FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Docs Premiere at Scanorama
VILNIUS: Four Lithuanian documentaries, including one Lithuanian/German coproduction, will have their premieres during the Scanorama film festival, which takes place 7- 24 November 2013 in four cities across Lithuania.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
This month we speak to Simon Popek who is managing the two cinema halls of Cankarjev dom Cultural and Congress Centre. This modern construction located in the heart of Ljubljana…
FNE Europa Distribution - Distributor of the Month: Michael Stejskal
FNE together with Europa Distribution continues its Distributor of the Month series in recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face -…
FNE at Bratislava IFF 2013: Bratislava Puts the Focus on European Films
BRATISLAVA: The 15th IFF Bratislava will host three competition sections: a competition of first and second feature films, a competition of documentary films and a competition of short films.
PRODUCTION: Wolverine star in Malta for The Divers shoot
MALTA: After filming among the most beautiful places in the Maltese Islands, including underwater scenes since 30 September, Konstantin Buslov's film The Divers wrapped shooting on 28 October. The Malta…
FNE at Regiofun 2013: FNE Interviews Thierry Fremuax
KATOWICE: FNE spoke with Cannes Festival director Thierry Fremaux during his first visit to Poland when he attended the Regiofun Festival. During his stay he met with the festival audience…
Czech Ministry of Culture Honours Opela, Vlacil
PRAGUE: The movers and shakers of the Czech film industry turned out for the Czech Ministry of Culture’s fourth annual award for contribution to cinema.
PRODUCTION: Real Life Slovak Crime Thriller Completes Filming
BRATISLAVA: Production is nearing the end of its first phase on Live and Let Live (Ži a nechaj ziť) a Slovak political thriller inspired by real events from 1995-1996 in…
Tremora Slate Includes Buozyte Follow up to Vanishing Waves
JIHLAVA: Tremora producer Ieva Norvilene spoke with FNE about her upcoming slate of films, including a documentary participating at the Ex-Oriente workshop held during the Jihlava IDFF.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Market
Winners were announced for the East Silver Market which took place at the 17th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
CME CEO Says Poor Q3 Results are Unacceptable
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) continued its revenue slide in the third quarter of 2013, but an overhaul of top management in the past two months has seen a…
Conference Film Tourism – 150% of film in the Region in Krakow
The international two-day conference "Film Tourism – 150% of film in the Region" took place on 23-24 October 2013 in Krakow. Krakow Film Commission invited marketing specialists and filmmakers including…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2013: Czech TV Partners with ARTE
JIHLAVA: Czech TV general director Petr Dvorak and ARTE Commissioning Editor Madeleine Avramoussis were at the Jihlava documentary festival to announce the launch of an association agreement between the two…
Malta to Launch Scriptwriting Institute
VALLETTA: U.S. scriptwriter Robert McKee will open the International Institute for Writers in Malta with a workshop on screenwriting on 30 November 2013.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2013: Industry Connections Blossom at Jihlava
JIHLAVA: Moving into the second year of its new industry profile, the 17th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival consolidated its standing as the magnet for regional documentary filmmakers under the…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2013: Current Events Capture Jihlava Audiences
JIHLAVA: The Uprising, a Belgian/UK production consisting of amateur footage shot during the Arab Spring, won the Opus Bonum Best Film prize of the 17th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival…
WIDE Seals Croatian Deals
The international sales company WIDE (formerly known as WIDE Management) announced sales of the Croatian box office and critical success Priest’s Children as well as a new VOD partnership in…
Romanian and France Sign Film Declaration
BUCHAREST: Romania’s National Centre for Cinema and France’s Le Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée signed a joint declaration on 29 October 2013, promising regular communication and the…
Luther Elected AV Fund President
BRATISLAVA: Council of Slovakia‘s Audiovisual Fund has elected Miloslav Luther to a two year term as president.
Porumboiu’s Metabolism sold to USA
BUCHAREST: When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism/Când se lasă seara peste Bucureşti sau Metabolism was sold by Wild Bunch to Cinema Guild.
