FNE at KVIFF 2019: Czechs Lobby to Increase Incentives
KARLOVY VARY: The Czech Film Fund, with the support of the film industry, is pressing the government to raise the amount of money available for film incentives to 1.2 bn…
FNE at KVIFF 2019: LUX Prize Official Selection Unveiled
KARLOVY VARY: The short list of the 10 films that will compete for the LUX Prize of the European Parliament this year has been announced during the Karlovy Vary Film…
FNE at KVIFF 2019: Prague Film Fund Continues Call for Projects
KARLOVY VARY: The Prague Film Fund will complete its next call for projects on 20 July 2019. The fund has distributed 960,000 EUR of its 2 m EUR budget, which…
PRODUCTION: Iranian Director Ali Mossaffa Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: Ali Mosaffa, Iranian director, actor and producer, is completing the shooting on his feature Halves in Prague. The mystical drama based on real events tells the story of a…
Zagreb’s Kino Europe Shut Down
ZAGREB: After months of controversy, Kino Europa (Cinema Europe) has closed. On 28 June 2019, leaders of the Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF), who managed the cinema, confirmed that they will…
Film and TV Projects Approved for Incentives in Cyprus
NICOSIA: Several productions have been approved for incentives or already applied for incentives in Cyprus, where the cash rebate of up to 35 percent on qualifying expenditures was launched in…
FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019: Discovering New Directors in East of the West Competition
KARLOVY VARY: Industry professionals looking for the next CEE break-out director head for Karlovy Vary IFF’s East of the West competition, where 12 young filmmakers will be presenting 8 world…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan on the Road
Three films from East Silver Caravan are screening at Estonia's Parnu Film Festival.
Strike Back Films Final Season in Croatia
ZAGREB: The eighth and final season of the British action-adventure TV series Strike Back is filming in Croatia, following Game of Thrones, McMafia, The Terror and other well-known TV series,…
Alicja Grawon-Jaksik Named President of KIPA
WARSAW: The Polish Producers Alliance KIPA has elected Alicja Grawon-Jaksik as its new president.
Third Season of Newspapers Films in Croatia
RIJEKA: Newspapers, the first Croatian TV series sold to Netfilx, is currently filming its third and final season at 50 locations along the Adriatic coast. The series is directed by…
FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019: Twelve Slovak Films Screen at KVIFF
KARLOVY VARY: Slovakia is sending films to the main competition section and the prestigious East of the West competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF, which opens on 28 June…
Animarkt Opens 2019 Applications
ŁÓDŹ: The fourth Animarkt Stop Motion Forum 2019 is accepting applications for its 2019 pitching session through 24 August 2019.
MIDPOINT Opens Calls for Features and Shorts
PRAGUE: The international script and project development programme MIDPOINT has announced calls for MIDPOINT Shorts and Feature Launch.
Seven CEE Projects Head to Cartoon Forum
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia and Poland are among the 24 countries presenting TV series projects at the 30th edition of Cartoon Forum, which takes place 16…
FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019: Bulgaria Sends The Father to Karlovy Vary Competition
KARLOVY VARY: The Bulgarian/Greek coproduction The Father by the directing team of Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov will premiere in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, which begins…
Czech Film Fund Announces Distribution Support
PRAGUE: A total of 22 films and projects received support from the Czech Film Fund in the area of distribution in the June 2019 grants round.
PRODUCTION: Stefan Komandarev Completes Bulgarian/Serbian Coproduction Rounds
SOFIA: Stefan Komandarev has finished his fifth feature film Rounds, a Bulgarian/Serbian coproduction supported by Eurimages. It is a sequel to the director’s previous Bulgarian/German/Macedonian film Directions (Argo Film, Aktis…
GRANTS: Estonia Gives Grants to Ten Films
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has given 1.76 m EUR to ten feature films since the beginning of 2019.
FESTIVALS: Oleg and Shelter Among the Clouds Win Valletta Film Festival
VALLETTA: Latvia’s Oleg by Juris Kursietis and Albania’s A Shelter Among the Clouds by Robert Budina were awarded the Best Fiction Feature Award ex-aequo at the first edition of the…
