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GRANTS: Latvia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants

Latvia 2017-08-16

RIGA: National Film Center of Latvia has allotted 300,000 EUR to eight minority coproductions including two feature films, one animated film and five documentaries.

FNE at Sarajevo FF: New TV Series Presented at CineLink Drama

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-16

SARAJEVO: Six new projects for TV series from Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia were presented to film professionals at CineLink Industry Days’ CineLink Drama on 15 August 2017.

Polish and Bulgarian Films in the EFA Documentary Selection

Region 2017-08-16

BERLIN: Documentaries from Poland and Bulgaria are among the 15 titles announced for the European Film Academy's Documentary Selection on 15 August 2017. The EFA awards ceremony will take place…

Honeyland by Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Honeyland, Macedonian Documentary on Bees

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-16

SARAJEVO: Macedonian documentary filmmakers Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska are presenting their latest project Honeyland at CineLink Work-in-Progress, taking place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of…

PRODUCTION: Raimundas Banionis Returns to Film with The Purple Fog

Lithuania 2017-08-15

VILNIUS: Acclaimed film, theatre and TV director Raimundas Banionis is returning to film directing after 25 years with The Purple Fog / Purpurinis rūkas. This historical drama is currently in…

Czech National Film Archive Announce First Results on Laterna Magika Multimedia Research Project

Czech Republic 2017-08-15

PRAGUE: The National Film Archive of Czech Republic has launched the first results of the extensive research project Laterna Magika. Past and Present, Documentation, Preservation and Presentation. Launched in the…

Macedonian TV Revenues Down

Macedonia 2017-08-15

SKOPJE: Macedonian TV revenues reached in 2016 their lowest point in the last five years. Commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of approximately 25 m EUR / 1,540,190,000 MKD,…

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Pig, Bulgarian Drama on Bullying

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-15

SARAJEVO: Bulgarian writer/director Dragomir Sholev will present his next project Pig at CineLink Work-in-Progress, set to take place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo Film…

Gorjan Tozija Named Acting Director of Macedonian Film Agency

Macedonia 2017-08-14

SKOPJE: Macedonian Government named Gorjan Tozija acting director of the Macedonian Film Agency on 10 August 2017. He will be replacing Mimi Gjorgoska Ilievska, who was appointed in November 2015.

PRODUCTION: Marek Najbrt in Production with Fairy Tale The Magic Quill

Czech Republic 2017-08-14

PRAGUE: Marek Najbrt, the author of Blanik Office, a series aired on the internet and a big succes in the Czech Republic, is currently in production with the Czech/Slovak coproduction…

FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Western Wins Grand Prize

Poland 2017-08-14

WROCLAW: Western, a German/Bulgarian/Austrian coproduction directed by Valeska Grisebach, won both the International Competition Grand Prize and the FIPRESCI Award at the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival. The…

FNE at Sarajevo Film Festival: Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen Announces Its First Project

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-14

SARAJEVO: A Good Day’s Work by the Slovenian director Martin Turk will be the first project supported through Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen.

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Mo’

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-14

SARAJEVO: Romanian writer/director Radu Dragomir will be presenting his next project Mo’ at CineLink Work-in-Progress set to take place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo…

FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Polish Days Works in Progress

Poland 2017-08-14

WROCŁAW: Nine Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased during the last day of Polish Days, an industry event held at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (3-13 August 2017).…

PRODUCTION: Ivars Zviedris in Production with The Smuggler

Latvia 2017-08-11

RIGA: Acclaimed documentary filmmaker and DoP Ivars Zviedris is currently in production with The Smuggler, a story set on the Latvian/Russian border.

International Co-Production Forum Regiofund Extends Deadline for Call for Projects to 22 August

Poland 2017-08-11

KATOWICE: The deadline for submissions of projects to the International Co-Production Forum Regiofund has been extended until 22 August 2017.

FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Polish Days Pitchings

Poland 2017-08-11

WARSAW: T-Mobile New Horizons IFF's industry event showcased 11 upcoming projects including international coproductions and new films by Jan Komasa, Borys Lankosz, Kuba Czekaj and Magnus von Horn.