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FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Patchwork

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-12

COTTBUS: Cyprus makes a rare appearance at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018, with producer Janine Teerling of AMP Filmworks and director Petros Charalambous pitching…

Jirí Mádl in Vlk z Královských Vinohrad by Jan Nemec

PRODUCTION: Jiri Madl Completes On the Roof for 2019 Premiere

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-11-12

PRAGUE: The popular Czech actor-turned-director Jiri Madl is completing his second film On the Roof to debut in 2019, a year after originally scheduled.

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update

FNE Staff Region 2018-11-12

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…

The winner of the COCO BEST PITCH AWARD and COCO PRODUCERS NETWORK AWARD at Connecting Cottbus 2018: the Romanian project OCTOBER by director Cristian Pascariu and producer Oana Giurgiu from Libra Film Productions

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Pitching Awards Go to Romania and Lithuania

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-09

COTTBUS: The Best Pitch Award of the 20th edition of the East-West coproduction market Connecting Cottbus (8 and 9 November 2018) went to the Romanian project October from director Cristian…

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018 Works in Progress: Brighton 4

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-09

COTTBUS: Six works in progress presented at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8 and 9 November 2018, stretched the territorial range of the iconic East-West coproduction market,…

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Mira

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-09

COTTBUS: Producer Maria Blicharska of Donten & Lacroix Films and director Anna Jadowska are pitching the Polish dark comedy Mira at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9…

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Victim

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-09

COTTBUS: Producer Jakub Viktorin of the Slovak half of the young Czech/Slovak production company nutprodukcia and director Michal Blasko are presenting their project Victim at the 20th edition of Connecting…

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: The Myth of a Real Man

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-09

COTTBUS: Producer Adi Dizdarevic of Dart Film and director Lee Filipovski are pitching the Serbian drama The Myth of a Real Man at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking…

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: October

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-09

COTTBUS: Romanian producer Oana Giurgiu of Libra Film Production and director Cristian Pascariu presented the Romanian project October at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018.…

PRODUCTION: Małgorzata Szumowska in Development with The Masseur

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-11-09

WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska is developing a Polish/German coproduction entitled The Masseur.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Central Bus Station Tops East Silver Viewers List

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-11-09

Czech docs topped the list of the most viewed films of the East Silver Video Market at Jihlava IDFF.

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: New Film Incentives Raise the Bar for CEE Territories

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-08

COTTBUS: Before the pitching programmes at Karlovy Vary, Warsaw, Transylvania or Trieste, there was Connecting Cottbus, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Setting a goal of bringing together the industry…

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: 9th Step

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-08

COTTUBS: Lithuania for the first time is represented by two projects at Connecting Cottbus, running 8 and 9 November 2018. The first is presented by IN SCRIPT's producer Lukas Trimonis…

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: I Never Cry

Cathy Meils Region 2018-11-08

COTTBUS: Producer Jan Kwiecinski of Akson Studio and director Piotr Domalewski are pitching the tragicomedy I Never Cry at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018.

GRANTS: Latvia Gives Grants to Four Family Films

Zane Peneze Latvia 2018-11-08

Riga: The National Film Centre of Latvia will distribute 1,240,417 EUR for the production of four family films.

Bulgaria to Sign Cooperation Agreement with Kosovo

FNE Staff Bulgaria 2018-11-08

SOFIA: The Bulgarian government has approved a coproduction agreement with Kosovo, Bulgarian news source Transmedium News reported.

FESTIVALS: Cinedays European Film Festival Opens in Skopje

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2018-11-08

SKOPJE: Fourteen European films will compete for the main prizes of the 17th edition of Cinedays Festival of European Film, running 8 - 18 November in Skopje. Eight films will…

PRODUCTION: Czech Comedy The Last Aristocrat Starts Casting

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-11-07

PRAGUE: A film version of the Czech bestseller The Last Aristocrat, directed by Jiří Vejdělek, is in preproduction for release in 2019.

PRODUCTION: The Despair Moves into Post-production

Cathy Meils Latvia 2018-11-07

RIGA: Latvian Emerging Producer at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Lelde Pruse continues her collaboration with the award-winning director Karlis Lesins, who has completed shooting on his feature film…

Tony, Shelly and Genius by Filip Pošivač

Czech Animated Feature Film Selected for Cartoon Springboard

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-11-07

PRAGUE: Tony, Shelly & Genius, a 70-minute animated feature film, is among the 24 projects which will be pitched at Cartoon Springboard taking place 4-6 December in Valenciennes.