Eleonora Veninova`s Macedonian/Serbian Debut Feature Things Unsaid Picked Up by The Open Reel
SKOPJE: The Italian sales agent The Open Reel has acquired the rights to Eleonora Veninova’s first feature film Things Unsaid / Preeksponirano. The Macedonian/Serbian coproduction is in the final stages…
Croatia Shows Significant Signs of Recovery after Troublesome Year 2020
ZAGREB: The amount spent by international productions filming in Croatia was 25.8 m EUR / 195.8 m HRK in 2021, with 16 international projects spending a total of 416 days…
HBO Max Acquires Wild Romania Doc
BUCHAREST: Wild Romania / România sălbatică by Dan Dinu and Cosmin Dumitrache, the most complex documentary project on Romanian nature, will stream on HBO Max starting 12 May 2022. It…
Polish Filmmakers Association Increases Budget for 60 Minutes Programme
WARSAW: The Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) has decided to increase the budget for films from the 60 Minutes Programme from 213,632 EUR / 1 m PLN to 267,045 EUR /…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Gints Zilbalodis in Preproduction with Animated Film Flow
RIGA: The Latvian film Flow / Straume directed by Gints Zilbalodis is currently in preproduction. The second long animated film by the Annecy Contrechamp competition winner Gints Zilbalodis has been…
PRODUCTION: TV Series Troll Farm Shoots in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Dansu Films has started filming the dramedy TV series Troll Farm / Trolių ferma directed by Ernestas Jankauskas in Lithuania. The project was the winner of the first edition…
PRODUCTION: North Macedonia-Coproduced Animated Series Agent 203 in Production
SKOPJE: Agent 203 is the first 3D-animated series created and directed by Damjan Mitrevski of the Macedonian studio V House Animation. The German/Italian/Macedonia/Indian coproduction is currently in production and expected…
Anca Damian’s Animated Film The Island Sold to France
BUCHAREST: The new long animated film The Island by Anca Damian has been sold by Best Friend Forever to Eurozoom in France. The coproduction between Romania, France and Belgium has…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Ana Barjadze in Production with Long Documentary Bitter Sugar
TBILISI: Georgian director Ana Barjadze is currently in production with her long film, the documentary Bitter Sugar. This is a universal and intimate story about the unique bond between brothers,…
FESTIVALS: International Documentary FF Beldocs 2022 Kicks Off in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Beldocs, the boutique Eastern European film festival focusing on non-fiction cinema, has unveiled a strong lineup for its yet another in-person edition running in Belgrade 11-18 May 2022.
European Audiovisual Observatory Announces June Conference under Estonian Presidency
TALLINN: The European Audiovisual Observatory will hold a hybrid conference in Tallin on 7 June 2022 under the Estonian Presidency. The event will bring together industry representatives from major creative…
FNE Speaks with Aleksandra Božović, Head of Film Centre of Montenegro
PODGORICA: The fifth anniversary of the Film Centre of Montenegro (FCCG) is an opportunity for FNE to speak with Aleksandra Božović, Head of FCCG, about the accomplishments and the plans…
FESTIVALS: One World Romania 2022 Ready to Kick Off
BUCHAREST: The 15th edition of the One World Romania Film Festival will screen 68 films in 14 categories from 13 to 22 May 2022 in a physical format, and from…
PRODUCTION: Cypriot Directors Corinna Avraamidou and Kyriacos Tofarides in Postproduction with Iman
NICOSIA: Cypriot writers/directors Corinna Avraamidou and Kyriacos Tofarides are currently in postproduction with Iman, a 100% Cypriot drama produced by AB Seahorse Film Productions.
Hungarian Captives Released in the Netherlands
BUDAPEST: Kristóf Deák's debut feature Captives / Foglyok is currently screening in over 15 cinemas in the Netherlands, where it was released on 28 April 2022.
Urban Sales Picks up Polish/Chinese Long Animated Film Hug Me - The Movie
WARSAW: The Long animated film Hug Me - The Movie, the first long film by Polish visual artist Anna Błaszczyk, has been acquired by Urban Sales, which will showcase it…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Debut Feature Production Grant
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has allocated 169,312 EUR / 550,267 GEL for the production of one debut feature, Worker, which will be directed by Giorgi Kobalia.
Kino Świat Names Urszula Piasecka as New CEO
WARSAW: Urszula Piasecka is the new CEO of the Polish film distributor Kino Świat, replacing Frederic Berardi.
PRODUCTION: Áron Gauder Works on Animated Film on Native American Creation
BUDAPEST: The production of Áron Gauder’s Minden a rokonom is approaching completion. “The animation is 95 percent complete, with five minutes left in the 100-minute film. The last phase of…
FNE Podcast: György Ráduly: Director of the National Film Institute - Film Archive
FNE's Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to György Ráduly, director of the National Film Institute - Film Archive about the 2022 FIAF Congress, as well as the…
