Controversial Polish Documentary Pulls In 12 m Views on YouTube
WARSAW: Don't Tell Anyone, a documentary by Tomasz Siekielski exposing pedophilia in the Polish Catholic church has both shocked the Polish public and attracted over 12 m views on YouTube…
PRODUCTION: Polish Kids Feature The Guardian of Legends in Development
TREBON: Polish production house Badi Badi builds on the international success of their previous projects with The Guardian of Legends, which was pitched at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place…
Cinesquare Launches SVOD Service in CEE Countries
Cinesquare is expanding its digital services in CEE territories, with the launch of a subscription offer. This new SVOD service complements Cinesquare existing, successful TVOD offer, which is two years…
GRANTS: Poland Supports Eight Feature Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute approved 18.4 m PLN / 4.2 m EUR in grants for eight new feature film productions.
Estonian Films Headed for Record Breaking Year
TALLINN: Domestic films in Estonia have passed the 650 000 admissions mark in just four and a half months. In 2018, Estonian films had almost 649,000 admissions in total. The…
PRODUCTION: Tatia Skhirtladze Shoots Austrian/Georgian/Serbian Documentary
TBILISI: Georgian artist/director Tatia Skhirtladze has started shooting her long documentary The Encounter with co-director Anna Khazaradze as a coproduction between Austria, Georgia and Serbia.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
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…
SOFA Calls for Projects
WARSAW: SOFA, the School of Film Agents, is accepting applications for its 2019/2020 three-part programme through 29 May 2019.
FNE at Cannes 2019: FNE Presents Our Partners Lineup
CANNES: Today and tomorrow FNE is proud to present the great line-up of films from our region that will be screening in Cannes over the next few days. Be prepared…
FNE at Anifilm: The Wolf House Wins Top Animated Film Prize
TREBON: The Anifilm festival of animated films, which concluded on 12 May 2019, gave its feature film award to the Chilean film The Wolf House directed by Christobal Leon and…
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: The Reality of Animation Film Distribution
TREBON: Two French heavy hitters addressed participants at the CEE Animation Forum (6-8 May 2018) about the hard facts of selling animated films from CEE territories to international distributors. It’s…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc Roma and the Camel Man in Postproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Irakli Metreveli is in postproduction with Roma and the Camel Man, a long documentary that he shot in Georgia from 2017 to 2019. The film is produced …
PRODUCTION: The Very Hairy Alphabet Pitches at CEE Animation Forum
TREBON: The Polish/German team of director Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez and film student producer Laura Messner presented their animation cut-out TV series The Very Hairy Alphabet at the CEE Animation Forum, running…
FNE AV Innovation: Festival Scope Pro
Festival Scope Pro is a B2B platform for film professionals, which strengthens the ties among film productions, sales agents, distributors and national institutes all around the world, with a focus…
Zagreb Film Office Established in Croatian Capital
ZAGREB: The City of Zagreb has established the Zagreb Film Office to provide comprehensive services to film productions in the Croatian capital.
PRODUCTION: Babu in the Night City Has First Pitch at CEE Animation Forum
TREBON: Producer Radim Prochazka of Produkce Radim Prochazka and writer/director Petr Vodicka introduced their stop animation children’s film Babu in the Night City at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place…
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: Equal Time for Shorts
TREBON: Short films are a large part of the film industry in CEE territories, thanks in part to smaller national funding budgets. Likewise, animated films hold an equally important place…
