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PRODUCTION: Marian Crișan Shoots Berliner

FNE Staff Romania 2018-10-12

SALONTA: Romanian director Marian Crișan is currently shooting his fourth feature film Berliner in his hometown of Salonta, in Northern Transylvania. Moldavian DoP Oleg Mutu, who shot Cristian Mungiu’s 4…

Kinodvor 10th Anniversary press conference - Nina Pece Grilc in the middle, Koen Van Daele on the right

FNE Interview with Nina Peče Grilc and Koen Van Daele of Slovenian Art House Cinema Kinodvor

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-10-12

LJUBLJANA: The city cinema Kinodvor, located in the center of Ljubljana, opened its door to the audience on 1 October 2008. In the ten years of its operation it became…

CEE Animation Workshop Accepts Applications

FNE Staff Slovenia 2018-10-12

LJUBLJANA: The CEE Animation Workshop is accepting applications from animated film projects from low production capacity countries until 22 October 2018.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye at Jihlava IDFF

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-10-12

This year, 21 films will compete for the Silver Eye Award for the best documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe at the Ji.hlava IDFF.

PRODUCTION: Tom Prior Stars in Estonian Feature Debut Firebird

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2018-10-11

TALLINN: Estonian director Peeter Rebane started shooting his first feature film Firebird, starring Tom Prior, at the end of September 2018. Shooting will last throughout October mostly in the northeastern…

My Granny from Mars by Aleksandar Mihalkovich

FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Fifteen CEE Films in Jihlava’s Between the Seas Competition

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-10-11

JIHLAVA: Austria has an especially strong presence in the competition of Central European films, Between the Seas, at the 22nd Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, which runs 25 – 30…

CEE Films Compete for EFA European Discovery Award

FNE Staff Region 2018-10-11

BERLIN: Scary Mother directed by Ana Urushadze and Touch Me Not directed by Adina Pintilie are among the six debut films nominated for the European Film Academy’s European Discovery 2018…

What Men Long For Tops Czech Box Office

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-10-10

PRAGUE: The Czech comedy/fantasy What Men Long For / Po čem muži touží by Rudolf Havlik held on to its first place spot for a second week, taking in 33…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 09.10.2018.

FNE Staff Region 2018-10-10

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…

PRODUCTION: Srđan Dragojević’s Heavens Above

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-10-10

BELGRADE: Srđan Dragojević’s new feature film Heavens Above / Nebesa, now in preproduction, got a funding boost with a new minority coproduction grant from Film Center Montenegro.

How to Become Georgian by Natia Arabuli-Weger

PRODUCTION: How to Become Georgian Begins Filming in Georgia

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2018-10-10

TBILISI: Natia Arabuli-Weger’s How to Become Georgian, a documentary about young foreign musicians who have chosen to live in Georgia, has completed a pre-shoot in Tbilisi and now moves into…

First Cyprus Film Summit Kicks Off

FNE Staff Cyprus 2018-10-09

NICOSIA: The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency has invited producers from Bollywood, Hollywood and Pinewood along with a contingent of international representatives from around the world to a film summit taking…

Montenegro Funds Three Minority Coproductions

FNE Staff Montenegro 2018-10-09

PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro announced support in the amount of 137,000.00 EUR for three projects in the category of minority coproductions.

Rambo: First Blood by Ted Kotcheff (1982)

Sylvester Stallone Starts Filming Rambo 5 in Bulgaria

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2018-10-09

SOFIA: The Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone returns to Bulgaria to begin shooting his highly-anticipated sequel Rambo 5 aka Rambo V: Last Blood. The fifth installment of the action sequence famously…

TVN Discovery Invests in Polish Productions

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-10-08

WARSAW: The private broadcaster TVN will produce or coproduce five new films and a mini-series, as part of the stations efforts to support and develop locally made content.

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2018: Ága Grabs Six Awards in Varna

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2018-10-08

VARNA: Milko Lazarov’s drama Ága won six awards, including the Golden Rose award, at the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September - 4 October 2018).

LIM Partners with Lithuania and Macedonia

FNE Staff Lithuania 2018-10-08

VILNIUS: LIM (Less is More), the European development programme for limited budget feature films, has announced new partnerships with the Lithuanian Film Center and the Macedonian Film Agency, as well…

Romania Launches Cash Rebate Scheme

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-10-05

BUCHAREST: Romania’s cash rebate scheme approved in June 2018 will launch on 8 October 2018. The National Commission for Prognosis has announced the members of the Film Commission which will…

Slovenian Comedy Gaja's World at Number One Spot at Domestic Box Office

FNE Staff Slovenia 2018-10-05

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian family comedy Gaja’s World / Gajin Svet directed by Peter Bratusa opened at the number one spot at the domestic box office in Slovenia.