FNE at Cannes 2021: Restored Films from FNE Partner Countries in Cannes Classics
CANNES: Restored films by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Márta Mészáros, Vojtech Jasný, Tengiz Abouladzé and Zdravko Velimirovic will screen in Cannes Classics 2021, whose selection was announced on 23 June 2021.
FESTIVALS: Pula FF 2021 Announces Lineup
PULA: Six films will compete in the Croatian Programme of the Pula Film Festival, which will run under the new artistic director Pavo Marinković from 17-24 July 2021.
FNE Visegrad YR 2021 Q&A: Slovak Producer and Head of SAPA Marián Urban
FNE correspondent Zuzana Vojtekova spoke to Slovak producer Marián Urban, head of ALEF FILM & MEDIA and the Slovak Audiovisual Producers' Association (SAPA), about what challenges he faced as a…
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Wanda Adamík Hrycová, Producer, President of the Slovak Film and Television Academy
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to producer Wanda Adamík Hrycová, the President of the Slovak Film and Television Academy, and a member of the Association of Independent…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has distributed 339,864 EUR / 40 m RSD among nine minority coproductions, of which seven originate from FNE partner countries. The list includes the new projects…
Kill It and Leave This Town Wins Polish Eagles for Best Film
WARSAW: Kill It and Leave This Town by Mariusz Wilczyński has won the Eagles for best film, best sound and best music at the Polish Film Awards. However, the biopic…
Thriller The Wreck Set to Start Shooting in Malta in September
VALLETTA: A shark attack thriller The Wreck by Liam O’Donnell will start filming in Malta in September 2021. The film is set to take advantage of Malta’s cash rebate of…
Twelve Projects in Online Edition of ZagrebDox Pro 2021
ZAGREB: Twelve projects from 13 countries have been selected for the ZagrebDox Pro workshop, which is running online 21-25 June 2021.
Maltese Cinemas Registered 78% Drop in Admissions in 2020
VALLETTA: Cinemas in Malta and Gozo registered 165,475 admissions in 2020, representing a drop of 78% compared to 2019, which had seen a total of 748,568 admissions, according to Malta’s…
Hungarian/Slovak Family Drama Wild Roots Acquires Worldwide Distributor
BUDAPEST: The Berlin-based sales company M-Appeal has acquired the distribution rights to the Hungarian/Slovak coproduction Wild Roots / Külön Falka. Hajni Kis’ debut feature will have a market screening at…
FESTIVALS: On Site Anifilm 2021 Kicks Off Today
LIBEREC: The 2021 edition of Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films starts in physical form today in Liberec, Czech Republic. Ten feature films will compete in the International Competition…
FESTIVALS: Paphos IFF 2021 Ready to Kick Off with Open-Air Screenings
PAPHOS: The 6th edition of the Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF) will present 25 independent short films and documentaries within open-air screenings from 25 to 27 June 2021.
FESTIVALS: Sergei Polunin Special Guest at Transilvania IFF 2021
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The international ballet star Sergei Polunin will be a special guest of the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (23 July – 1 August 2021).
Levan Koguashvili’s Brighton 4th Wins Three Jury Awards at Tribeca FF
TBILISI: The Georgian majority coproduction Brighton 4th by Levan Koguashvili won best film, best actor (Levan Tediashvili) and best script awards at the 20th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Debut Feature Heights and Depths Halfway Through Shooting
BUDAPEST: The first part of the shooting of Heights and Depths / Magasságok és mélységek has been completed. Sándor Csoma's debut feature is about recovering from mourning and is based…
PRODUCTION: Anna Hints in Postproduction with Estonian/French/Icelandic Doc on Womanhood
TALLINN: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, the first long documentary by Anna Hints, is currently in the editing phase. This Estonian/French/Icelandic coproduction has recently received production support from the Sundance Institute Documentary…
FESTIVALS: Downstream to Kinshasa Wins ZagrebDox 2021
ZAGREB: Downstream to Kinshasa by Dieudo Hamadi received the Big Stamp in the International Competition of the 17th edition of the ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, which was held physically…
Montenegrin Films I Was 10 and Rainbow Achieve Success Abroad
PODGORICA: The long documentary I Was 10 by Velibor Covic and the short fiction film Rainbow by Aleksandar Vujovic are gaining recognition abroad, although very few feature films were completed…
Jana Karaivanova Dismissed As Director of Bulgarian National Film Center
SOFIA: The Caretaker Bulgarian Minister of Culture Velislav Minekov dismissed Jana Karaivanova from her post of executive director of the Bulgarian National Film Center on 17 June 2021. The name…
Association of Film Festivals Formed in Serbia
BELGRADE: The Association of Film Festivals of Serbia / Asocijacija filmskih festivala Srbija (AFIFS) was founded in Belgrade with support from Film Center Serbia, and at the moment it includes…
