FNE at Venice 2018: Venice Film Festival Prize Winners: Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma Wins Golden Lion
VENICE: Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón was awarded the top prize for his film Roma in the main competition of the 75th Venice Film Festival, which took place from 29 August…
FNE FIPRESCI Critics at Venice 2018: See how the critics rated the programme
VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4…
Serbia Selects Offenders as Oscar Candidate
BELGRADE: Offenders / Izgrednici by esteemed Serbian helmer Dejan Zečevićhas has been selected as Serbia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category. The film…
Michael Caine Joins Petr Jakl’s Medieval
PRAGUE: Michael Caine has joined the cast of Petr Jákl’s biopic Medieval, starring Ben Foster as Bohemia’s greatest warrior Jan Žižka of Trocnov. The film is coproduced by British-born Hollywood…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: The Butler
GDYNIA: Polish director Filip Bajon’s new costume drama The Butler will screen in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018. NEXT…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: Erased
PORTOROŽ: Erased / Izbrisana will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15 September 2018). This gripping tale, which shows the anomalies of…
PRODUCTION: Otar Shamatava in Postproduction with Georgian/Bulgarian/Ukrainian/German Coproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Otar Shamatava is in postproduction with Ursus, a Ukrainian/ Georgian/German/ Bulgarian coproduction that he shot in Georgia after a long break.
European Authors Urge the EP to Adopt Copyright Directive
BRUSSELS: A total of 105 European associations of writers, journalists, screenwriters, filmmakers, composers and songwriters urge the European Parliament to support the successful adoption of the Directive on Copyright in…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: History of Love
PORTOROŽ: Sonja Prosenc’s sophomore film History of Love / Zgodovina ljubezni will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15 September 2018). The…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Projects to East Doc Platform 2019
Submit your feature length, short and interactive projects to the East Doc Platform 2019!
FNE FIPRESCI Critics at Venice 2018: See how the critics rate the programme so far
VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4…
Second Season of Knightfall Series Returns to Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The second season of the History Channel's TV series Knightfall has begun filming at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. Tom Cullen is starring again, while Mark Hamill (Star Wars)…
Directors and Screenwriters Join Petition for Modernised EU Copyright Framework
VENICE: More than 19,500 directors and screenwriters from over 100 countries including CEE countries signed a FERA/FSE/SAA petition for a modernised EU copyright framework that includes all creators.
Czech Minority Coproduction Borg/McEnroe Nominated for EFA People’s Choice Award
PRAGUE: Borg/McEnroe by Janus Metz, a coproduction between Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Czech Republic, is among the nine films nominated for the EFA People’s Choice Award 2018. The vote…
FESTIVALS: Requiem for Mrs. J Wins Timișoara Central European FF
TIMIȘOARA: Requiem for Mrs. J by Bojan Vuletic was awarded Grand Prix at the 2018 edition of the Timișoara Central European Film Festival, running from 29 August to 2 September…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018: Awakenings
PORTOROŽ: Peter Bratuša’s drama Awakenings / Prebujanja will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15 September 2018). The film stars Katarina Čas,…
FNE at Venice 2018: Review: Vox Lux (USA)
VENICE:American director Brady Corbet arrives in Venice in competition with his second film Vox Luxwhich is a more mature work in the same genre as his first film The Childhood…
PRODUCTION: Zaza Urushadze in Postproduction with Georgian/Ukrainian/American Coproduction
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director Zaza Urushadze is currently in postproduction with his new feature film Anton, a coproduction between Georgia, the Ukraine and the USA, expected to premiere in…
Croatia Selects The Eighth Commissioner as Oscar Bid
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Bosnian coproduction The Eighth Commissioner / Osmi povjerenik by Ivan Salaj has been selected as Croatia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film…
Polish Film Institute Announces Award Nominations
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute (PISF) has announced nominations for the 11th edition of its annual awards. The gala will take place during the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival (17-22 September…
