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FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: Inhale-Exhale

FNE Staff Georgia 2019-11-29

TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze's Inhale-Exhale aka 43 will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on 1 December 2019. The film…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Double Win for East Silver Caravan Doc

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-29

The Russian doc How Big is the Galaxy has picked up awards in Italy and France.

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija by Teona Strugar Mitevska

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya Wins 2019 LUX Film Prize

FNE Staff Region 2019-11-28

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament has awarded the 2019 LUX Film Prize Award to God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya by Macedonian director Teona Struga Mitevska. The award was presented at…

Tallinn to Build Film Studios

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-11-28

TALLINN: The City of Tallinn is partnering with Tallinn Film Wonderland to construct a film industry centre, which will include three film studios and auxiliary spaces on Paljassaare peninsula in…

Slovenia Provides More Funds for Art and Culture

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-11-28

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian parliament passed a new bill providing 122.6 m EUR in additional funds for arts and culture for the period of 2021 – 2027, an average of 17.5…

Gordan Kičić’s Real Story Opens in Second Spot at Serbian Box Office

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-11-28

BELGRADE: Popular Serbian film, TV and theatre actor Gordan Kičić’s directorial debut Real Story / Realna priča reached second place in the national box office charts, the second strong Serbian…

PRODUCTION: Rusudan Chkonia Preps Georgian/Swiss/Norwegian Coproduction Venice

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2019-11-28

TBILISI: Georgian director Rusudan Chkonia is starting preproduction on the Georgian/Swiss/Norwegian feature drama Venice. Rusudan Chkonia is an awarded Georgian director, who participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus and the…

FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: A Pig

FNE Staff Georgia 2019-11-28

TBILISI: Giga Liklikadze’s low-budget debut feature film A Pig will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on 1 December 2019. The film had its…

FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: Negative Numbers

FNE Staff Georgia 2019-11-28

TBILISI: Uta Beria’s debut feature Negative Numbers, the first Georgian/French/Italian coproduction, will be shown in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi Film Festival, which begins on 1 December 2019.

FESTIVALS: Six Films Screen in Tbilisi IFF Georgian Panorama

FNE Staff Georgia 2019-11-27

TBILISI: The Tbilisi IFF will open on 1 December with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s early work Blackmail. The festival will show six new domestic films in its Georgian Pamorama…

FNE AV Innovation: Velvet Icons Productions A Film Studio For The Digital Era

Victoria Buchy Region 2019-11-27

We have asked Sten-Kristian Saluveer, founder and CEO of Storytek Creative Hub, to introduce some of the hottest new projects from Storytek, so that FNE readers have the chance to…

Croatian Ankica Jurić Tilić to Receive Eurimages Co-production Award

FNE Staff Region 2019-11-27

STRASBOURG: The Croatian producer Ankica Jurić Tilić will be given the Eurimages Co-production Award at the European Film Awards ceremony on Saturday, 7 December, in Berlin.

CEE Animation Forum 2020 Opens Call for Animation Projects

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-11-27

LIBEREC: The CEE Animation Forum, which takes place 5 – 8 May 2020, is accepting applications for animation projects through 10 January.

Documentary Platform Vintage Sahia Launched in Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-11-26

BUCHAREST: Vintage Sahia, the first web platform with films produced by the Communist documentary studio Alexandru Sahia between 1950 and 1990, was recently launched in Romania by One World Romania…

The Pack Season 3 to Open Across HBO Europe Territories

FNE Staff Poland 2019-11-26

WARSAW: The third season of the hit Polish series The Pack / Wataha will open across all HBO Europe territories on 6 December 2019.

FESTIVALS: PÖFF Shorts Announces 2019 Winners

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-11-26

TALLINN: The Black Nights Film Festival / PÖFF announced the winner of its shorts competition and selected the Georgian film 12 K Marx Street by Irine Jordania to compete in…

Martin Campbell’s The Asset Starring Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson to Shoot in Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-11-25

BUCHAREST: Martin Campbell’s The Asset, starring Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Maggie Q, will be shot in Romania for 10 weeks starting 8 January 2020. The project will benefit…

PRODUCTION: Dustin Loose Shoots German/Polish Ein Sommer

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-11-25

GDYNIA: The German/Polish coproduction Ein Sommer is shooting in the Trójmiasto region in northern Poland. The drama directed by Dustin Loose is supported by the Polish 30% tax incentive scheme.…

FESTIVALS: Balagov's Beanpole Wins at Ljubljana IFF 2019

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-11-25

LJUBLJANA: Beanpole, an intimate Russian drama about a close friendship between two young women trying to piece together the fragments of their lives in the aftermath of war, won Best…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update

FNE Staff Region 2019-11-25

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…