FNE DocBloc: Karlovy Vary Announces Documentary Competition

Six CEE documentaries are among the 16 films selected for the 2014 Documentary Competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
06-06-2014

Slovenian Multiplex Chains Facing Major Upheaval

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia’s first cineplex chain Kolosej is strapped with financial problems that could lead to it being sold on the auction block, with Austrian company Cineplexx Cine Operations immediately announcing…
05-06-2014

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Dan Lupu, Transilvania Film

FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
05-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: I'm an Old Communist Hag

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Director/screenwriter Stere Gulea teams up with DOP Vivi Drăgan Vasile (Occident) and actress Luminiţa Gheorghiu (Child's Pose) for the first time since collaborating on the Romanian classic Moromeţii (1985)…
05-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: A Last Year in 114 Minutes

CLUJ-NAPOCA: In his debut feature documentary A Last Year in 114 Minutes/Un ultim an în 114 minute, the visual artist Daniel Djamo films the final year of the woman who…
05-06-2014

FNE at KVIFF 2014: Official Competition Revealed

PRAGUE: Seven world premieres and five international premieres will be screened in the main competition of the 49th Karlovy Vary IFF running 4-12 July 2014, with another 12 films screening…
04-06-2014

FNE at TIFF2014: #Selfie

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The surprise indie hit film #Selfie, a debut film from Cristina Iacob, screens in the competitive section Romanian Days at the 13th edition of Transilvania IFF.
04-06-2014

The Priest’s Children Sells to 32 Territories

ZAGREB: Vinko Bresan’s comedy The Priest’s Children has racked up an impressive international succes with 30,000 tickets sold in Brazil in 10 weeks and sales to 32 territories worldwide through…
03-06-2014

Slovenia Kicks off First Kickkstarter Film Funding

The team behind the youth short film Kresnik: The Lore of Fire launched the first effort in Slovenia to co-fund their project with the help of online platform for mass…
03-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: Quod erat demonstrandum

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The second feature of Andrei Grusznicki, a black and white drama set in the communist Romania, gathered a few prizes before being selected in the main competition of Transilvania…
03-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: Roxanne

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Vali Hotea's feature debut is the story of a man who finds out after reading his file from the communist secret services that he might be the father of…
03-06-2014

FESTIVALS: Krakow IFF 2014 Winners

KRAKOW: Domino Effect and its directors Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski were the big winners at the 54th Krakow IFF which concluded on 31 May 2014.
02-06-2014 m

Marhoul Lines up International Coproducers for Painted Bird

PRAGUE: Screenwriter, producer and director Vaclav Marhoul signed three preliminary coproduction agreements in Cannes for The Painted Bird.
02-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014 Cluj Launches City Film Fund

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Emil Boc, announced that it will be the first Romanian town to launch a local fund for cinema. The announcement was made at the Transilvania…
02-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: Where Are You Bucharest?

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Vlad Petri’s first feature documentary follows the anti-government protests that took place in Piaţa Universităţii of Bucharest during a year from January 2012 to January 2013.
02-06-2014

Wajda Wałesa Biopic Opens in Italy

WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's film about the Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, Walesa. A Man of Hope will premiere in Italy on 6 June 2014.
30-05-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: Poarta Albă

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Nicolae Mărgineanu continues the investigation of the communist era with Poarta Albă, a feature about the concentration camp of Poarta Albă and the construction of the Danube-Black Sea channel.
30-05-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: The Unsaved

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Selected in the Romanian Days competitive section of Transylvania IFF, The Unsaved/La limita de jos a cerului captures the lack of prospects in contemporary Republic of Moldova through the…
30-05-2014

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Interview with Polish Filmmaker Aneta Kopacz

Documentary director Aneta Kopacz was in Prague to introduce her award winning film Joanna.
30-05-2014

Latvian Animations Find International Sales

RIGA: Latvian animations sell to Europe, Middle East and Russia.
29-05-2014