FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film 2020 Announces Lineup
LJUBLJANA: Only three Slovenian feature films and four long documentaries will be screened in the competition of the 23rd Festival of Slovenian Film, which will run from 6 to 11…
Cinemas Reopen in North Macedonia
SKOPJE: The only multiplex cinema in North Macedonia, Cineplexx will reopen its doors on 24 September 2020, more than six months after the closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This…
FNE INTERVIEW: Georgian Producers' Working Group on Production Regulations
TBILISI: FNE speaks with the six-member Georgian producers’ working group on production regulations regarding the serious problems that the Covid-19 crisis has created for the Georgian film industry, production and…
PRODUCTION: Romanian/German/Serbian Coproduction Balaur Goes into Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Octav Chelaru finished shooting his debut feature Balaur on 10 September 2020. The film was shot in Romania as a Romanian/German/Serbian coproduction and will have its premiere…
Milcho Manchevski’s Willow Competes for European Film Awards
SKOPJE: Willow directed by Milcho Manchevski made it to the final selection of films competing for The European Film Awards, announced on 22 September 2020. A total of 38 films…
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Dante’s Heaven
VARNA: Dimitar Radev’s debut feature Dante’s Heaven, produced by PREMIERstudio, will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1 October 2020).
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Pelican Blood
VARNA: Katrin Gebbe’s German/Bulgarian coproduction Pelican Blood will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1 October 2020). The coproduction between…
Noro Držiak Wins Top Prize at Slovak IGRIC Awards for The Impossible Voyage
BRATISLAVA: Noro Držiak was awarded the main IGRIC prize for directing The Impossible Voyage / Cesta do nemožna at the ceremony of the 31st edition of the annual national film…
PRODUCTION: Emanuel Pârvu Enters Postproduction with Mikado
BUCHAREST: Emanuel Pârvu is in postproduction with his sophomore feature Mikado / Marocco, which he shot when Romania eased the Covid restrictions, from 26 July to 23 August 2020. The…
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Till the Final Caprice
VARNA: Ivan Yurukov’s debut Till the Final Caprice will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1 October 2020). It is…
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: The Rest is Ashes
VARNA: Georgi Kostov’s period film The Rest is Ashes will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1 October 2020). The…
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Do Not Argue With the Bath Staff
VARNA: Ivan Tscherkelov’s feature film Do Not Argue With the Bath Staff (Nach-Zach Vision) will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September…
PRODUCTION: Veteran Georgian Director Akaki Shanshiashvili Preps Winter’s Sorrow
TBILISI: Georgian director Akaki Shanshiashvili is currently in preproduction with the feature film Winter's Sorrow, based on the novels of famous Georgian writer Revaz Inanishvili. The film is produced by…
PRODUCTION: Polish Director Bartosz Blaschke Shoots Sonata
WARSAW: Bartosz Blaschke has begun shooting his debut film Sonata, the true story of a 14-year-old who is diagnosed with hearing loss, not autism as previously assumed, and discovers he…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Ekaterine Chelidze Preps No More
TBILISI: Georgian director Ekaterine (Keko) Chelidze is currently in pre-production with her first feature fiction film No More. The shooting is planned for the spring of 2021. The project was…
PRODUCTION: Kinga Dębska Shoots Prequel to These Daughters of Mine
WARSAW: Kinga Dębska is working on a prequel to her critically acclaimed comedy drama These Daughters of Mine starring Adam Woronowicz, Kinga Preis, Ewa Wiśniewska. Kalejdoskop Film Studio is producing.
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Goodbye, Johnny
VARNA: Konstantin Burov’s second feature film Goodbye, Johnny (Doli Media Studio) will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1 October…
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: Fear
VARNA: Ivailo Hristov’s feature Fear (Pro Film) will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1 October 2020).
FNE at Golden Rose 2020: The Short Straw
VARNA: Dimitar Petkov’s period drama The Short Straw (ARS Digital Studio) will screen in the main competition of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1 October…
Amendments to Poland’s Cinema Law To Boost Funding for Cinema Industry
WARSAW: A draft amendment to the Polish cinema law would require TV broadcasters and VOD service providers registered in other EU countries to pay 1.5 percent on revenues generated in…
