feature Film Festival will be held online. Everything indicates that due to the new restrictions related to the pandemic, the internet platform will be the only…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Kiril’s Luck
COTTBUS: The Bulgarian project Kiril’s Luck directed by Milena Andonova and produced by Katya Trichkova for Contrast Films was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running 4-6…
FNE at connecting cottbus: Norwegian Dream
COTTBUS: The Norwegian/Polish project Norwegian Dream, directed by Live Igor Devold and produced by Havard Wettland Gosse for Spaett Films and Bartek Glinski for Impakt Film, was pitched at connecting…
FNE at connecting cottbus: Parade
COTTBUS: The Lithuanian project Parade directed by Titas Laucius and produced by Klementina Remeikaite for Afterschool Production was pitched at connecting cottbus, which took place online 4-6 November 2020.
Cinemas in Lithuania Close Again
VILNIUS: Cinemas in Lithuania, which were re-opened on 5 June 2020, are closing again for three weeks starting on 7 November 2020, in an effort to contain the spread of…
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Collaborates with Medical Companies for Events and Guests Safety
TALLINN: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is collaborating with the medical companies SYNLAB Estonia and Medicum to ensure safety of its guests and venues and to test all guests…
FESTIVALS: EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 Goes Online
WARSAW: EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 has announced that it will take place entirely online, following the restrictions put in place by the Polish government due to COVID-19.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 04.11.2020
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…
FESTIVALS: Scanorama 2020 Goes Online
VILNIUS: The European Film Forum Scanorama 2020, which opened as planned on 4 November in Vilnius, will transfer to the virtual Scanorama cinema platform on 7 November.
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2020 Cancels November Fest
PRAGUE: Karlovy Vary IFF 54½, a special edition of the 54th edition of the festival which didn't take place, has also been cancelled. The mini-festival was originally scheduled for 18…
CineStar Opens Multiplex in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO: The CineStar Sarajevo multiplex opened in the new Bingo City Center mall on 30 October 2020. CineStar's sixth multiplex is also the biggest one in the country with 10…
PRODUCTION: Greek/French/Romanian Broadway Wraps Shooting
BUCHAREST: The Greek/French/Romanian coproduction Broadway directed by Christos Massalas completed filming on 2 November 2020. This debut feature coproduced by Romania's Digital Cube participated in the 2019 Cannes Cinéfondation L'Atelier.
