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FNE speaks to Jana Karaivanova the head of Bulgarian National Film Center

Anna Shevchenko Bulgaria 2018-04-23

Film Archives Congress Meets in Prague

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-23

PRAGUE: The 74th Congress of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives, is running from 22 to 27 April 2018 in Prague, hosted by the National Film Archives of the…

FESTIVALS: Janez Burger’s Ivan Wins LET’S CEE 2018

FNE Staff Region 2018-04-23

VIENNA: The Slovenian/Croatian film Ivan directed by Janez Burger won the Best Feature Film prize at the 6th LET’s CEE film festival, which closed on 22 April 2018.

Foreign Acquisitions Tighten at Slovenia’s Public Broadcaster

Cathy Meils Slovenia 2018-04-23

PLZEN: Shrinking budgets and time slots are reducing foreign programming and documentaries on Slovenia’s public broadcaster RTVS.

SOFA Hosts Second Georgian Workshop

FNE Staff Georgia 2018-04-23

TBILISI: SOFA – School of Film Agents is holding a workshop in Georgia for the second year.

Cannes Adds Three Films to Competition With Minority Coproducers from Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Anna Franklin Region 2018-04-20

WARSAW: The 71 Cannes Film Festival has just added three more films to its competition lineup, produced with minority coproduction partners from Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PRODUCTION: Romanian Minority Coproduction Donbass by Sergei Loznitsa in Postproduction

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-04-20

BUCHAREST: The new feature film Donbass by Sergei Loznitsa, which will open Cannes’s Un Certain Regard on 9 May 2018, is currently in postproduction. The film is a German/ French/Ukrainian/Dutch/Romanian…

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports 13 Czech Minority Coproductions

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-04-20

PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has announced grants for thirteen Czech minority coproduction projects of all genres in 2018, as a sign of the growing awareness by Czech filmmakers of…

Romanian Doc Opens in Fourth Spot

FNE Staff Romania 2018-04-20

BUCHAREST: A Romanian documentary, Untamed Romania / România Neîmblânzita, had a surprisingly strong opening in domestic release, debuting in the fourth place.

FESTIVALS: Abel Ferrara Masterclass at Cyprus Film Days

FNE Staff Cyprus 2018-04-20

NICOSIA: Abel Ferrara will hold a masterclass as part of the industry programme of the 16th Cyprus Film Days festival, which opens on 19 April 2018, running through 28 April.

Ex Oriente Deadline Next Week

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-20

PRAGUE: The Ex Oriente documentary development workshop is accepting applications for its 2018 programme through 24 April 2018.

The Ark of Lights and Shadows by Jan Svatoš

FNE IDF DocBloc: More Czech Docs Get Cinema Releases

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-20

A higher than normal number of Czech films have received cinema distribution recently.

GRANTS: Georgia Announces Feature Film Development Grants – April 2018

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2018-04-19

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has announced development grants for 12 feature film projects.

PRODUCTION: Krzysztof Zanussi in Postproduction with Ether

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-04-19

WARSAW: The acclaimed Polish film director Krzysztof Zanussi is finishing his new drama Ether, a coproduction between Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Lithuania.

Dad’s Volha Hits 2 M USD Mark

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-19

PRAGUE: The Czech dramatic comedy/mother-and-daughter road movie Dad’s Volha / Tatova volha by Jiri Vejdelek has topped the 2 M USD mark after six weeks in distribution in the Czech…

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian/Ukrainian/Polish Coproduction Isaac Wraps Shooting

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2018-04-19

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian historical psychological drama Isaac directed by Jurgis Matulevičius will wrap shooting at the end of April 2018.

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen by Kaspar Jancis, Henry Nicholson, Riho Unt

FESTIVALS: Eight Films Compete at Animafest Zagreb

FNE Staff Croatia 2018-04-19

ZAGREB: Estonia will have the lone entry from Central Europe in Animafest Zagreb’s main competition, Captain Morten and the Spider Queen, an Estonian/Irish/Belgian/British coproduction directed by Kaspar Jancis, Henry Nicholson…

Visegrad Animation Forum Adds Features to its Pitching Session

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-18

TREBON: The sixth annual Visegrad Animation Forum, held 1-3 May 2018 in the Czech spa town of Trebon, will add six animated feature film projects to its established short film…

Barbora Poláková in Quartette by Miroslav Krobot

FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Quartette

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-04-18

PLZEN: Quartette / Kvarteto by Miroslav Krobot will screen at the 31st edition of the Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and…

Applications Open for Czech Script Consulting Incubator

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-18

PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund is accepting applications for the 2018 Script Consulting Incubator through 25 April. The incubator provides development support, along with financial and dramaturgical support, for Czech…