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Slovakia Slashes Minimum Spend Requirement for International Productions Applying for Incentive Scheme

Slovakia 2017-07-24

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Audovisual Fund together with the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic decided to make major cuts to the requirements for minimum expenditure for international productions applying at…

Czech Cinema Admissions Soar to 20 Year Record High

Czech Republic 2017-07-24

PRAGUE: Czech cinemas are experiencing their best results since 1993, with growth in attendance continuing in the first half of 2017. Attendance during the first six months of 2017 reached…

FESTIVALS: A Brief Excursion Wins the 64th Pula FF

Croatia 2017-07-24

PULA: A Brief Excursion, directed by Igor Bezinović, was awarded best film in the main competition programme of the 64th Pula Film Festival, while Sieranevada, directed by Cristi Puiu, received…

PRODUCTION: Claudiu Mitcu Preps Documentary on Major Earthquake

Romania 2017-07-24

BUCHAREST: Claudiu Mitcu is in preproduction with a documentary on a hot topic for the capital city of Romania - the effects of a major earthquake. He is working on…

Antalya Film Festival Appoints European Artistic Director

Region 2017-07-24

ANTALYA: European producer Mike Downey and Mirsad Purivatra, the director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, were appointed artistic director and strategic consultant respectively at the International Antalya Film Festival.

France’s Memento Films Picks up Ilian Metev’s Debut Feature

Bulgaria 2017-07-21

SOFIA: Artscope, the new talent arm of Paris based sales outfit Memento Films International, has picked up Ilian Metev’s feature debut Three Quarters / ¾. This Bulgarian/German coproduction will compete…

PRODUCTION: TVP in Production with King Casimir the Great Series

Poland 2017-07-21

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster (TVP) is currently in production with Crown of Kings, a major costume TV series directed by Wojciech Pacyna about the life of Casimir III the Great.…

EFADs: Ten Solutions for Increasing Film Export Outside of Europe

Region 2017-07-21

BRUSSELS: The European Film Agency Directors EFAD's issued a report with 10 solutions to support better promotion of European films and increase exports outside of Europe.

FNE IDF DocBloc: When the War Comes

Czech Republic 2017-07-21

When the War Comes / Až přijde válka, directed by Jan Gebert, follows a young member of militia Slovak Recruits/ Slovenskí branci, one of the largest paramilitary organizations in Eastern…

Polish Film Institute Supports 13 Documentaries

Poland 2017-07-20

WARSAW: Polish Film Institute distributed 618,200 EUR / 2.6 m PLN to 13 documentaries, including new projects by Marcel Łoziński and Radka Franczak.

Romania Sees Big Drop in Film Piracy

Romania 2017-07-20

BUCHAREST: Film and music piracy has seen a major reduction in Romania over the past five years due to the availability of cheaper legal audiovisual products and affordable applications.

Romania Sees Its First 12D Cinema

Romania 2017-07-20

GALAȚI: The first 12 D cinema in Romania opened in the Museum of National Science in Galați on 19 July 2017.

PRODUCTION: Rene Vilbre in Production with Class Reunion 2

Estonia 2017-07-19

TALLINN: Estonian director Rene Vilbre is currently shooting the Estonian version of the feature film Class Reunion 2: Wedding and Funeral, a sequel to Class Reunion, which had almost 190,000…

Hostages / Mdzevlebi Directed by Rezo Gigineishvili

FNE at Sarajevo FF 2017: Main Competition Lineup Announced

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-07-19

SARAJEVO: Three world premieres and three debut features are among the seven titles selected for the main competition of the new edition of Sarajevo Film Festival, set to take place…

The Reconciliation / Zgoda Directed by Maciej Sobieszczański

FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Lineup Announced

Poland 2017-07-19

WROCŁAW: Five completed works, nine works in progress and 11 new projects will be presented in the Polish Days from 8 to 10 August 2017, during the 17th T-Mobile New…

PRODUCTION: Jan Jakub Kolski Preps New Drama

Poland 2017-07-18

WARSAW: Writer/director/producer Jan Jakub Kolski is working on a new drama, the Polish/Czech coproduction Pardon. Shooting is planned for autumn of 2017.