Motherland and Son of Sofia Win ArteKino 2020 Awards

STRASBOURG: Motherland by Tomas Vengris won the Audience Award of the 2020 edition of ArteKino and Son of Sofia by Elina Psykou won the Young Audience Award. They were among…
15-01-2021

FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Compete at 2021 Trieste FF

TRIESTE: Twelve films from across the CEE, Baltic and Balkan region will screen in the feature film competition of the 32nd Trieste Film Festival, which runs 21 – 30 January…
14-01-2021

WEMW Unveils 21 Projects for 2021 Edition

TRIESTE: The 11th edition of the coproduction forum When East Meets West (WEMW), taking place 25 – 28 January 2021, will present 21 film projects from 14 countries.
12-01-2021

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 18.12.2020

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…
18-12-2020

When East Meets West - 25-28 January 2021

Twenty one projects selected for this special “out of the box” edition of the Trieste Co-Production Forum
18-12-2020

Eurimages Awards Last Grants For 2020

STRASBOURG: Coproductions from Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia are among the films receiving funding in the last batch of Eurimages grants in 2020.…
17-12-2020

FESTIVALS: Ivan Tverdovskiy Picks Up Third Win at Cottbus FF

COTTBUS: Ivan Tverdovskiy won the main prize at the 30th FilmFestival Cottbus for an unprecedented third time, this year for the Russian/Estonian/Italian/UK coproduction Conference.
15-12-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 2.12.2020

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…
02-12-2020

WEMW 2021 Extends Deadline

TRIESTE: The coproduction forum When East Meets West (WEMW) has extended its deadline for four 2021 programmes until 4 December 2020.
01-12-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 18.11.2020

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…
19-11-2020

CICAE Applauds Increased Creative Europe Budget

PARIS: The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) issued a statement welcoming the agreement reached by the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on the upcoming long-term…
12-11-2020

Corpus Christi Gets Four Nominations at 2020 European Film Awards

SEVILLE: The Polish/French coproduction Corpus Christi by Jan Komasa received four nominations at the European Film Awards, including the European Film 2020 category, where the Czech/Ukrainian/Slovak coproduction The Painted Bird…
11-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Eviction

COTTBUS: The Hungarian film Eviction / Kilakoltatas directed by Mate Fazekas was presented at the Works in Progress section of connecting cottbus, which concluded its online edition on 6 November…
10-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Sep & Ana

COTTBUS: The Romanian psychological thriller Sep & Ana, directed by Paul Cioran and produced by Claudiu Mitcu for We Are Basca, was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting…
09-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Swaps

COTTBUS: The Macedonian/Polish project Swaps, directed by Gjorce Stavreski, produced by Ivana Shekutkoska for Fragment Film, and coproduced by Harine Films, was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting…
09-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: When You Are 17

COTTBUS: The Georgian project When You Are 17, directed by Giorgi Mukhadze and produced by Nato Sikharulidze for Terra Incognita Films, was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting…
09-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Kiril’s Luck

COTTBUS: The Bulgarian project Kiril’s Luck directed by Milena Andonova and produced by Katya Trichkova for Contrast Films was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running 4-6…
06-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus: Norwegian Dream

COTTBUS: The Norwegian/Polish project Norwegian Dream, directed by Live Igor Devold and produced by Havard Wettland Gosse for Spaett Films and Bartek Glinski for Impakt Film, was pitched at connecting…
06-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus: Parade

COTTBUS: The Lithuanian project Parade directed by Titas Laucius and produced by Klementina Remeikaite for Afterschool Production was pitched at connecting cottbus, which took place online 4-6 November 2020.
06-11-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 04.11.2020

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…
05-11-2020