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PRODUCTION: New Indian Film Wrapped Shooting in Georgia

FNE Staff Georgia 2018-03-26

TBILISI: The shooting for a new Indian film directed by Dr Anil Viswanath and starring Southern Indian stars Naveen Chandra and Shalini Vadnikatti wrapped in Georgia in March 2018.

Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania to Launch New Film Education Programme

FNE Staff Slovenia 2018-03-26

LJUBLJANA: Teaching European History through Cinema (TEHC), a film education programme using European films as a tool for learning history, will be implemented in 2018 in Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania…

FESTIVALS: Custody Wins 25th Febiofest in Prague

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-03-23

PRAGUE: The French film Custody directed by Xavier Legrand was awarded best film in the New Europe competition of the 25th Prague International Film Festival Febiofest.

TVP to Produce Nine Documentaries on Polish Independence in 2018

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-03-23

WARSAW: The Polish public broadcaster TVP finalised a special competition for documentaries celebrating the 100th anniversary of Polish independence and chose 13 projects that will go into production in 2018.…

The Distant Barking of Dogs by Simon Lereng Wilmont

CEE Films Selected for THE CHANGING FACE OF EUROPE at Hot Docs Toronto

FNE Staff Region 2018-03-23

HAMBURG: Docs from Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Kosovo, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are among the ten European documentaries selected by the European Film Promotion (EFP) and Hot Docs…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Apply Now for Ex Oriente Film 2018

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-03-23

Apply now for Ex Oriente Film 2018 and get a tailor made training for the development of your film with the help of more than 25 world renowned film professionals!

Research on Gender Inequality in the Film Sector Shows 90% of Slovenian Films Directed by Men in Past Two Decades

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-03-22

LJUBLJANA: Ninety percent of the films made in Slovenia from 1995 to 2017 were directed by men, according to research commissioned by the Slovenian Film Centre.

FESTIVALS: Polish Documentary Dust Wins 25th Slovak MFFK Febiofest

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2018-03-22

BRATISLAVA: Polish short documentary Dust / Proch directed by Jakub Radej was awarded best film at the 25th edition of MFFK Febiofest. The festival took place in Bratislava from 15…

FESTIVALS: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Announces New Baltic Films Competition

FNE Staff Estonia 2018-03-22

TALLINN: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) announced a new competition programme, the Baltic Film Competition. The festival running from 16 November to 2 December 2018 also opens submissions…

PRODUCTION: Amazon Studios' Carnival Row Wraps Shooting in Czech Republic

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-03-21

PRAGUE: The futuristic series Carnival Row, produced by Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, and starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, wrapped shooting in the Czech Republic on 14 March 2018.…

Pitbull.The Last Dog by Władysław Pasikowski

Pasikowski's Pitbull. The Last Dog with Strong Opening in Poland

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-03-21

WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski's third part of the Pitbull crime trilogy had over 350,000 admissions during its opening weekend, making it the second best result for a local premiere in 2018…

Christmas Special Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree Scores Television Pre-Sales

FNE Staff Lithuania 2018-03-21

VILNIUS: London-based Meta Media Entertainment presold the Christmas special Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree to several television broadcasters, and will be presenting it at MIPTV in Cannes (9-12 April 2018).…

Cinema City Opens Its Fifth 4DX Cinema in Romania

FNE Staff Romania 2018-03-21

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Cinema City opened in Cluj-Napoca its fifth 4DX cinema in Romania with an investment of approximately 850,000 EUR. Cinema City is the biggest cinema operator in Romania.

The Liberation of Skopje by Rade and Danilo Šerbedžija

The Liberation of Skopje Sold to China

Iulia Blaga Macedonia 2018-03-20

SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Croatian/Finnish/British coproduction The Liberation of Skopje by Rade and Danilo Šerbedžija has been sold to China. Representatives of the Italian sales agent Summerside International told FNE that interest…

Five CEE Projects Receive Eurimages Coproduction Funding

FNE Staff Region 2018-03-20

STRASBOURG: Five international coproductions involving Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Croatia and Bulgaria are among the winners of the coproduction funding announced by the Board of Management of the…

PRODUCTION: Four Female Directors Shoot First Polish Series from Netflix

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-03-20

WARSAW: Olga Chajdas and Agnieszka Smoczyńska are joining Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik for the shooting of 1983, the first Polish Netflix series. The 8-episode series, which is currently shooting…

KVIFF Sponsor ČEZ Pulls Out as General Partner of Festival

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-03-20

PRAGUE: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has lost its general partner just four months before the beginning of the 53rd edition of the festival. The energy company ČEZ decided…

My Grandma’s Locks by Marine Zakaryan and Hovhaness Galstyan

PRODUCTION: Hovhaness Galstyan and Marine Zakaryan Prep First Armenian/Bulgarian Coproduction

Iulia Blaga Bulgaria 2018-03-19

SOFIA: Armenia’s Parallels Film Production, Bulgaria’s Jelfilm and Germany’s Clever Production are in preproduction with the first coproduction between Armenia and Bulgaria. My Grandma’s Locks is the sophomore feature by…

Touch Me Not Expected to Be Sold in 40 Territories

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-03-19

BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie’s Golden Bear and the GWFF Best First Feature Award winner at the 2018 Berlinale, Touch Me Not was sold by Doc & Film in 12 territories. Representatives…

FESTIVALS: 3/4 Wins 22nd Sofia IFF

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2018-03-19

SOFIA: Ilian Metev’s debut feature 3/4 won the Grand Prix in the international competition of the 22nd Sofia International Film Festival held from 7 to18 March 2018.This Bulgarian/German coproduction also…