FNE Podcast: Alessandra Pastore: Head of Industry at MPV
VILNIUS: FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Alessandra Pastore, head of industry of Meeting Point Vilnius, about the general goals and activities of the MPV industry platform…
Hungarian/Slovak White Plastic Sky Scores Sales
BUDAPEST: The Berlin-based outlet Films Boutique has sold the post-apocalyptic animated sci-fi White Plastic Sky / Műanyag Égbolt directed by Sarolta Szabó and Tibor Bánóczki to France and Taiwan. The…
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Bratislava 2023 Announces Winners
BRATISLAVA: Polish short film The Fence / Płot by Tomasz Wolski was awarded Best Film in the Short Films section and the UK/Czech/Croatian drama Butterfly Vision by Maxym Nakonečnyj was…
Ridley Scott’s Sequel to Gladiator to Be Shot in Malta
VALLETTA: Ridley Scott returns to Malta to shoot a sequel to Gladiator 23 years after the film starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. The shooting will start in the summer…
New VoD Platform Kinemoe Launches in North Macedonia
SKOPJE: The new streaming service Kinemoe, which has been launched in North Macedonia recently, is focused on promotion and streaming of locally produced content, and it is available direct-to-consumer.
Metronom Scores Most Nominations at 17th Romanian Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Alexandru Belc’s debut feature Metronom has 11 nominations at the 17th edition of the Gopo Awards, followed by Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark’s Immaculate and Paul Negoescu’s Men of…
BOX OFFICE: Indigo Crystal Leads Serbian Box Office in First Week of Cinema Distribution
BELGRADE: Luka Mihailović’s debut feature Indigo Crystal / Indigo Kristal, which was released by Art Vista on 9 March 2023, has taken the lead in the Serbian box office in…
PRODUCTION: Klára Tasovská in Postproduction with Czech/Slovak/Austrian Doc I'm Not Everything I Want to Be
PRAGUE: Czech director Klára Tasovská is currently in postproduction with her long documentary I'm Not Everything I Want to Be / Ještě nejsem, kým chci být, which is estimated to…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has granted 300,000 EUR for five minority coproductions. Out of the 43 applicants from 13 countries, 41 projects fulfilled all of the application criteria,…
FESTIVALS: Bratislava Industry Days at Febiofest IFF Announces Projects Selected for Works in Progress
BRATISLAVA: Ten Slovak film projects will be showcased at the Works in Progress session during Bratislava Industry Days at Febiofest IFF on 17 March 2023. Bratislava Industry Days will be…
FESTIVALS: Riga IFF 2023 Opens Submissions for Its Four Competition Sections
RIGA: The 10th edition of the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) has opened submissions for its four competition sections: Feature film competition (for films from the Baltic Sea region…
BOX OFFICE: Slovak/Czech Comedy Invalid Tops Slovak Charts
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech dark comedy Invalid by Jonáš Karásek holds the first place in the Slovak charts even after five weeks of screening. The film has become the most successful…
All Quiet on the Western Front and Navalny Win at Oscars 2023
LOS ANGELES: All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues by Edward Berger, which was shot in the Czech Republic, received four Oscars at the 95th edition…
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Sold to Over 20 Territories
TALLINN: Anna Hints’ first long documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood was sold by Autlook Filmsales to over 20 territories including North America, where it will be released by Greenwich Entertainment (in…
FESTIVALS: The 20th Anniversary Sofia Meetings Announces Selected Projects
SOFIA: The 20th anniversary edition of the Sofia Meetings coproduction market has announced its selected projects. Bulgaria‘s most important film industry event will be held entirely onsite 22 – 26…
Full Programme Announced for East Doc Platform 2023
PRAGUE: The East Doc Platform, the largest coproduction, funding and distribution platform, tailor-made for Central and East European documentaries, will be held at the French Institute in Prague 24 –…
Visegrad Film Forum 2023 Ready to Start in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The 10th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum will present meetings with prestigious film professionals and screenings of films from partner schools from 15 to 18 March 2023.
New Croatian Studio Gathers 1.1 m EUR Investment for First Video Game
ZAGREB: Croatian web and software agency Dwizards founded a new in-house studio, Today's Games, with the aim of entering the video game industry. Their first project will be ReSetna, a…
EO Dominates Polish Eagles
WARSAW: Jerzy Skolimowski’s drama EO was awarded in six categories at the Polish Film Academy's Polish Eagles, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Hallmark’s The Dancing Detective: The Deadly Tango Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: Hallmark’s mystery film The Dancing Detective: The Deadly Tango starring Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp is currently shooting in Malta. The premiere is set for later in 2023.
