Newly-Formed Catalyst Studio Shoots Four Female Protagonist Films in Serbia
BELGRADE: The newly-founded American/Serbian company Catalyst Studio is currently in production with two feature films and is prepping two more titles. All of them are to be entirely shot and…
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: Eleven titles by first or second time directors including Juraj Lerotić, Josip Žuvan, David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić and Dubravka Turić are running in the Feature Film Competition of the…
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2022 Announces Winners
SIBIU: Romanian/Hungarian Too Close / Apropierea directed by Botond Püsök won Best Film in the New Voices of the Documentary Competition at the 29th edition of Astra Film Festival, which…
FESTIVALS: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2022 Announces Winners
LIMASSOL: Daphne by Tonia Mishiali received the First Prize for Best Cypriot Film at the 12th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, which took place in Limassol 8 – 14…
FILM+ Programme 2022 Announces Selected Projects
BUCHAREST: Fifteen projects from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova and Ukraine have been selected from among nearly 200 submissions for the 7th edition of the FILM+ programme.
World Premiere of Chinese/Czech Till Love Do Us Part at Warsaw IFF
PRAGUE: The Czech/Chinese coproduction Till Love Do Us Part by Ran Li has its world premiere at the Warsaw International Film Festival on 14 October 2022 in the 1-2 Competition.
FESTIVALS: Anatolian Leopard Wins 2022 KineNova Film Festival
SKOPJE: The Turkish/German/Danish/Polish Anatolian Leopard / Anadolu Leopari by Emre Kayiş received the Best Film Award in the main competition of the 7th KineNova IFF, which took place in Skopje…
FNE Oscar Watch 2023: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected as Oscar Candidates
WARSAW: Here is the list of the titles selected by FNE partner countries as candidates for the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International…
National Film Institute – Hungary Organises Online Auction for Items Used in Films
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) is organising, between 18 and 21 October 2022, an online auction for items once used in the Mafilm studios and owned by…
The 9th edition of SOFA – School of Film Advancement Kicks Off with Larger Lineup
WARSAW: Sixteen projects from 17 countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Lithuania, have been selected for the 9th edition of SOFA –…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Ľubomír Timko, CEO and Art Director of Slovak Rembrosoft
BRATISLAVA: FNE spoke to Ľubomír Timko, CEO and Art Director of Slovak Rembrosoft, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Slovak game development industry.
FESTIVALS: Prague IFF – Febiofest Cancels Anniversary 30th Edition
PRAGUE: The 30th anniversary edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, planned for April 2023, has been cancelled, as founder Fero Fenič regained ownership of the festival’s trademarks…
Applications Open for 16th Focal Production Value Workshop to Be Held in Riga
RIGA: Focal Production Value has launched the call for applications for its 16th edition that will take place in Riga 7 – 15 January 2023. The deadline is 15 November…
Robert Eggers Gives Masterclass in Prague While Prepping Nosferatu
PRAGUE: Robert Eggers, who is preparing to shoot Nosferatu in Prague later this year, will give a masterclass together with cinematographer Jarin Blaschke at the cinema Bio Oko on 17…
FESTIVALS: Dracula Film Festival Celebrates 10th Edition
BRASOV: More than 40 films are screening in the anniversary 10th edition of the Dracula Film Festival, running 12 – 16 October 2022.
Filmdelights Picks Up Viktor Portel’s The Investigator
PRAGUE: Vienna-based Filmdelights has acquired international sales rights to Czech/Croatian long documentary The Investigator / Vyšetřovatel. The film directed by Viktor Portel was selected for both Opus Bonum and Czech…
FESTIVALS: Ji.hlava International Documentary FF 2022 Announces Full Lineup
JIHLAVA: Sixteen films have been selected for the Opus Bonum international competition of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (25 – 30 October 2022), which announced its full lineup…
OBITUARY: Slovenian Filmmaker Tugo Štiglic
LJUBLJANA: The well-known Slovenian director and screenwriter Tugo Štiglic died on 11 October 2022 at the age of 76.
FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2022 Announces Lineup
LJUBLJANA: Seven Slovenian feature films and four long documentaries, together with five long documentaries dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Slovenia's independence and six Slovenian minority coproductions, will screen in…
GRANTS: Czech Republic Announces Production Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has distributed 2.56 m EUR to six feature film projects in the second production call of 2022. New projects by Olmo Omerzu and Tereza Nvotová…
