Fair Play Tops Nominations for Czech Lions
PRAGUE: Andrea Sedláčkova’s Fair Play received 15 nominations for the 22nd Czech Lions awards. The ceremony will take place in Prague on 21 February.
Malgorzata Szumowska's Body in Berlinale's Official Competition
WARSAW: Body by Malgorzata Szumowska, member of this year’s European Shooting Stars jury and director of In the Name of produced by MD4, has been selected for the Official Competition…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Kuvakukko
This month we speak to Paul Staufenbiel, the head of Kino Kuvakukko from Kuopio, Finland. Located in the centre of the town, the cinema theatre was founded in 1939 and…
PRODUCTION: Filip Renč Preps The Devil’s Mistress aka Lída Baarová
PRAGUE: After 14 years in preparation, Filip Renč’s highly anticipated Lída Baarová about the famous Czech actress and her relationship with Joseph Goebbels, will start shooting in March 2015. Slovak…
The Priest’s Children Expected to Open in 16 Territories in 2015
ZAGREB: Vinko Brešan’s comedy The Priest’s Children sold almost 114,000 tickets worldwide in 2014 scoring especially highly in Germany and Brazil.
Petr Jákl's English Language Ghoul to Hit Czech Cinemas on 26 February
PRAGUE: Petr Jákl's horror movie Ghoul will have its world premiere in 2D and 3D in the Czech Republic on 26 February 2015. It is a highly anticipated event as…
Projects from Bulgaria and Georgia Selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market
BERLIN: Two projects by Ivaylo Markov and the duo Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross are among 36 feature film projects from 28 countries selected for the 12th annual Berlinale Co-Production…
PRODUCTION: Marian Crişan in Postproduction with Orizont
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Marian Crişan is in postproduction on Orizont and plans to release it in late 2015.
Gods and Leviathan Awarded with Golden Tapes
WARSAW: The Polish section of FIPRESCI together with the Polish Filmmakers Association announced the winners of The Golden Tapes awards for best films screened in Polish cinemas in 2014. The…
Obituaries: Polish filmmakers Tadeusz Konwicki and Krzysztof Krauze
WARSAW: Poland is mourning the loss of two of Poland’s greatest filmmakers, writer, director and screenwriter Taduesz Konwicki and director and screenwriter Krzysztof Krauze.
Italian Feature to Start Shooting in Malta in May
VALLETTA: Claudio Malaponti‘s E l’angelo partì da lei is the first result in Malta of the Euro Screen Interreg IVC, a project launched by the non-profit organization Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month – Ileana Cecanu, Freealize
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…
Bulgaria Celebrates 100 Years of National Cinema
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s most important governmental institutions and cultural organizations will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema today, 13 January, which has been designated as the official Day of Bulgarian…
FESTIVALS: Trieste Film Festival Announces Lineup
TRIESTE: The 26th edition of Trieste Film Festival will take place from 16 to 22 January with 37 films screening in three competitive sections.
The Way Out Tops Nominations for Czech Critics’ Awards
PRAGUE: Fourteen films are competing in eight categories at the 5th edition of the CzechCritics´ Awards organized by the Czech Critics Association.
Two BAFTA Nominations for Ida
WARSAW: Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida has been nominated for BAFTA Film Awards in the Foreign Film category, and also for Cinematography (Lukasz Zal, Ryszard Lenczewski).
FESTIVALS: Bulgarian Minority Coproduction to Open the 65th Berlinale
SOFIA: Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night will open the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 5. The Spanish-French-Bulgarian coproduction is competing for the Golden Bear.
FESTIVALS: Vilnius IFF Announces Line Up
VILNIUS: Eight films will compete in the New Europe – New Names section of the 20th Kino Pavasaris International Film Festival, one of the biggest film events in Lithuania running…
Eurimages Funds Eight CEE Coproductions
STRASBOURG: Eurimages decided support for 15 coproductions including the new films of Cristi Puiu, Kristijonas Vildziunas, Ralitza Petrova, Teona Strugar Mitevska, Emin Alper and Ümit Köreken at its 137th meeting…
Obituaries: Hungarian Filmmakers Janos Zsombolyai and Andras Erkel
BUDAPEST: Hungarian film has lost two of its leading filmmakers. Veteran film director and cinematographer Janos Zsombolyai (75) passed away on 4 January and acclaimed animator Andras Erkel (52) on…
