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FESTIVALS: Take Me Somewhere Nice Wins 25th Sarajevo Film Festival

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-23

SARAJEVO: Take Me Somewhere Nice by Ena Sendijarevic, a coproduction between the Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, was awarded the Heart of Sarajevo for best feature film at the 25th…

OBITUARY: Polish Producer Piotr Woźniak-Starak

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-08-23

WARSAW: The accomplished Polish film producer Piotr Woźniak-Starak, co-owner of Watchout Studio, died tragically on 18 August 2019 in a boating accident. He was 39 years old.

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: For the First Time Estonia Has Two Films Competing for Oscars

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-08-23

TALLINN: A committee led by the Estonian Film Institute has selected Truth and Justice by Tanel Toom as Estonia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’…

FNE at Venice 2019: FNE FIPRESCI CRITICS' POLL

FNE Staff Region 2019-08-23

Invitation for all FIPRESCI and SNCCI Members attending the Venice Film Festival 2019:

FNE IDF DocBloc: Summer with KineDok

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-08-23

Institute of Documentary Film's KineDok screens at untraditional venues not only in the Czech Republic, but also in six other European countries.

Left to right: Chairman of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly Elmedin Konaković, Minister of Culture and Sports of the Sarajevo Canton Mirvad Kurić, Sarajevo Film Festival Director Mirsad Purivatra, Prime minister of the Sarajevo Canton Edin Forto and Head of Industry of Sarajevo Film Festival Jovan Marjanović

FNE at Sarajevo Film Festival 2019: Sarajevo Announces Film and TV Production Funding Scheme

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-22

SARAJEVO: The government of Sarajevo Canton has announced it will allocate approximately 1 m EUR / 2 m BAM of its budget for film and television production grants starting in…

The Great Adventure by Cecilia Ștefănescu

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Romanian Cecilia Ștefănescu Presents Her Debut Feature Project The Great Adventure

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-22

SARAJEVO: Romanian writer and short film director Cecilia Ștefănescu, whose short film Morski briz (2018) competed for the Heart of Sarajevo, returns with her debut feature project The Great Adventure…

Baltic Film Days Honour Baltic Way

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-08-22

RIGA: The 3rd edition of Baltic Film Days will be held in Tallinn (Kino Artis) and Vilnius (Forum Cinemas Vingis) on 21-22 August, and in Riga (Splendid Palace) on 22-23…

Seven Projects Receive Support Within New Polish Cash Rebate Scheme

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-08-21

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute has signed contracts with producers of seven projects since the introduction of the 30% cash rebate scheme for audiovisual production in Poland this year.

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Emanuel Pârvu Returns to CineLink With Trust

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-21

SARAJEVO: Romanian director Emanuel Pârvu, who won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director for his debut feature Meda or The Not So Bright Side of Things / Meda sau…

FESTIVALS: 10th Festival of Creative Documentary Film MakeDox Ready to Kick Off

Marina Lazarevska North Macedonia 2019-08-21

SKOPJE: A total of 70 films from all over the world will be screened at the 10th Festival for Creative Documentary Film MakeDox, which kicks off in Skopje on 21…

Thirteen Films from CEE In EFA Feature Film Selection

FNE Staff Region 2019-08-21

BERLIN: Thirteen films from the CEE are among the 46 titles which made it on the 2019 EFA Feature Film Selection list and are recommended for a nomination for the…

The Happiest Man in the World or Lessons in Love by Teona Strugar Mitevska

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Teona Strugar Mitevska Presents The Happiest Man in the World or Lessons in Love

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-20

SARAJEVO: Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska, whose last film God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija won the Ecumenical Jury Prize and Guild Film Prize at the 2019 Berlinale, is presenting…

PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Mariana Čengel Solčanská Preps The Chambermaid

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-08-20

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Mariana Čengel Solčanská starts preproduction on the Slovak/Czech historical drama The Chambermaid / Slúžka. The film is based on Hana Lasicová’s bestseller published in 2013 about lesbian…

Interview with Nino Kirtadze: Support From Eurimages Is Vital For Georgian Cinema

FNE Staff Georgia 2019-08-20

TBILISI: Film director, screenwriter, journalist and actress Nino Kirtadze, the new representative of Georgia in Eurimages, spoke with Film New Europe about the importance of Eurimages support for Georgian coproductions…

FNE AV Innovation: FanSifter Powers Events With Fan Data

Aivar Laan Region 2019-08-20

FanSifter powers live events and festivals to utilize their fan data for smarter marketing and more personalized experiences for fans

Polish nc+ Takes Majority Stake in Kino Świat

FNE Staff Poland 2019-08-19

WARSAW: Polish Pay TV platform nc+ will become the distributor of the catalogue of Kino Świat, by purchasing a 70% stake in the biggest film distributor in Poland.

Death of the Little Match Girl by Goran Kulenović

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2019: Croatian Goran Kulenović Presents Mysterious Murder Story in Death of the Little Match Girl

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-19

SARAJEVO: Croatian writer/director Goran Kulenović will present the dark humour thriller Death of the Little Match Girl, based on Zoran Ferić’s novel, at the CineLink Co-Production Market (20-22 August 2019)…

Docu Talent Award Winners 2019 Announced

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-19

SARAJEVO: The projects Kix by Bálint Révész and Dávid Mikulán (Hungarian/German/Croatian coproduction) and Frem by Viera Čákányová (Czech Republic) are both winners of Docu Talent Awards 2019. The awards were…

Czech and Polish Films Among 2019 Student Academy Awards Finalists

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-08-19

PRAGUE: One Czech animated film and one Polish documentary are among the 2019 Student Academy Awards finalists. The winners of the student Oscars will be announced in Los Angeles on…