FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects Excursion as Oscar Candidate
SARAJEVO: Una Gunjak’s debut feature Excursion / Ekskurzija has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best…
CEE Animation Workshop 2024 Launches Call for Applications
PRAGUE: CEE Animation Workshop has launched the call for applications for its 6th edition to be held in 2024. The deadline for submissions is 20 October 2023.
Register for Free Webinar Go East! The International Potential of the Regional Animated Productions
WARSAW: The webinar Go East! The International Potential of the Regional Animated Productions will be held on Zoom on 14 September 2023, 11:00 – 12:00. The webinar is organised by…
FNE at Venice 2023: Prize Winners: Poor Things Wins Golden Lion
VENICE: Poor Things (UK) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos was awarded the top prize in the main competition of the 80th Venice Film Festival, which took place from 30 August to…
FNE TV at Venice 2023: Photophobia Directors Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavol Pekarčík
VENICE: FNE spoke to Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavol Pekarčík the directors of the Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian coproduction Photophobia, which screened in the Venice Days section of the festival winning the Europe Cinemas…
FNE at Venice 2023: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rated the Films
VENICE: FNE teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films 1,…
FESTIVALS: Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry Wins 2023 CineFest Miskolc IFF
MISKOLC: Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry by Elene Naveriani received the main award, Imre Pressburger Prize at the 19th edition of the CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, held 1 – 9 September…
FESTIVALS: Riga International Film Festival 2023 Announces Lineup
RIGA: Eight films from the Baltic Sea region and the Nordic countries will compete for the festival’s main award at the 10th edition of the Riga International Film Festival, which…
FESTIVALS: Safe Place Wins Big at 2023 Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival
HERCEG NOVI: The Croatian/Slovenian coproduction Safe Place by Juraj Lerotic received the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor as well as the FEDEORA Award and the "Zoran Živković"…
FESTIVALS: Films from Munk Studio at KINO 2023 Festival on TVN Fabuła
WARSAW: Selected short productions of Munk Studio SFP are presented in a special evening programme within the 4th edition of the KINO 2023 Film Festival. The festival is running from…
PRODUCTION: Tereza Nvotová Preps Slovak/Czech/Polish Drama Father
BRATISLAVA: The succesful Slovak director Tereza Nvotová is currently in preproduction with her third feature film Father / Otec. The drama based on tragic real events is produced by Slovak…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Croatia Selects Traces as Oscar Candidate
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Lithuanian/Serbian coproduction Traces / Tragovi directed by Dubravka Turić has been selected as Croatia’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Bulgaria Selects Blaga’s Lessons as Oscar Candidate
ZAGREB: The Bulgarian/German coproduction Blaga's Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga directed by Stephan Komandarev has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…
Baltic Pitching Forum 2023 Announces Selected Projects
VILNIUS: Twelve short film projects from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, alongside guest country Greece, have been selected for the 11th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), which will be…
Béla Tarr to Teach for a Full Semester at FAMU
PRAGUE: Hungarian film director Béla Tarr will teach FAMU students in master’s and doctoral programme for a full semester starting at the end of September 2023.
C.I.C.A.E. Opens Second Round of Applications for 20th Arthouse Cinema Training in Berlin
BERLIN: The second round of applications for the 20th Arthouse Cinema Training is open. The intensive one-week programme for arthouse and independent exhibitors will be held in Berlin 30 October…
FNE at Venice 2023: Pascal Diot, Head of Venice Production Bridge
FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved since it started eight years ago.
FNE at Venice 2023: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rate the Films So Far
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
PRODUCTION: Czech Documentary Filmmaker Veronika Lišková Shoots Debut Feature Year of the Widow
PRAGUE: Czech director Veronika Lišková is currently in production with her debut feature Year of the Widow / Rok vdovy, which is a Czech/Slovak/Croatian coproduction. The screenplay, written by Lišková’s…
PRODUCTION: Estonian Twin Directors Raul and Romet Esko Shoot Two of Me
TALLINN: Estonian twin directors/screenwriters Raul and Romet Esko wrapped shooting on their first feature film Two of Me / Mind on kaks on 5 September 2023 in Estonia. The film…
