Czech Fairy Tale Tops Box Office in First Quarter of 2022
PRAGUE: The Czech Box Office number one hit in 2022 so far is the children fairytale The Secret of an Old Pistol 2 / Tajemství staré bambitky 2, directed by…
FESTIVALS: One World Festival 2022 Announces Winners
PRAGUE: A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont, a coproduction between Denmark, Sweden and Ukraine, has been awarded Best Film in the International Competition of the 24th edition…
New Season of Bedekr Show Wraps Shooting in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: The tourist show Bedekr produced by the Czech Television wrapped shooting a new season in Croatia in Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes, and Dubrovnik.
Disney+ To Be Launched in 16 FNE Partner Countries
WARSAW: Disney+ will be launched in 42 new countries in May-June 2022, including in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia,…
PRODUCTION: Romanian Director Andrei Cohn Preps Gefilte Fish
BUCHAREST: Romanian writer/director Andrei Cohn is preparing to shoot his third feature film Gefilte Fish in April 2022. The film will be produced by Anca Puiu through Romania’s Mandragora in…
PRODUCTION: Polish Director Marcin Filipowicz in Postproduction with Brothers
WARSAW: Marcin Filipowicz is currently in postproduction with Brothers / Braty, the fourth project produced by the Polish Filmmakers Association Munk Studio together with CANAL+ Polska in their 60 Minutes…
Polish Director Bartosz Blaschke Awarded with Perspektywa Prize for Sonata
GDYNIA: Bartosz Blaschke’s debut feature Sonata won the Perspektywa Award given annually to the best debut in Polish cinemas during a gala organised by the Polish Filmmakers Association on 28…
Seven Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Coproduction Support from Eurimages
STRASBOURG: Projects by Ralitza Petrova, Hanna Slak, Una Gunjak, Signe Birkova, Ivan Zachariáš, and Alexandru Solomon are among the seven majority and minority coproductions from FNE partner countries that received…
Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days Announces Programme of Events
LIMASSOL: The third edition of Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days (14-16 April 2022) has announced its programme of events, which are intended exclusively for accredited film professionals.
PRODUCTION: Croatian Director Igor Mirković Wraps Filming on Sweet Simona
ZAGREB: Croatian writer/director Igor Mirković has entered postproduction with his new feature drama Sweet Simona / Slatka Simona, produced by Ivan Maloča and his company Interfilm.
Netflix Opens Office in Warsaw
WARSAW: Netflix has opened an office in the Polish capital, which will act as core for the entire CEE region.
FNE Podcast: Nu Boyana Studios CEO Yariv Lerner
SOFIA: FNE spoke to Nu Boyana Studios CEO Yariv Lerner about the Job Fair the Sofia based studios has been hosting to help Ukrainian refugees and the kind of jobs…
ZagrebDox Pro Confessions 2022 Announces Selected Projects
ZAGREB: Eight projects have been selected for ZagrebDox Pro, the industry platform of the ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival. This year ZagrebDox Pro adds Confessions to its name and will…
FESTIVALS: Moving Body Festival 2022 Opens Call for Applications for International Competition
VARNA: Short films experimenting with the video medium, dance and movement, with a strong choreographic sensibility and original concept, are welcome in the international competition of the 7th edition of…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Goran Radovanović Shoots Erlking
BELGRADE: The acclaimed Serbian director Goran Radovanović is currently filming his new feature Erlking / Bauk, which is a coproduction between Serbia, Bulgaria and Russia, set in Serbia in 1999.
PRODUCTION: Igor Šeregi Shoots TV Series Metropolitans for Croatian Television
ZAGREB: Croatian director Igor Šeregi is currently filming his new TV series Metropolitans / Metropolitanci, a series of 14 episodes produced by Dario Vince through Ring produkcija for the Croatian…
PRODUCTION: Danish/Norwegian/Estonian Birthday Girl Starts Shooting in Tallinn
TALLINN: The Danish/Norwegian/Estonian coproduction Birthday Girl, directed by Danish Michael Noer and starring Trine Dyrholm, is currently shooting in Tallinn. The film, which will be shot entirely in Estonia, is…
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival's Website Targeted by Hackers
SIBIU: The website of Astra Film Festival has been targeted by hackers who collected registration fees of approximately 2,000 EUR from over 100 film directors from 26 countries through a…
FNE Visegrad YR2022: Q&A with Febiofest’s Artistic Director Marta Švecová Lamperová
PRAGUE: FNE spoke to Marta Švecová Lamperová, the artistic director of the International Film Festival Prague - FEBIOFEST, about the 29th edition of FABIOFEST in Prague, which will take place…
Academy Award for Hungarian Set Designer Zsuzsanna Sipos
LOS ANGELES: Hungarian set designer Zsuzsanna Sipos has been awarded an Academy Award for production design together with Canadian production designer Patrice Vermette for Dune, at the 94th ceremony held…
