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PRODUCTION: Estonian Celebrates Centenary with Truth and Justice

Estonia 2017-08-18

TALLINN: Tanel Toom is currently in production with his debut feature Truth and Justice / Tõde ja õigus, which will be one of the five feature films made for the…

FNE at Sarajevo FF: Georgian Debut Scary Mother Wins 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-18

SARAJEVO: Scary Mother, the first feature from young Georgian director Ana Urushadze, was awarded best film in the competition programme for feature films of the 2017 edition of Sarajevo Film…

HBO Romania Subscribers Demand End of Dubbing for Films

Romania 2017-08-18

BUCHAREST: HBO Romania is reconsidering its dubbing policy after more than 4,000 subscribers signed a petition asking the channel to stop dubbing films. The reaction came after HBO Romania broadcast…

FESTIVALS: Makedox Creative Documentary FF Ready to Kick Off

Macedonia 2017-08-18

SKOPJE: A total of 68 films will compete in the 8th edition of Makedox Creative Documentary Film Festival running from 19 to 25 August 2017. The Macedonian production Avec l`amour…

Who's Who in Mycology by Marie Dvořáková

Czech, Croatian and Slovenian Films Shortlisted for 2017 Student Academy Awards

Region 2017-08-18

LOS ANGELES: The Czech/US coproduction Who's Who in Mycology by Marie Dvořáková and Croatian/Slovenian coproduction Into the Blue by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović have been shortlisted for the 2017 Student Academy…

FNE IDF DocBloc: The Labudović Files

Czech Republic 2017-08-18

Mila Turajlic is currently in production with The Labudović Files, a Serbian/Algerian/French coproduction about Stevan Labudović.

Grandpa Is More Dangerous than the Computer by Varis Brasla

Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary Programme Launch

Latvia 2017-08-17

RIGA: Latvia launches its jubilee film programme Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary on 17 August 2017 with the premiere of Varis Brasla's family film Grandpa Is More Dangerous than the…

PRODUCTION: Robert Sedláček Starts Shooting on Jan Palach

Czech Republic 2017-08-17

PRAGUE: Award winning film and TV director Robert Sedláček starts shooting a feature film dedicated to Jan Palach, who committed self-immolation after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact…

FNE at Sarajevo FF: Srbenka Wins Big at Docu Rough Cut Boutique

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-17

SARAJEVO: Croatian project Srbenka by Nebojša Slijepčević won three out of five awards at Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the intensive five-day programme focusing on documentary films from Southeast Europe in…

FNE at Sarajevo FF: Bulgarian/German/French Coproduction Nanook

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-17

SARAJEVO: Bulgarian film director Milko Lazarov presented his new project Nanook at CineLink Work-in-Progress, that took place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo Film Festival’s…

MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017 Announces Winners

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-17

SARAJEVO: Project The Midnight Shift from Cyprus was awarded the HBO Europe Award 2017 at MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017, which concluded in Sarajevo on 16 August 2017.

GRANTS: Latvia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants

Latvia 2017-08-16

RIGA: National Film Center of Latvia has allotted 300,000 EUR to eight minority coproductions including two feature films, one animated film and five documentaries.

FNE at Sarajevo FF: New TV Series Presented at CineLink Drama

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-16

SARAJEVO: Six new projects for TV series from Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia were presented to film professionals at CineLink Industry Days’ CineLink Drama on 15 August 2017.

Polish and Bulgarian Films in the EFA Documentary Selection

Region 2017-08-16

BERLIN: Documentaries from Poland and Bulgaria are among the 15 titles announced for the European Film Academy's Documentary Selection on 15 August 2017. The EFA awards ceremony will take place…

Honeyland by Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska

FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Honeyland, Macedonian Documentary on Bees

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2017-08-16

SARAJEVO: Macedonian documentary filmmakers Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska are presenting their latest project Honeyland at CineLink Work-in-Progress, taking place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of…

PRODUCTION: Raimundas Banionis Returns to Film with The Purple Fog

Lithuania 2017-08-15

VILNIUS: Acclaimed film, theatre and TV director Raimundas Banionis is returning to film directing after 25 years with The Purple Fog / Purpurinis rūkas. This historical drama is currently in…

Czech National Film Archive Announce First Results on Laterna Magika Multimedia Research Project

Czech Republic 2017-08-15

PRAGUE: The National Film Archive of Czech Republic has launched the first results of the extensive research project Laterna Magika. Past and Present, Documentation, Preservation and Presentation. Launched in the…