CEE Animation, a network that brings together regional activities for promotion and development of animation and its talents in Central and Eastern Europe, recently welcomed four new members to its Grouping. The new members were voted in at CEE Animation’s General Assembly which was held on Thursday, September 5.
Members of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) selected Waves by Jiří Mádl as the Czech entry for the Oscars. In his third feature film, a former Czech Film Springboard project, the actor-turned-director Jiří Mádl (To See the Sea, On the Roof) delves into the dramatic events of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia from the point of view of journalists working in the International Editorial Office of Czechoslovak Radio. The Czech Film Fund supported the film with EUR 628,000. Additional support came from the Prague Audiovisual Fund and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund. The film will represent the Czech Republic as the official submission for the 97th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Croatia Selects Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day as Oscar Contender
Croatia 10-09-2024ZAGREB: Ivona Juka’s sophomore feature Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day / Lijep avečer, lijep dan has been selected by a commission appointed by the Croatian Society of Film Workers as Croatia’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The film is a coproduction between Croatia, Canada, Poland, Cyprus, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
BUDAPEST: The first English-language film by Hungarian director Lili Horvát is a sci-fi romance starring Andrew Scott and Greta Lee. My Notes on Mars is due to shoot in Budapest and Vienna in the spring of 2025.
RIGA: Projects from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Romania, Germany and Kazakhstan are among the winners of the 28th edition of the Baltic Sea Docs documentary pitching forum, which was held in Riga 1 – 8 September 2024.
Year of German Central European Films 2024: German Films Screenings in September 2024
Region 10-09-2024FNE together with German Films have launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus and Malta and FNE partner countries’ films screening in Germany.
From September 12–15, Klaipėda will be shaken by the tenth Animation and Video Game Festival BLON. The festival’s program will feature exclusive works of animation, virtual reality (VR), and video games from around the world, including an animated film from the Philippines and VR works by Lithuanian creators. The organizers promise a diverse program, ensuring that everyone will find something to watch.
The 28th edition of the Baltic Sea Docs documentary pitching forum concluded in Riga after a week of workshops, seminars, pitching sessions and film screenings. Held on 1-8 September, the forum featured 26 documentary projects from the wider Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe, and the Caucasus, providing an important platform for creative documentary filmmakers to present their work to key industry professionals.
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights to what critics in many different countries think about the programme.
The following grants have been announced by the National Film Institute – Hungary throughout 2024.
