GRANTS: North Macedonia Announces Second Production Grants for 2023

SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1,907,317 EUR / 117,300,000 MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated and documentary films, as well as minority coproductions, in the first…
12-02-2024

Czech Republic Reopens Production Incentives Programme

PRAGUE: The production incentive programme has been reopened in the Czech Republic and the system remains unchanged, including the cap of 5.94 m EUR / 150 m CZK per project.
12-02-2024

BOX OFFICE: Lajos Koltai’s Semmelweis Is Most Watched Domestic Film in Hungarian Cinemas in Five Years

BUDAPEST: The biopic Semmelweis, Lajos Koltai’s return to directing after over 15 years, has become the domestic film with best admissions in Hungarian cinemas in the past five years. Since…
12-02-2024

FNE at Berlinale 2024: Estonian Cinema in Berlin

Meet Estonia at the European Film Market! Get in touch to talk about new films, co-production and cash rebate possibilities.
12-02-2024

Vladimir Angelov Appointed Head of North Macedonia Film Agency

SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government appointed Vladimir Angelov as the director of the North Macedonia Film Agency on 6 February 2024. A filmologist, producer and former director of the Cinematheque of…
09-02-2024

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Laurynas Bareisa in Postproduction with Drowning Dry

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer/cinematographer Laurynas Bareisa is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature Drowning Dry (working title), which is a coproduction between Lithuania and Latvia.
09-02-2024

PRODUCTION: Romanian Ioana Mischie in Postproduction with Pioneering Franchise Government of Children II

BUCHAREST: Writer/director Ioana Mischie (Fulbright Alumna, Berlinale Talents Alumna, Sundance Capalbio Alumna) is currently in postproduction with Government of Children II, a pioneering transmedia documentary inviting children to redesign their…
09-02-2024

Olivewood Production Scheme Funds British Mini-series The Love Rat

NICOSIA: The Ministry of Finance of Cyprus has approved a support of 479,000 EUR for the British mini-series The Love Rat, which was shot entirely in Cyprus in November -…
09-02-2024

FNE at Berlinale 2024: Czech Cinema in Berlin

The official selection of 74th Berlin International Film Festival (February 15–25 2024) includes brand new documentary by Klára Tasovská I'm Not Everything I Want To Be about famous Czech photographer…
09-02-2024

FNE at Berlinale 2024: Latvian Cinema in Berlin - Maria's Silence

Dāvis Sīmanis film “Maria’s Silence” will have its world premiere at the Berlinale - The official program of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival has been announced, featuring the film…
09-02-2024

A Postcard from Rome Awarded Best Latvian Feature Film of 2023 at Lielais Kristaps Awards

RIGA: Elza Gauja’s love story about two senior postal workers A Postcard from Rome / Pastkarte no Romas received the main award at the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps.…
07-02-2024

PRODUCTION: Estonian Director Aljona Surzhikova Explores PTSD in Documentary Burn Pit

TALLINN: The Estonian director/writer Aljona Surzhikova is in production with her current affairs documentary Burn Pit, which explores post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military and civilian veterans from Estonia, Ukraine…
07-02-2024

FilmBox Hungary Launches Dedicated Channel Feed

BUDAPEST: SPI International launched a new version of the FilmBox channel in Hungary in January 2024. The endeavour will be further strengthened through a partnership with RTL Saleshouse, facilitating advertising…
07-02-2024

BOX OFFICE: Admissions to Domestic Films Declined in Bulgaria in 2023

SOFIA: Admissions to domestic films declined in Bulgaria from 644,238 in 2022 to 410,785 in 2023, even though 28 new titles were released, compared to 25 in 2022. However, general…
05-02-2024

PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Juris Kursietis in Postproduction with Blue Blood

RIGA: Latvian director/writer Juris Kursietis is currently in postproduction with his feature film Blue Blood / Zilās asinis, a coproduction between Latvia, Estonia and Greece.
05-02-2024

American Thriller Misdirection Shot in Serbia and Starring Olga Kurylenko in Postproduction

BELGRADE: The American thriller Misdirection by Kevin Lewis, starring Olga Kurylenko, Oliver Trevena and Frank Grillo, has entered the postproduction stage. A great part of the film has been shot…
05-02-2024

Apply to Balkan Watchers – Media Programme for Documentary Films and Podcasts

SOFIA: The Balkan Documentary Center has launched a new initiative: Balkan Watchers – Media Programme for Documentary Films and Podcasts. Submission deadline is 1 March 2024.
05-02-2024

OBITUARY: Hungarian Film Director and Producer László Vitézy

BUDAPEST: Renowned Hungarian film director and producer László Vitézy died at the age of 83. He had received the Grand Prize of the Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival for Peacetime / Békeidö…
05-02-2024

Industry Veteran Nikolaj Nikitin as New Head of Finance and Operations at T-PORT

BERLIN: The online market for short films T-Port has announced that the lauded film curator and distribution expert Nikolaj Nikitin is joining their team as Head of Finance & Operations.
05-02-2024

BOX OFFICE: New Domestic Titles in Slovenian Box Office

LJUBLJANA: The top title in the Slovenian box office in the last week of January was the domestic film Gepack by Žiga Kukovič with 14,598 admissions and 99,660 EUR gross.
02-02-2024