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FNE at Sofia IFF: Romania's Monsters. Wins 23rd Sofia IFF

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2019-03-18

SOFIA: Marius Olteanu’s debut feature Monsters. won the Grand Prix in the international competition of the 23rd Sofia International Film Festival, held from 7 to 17 March 2019.

Heart of Stone by Claire Billet and Olivier Jobard

FESTIVALS: Heart of Stone Wins 2019 One World Festival

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-03-18

PRAGUE: The French film Heart of Stone by Claire Billet and Olivier Jobard was awarded best film in the main competition of the 2019 One World International Human Rights Film…

Museum of the Revolution Wins East Doc Platform Award

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-03-18

PRAGUE: The Serbian/Croatian coproduction Museum of the Revolution by Srđan Keča was awarded the East Doc Platform Award and also the IDFA Forum Award at the 8th edition of East…

Meeting Point Vilnius 2019 Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Lithuania 2019-03-18

VILNIUS: Debut projects from the Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania and Romania are among the 17 projects selected for the 10th edition of Meeting Point Vilnius, set to take place…

PRODUCTION: Igor Ivanov Starts Filming Homo

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2019-03-15

SKOPJE: Macedonian director Igor Ivanov started shooting his new feature film Homo as a coproduction between Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo on 13 March 2019. A five-week shooting schedule…

PRODUCTION: Award Winning Milica Tomović Films Debut Feature

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-03-15

BELGRADE: Serbian director Milica Tomović started shooting her debut feature The Celts / Kelti in Belgrade on 8 March 2019. The film is supported by Film Center Serbia.

FNE IDF DocBloc: The Real Love

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-03-15

Love has many faces. From passionate love between lovers, to motherly love for her children, or even love to one’s hobby. The passion is always here. Here is a list…

Johnny Depp in Murder on the Orient Express

PRODUCTION: Minamata Starring Johnny Depp Filming in Montenegro

FNE Staff Montenegro 2019-03-14

PODGORICA: Andrew Levitas’ Minamata, starring Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy, is filming on location in Montenegro, in the town of Tivat.

PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Michal Blaško Preps Debut Feature

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-03-14

BRATISLAVA: Young Slovak director Michal Blaško is currently in preproduction with his debut feature Victim. This Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian coproduction was selected for Cinéfondation’s Atelier in Cannes. Its shooting is set for…

GRANTS: Croatia Announces Grants

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2019-03-14

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre distributed 3,892,222 EUR / 28,858,840 HRK as feature film, debut feature, documentary, animated film and experimental film production grants, and also as script and project…

Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me? by Petr Jančárek

Crowdfunding Campaign for Havel Doc Exceeds Funding Target

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-03-13

PRAGUE: Czech director Petr Jančárek has received more than 39,000 EUR / 1m CZK, double the funding target of 15,500 EUR / 400,000 CZK, in the first 10 days of…

Raggie by Meelis Arulepp and Karsten Kiilerich

PRODUCTION: Estonian/Danish Coproduction Brings Legendary Book Character On Screen

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2019-03-13

TALLINN: A Film Estonia is currently in production with the long animated feature Raggie / Sipsik directed by Meelis Arulepp and Karsten Kiilerich. The film is based on an Estonian…

FESTIVALS: Animafest Zagreb Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Croatia 2019-03-13

ZAGREB: The 2019 Animafest Zagreb has announced the 46 titles selected for the Grand Competition - Short Films programme, chosen from among more than 870 films submitted. The festival runs…

PRODUCTION: Netflix’s A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Filming in Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-03-12

BUCHAREST: The third film in the Netflix series A Christmas Prince directed by John Schultz and starring Rose McIver and Ben Lamb, is currently shooting in Romania. A Christmas Prince:…

Valter brani Sarajevo Museum to Open in Sarajevo

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-03-12

SARAJEVO: The opening of the Valter brani Sarajevo museum, dedicated to the cult film Valter brani Sarajevo / Walter Defends Sarajevo (Sutjeska Film, 1972) directed by Hajrudin Šiba Krvavac, is…

Valletta Film Festival Launches New Film Lab

FNE Staff Malta 2019-03-12

VALLETTA: Film Grain Foundation, the private foundation behind the Valletta Film Festival, is launching the Valletta Film Lab, a training and development platform open to filmmakers from Malta and small…

Independent Series Inspired by Public Transportation in Malta Launched Online

FNE Staff Malta 2019-03-12

VALLETTA: Independent filmmaker Maxime Durand, who is half-British and half-French and lives in Malta, is currently working on a series of funny short films inspired by the Malta public transportation…

Zoran Poznič Appointed New Slovenian Minister of Culture

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-03-11

LJUBLJANA: Zoran Poznič was appointed new Minister of Culture of Slovenia by the National Assembly on 8 March 2019. Among his priorities he stated the adoption of the so-called Law…

Sofia Meetings Ready to Kick Off With Record Number of Projects

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2019-03-11

SOFIA: The 16th edition of the Sofia Meetings coproduction market, set to take place from 13 to 17 March 2019 within the 23rd Sofia International Film Fest will host 34…

FESTIVALS: The 26th MFKK Febiofest Slovakia Ready to Kick Off

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-03-11

BRATISLAVA: The competition section In the Heart of Europe of the 26th International Film Clubs Festival Febiofest Slovakia (20-26 March 2019) will present a selection of 20 short, fiction, documentary,…