PRODUCTION: Constantin Popescu Preps Pororoca
BUCHAREST: The new feature by Constantin Popescu, Proroca tells the story of a couple who lose their daughter in a park. The writer/director told FNE that he wrote the script…
Closer to the Moon and Q.E.D. Share Prizes at Gopo Gala
BUCHAREST: Nae Caranfil's Closer to the Moon was awarded Best Film, Director and Script, while Q.E.D. by Andrei Gruzsniczki won the acting awards at the 9th Gopo Gala held on…
PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu Develops New Project
BUCHAREST: After Beyond the Hills (2012) Cristian Mungiu's new project will deal with parenting and focus on a male character. The producer/writer/director hopes to shoot it in 2015 "Ideally while…
First Re-Act Workshop Call for Applications
MOTOVUN: Re-Act, a new development workshop taking place alongside the TorinoFilmLab international framework programme, is now accepting applications for projects.
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Winners 2015
PRAGUE: The winner of the Febiofest is Life in a Fishbowl, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. The film is a coproduction between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic and produced…
PRODUCTION: Nightlife by Damjan Kozole Starts Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: In February, award-winning Slovenian filmmaker Damjan Kozole finished shooting his tenth feature film Nightlife, which has now entered postproduction.
OBITUARY: Czech Filmmaker Miroslav Ondříček
PRAGUE: Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, a close collaborator of Miloš Forman, died on 28 March 2015 at the age of 80.
Dušan Hanák's Pictures of the Old World Released on DVD in the UK
BRATISLAVA: Pictures of the Old World (1972) directed by Dušan Hanák is to appear on DVD in the United Kingdom. This is the third film to be released by the…
GRANTS: Lithuania Concludes Funding Competition for 2015
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre will grant 32,700 EUR for the preproduction of two feature films directed by Ernestas Jankauskas and Linas Ryškus.
Saulius and Paulius Robbed Them All Tops Lithuanian Box Office
VILNIUS: The comedy Saulius and Paulius Robbed Them All by Simonas Aškelavičius and Ričardas Marcinkus has become the most profitable Lithuanian movie in 2015 with 90,876 admissions and 423,199 EUR…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Documentaries Supported by IDF at Hot Docs
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest documentary event, will screen documentaries supported by the Institute of Documentary Film from 23 April to 3 May 2015 in Toronto.
FNE TV: Pauline Durand-Vialle CEO FERA the Federation of European Film Directors
FNE spoke to Pauline Durand-Vialle CEO FERA the Federation of European Film Directors, about the EU’s plans for Copyright Reform and a Digital Single Market and the impact this will…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: Six debut features and second films will compete for the trophy of the 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival from 20 to 26 April 2015.
OBITUARY: Producer Peter Kovarčík
PRAGUE: Slovak-born producer and businessman Peter Kovarčík died as a result of an accident on 23 March 2015 at the age of 61.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Mira Staleva, Art Fest
FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
Polsat to Launch International Channel
WARSAW: Polsat, a leading Polish private broadcaster, received a license for Polsat World, a channel for Poles living abroad.
FNE and Producers Network in Cannes: Still Time to Apply
WARSAW: Film New Europe has teamed up with the upcoming Cannes Marche Du Film and the Producers Workshop to promote Central and Eastern European producers during Cannes.
FESTIVALS: A l’Est, du Nouveau Film Festival Announces Its 10th Edition
The 10th edition of A l’Est, du Nouveau Film Festival will screen more than 30 films from New Europe in Normandy, France from 17 to 24 April 2015.
Malta to Launch New Grant Schemes
VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission has launched two new short film production grants.
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production Grants
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Center allotted 479,030 EUR for nine projects. One of them is Andrius Blaževičius's Lithuanian/Polish coproduction Crisis /Krizė.
