FESTIVALS: GoEast Spotlights Ethical Filmmaking with Oppose Othering
WIESBADEN: The 2018 edition of the goEast film festival, running 18-24 April, will put a focus on ethical filmmaking with the third annual section Oppose Othering, dedicated to opposing all…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: The Third Wish
PLZEN: The Czech/Slovak Christmas comedy The Third Wish / Přání k mání by Vít Karas will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech…
MIDPOINT TV Launch Heads to Plzen
PRAGUE: The second workshop of the 2018 MIDPOINT TV Launch programme will take place at the Plzen Finale film festival from 19 to 24 April.
OBITUARY: Milos Forman
PRAGUE: Two-time Oscar-winning Czech director Milos Forman died on 13 April 2018 at age 86.
First East West Golden Arch Film Prize for Loveless and Life Time Achievement Award for Krzysztof Zanussi
MOSCOW: The Oscar nominated Loveless directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev won awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music and Best Cinematography at the first ever edition of the East West…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Barefoot
PLZEŇ: Barefoot, the latest in the series of films created by the son and father team of Jan and Zdeněk Svěrák, will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: 8 Heads of Madness
PLZEŇ: A film inspired by the fate of Russian poet Anna Barkova, 8 Heads of Madness by Marta Nováková, will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival,…
Visegrad Film Forum Kicks Off in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The 7th Visegrad Film Forum for students and young filmmakers runs 17 – 21 April in Bratislava at the VSMU university.
Films from Poland and Romania Selected for Cannes Short Film Competition and Cinéfondation
BUCHAREST: Polish film III/animation movie by Marta Pajek was selected for the Cannes Short Film Competition, while Inny / The Other by Marta Magnuska (produced by PWSFTviT) and Albastru și…
FESTIVALS: LET’S CEE FF Starts Today
VIENNA: Twelve films are competing in the Feature Film Competition of the 6th edition of LET’s CEE, that will take place in Vienna and also in Graz, Salzburg and Villach…
National Archives of Georgia Reopens Cinema Theatre After Over 25 Years
TBILISI: National Archives of Georgia has reopened its restored cinema theatre for the first time in over 25 years. This is the only cinema left in Georgia that can screen…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Ice Mother
PLZEN: Ice Mother / Bába z Ledu by Bohdan Sláma, winner of six Czech Lions, will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Little Crusader
PLZEŇ: Little Crusader / Křižáček by Václav Kadrnka will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Apply for Ex Oriente Film Workshop 2018
Applications for Ex Oriente Film Workshop 2018 are open until 24 April 2018. The first of the three sessions takes place in Trieste, Italy from 17 to 23 June 2018.
Polish and Georgian Coproductions in the Competition of 2018 Cannes Film Festival
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski’s British/Polish/French coproduction Cold War and French/Belgian/Georgian/Swiss coproduction Girls of the Sun directed by Eva Husson were selected for the Competition of the 71th Cannes Film Festival, set…
Unique Footage from Stalinist Show Trial Discovered in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Unique historical audiovisual material was discovered in an old bankrupt factory in Central Bohemia. A preliminary inspection has revealed it to be a record of the political show trial…
MIDPOINT Intensive Serbia Announces Selection
BELGRADE: Four projects have been selected for the first MIDPOINT Intensive Serbia workshop, aimed at Serbian film professionals. The projects will participate in a four-day workshop in Belgrade starting on…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Garden Store: Deserter
PLZEN: The second part of Jan Hřebejk´s trilogy Garden Store / Zahradnictví: Deserter / Dezertér will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech…
PRODUCTION: Polish Director Jacek Borcuch Shoots Volterra in Tuscany
WARSAW: Jacek Borcuch is currently shooting his new drama Volterra, starring the famous Polish actress Krystyna Janda. The shooting takes place in Tuscany, Italy.
HBO Go Expands Across Europe
WARSAW: The HBO Go direct-to-consumer service has been launched in Poland, and now all 17 countries under the HBO Europe umbrella offer subscribers a full HBO OTT service.
