Polanski will Attend an Extradition Hearing before Shooting New Film in Poland
WARSAW: The official date of Roman Polanski’s extradition hearing in Poland has been set for 25 February 2015. Polanski plans to start shooting his new film An Officer and A…
PRODUCTION: Oscar Nominated Łukasz Żal Shooting Polish Thriller
WARSAW: Łukasz Żal, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in Ida (Opus Film), is theDoP of Na granicy/On the Border, the debut feature of an experienced documentary filmmaker…
HBO Romania Opens Script Contest
BUCHAREST: HBO Romania launched a script contest for original series. The winner will be announced on 24 August 2015 and will receive 2,500 USD.
Winner of East Doc Platform to Get 7,500 EUR
PRAGUE: The novelty of the fourth edition of East Doc Platform (2-8 March 2015) is the financial support of 7,500 EUR for the best project in development.
PRODUCTION: Ivan Fíla Preps The Day of Happiness
PRAGUE: Ivan Fíla, a Czech-born director partly based in Germany, is preparing his third feature film, The Day of Happiness.
FESTIVALS: Febiofest will Exhibit Kim Novak’s Paintings
PRAGUE: Kim Novak will introduce 20 of her paintings at the Winter Refectory of the Strahov Monastery in Prague during the 22nd edition of Febiofest International Film Festival (19-27 March…
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Berlinale Prize Winners
BERLIN: Directorial talent from central and eastern Europe and regional coproduction triumphed at the 65 Berlinale International Film Festival (5-15 February 2015) with the international jury awarding the Silver Bear…
Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Tangerines for U.S. distribution
TBILISI: Zaza Urushadze's Oscar-nominated drama Tangerines was bought by the American independent film company Samuel Goldwyn Films to be released later this year.
The Pearl Button Sold to Eastern Europe
BERLIN: Czech Republic’s Film Europe Media Company has picked up the rights to distribute Patricio Guzman’s The Pearl Button in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Aferim! Starts Selling
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's historical tragic-comedy Aferim!, Silver Bear winner for Best Director in Berlin, is already confirmed for distribution in ex-Yougoslavia, Hungary and Taiwan.
FNE at Berlinale 2015: FIPRESCI Awards
BERLIN: FIPRESCI, the international critics association gave its top prizes for all three sections of the Berlinale programme at a special awards ceremony. The list of winners is here below…
FNE FIPRESCI Berlin Critics 2015: See how the critics rated the programme
FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Berlin to rate the feature films in the official programme of the Berlinale giving the films 1,2,3,4 or 5 stars -…
Oscar Nominated Joanna on iTunes and Vimeo
WARSAW: Aneta Kopacz's Joanna has premiered on VOD on Vimeo, where it is available internationally, and on iTunes.
GRANTS: Lithuanian Film Centre Distributes over 1.2m EUR
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has allocated a total of 1,239,567 EUR for the production of fiction features, shorts, micro-budget films and a minority coproduction.
Nymphomaniac Marketing Experts at Meeting Point Vilnius
VILNIUS: The international conference Meeting Point - Vilnius will take place 31 March to 2 April. Organised by the Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris, it allows filmmakers and other industry professionals…
Deadline Approaching Fast for DOK.Incubator
PRAGUE: DOK.Incubator invites editors, directors and producers with a project in a rough cut stage and editors, sales people and film institutions' representatives as observers to apply before 3 March.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Begins on Monday
On Monday, 2 March 2015, the fourth edition of East Doc Platform, the biggest documentary event of its kind in the Central and Eastern Europe, begins in Prague. This event…
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Friday 13 February, Saturday 14 February and Sunday 15 February
Friday 13 February
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Aferim!
BERLIN: Romanian director Radu Jude has come up with what could almost be called a new genre in his highly stylish Berlinale competition entry Aferim! The film uses what looks…
Estonia’s top 10 box office hits in 2014
TALLINN: With more cinemas and digital screens opening, cinema-going stays popular in Estonia as admissions reached 1.97 per capita in 2014. The box office was predictably dominated by Hollywood children’s…
