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Director of Polish Film Institute Appeals to the Management of Television Stations

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-03

WARSAW: The Polish Directors' Guild has appealed to public and private television broadcasters to broadcast Polish films and original TV programmes to support creators currently deprived of any source of…

Estonia Proposes Additional Crisis Funding for Culture and Sports

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2020-04-03

TALLINN: The Estonian Ministry of Culture has put forward a plan to support culture and sports with an additional 25 m EUR to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. The crisis…

Three Croatian Films in Docu Rough Cut Boutique

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2020-04-03

SARAJEVO: Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the Sarajevo Film Festival's and Balkan Documentary Center's development platform, has announced the five projects selected for its 2020 edition under the slogan “Staying together,…

WIDE Adds Lithanian and Polish Titles

FNE Staff Poland 2020-04-03

WARSAW: The French sales company WIDE is promoting two Lithuanian and one Polish film in its new line-up of acquisitions.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex-Oriente Masterclass Goes Online

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2020-04-03

Ex-Oriente is offering a masterclass on editing by tutor Niels Pagh Andersen online.

Polish Film Institute Launches Plan for Film Industry in Crisis

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The 16-person crisis team formed by the Polish Film Institute (PISF) issued its first decisions after the first meeting on 20 March 2020. Their aim is to support the…

Poland Introduces Financial Support for Cultural Sector During COVID-19 Pandemic

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage is working on a package of support for cultural institutions as well as filmmakers and artists who have suffered losses due…

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports Three Films for Young Audience

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported the production of three new feature films for younger audiences with 813,784 EUR / 3.7 m PLN in the 1st batch of funding for…

Montenegrin Film and TV Industry Adapts to COVID-19 Crisis

Maja Bogojević Montenegro 2020-04-02

PODGORICA: Many film projects in development have been suspended or cancelled, and the postproduction of some films has stopped in Montenegro, but the industry is stepping in to make film…

PRODUCTION: Slovak Coproduction Shadow Land Completes Postproduction

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2020-04-02

BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak historical drama Shadow Land / Krajina ve stínu directed by Bohdan Sláma has completed postproduction. The coproduction was shot in black and white on celluloid with classic…

FESTIVALS: Warsaw FF 2020 Opens Submissions

FNE Staff Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The Warsaw Film Festival announced the opening of submissions as of 1 April 2020.

Montenegro Enacts Emergency Measures to Help Film Industry and Culture Professionals

Maja Bogojević Montenegro 2020-04-01

PODGORICA: Montenegro, the last European country to be hit by COVID-19, has announced actions intended to help the film industry during the crisis. They include a set of emergency measures…

Malta's Producers See Positive Results of Lobbying Efforts

FNE Staff Malta 2020-04-01

VALLETTA: The Malta Producers Association applauded the decision to include the film and TV production industry in the government’s support measures. The MPA had worked on lobbying the government after…

COVID-19 Cripples Slovenian Film Industry

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2020-04-01

LJUBLJANA: The increasingly restrictive preventive measures declared by the Slovenian Government regarding the spread of the Coronavirus have led to the halt or postponement of almost all the activities in…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 31.03.2020.

FNE Staff Region 2020-04-01

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…

FESTIVALS: Krakow Film Festival Goes Online

FNE Staff Poland 2020-04-01

KRAKOW: The organisers of the 60th Krakow Film Festival announced on 31 March, that the event will take place on the originally planned date of 31 May to 7 June…

Croatia Introduces State Measures to Support Filmmakers

Milena Zajović Croatia 2020-03-31

ZAGREB: The COVID-19 pandemic affects the Croatian film industry strongly. All filming has been canceled or postponed, including the production of the new feature films by Goran Dukić, Juraj Lerotić…

Georgian Directors Share Films Online During COVID-19 Crisis

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2020-03-31

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center responds to the COVID-19 crisis with the launch of online film screenings, with 27 films already signed on to be part of the initiative.

Director Ivars Zviedris at Riga International Airport

PRODUCTION: Latvian Filmmaker Ivars Zviedris Documents a Country in Lockdown

Zane Balčus Latvia 2020-03-31

RIGA: The Latvian documentary filmmaker Ivars Zviedris has started documenting the evolving situation and people affected by the virus, in response to the restrictions introduced in Latvia due to COVID-19.