FNE DocBloc: Julian Assange Fills the Great Hall at Jihlava IDFF

JIHLAVA: Taking risks is not the traditional path for most film festivals. Sponsors and audiences often prove averse to such a move. But in the case of the fifth annual…
30-10-2015

GRANTS: Croatia Announces Production Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 2,619,419 EUR / 19,955,870 HRK in grants for feature films, debut feature films and minority coproductions.
29-10-2015

Doc Helps Old Romanian Cinemas

BUCHAREST: Alexandru Belc's long documentary Cinema, Mon Amour is part of the campaign Save the Big Screen which has led to the digitalisation of 35 old Romanian cinemas since 2014.
29-10-2015

GRANTS: Estonia Announces Grants for Jubilee Films

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute today announced grants for six film projects that are designated for screening during the Republic of Estonia’s 100th anniversary in 2018.
29-10-2015

Czech Sirena Film Coproduction Sells Worldwide Rights

PRAGUE: Bones of the Wise Men, a coproduction from Prague-based Sirena Film with Germany’s Films in Motion, has been acquired by Spain’s Moonrise Pictures for exclusive worldwide rights prior to…
29-10-2015

FNE at JIHLAVA IDFF: Industry Section Spurs Growth

JIHLAVA: The first full working day of the 19th Jihlava IDFF which runs through 1 November 2105, started at a running speed, with nine specialised industry programme sections kicking off…
29-10-2015

Jacek Drosio to Receive EFA Editing Award

BERLIN: Polish film editor Jacek Drosio is one of six honorees who will receive awards from the European Film Academy (EFA).
28-10-2015

FESTIVALS: The Event Wins Riga IFF

RIGA: The Riga International Film Festival First Award in history went to Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa for his documentary The Event about a failed 1991 communist coup d’etat attempt in…
28-10-2015

FESTIVALS: Slovak Comeback Wins Georgian CineDOC Festival

TBILISI: The Slovak film Comeback directed by Miro Remo won the main prize of the international competition at the first CineDoc IDFF at the awards ceremony on 24 October 2015.
28-10-2015

FNE Europa International: Sales Agent of the Month: Paola Corvino, Intramovies

FNE and Europa International are launching a new chapter of interviews. Every two months we will talk to a European sales agent dealing with films from the FNE region countries.
28-10-2015

Exchange Rates Bites into CME Returns

PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises posted increases in net revenues for both Q3 and its nine month statement, but a rising dollar ended up showing a decline for the company.
28-10-2015

FNE Association Networking Event Brings Top International TV Producers to Regiofun

KATOWICE: Top international producers of TV and film gathered together with film fund representatives from Estonia and Lithuania to share their experiences about development and shooting of projects in central…
27-10-2015

FNE at REGIOFUN: Paweł Borowski in Development with Wooma

KATOWICE: Wooma, a live action feature with animated elements based on a comic book by Karol Kalinowski, was presented at the Look For Fund event held at the 6th International…
27-10-2015

Slovene Hip Hop Romance Opens in Top Ten

LJUBLJANA: The Beat of Love / Utrip Ljubezni debuted in tenth place in Slovenia for the week ending 21 October 2015.
27-10-2015

Gangster Ka and Wilsonov Hold on at Czech Box Office

PRAGUE: Gangster Ka and Wilsonov held on to the number nine and number ten slots at the Czech box office.
27-10-2015

FNE at REGIOFUN: REGIOFUN Fetes Regionally Funded Films

KATOWICE: The Spanish drama Marshland directed by Alberto Rodriguez won the first prize in the Feature Film Competition at the 6th International Festival of Film Producers in Katowice (20 -25…
26-10-2015

FNE at Cyprus Short Film Festival: Out of Sight Grabs the Spotlight

LIMASSOL: David Hands and Christina Georgiou’s film Out of Sight won first prize for best short film in the national competition, while director Ursula Meier won first prize for best…
26-10-2015

Foreign Films Shot in Romania Generate 82% of Film Biz

BUCHAREST: The aggregate turnover of the film industry in Romania is approximately 53 m EUR, out of which 82% is generated by foreign films shot in Romania. Despite this, no…
26-10-2015

Czech Television Docs Head to Cinemas

PRAGUE: Former Czechoslovak intelligence agent, foodblogger, refugees at the Macedonian border, revival bands, Generation Y, and children from educational institutions. These are just some of the protagonists of the forthcoming…
26-10-2015

FNE DocBloc: Emerging Producers at Jihlava

The Jihlava IDFF will once again bring together emerging documentary film producers from across CEE. FNE profiles six of these young filmmakers.
23-10-2015