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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…

Director of Polish Film Institute Appeals to the Management of Television Stations

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-03

WARSAW: The Polish Directors' Guild has appealed to public and private television broadcasters to broadcast Polish films and original TV programmes to support creators currently deprived of any source of…

Estonia Proposes Additional Crisis Funding for Culture and Sports

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2020-04-03

TALLINN: The Estonian Ministry of Culture has put forward a plan to support culture and sports with an additional 25 m EUR to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. The crisis…

Three Croatian Films in Docu Rough Cut Boutique

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2020-04-03

SARAJEVO: Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the Sarajevo Film Festival's and Balkan Documentary Center's development platform, has announced the five projects selected for its 2020 edition under the slogan “Staying together,…