Viacom Launches New Film Channel in Poland
WARSAW: Paramount Channel HD was launched by Viacom in Poland on 19 March 2015 and will broadcast mostly feature films produced by Paramount Pictures.
Polish-French Drama Agnus Dei in Postproduction
WARSAW: Anne Fontaine’s French/Polish/Belgian coproduction Agnus Dei (working title) was shot in Poland with Lou de Lâage, Agata Kulesza and Agata Buzek in the lead roles.
PRODUCTION: Era of Dance Shooting
RIGA: Viktors Buda and his team at VFS Films are shooting Era of Dance / Dejulaikmets, a music documentary on Rave, Dance and DJ cultures that bridged West Germany and…
FESTIVALS: Istanbul IFF Announces Projects Selected for the 10th Meetings on the Bridge
ISTANBUL: A total of 15 Turkish projects have been selected for the two sections of Meetings on the Bridge, the Project Development and Work in Progress Workshops organised as part…
FESTIVALS: Gdynia Film Festival Changes Competition Rules
GDYNIA: The Visions Apart section of Gdynia Film Festival, which started in 2014, will become a competition for experimental films.
Moldova Joins the Creative Europe Programme
BRUSSELS: Moldova has joined the Creative Europe Programme as Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, and Monica Babuc, the Moldovan Minister of Culture, signed an agreement…
EFAD to Adopt Copyright Framework Resolution
BRUSSELS: The European Film Agencies have adopted a common resolution on the EU plans to reform the copyright framework. This first paper, that launches the reflection of the Association of…
Maltese Film Industry Gets 29 m EUR from Foreign Productions in 2014
VALLETTA: While approximately 29 m EUR were generated by foreign productions shot in Malta in 2014, this year Malta Film Commission will focus on attracting more foreign productions and restructuring…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Discounted Delegate Passes at Sheffield Doc/Fest
Have you participated in Ex Oriente Film, East European Forum, Doc Tank , Project Market or East Silver Market? Or are you an Eastern or Central European filmmaker interested in…
PRODUCTION: Šiška Deluxe in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: Jan Cvitkovic's comedy Šiška Deluxe is in the final stages of postproduction with the premiere set for autumn 2015.
FNE TV: Bernd Buder Artistic Director Cottbus Film Festival
FNE spoke to Bernd Buder, long time director of Connecting Cottbus, about his new role as the director of Cottbus Film Festival.
FNE TV: Rebekka Garrido Programme Director Connecting Cottbus
FNE spoke to Rebekka Garrido, the new Programme Director, about what changes we can expect at this event in 2015.
FESTIVALS: Istanbul Film Festival Announces Lineup
ISTANBUL: A total of 204 films from 62 countries will be screened at the 34th Istanbul Film Festival from 4 to 9 April 2015.
Crossing Dreams Call for Application
LEIPZIG: Crossing Borders and Dare to Dream have joined forces and are calling for hour-long or feature-length documentary projects for the international training initiative Crossing Dreams.
Eurimages to Support Projects from Eight CEE Countries
STRASBOURG: A total of 18 feature films and two documentaries were granted 4.44 m EUR by Eurimages. The list includes eight CEE coproductions directed by Peter Greenaway, Nae Caranfil, Rainer…
Dodgeball Sets Opening Record
PRAGUE: Petr Nikolaev’s new feature Dodgeball opened in Czech cinemas on 12 March setting a record for a domestic film in 2015. The adaptation of Michael Viewegh’s bestseller has also…
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: The 22nd edition of the International Film Festival Prague – Febiofest will screen 159 films from 56 countries in 562 screenings from 19 to 27 March 2015.
Michael Bay to Shoot 13 Hours in Malta
VALLETTA: Michael Bay will start shooting the rescue drama 13 Hours on location in Morocco and Malta at the beginning of April. The film will star John Krasinski and David…
Aferim! With Best Domestic Opening in 13 Years
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's third feature, Aferim! opened in Romania on 13 March selling 20,039 tickets in the first weekend and beating the record set in 2013 by Calin Peter Netzer's…
FNE TV: Mira Staleva Director of Sofia Meetings and Deputy Director of Sofia International Film Festival
FNE spoke to Mira Staleva about how bringing together pan-European AV organizations like FERA, Europa Cinemas and Europa Distribution is helping to build audiences for European film.
