FESTIVALS: Anniversary 20th Edition of Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
BUDAPEST: The Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary edition from 22 to 29 November 2023 in Budapest and online the following week.
FESTIVALS: European Film Forum Scanorama 2023 Announces Winners
VILNIUS: Maryna Vroda’s Stepne won Best Film Award in the Feature Film Competition of the 21st European Film Forum Scanorama. The biggest autumn film event in Lithuania was held 9…
Latvian/Lithuanian Coproduction My Freedom by Ilze Kunga-Melgaile
RIGA: The main character in Ilze Kunga-Melgaile’s debut feature My Freedom / Mana Brīvība is based on the journalist and politician Ita Kozakeviča, a bright figure in the pro-independence movement…
FNE at 27th Black Nights Film Festivals: Full List of Winners
TALLINN: The Italian production Misericordia directed by Emma Dante was awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film in the main competition of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF),…
FNE at 27th Black Nights Film Festival: Winners of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2023
TALLINN: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event wrapped on 17 November 2023 with eight awards for projects in various stages of scriptwriting, development or postproduction, and an additional two awards recognising promising…
PRODUCTION: Meel Paliale in Production with Estonian Feature Film Long Papers
TALLINN: The filming for Estonian feature Long Papers will wrap on 31 December 2023. This is the sophomore feature of the new generation filmmakers Meel Paliale (director and scriptwriter) and…
Netflix Series The Day of the Jackal Starring Eddie Redmayne Wraps Shooting in Croatia
ZAGREB: The biggest international project filming in Croatia in the autumn of 2023 was the Netflix series The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne and directed by Brian Kirk,…
Romania to Start Paying International Productions Shot under Cash Rebate Scheme
BUCHAREST: Until the end of 2023 Romania will start paying the debt of more than 35 m EUR due to international productions shot since the cash rebate scheme was launched…
OBITUARY: Macedonian Actor Meto Jovanovski
SKOPJE: Meto Jovanovski, one of the best-known Macedonian actors, died on 16 November 2023 at 77 years of age.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Hristo Simeonov Shoots My Father’s Shoes
SOFIA: The Bulgarian director Hristo Simeonov is currently in production with his debut feature My Father’s Shoes, which is a Bulgarian/French coproduction supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center.
BOX OFFICE: Guardians of the Formula Tops Serbian Charts by a Landslide
BELGRADE: Dragan Bjelogrlić’s Guardians of the Formula / Čuvari formule has been on top of the Serbian box office charts for the last few weeks in a row.
BOX OFFICE: Bulgarian Film Dyad Tops Domestic Charts
SOFIA: Bulgarian feature film Dyad by writer/director Yana Titova tops the local box office in its first weekend with 11,651 admissions and 73,626,031 EUR / 144,306 BGN gross. This has…
FESTIVALS: How to Have Sex Wins 2023 Zagreb Film Festival
ZAGREB: British/Greek How to Have Sex directed by Molly Manning Walker received the Golden Pram for Best Feature Film at the 21st edition of the Zagreb Film Festival (6 –…
Latvia Presents 11 Films at 2023 Tallinn Black Nights FF
RIGA: Latvia’s participation in the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (3 – 19 November 2023) includes 11 films in several competition programmes and out of competition, as well as…
The Wedding by Montenegrin Director Radomir Baja Šaranović Celebrates 50 Years at European Film Month
PODGORICA: The war drama The Wedding / Svabda (1973) directed by Montenegrin Director Radomir Baja Šaranović will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a screening within the European Film Month in…
FNE at Tallinn 2023: Winners of TV Beats Co-Financing Market announced!
TALLINN: Today, on the second day of the TV Beats Forum, the winners of the TV Beats Co-Financing Market, organised for the 3rd year, were announced.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: Night Waves
COTTBUS: Director/writer Filip Heraković once again teams up with Croatian production company Wolfgang & Dolly for his sophomore feature Night Waves. The project was presented at the 25th edition of…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: At Your Service
COTTBUS: The Estonian project At Your Service wound up the pitching session at the 25th edition of connecting cottbus, which took place 8 – 10 November 2023. The film will…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: Resonance
COTTBUS: One of the two Bulgarian projects showcased at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus (8 – 10 November 2023) is the Bulgarian/Greek coproduction Resonance. The slightly larger of…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: Excavators
COTTBUS: MIDPOINT CoCo Award winner Excavators was presented at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus held 8 – 10 November 2023. The Cypriot/American coproduction is a drama/mystery written and…
