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FNE Rebranding in 2019-2020: FNE has commissioned some of the top specialists in the region to create a new design and new look for FNE and FNE Daily

FNE Staff Region 2019-12-11

The “new look” will include both technical and design updates. But don’t worry, the factual and accurate information about the film industry in the region, that has made FNE the…

Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Elected Deputy Chairwoman of EFA’s Board

FNE Staff Romania 2019-12-11

BUCHAREST: Romanian producer Ada Solomon was voted Deputy Chairwoman of the European Film Academy’s Board on the occasion of the European Film Awards meeting in Berlin last weekend. She will…

Young Tesla and Idea Poachers by Petar Orešković pitching

PRODUCTION: Petar Orešković Preps Children's Film about Nikola Tesla

Milena Zajović Croatia 2019-12-11

ZAGREB: Director Petar Orešković is preparing a feature film for children Young Tesla and Idea Poachers about Nikola Tesla, with the shooting set for 2020. The film is a Croatian/Slovenian/Austrian/Serbian/Dutch…

Romanian Film Archive Finishes 4K Restoration of Classic Moromeții at Cinelabs Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-12-11

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Archive has finalised the 4K restoration of Stere Gulea’s black and white drama Moromeții (1987), which is considered one of the best Romanian films of all…

dok.incubator Call For Ambitious Long Docs in Rough Cut Stage

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-12-11

PRAGUE: Editors, directors and producers of ambitious documentaries in rough cut stage are invited to apply to the six-month long workshop dok.incubator till 29 January 2020.

Stop Motion Animated Film Workshop in Montenegro

FNE Staff Montenegro 2019-12-11

PODGORICA: Film Centre of Montenegro and the ZVVIKS Institute in Ljubljana have recently organised a six-day stop motion animated film workshop under the mentorship of the Slovenian director and producer…

GRANTS: North Macedonia Film Agency Announces Second Production Grants for 2019

Marina Lazarevska North Macedonia 2019-12-10

SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 2,470,719 EUR / 151.7 m MKD to 15 films within the second deadline in 2019 for production grants for feature, short, animated and…

Serbian 4 Roses Debuts at Number 3 in Local Weekend Box Office

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-10

BELGRADE: Vasilije Nikitovićs debut feature 4 Roses / 4 Ruže reached the third position in the Serbian weekend box office during its first weekend (5-8 December 2019) with 15,464 admissions…

PRODUCTION: Maciej Drygas in Production with Polish/Lithuanian Doc Trains

FNE Staff Poland 2019-12-10

WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director Maciej Drygas is currently in production with Trains, a documentary he is also producing through Drygas Film Production in coproduction with Rasa Miškinytė through Lithuania’s Era…

The Christmas Gift, Cold War and Ankica Jurić Tilić Awarded at 32nd European Film Awards

FNE Staff Region 2019-12-09

BERLIN: The Christmas Gift by Romania’s Bogdan Mureşanu was awarded the European Short Film prize, Cold War by Polish/British Pawel Pawlikowski received the People’s Choice Award and Croatia’s Ankica Jurić…

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports Three New Feature Films

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-12-09

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported the production of three new feature films with 981,787 EUR / 4.2 m PLN in the 3rd and last batch of funding for 2019.

FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Dito Tsintsadze’s Inhale-Exhale Wins Top Prize

Anna Franklin Georgia 2019-12-09

TBILISI: Inhale-Exhale by the acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze was awarded best feature film at the 20th edition of the Tbilisi International Film Festival. The festival ran from 1…

FESTIVALS: Poland’s Acid Rain Wins Animateka 2019

FNE Staff Slovenia 2019-12-09

LJUBLJANA: Acid Rain by Poland’s Tomek Popakul was awarded the Jury Grand Prix in the Eastern and Central European Competition Programme of the 16th Animateka International Animated Film Festival, held…

FESTIVALS: Bratislava IFF Cancels 2019 Edition

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-12-09

BRATISLAVA: The Bratislava International Film Festival has cancelled its 2019 edition, which was due in December, but it plans to develop into a modern and larger film event next year.

Development Award for Coproductions Between Italy and the Baltics Launches Call for Entries

FNE Staff Region 2019-12-09

VILNIUS: Applications are open for the 30,000 EUR development award for coproductions between Italy and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The winner will be announced at the 9th edition of the…

PRODUCTION: First Macedonian Feature in Turkish in Postproduction

Marina Lazarevska North Macedonia 2019-12-06

SKOPJE: Producers Vladimir Atanasovski and Angela Nestorovska from Sektor Film are in final postproduction with The Hardest Thing / Najteskoto nesto directed by acclaimed Turkish director Serdar Akar. This Macedonian/Turkish…

PRODUCTION: Sequel To Young Audience Hit Double Trouble In Postproduction

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-12-06

WARSAW: Triple Trouble / Tarapaty 2, a sequel to the Polish hit live action children film Double Trouble / Tarapaty, wrapped shooting in the last week of November 2019 and…

PRODUCTION: Andrei Gruzsniczki in Postproduction with Emil

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-12-06

BUCHAREST: Writer/director Andrei Gruzsniczki is currently in postproduction with his fourth feature film, Emil (working title), a 100% Romanian coproduction supported by the Romanian Film Centre.

PRODUCTION: Doc About Acclaimed Bosnian and Herzegovinian Painter Safet Zec In Preparation

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-12-06

SARAJEVO: The up-and-coming Bosnian and Herzegovinian film director Gorčin Zec is preparing for the shoot of his first long documentary A Journey to Mastery / Put do majstorstva, about his…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 05.12.2019.

FNE Staff Region 2019-12-06

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…