Canal+ Launches Branded Streaming Service in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Pay-TV operator Canal+ has launched a branded streaming service in Hungary in partnership with Hungarian telco 4iG.
FNE Podcast: Nora Fingscheidt: Director and Screenwriter
FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Cinematik IFF 2024 Announces Lineup
BRATISLAVA: Nine titles have been selected for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 19th edition of the IFF Cinematik Piešťany, which will take place in the Slovak spa…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Grants for Minority Coproductions and Long Documentaries
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 263,000 EUR for five minority coproductions and 282,120 EUR for the production of seven documentaries.
Georgia Hosts 3rd International Archival Film Festival
TBILISI: The National Archive of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia will host the 3rd edition of the Tbilisi International Archival Film Festival from 17 to 20 September 2024.
Kaymak Wins 2024 Forteca IFF Perast in Montenegro
PERAST: Kaymak directed by Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski won the award for best feature film at the 8th edition of Forteca International Film Festival held in the town of Perast,…
Hulu Series Amanda: A Coming of Age Horror Story Set to Shoot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The limited series Amanda: A Coming of Age Horror Story starring Grace Van Patten will be shot in Hungary, Canada and Italy in 2024.
Daniela Stankovska-Plachkovska Appointed Acting Director of North Macedonia Film Agency
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government appointed Daniela Stankovska-Plachkovska as the new acting director of the North Macedonia Film Agency on 30 July 2024. She is replacing Vladimir Angelov, who resigned from…
Malta Arts Council Launches 1m EUR Screen Support Scheme
VALLETTA: Malta Arts Council has launched the first edition of the Screen Support Scheme, through which public funds amounting to 1 m EUR will be allotted for the production and…
PRODUCTION: Serbian-German Director Tanja Brzaković Shoots The House
BELGRADE: Serbian-German director Tanja Brzaković is currently in production with her drama The House / Kuća, a solely Serbian production supported by Film Center Serbia.
Four Films from FNE Partner Countries among 2024 Student Academy Awards Semifinalists
LOS ANGELES: Titles from Bulgaria, Serbia, Czech Republic and Poland have been selected among the 62 titles that build up the 2024 Student Academy Awards Semifinalists.
GRANTS: Georgian National Film Center Launches Grants for Long Animated Films
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has launched a new category of production grants and gave approximately 340,000 EUR / 1 m GEL for the production of a long animated…
Heretic Acquires Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz’ Eight Postcards from Utopia ahead of Locarno World Premiere
BUCHAREST: The two new films by the acclaimed Romanian helmer Radu Jude, Eight Postcards from Utopia (co-directed together with philosopher Christian Ferencz-Flatz) and Sleep #2, will have their world premiere…
PRODUCTION: Canadian/Hungarian Blue Heron Starts Filming
BUDAPEST: Blue Heron directed by Canadian first-time director Sophy Romvari starts shooting in Vancouver at the end of July 2024. This Canadian/Hungarian coproduction received support from the National Film Institute…
Serbian 78 Days Wins 2024 European Film Festival Palić
PALIĆ: Emilija Gašić’ debut feature 78 Days won the Golden Tower for Best Film in the Official Selection as well as the Gorki List Audience Award at the 31st European…
Winners of 2024 Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival
MESTIA: George Ovashvili’s The Frost and a Little Schoolboy received the award for Best Short Film at the 4th edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival (23…
FNE Podcast: Actress Luisa-Céline Gaffron
FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Lights On Acquires Serbian/American When the Phone Rang ahead of Locarno World Premiere
BELGRADE: Italian agent Light On has acquired world sales rights for Iva Radivojević’s Serbian/American When the Phone Rang ahead of its world premiere in the Concorso Cineasti Del Presente competition…
Explanation for Everything Wins 24th mBank New Horizons IFF
WROCŁAW: The jury of the 24th mBank New Horizons International Film Festival gave the Grand Prix to the Hungarian/Slovak coproduction Explanation for Everything directed by Gábor Reisz. The festival was…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Márton István Szabó Preps Captain Noise
BUDAPEST: Young Hungarian director Márton István Szabó is currently prepping his debut feature Captain Noise / Zajkapitány, which is financially supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary’s Incubator Programme.…
