PRODUCTION: Nightlife by Damjan Kozole Starts Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: In February, award-winning Slovenian filmmaker Damjan Kozole finished shooting his tenth feature film Nightlife, which has now entered postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Era of Dance Shooting
RIGA: Viktors Buda and his team at VFS Films are shooting Era of Dance / Dejulaikmets, a music documentary on Rave, Dance and DJ cultures that bridged West Germany and the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, with Riga caught in the middle.
PRODUCTION: Juliet and Alfa Romeo in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: Blaz Zavrsnik is in postproduction with his second feature, Juliet and Alfa Romeo/Julija in Alfa Romeo, a love story set to be released by its Slovenian distributor Fivia in autumn 2015.
PRODUCTION: Adonis Florides Shooting Rosemarie
NICOSIA: Cypriot director Adonis Florides is in production on his new film Rosemarie which is currently shooting in Cyprus. The film is supposed to be finished late 2015.
PRODUCTION: Tragicomedy Miracle in Production
VILNIUS: A tragicomic drama with flourishes of magical realism Miracle/Stebuklas written and directed by Eglė Vertelytė is in production.
PRODUCTION: The Ancient Forest in Postproduction
VILNIUS: Feature documentary The Ancient Forest by Mindaugas Survila (The Field of Magic, Monoklis Studio) is currently in postproduction with the premiere set for the end of 2016.
PRODUCTION: TVN Producing Sequel to Polish Box Office Hit
WARSAW: Maciej Dejczer is shooting a sequel to Letters To Santa, a romantic comedy that sold 2.3m tickets in 2011.
PRODUCTION: Mariam Khatchvani Preps Dede
TBILISI: Mariam Khatchvani is in preparation with Dede and she plans to start shooting in mid-September 2015. Vladimer Katcharava is producing.
PRODUCTION: Jan P. Matuszyński Preps a Biopic on Painter Zdzisław Beksiński
WARSAW: Ostatnia Rodzina/Last Family, Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature will focus on the relationship between the painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son Tomasz Beksiński, a renowned music journalist and translator, who both passed away tragically.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Game Count
WARSAW: Renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland is preparing to shoot Game Count, a Polish/Czech/German coproduction, in June. The premiere is planned for the begining of 2017.
PRODUCTION: Tomasz Wasilewski Shooting United States of Love
WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski, the director of Floating Skyscrapers produced by Alter Ego Pictures, started shooting his new drama United States of Love.
PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Shooting Sierra-Nevada
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed writer and director Cristi Puiu is shooting his highly anticipated film Sierra-Nevada, a feature about a family reunion. The film is an international coproduction with the premiere set for 2016.
PRODUCTION: Adrian Sitaru Shooting Fixeur
BUCHAREST: This week Adrian Sitaru, director of Hooked (4 Proof Film) and Best Intentions (Hi Film Productions), started shooting Fixeur, a feature inspired by true events involving the idea of personal ascent versus loss of innocence.
PRODUCTION: Oscar Nominated Łukasz Żal Shooting Polish Thriller
WARSAW: Łukasz Żal, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in Ida (Opus Film), is theDoP of Na granicy/On the Border, the debut feature of an experienced documentary filmmaker Wojciech Kasperski.
PRODUCTION: Ivan Fíla Preps The Day of Happiness
PRAGUE: Ivan Fíla, a Czech-born director partly based in Germany, is preparing his third feature film, The Day of Happiness.
PRODUCTION: Spanish director Daniela Féjerman's New Feature in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Spanish writer and director Daniela Féjerman is shooting her new feature The Wait/La Espera in Lithuania.