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Smarzowski's Clergy Takes Over 1m GBP On Opening Weekend in UK and Ireland

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-10-16

GDYNIA: Wojciech Smarzowski's controversial new drama Clergy about the Catholic Church in Poland, scored over 1 m GBP at the box office on its opening in the UK and Ireland.…

PRODUCTION: Czech/German National Street Starts Filming in Prague

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-10-16

PRAGUE: Czech writer/director Stepan Altrichter is currently shooting the Czech/German coproduction National Street in Prague. The film is produced by Pavel Strnad and Petr Oukropec for Negativ.

PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Preps The Report

Tomáš Hudák Slovakia 2018-10-16

BRATISLAVA: One of Slovakia’s busiest filmmakers, award winning director Peter Bebjak, is in preproduction with the feature film The Report / Správa about Alfréd Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba, two Slovak…

FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Katja Lenarčič, Slovenia

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-10-16

LJUBLJANA: Katja Lenarčič from EnaBanda is representing Slovenia at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Lenarčič about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Slovenia.

FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers: Anamaria Antoci, Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-10-16

BUCHAREST: Anamaria Antoci from Tangaj Production is representing Romania at Jihlava IDFF's Emerging Producers programme. FNE spoke with Anamaria Antoci about the current situation for documentary filmmaking in Romania.

PRODUCTION: Goran Dević in Production with Docu-Fiction What's to Be Done?

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2018-10-15

ZAGREB: Croatian director Goran Dević is in production with the Croatian/Slovenian coproduction What's to Be Done? / Što da se radi, a 90 minutes docu-fiction following the efforts of a…

Cyprus to Offer New Incentives Package for Film Productions

Maria Gregoriou Cyprus 2018-10-15

NICOSIA: Cyprus is offering a whole range of new incentives to attract international productions to the island and to boost its own small film industry.

PRODUCTION: Marian Crișan Shoots Berliner

FNE Staff Romania 2018-10-12

SALONTA: Romanian director Marian Crișan is currently shooting his fourth feature film Berliner in his hometown of Salonta, in Northern Transylvania. Moldavian DoP Oleg Mutu, who shot Cristian Mungiu’s 4…

Kinodvor 10th Anniversary press conference - Nina Pece Grilc in the middle, Koen Van Daele on the right

FNE Interview with Nina Peče Grilc and Koen Van Daele of Slovenian Art House Cinema Kinodvor

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-10-12

LJUBLJANA: The city cinema Kinodvor, located in the center of Ljubljana, opened its door to the audience on 1 October 2008. In the ten years of its operation it became…

Renamed CEE Animation Workshop Accepts Applications

FNE Staff Slovenia 2018-10-12

LJUBLJANA: The CEE Animation Workshop, formerly known as the Visegrad Animation Workshop, is accepting applications from animated film projects from low production capacity countries until 22 October 2018.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye at Jihlava IDFF

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-10-12

This year, 21 films will compete for the Silver Eye Award for the best documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe at the Ji.hlava IDFF.

PRODUCTION: Tom Prior Stars in Estonian Feature Debut Firebird

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2018-10-11

TALLINN: Estonian director Peeter Rebane started shooting his first feature film Firebird, starring Tom Prior, at the end of September 2018. Shooting will last throughout October mostly in the northeastern…

My Granny from Mars by Aleksandar Mihalkovich

FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Fifteen CEE Films in Jihlava’s Between the Seas Competition

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-10-11

JIHLAVA: Austria has an especially strong presence in the competition of Central European films, Between the Seas, at the 22nd Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, which runs 25 – 30…

CEE Films Compete for EFA European Discovery Award

FNE Staff Region 2018-10-11

BERLIN: Scary Mother directed by Ana Urushadze and Touch Me Not directed by Adina Pintilie are among the six debut films nominated for the European Film Academy’s European Discovery 2018…

What Men Long For Tops Czech Box Office

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-10-10

PRAGUE: The Czech comedy/fantasy What Men Long For / Po čem muži touží by Rudolf Havlik held on to its first place spot for a second week, taking in 33…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 09.10.2018.

FNE Staff Region 2018-10-10

WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…

PRODUCTION: Srđan Dragojević’s Heavens Above

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-10-10

BELGRADE: Srđan Dragojević’s new feature film Heavens Above / Nebesa, now in preproduction, got a funding boost with a new minority coproduction grant from Film Center Montenegro.

How to Become Georgian by Natia Arabuli-Weger

PRODUCTION: How to Become Georgian Begins Filming in Georgia

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2018-10-10

TBILISI: Natia Arabuli-Weger’s How to Become Georgian, a documentary about young foreign musicians who have chosen to live in Georgia, has completed a pre-shoot in Tbilisi and now moves into…

First Cyprus Film Summit Kicks Off

FNE Staff Cyprus 2018-10-09

NICOSIA: The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency has invited producers from Bollywood, Hollywood and Pinewood along with a contingent of international representatives from around the world to a film summit taking…

Montenegro Funds Three Minority Coproductions

FNE Staff Montenegro 2018-10-09

PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro announced support in the amount of 137,000.00 EUR for three projects in the category of minority coproductions.