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Six Documentaries from CEE Countries Nominated for EFA Awards

FNE Staff Region 2018-08-16

SEVILLE: Six documentaries from CEE countries are among the 15 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2018. The EFA Awards ceremony will be held in…

Bosnia and Herzegovina Signs Coproduction Agreement with France

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2018-08-16

SARAJEVO: Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed a coproduction agreement with France during the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival. The agreement aims at modernising the legal framework for coproductions between the two…

PRODUCTION: Maciej Pieprzyca Preps Pianist Mieczysław Kosz Biopic

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-08-15

WARSAW: Director/screenwriter Maciej Pieprzyca is in preparation with Ikarus. The story of Mietek Kosz, a biopic about the famous Polish pianist Mietek Kosz (1944-1973), who lost his eyesight when he…

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2018: Winner of Heart of Sarajevo for Short Film Dušan Kasalica Returns with Debut Feature Project

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2018-08-15

SARAJEVO: Montenegrin writer/director Dušan Kasalica, who won the Heart of Sarajevo for his short film A Matter of Will in 2015, is returning to the Sarajevo Film Festival with his…

Applications Open for EAVE Marketing Workshop

FNE Staff Region 2018-08-15

LUXEMBOURG: Producers and professionals working in sales, distribution and marketing departments can apply for the EAVE Marketing Workshop (14-18 November 2018) until 14 September 2018.

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2018: Summer Night, Half Past Ten, a Contemporary Fairy Tale by Ivana Mladenović

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2018-08-14

SARAJEVO: After the success of her debut feature Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, the Serbian-Romanian writer/director Ivana Mladenović is presenting her second feature film project Summer Night, Half Past Ten…

Shraddha Kapoor in Ek Villain by Mohit Suri (2014)

Big Budget Indian Film Saaho to Be Shot in Romania

FNE Staff Romania 2018-08-14

BUCHAREST: The last leg of Saaho, directed by Sujeeth, is set to be shot on location in Romania. According to DNA India, this contemporary action film will be one of…

MIDPOINT Feature Launch Offers 10,000 EUR Cash Prize

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-08-14

KARLOVY VARY: The best project in the MIDPOINT Feature Launch programme will receive a cash prize of 10,000 EUR, starting from 2019. The winner will be announced at the Karlovy…

PRODUCTION: Romanian Fulbrighter Ioana Mischie in Production with Pioneering Transmedia Franchise with State of the Art Stereoscopic Technology

FNE Staff Romania 2018-08-13

BUCHAREST: Writer/director Ioana Mischie (Fulbright Alumna, Berlinale Talents Alumna) is currently in production with Government of Children, a pioneering transmedia world reuniting a 3D state of the art feature film…

PRODUCTION: Serbian Tamara von Steiner Shoots Documentary in Vietnam

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-08-13

BELGRADE: Serbian documentary filmmaker Tamara von Steiner is currently in production with Road to Agartha, the first Serbian film production to be entirely shot in Vietnam. Von Steiner’s third long…

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2018: Acclaimed Bosnian Director Pjer Žalica Develops Third Feature Film

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2018-08-13

SARAJEVO: Bosnian and Herzegovinian writer/director Pjer Žalica, winner of more than 50 international awards, including Silver Leopard at Locarno IFF and European Film Awards – Discovery Special Mention for his…

BOX OFFICE: Admissions to Latvian Films Double in First Half of 2018

Zane Peneze Latvia 2018-08-10

RIGA: Admissions to Latvian films reached 290,000 in the first half of 2018, marking an already record year for domestic cinema. In 2017 admissions to domestic films were 194,000.

Slovakia Selects The Interpreter as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Slovakia 2018-08-10

BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Martin Šulík’s feature The Interpreter / Tlmočník has been chosen by the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) as the official candidate by Slovakia for an…

FESTIVALS: Green Montenegro International Film Fest 2018 Announces Winners

FNE Staff Montenegro 2018-08-10

ZABLJAK: The 4th edition of GMIFF the Green Montenegro International Film Fest 2018, which wrapped on 7 August 2018, took place for the first time this year in the National…

EAVE on Demand: Two Day Formula to Be Held in Montenegro

FNE Staff Montenegro 2018-08-10

PODGORICA: Film Centre of Montenegro has started cooperation with EAVE and will be hosting the training programme EAVE on Demand the Two Day Formula, which will be held in Podgorica…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Editor's Place in Czech Documentary: Jana Vlčková

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-08-10

Click HERE to read the interview with leading Czech editor Jana Vlčková

BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films in Czech Weekend Top Ten

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-08-09

PRAGUE: Czech films Bear with Us/Chata na prodej by Tomas Pavlicek and Smiles of Sad Men/Úsměvy smutných mužů by Dan Svátek were ranked the 5th and the 6th respectively in…

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Distributes Over 82,000 EUR for Documentary Production and Feature Film Development

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-08-09

PRAGUE: Czech Film Fund allotted 82,353 EUR/21 m CZK in grant support for documentary production and feature film development. A total of 23 projects received funding.

Call for Applications for Animarkt Stop Motion Forum Workshops 2018

FNE Staff Poland 2018-08-09

LODZ: Calls are open to apply for free places in the Directing Stop Motion Animation Workshop with the Beast Animation Studio, Character Development and Storytelling Workshop with Carlos Bleycher and…

FESTIVALS: Greek/Polish Coproduction Pity Wins Herceg Novi Film Festival– Montenegro Film Festival

FNE Staff Montenegro 2018-08-08

HERCEG NOVI: Greek/Polish coproduction Pity, directed by Babis Makridis, was awarded Grand Prix and Golden Mimosa for Best Film in the main competition of the 32nd Herceg Novi Film Festival–…