FNE Warsaw AV Summit Country Profile: Czech Republic
The adoption of the new Czech film law has been a mixed blessing for the Czech film industry. Funding for the film industry was delayed as the government awaited approval…
FNE Warsaw AV Summit Country Profile: Bulgaria
Upheaval on the film and cultural scene, including three ministers of culture and two directors of Bulgaria’s National Film Centre, along with political changes in government, were felt in Bulgaria’s…
Romania Appoints New Minister of Culture
BUCHAREST: Romania’s National Liberal Party (PNL) has assigned Gigel Sorinel Ştirbu to the post of Minister of Culture. He replaces Daniel Barbu who resigned on 12 December 2013.
GRANTS: Bulgaria Supports Three Romanian Projects
The Bulgarian National Film Center has selected three Romanian projects for minority co-production support: Nae Caranfil’s 6.9 on the Richter Scale, produced by Christian Mungiu’s Mobra Films, Tudor Giurgiu's Christian,…
Romanian Filmmakers Protest Funding Delay
BUCHAREST: Leading Romanian filmmakers are urging the president-general director of the National Centre of Cinema to annul the decision to postpone until 14 February 2014 the deadline of application for…
PRODUCTION: Bonev’s The Sinking of Sozopolis Goes into Postproduction
Known for his delicate but continuing interest in the fate of the Balkan people award-winning director Kostadin Bonev is in postproduction on his third feature film The Sinking of Sozopolis…
Warsaw AV Summit: Central and Eastern Europe issues a call for a stronger presence of their AV industries across Europe
WARSAW: Film industry leaders and AV policy makers from central and eastern Europe see a new and more active role for their AV industries in the upcoming Creative Europe programme…
FNE Warsaw AV Summit Country Profile: Poland
Polish film production has moved to the top ranks of the CEE film industry, thanks to the commitment to film funding through the Polish Film Institute and a strong system…
FNE Warsaw AV Summit Country Profile: Cyprus
Although Cyprus has a population of 1.13m and is only slightly smaller than Estonia and nearly triple the population of its Mediterranean neighbour Malta, the country is still developing as…
Coming Out Strong at Hungarian Box Office
BUDAPEST: Coming Out directed by Dénes Orosz and produced by Megafilm has emerged as the best Hungarian domestic film opening of 2013. The film is distributed in Hungary by Hungaricom.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czechoslovakia - The Destiny of a Canadian
Lukas Pribyl, director of the Forgotten Transports series of documentaries, is working on a portrait of Czech expatriate H.G. Skilling.
Resignations at Romanian Culture Ministry and Public TV
BUCHAREST: Daniel Barbu, Romania’s Minister of Culture, resigned on 12 December 2013 after a public statement in which he noted that the budget of the HIV/AIDS programme is half of…
Audiovisual summit “From MEDIA to CREATIVE EUROPE” broadcast online
Warsaw: The audiovisual summit “From MEDIA to CREATIVE EUROPE started yesterday 11 December at 9.55 CET in Warsaw and film professionals are able to watch the event live online. FNE…
US Zodiak Picks up Polish Flapper and Friends
WARSAW: The Polish animated children’s series Flapper and Friends has been funded for a second season and has been picked up by Zodiak Rights Limited, a US company specializing in…
EFP Names Polish, Romanian Shooting Stars
Polish actor Mateusz Kościukiewicz and Romanian actress Cosmina Stratan are among ten young Europeans selected as the European Film Promotion 2014 Shooting Stars.
Georgia Opens Coproduction Funding Applications
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center is accepting applications for funding for film coproductions.
Ovashvili Going into Postproduction with Corn Island
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili plans an April 2014 completion date for Corn Island which is finishing a two-part shoot.
EFA Honoree Solomon Crafts Strong Film Slate
BUCHAREST: Romanian producer Ada Solomon, fresh from receiving the European Co-production Award - Prix Eurimages at the 26th European Academy Awards in Berlin, spoke with FNE about her upcoming film…
Bulgarian Cinemania Rises above Political Turmoil
SOFIA: The 27th edition of Cinemania went ahead despite political protests which rocked Bulgaria in November.
Warsaw AV Summit Countdown: Just two days left
Just two days left before the top Central European AV policy makers and film industry leaders gather on 11-12 December for the most important meeting of the year. FNE will…
