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ADFR Launches Micro-Grants for Romanian Independent Artists

FNE Staff Romania 2020-04-09

BUCHAREST: The Association for the Development of Romanian Film (ADFR) is launching a programme supporting Romanian independent emerging film artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. #ADFR Survival will allocate micro-grants…

Croatia’s Kino Europa Resurfaces Online

Milena Zajović Croatia 2020-04-09

ZAGREB: One year after being forced to close, Kina Europa’s Zagreb Film Festival team launch the Kino Europa Online platform.

FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest 2020 Postponed

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2020-04-09

KOŠICE: The 28th edition of the Art Film Fest, which was scheduled to take place 19–27 June 2020 in Košice, has been postponed.

SOFA 2020 Tbilisi Workshop Online

FNE Staff Georgia 2020-04-09

TBILISI: The SOFA 2020 Tbilisi workshop will be held online from 25 to 30 April 2020.

RE-ACT Announces Editing Workshop

FNE Staff Croatia 2020-04-09

ZAGREB: The regional film funding initiative RE-ACT is accepting applications for the First Cut Lab RE-ACT summer session through 15 May 2020.

FNE Interviews Croatian Audiovisual Centre CEO Chris Marcich: Our entire industry is at risk, but it can recover

FNE Staff Croatia 2020-04-08

ZAGREB: Croatia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 virus, which arrived around the same time as Zagreb suffered a devastating earthquake. FNE spoke with Chris Marcich, head of the…

Macedonian Cutaway Offers Free VoD Films in Balkans

FNE Staff Montenegro 2020-04-08

SKOPJE: The Macedonian VoD platform Cutaway is making more than 200 films available online, free of charge to its users.

FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF Postponed

FNE Staff Romania 2020-04-08

CLUJ: The Transilvania IFF has announced that the 2020 edition of the festival will be postponed. The festival was originally scheduled to take place 29 May – 7 June.

FESTIVALS: Fest Anca Reschedules for August

FNE Staff Slovakia 2020-04-08

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s International Animation Festival Fest Anca 2020 is one of the latest batch of festivals to announce changes due to the COVID-19 crisis.

FESTIVALS: Cottbus Calls for Submissions

FNE Staff Region 2020-04-08

COTTBUS: FilmFestival Cottbus is accepting submissions for its 30th anniversary jubilee edition, to be held 3 – 8 November 2020.

Jacek Bromski, president of the Polish Filmmakers Association

Polish Filmmakers Association Helps Filmmakers During COVID-19 Crisis

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-07

WARSAW: The Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) has introduced a system of advances, non-returnable financial assistance, and everyday assistance, including 300 dinners delivered daily to filmmakers under the highest risk of…

National Film Centre of Latvia Expands Accessibility of Films Online

Zane Balčus Latvia 2020-04-07

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has made its database of national films available to schoolchildren and the general public during the COVID-19 crisis.

Poland Gives 870 m EUR to Support Culture During COVID-19 Crisis

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-07

WARSAW: The Polish Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński has announced a new support programme for artists, creators and institutions that cannot carry out their artistic activities due to the ongoing…

Romanian Film Centre Reassures Filmmakers It Has Funds for Film Production

FNE Staff Romania 2020-04-07

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) stated that the COVID-19 related measures announced on 26 March 2020 mean a postponement of some payments not their suspension, and that the Film…

FESTIVALS: Valletta Film Festival Cancelled

FNE Staff Malta 2020-04-07

VALLETTA: The COVID-19 crisis and a shortfall in support through public funding have led to the cancellation of the Valletta Film Festival.

Film Industry in Crisis as Bulgaria Extends State of Emergency

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2020-04-06

SOFIA: The Bulgarian Parliament voted on 3 April 2020 to extend by one month the State of Emergency declared on 13 March over the coronavirus pandemic. All cultural and entertainment…

GRANTS: Poland Supports Eight Minority Coproductions

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-06

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute has announced that the minority coproduction fund will support eight international projects with over 1.2 m EUR / 5.5 m PLN.

Romanian Filmmakers Call on CNC for Support to Continue Work Despite the Crisis

FNE Staff Romania 2020-04-06

BUCHAREST: More than 150 Romanian professionals have appealed to the director of the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) and the members of the administration council saying that the measures announced by…

Audience Award Winner - Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated Corpus Christi

FESTIVALS: The Metamorphosis of Birds Wins Vilnius IFF

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2020-04-06

VILNIUS: The Metamorphosis of Birds / A Metamorfose dos Pássaros from Portuguese director Catarina Vasconcelos, an engaging portrait of a family, was awarded Best Film in the European Debut Competition…

Malta Film Commission Responds to Increased Government Support for Film Industry

FNE Staff Malta 2020-04-06

VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission has welcomed the timely response of the Maltese government to concerns about the film industry being overlooked in the nation’s emergency measures, and has set…