ISI Launches 2022 Training Programme for Film Creatives and Executives
VIENNA: The International Screen Institute (ISI) has recently opened applications for its new training programme for European and International Film and TV creatives and executives. There are three courses this…
PRODUCTION: Levan Koguashvili Preps Georgian/Swiss Coproduction Guria
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian director Levan Koguashvili is currently in preproduction with his feature film Guria, which is among the 15 projects selected for the 18th edition of Cannes’ L’Atelier…
Film and Games Convergence: Need to Know News for Investors
FNE is launching a new series of articles about one of the fastest growing business sectors in Europe.
PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska Develops Mother (a Possible Story of Mother Teresa)
SKOPJE: Macedonian award-winning director Teona Strugar Mitevska is in development with Mother (a Possible Story of Mother Teresa), a film about Mother Teresa before she becomes Mother Teresa. Labina Mitevska…
PRODUCTION: Tom Wilson in Postproduction with Romanian/Czech Feature Dark Ages
BUCHAREST: British-born Bucharest-based film director and writer Tom Wilson is currently in postproduction with his third feature film Dark Ages, produced by Corneliu Porumboiu’s outlet 42 Km Film in coproduction…
North Macedonia Caps Cinema Attendance at 75% of Capacity
SKOPJE: Cinemas in North Macedonia are now allowed to fill cinemas to 75 percent of their capacity under COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.
PRODUCTION: Netflix's The Witcher S3 Shoots In Slovenia
LJUBLJANA: Slovenia is one of the three countries, beside Croatia and Italy, hosting the Netflix film crew shooting the third season of the hit fantasy drama series The Witcher, based…
Croatian Audiovisual Centre Proposes to Increase Incentives to 30%
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) is proposing an increase in incentives for international productions shooting in Croatia from 25 to 30%, and three percent from the total amount to…
FESTIVALS: Istanbul IFF 2022 Announces Lineup
ISTANBUL: The Istanbul International Film Festival has announced the programme of its 41st edition, which will take place 8-19 April 2022.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 04.04.2022
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
OBITUARY: Czech Illustrator Jiří Šalamoun
PRAGUE: Czech artist and illustrator Jiří Šalamoun, the father of the cartoon character Maxipes Fík, has died at the age of 86. The dog Maxipes Fík is one of the…
Slovak Film Week 2022 Kicks Off Today
BRATISLAVA: The 8th edition of the Slovak Film Week, the annual showcase of domestic titles, starts on 4 April 2022. More than 40 feature, documentary and animated films will be…
FESTIVALS: Vilnius Kino Pavasaris IFF 2022 Announces Winners
VILNIUS: The Serbian documentary Rampart directed by Marko Grba Singh has been awarded Best European Debut at the Vilnius Kino Pavasaris International Film Festival, which took place 24 March -…
OBITUARY: Lithuanian Director Mantas Kvedaravičius
VILNIUS: Acclaimed Lithuanian documentary film director Mantas Kvedaravičius (45) has been killed in Mariupol, the very Ukrainian town which he documented in Mariupolis.
Hungarian Series The Informant Broadcast to 61 Countries on HBO Max
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian spy drama series The Informant / A besúgó, written and directed by Bálint Szentgyörgyi, was released in 61 countries worldwide on HBO Max on 1 April 2022.
PRODUCTION: Janez Burger Shoots Slovenian/Croatian/Italian/Macedonian Observing
LJUBLJANA: Janez Burger is currently shooting the socially critical drama Observing / Opazovanje, inspired by real events. The film is a coproduction between Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and North Macedonia.
FESTIVALS: goEast 2022 Announces Lineup
WIESBADEN: Fourteen titles have been selected for the International Competition of the 22nd edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, hosted by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut…
Watch FNE Visegrad Panel Podcast: Festivals 2.0: How to Approach Audience in Post-COVID Era
To watch the panel discussion click HERE. The Panel discussion Festivals 2.0: How to Approach the Audience in the Post-COVID Era, organised by the Institute of Documentary Film in cooperation…
FNE at East Doc Platform 2022: Winners: The World Is Not A Mine Takes Top Prize
PRAGUE: The annual documentary event East Doc Platform (25-31 March 2022) gave its top award to the Polish project The World Is Not A Mine by Natalia Koniarz about inhabitants…
Big Budget International Productions Heading to Hungary
BUDAPEST: Hungary is ready to welcome new international productions in 2022, including Dune: Part Two by Denis Villeneuve and the Netflix miniseries All the Light We Cannot See, after a…
