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FNE Staff Region 2019-06-24

The “new look” will include both technical and design updates. But don’t worry, the factual and accurate information about the film industry in the region, that has made FNE the…

PRODUCTION: Stefan Komandarev Completes Bulgarian/Serbian Coproduction Rounds

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2019-06-24

SOFIA: Stefan Komandarev has finished his fifth feature film Rounds, a Bulgarian/Serbian coproduction supported by Eurimages. It is a sequel to the director’s previous Bulgarian/German/Macedonian film Directions (Argo Film, Aktis…

GRANTS: Estonia Gives Grants to Ten Films

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2019-06-24

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has given 1.76 m EUR to ten feature films since the beginning of 2019.

FESTIVALS: Oleg and Shelter Among the Clouds Win Valletta Film Festival

FNE Staff Malta 2019-06-24

VALLETTA: Latvia’s Oleg by Juris Kursietis and Albania’s A Shelter Among the Clouds by Robert Budina were awarded the Best Fiction Feature Award ex-aequo at the first edition of the…

Loli Paradicka by Richard Staviarsky, Víťo Staviarsky

FESTIVALS: Audience Award for Loli Paradicka at Art Film Fest

FNE Staff Slovakia 2019-06-24

KOSICE: Monos directed by Alejandro Landes won the Blue Angel for Best Film at the closing ceremony of Art Film Fest on 22 June 2019. The Slovak film Loli Paradicka…

Estonia Allows One-Time Increase in Film Incentives Funding

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-06-24

TALLINN: The Estonian government has approved a one-time rise in the amount of funding available through the country’s film incentives.

PRODUCTION: Peeter Simm Shoots On the Water

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2019-06-21

ESTONIA: The renowned Estonian director Peeter Simm is currently shooting the coming of age drama On the Water / Vee peal. The shooting period started in February and will continue…

FNE at Transilvania IFF 2019 LIM Presentations: Birdie

Cathy Meils Romania 2019-06-21

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Croatian project Birdie was presented by director Jasna Nanut at the Less Is More (LIM) pitching forum at the Transilvania IFF, which spotlights low-budget films.

UNIC's Best European Exhibitor Award Goes to Blitz-CineStar

FNE Staff Region 2019-06-21

BARCELONA: The Balkan cinema chain Blitz-CineStar was awarded the International Exhibitor of the Year award by the Union of Cinemas (UNIC) at the CineEurope Convention in Barcelona. The award recognised…

Top International Film Professionals at New Europe Warsaw Sessions

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-06-21

WARSAW: Warsaw will host the 2nd edition of the New Europe Warsaw Sessions, a series of closed, exclusive meetings between promising directors from Poland and top representatives of the global…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Heads to Slovakia

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-06-21

The first workshop of 2019 Ex Oriente Film begins in Slovakia on 20 June.

Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Whistlers Sold in 27 Territories

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-06-20

BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Whistlers / La Gomera has been sold by MK2 Films to an impressive list of 27 territories and one inflight outlet after its world premiere in…

Trans Atlantic Partners Announces Lineup

Katarzyna Grynienko Region 2019-06-20

BERLIN: A total of 26 producers from Europe, Canada, India, Russia and Australia will take part in Trans Atlantic Partners (TAP), a training and networking programme for film and TV…

PRODUCTION: Nicolas Cage and William Baldwin Shoot in Cyprus

FNE Staff Cyprus 2019-06-20

NICOSIA: Nicolas Cage stars in Jiu Jitsu by Greek-American director and producer Dimitri Logothetis, the first international production to be shot entirely in Cyprus since the launch in 2018 of…

Serbia Joins RE-ACT

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-06-19

BELGRADE: Serbia has become the newest member of RE-ACT, the five-year-old Italian/Slovenian/Croatian regional audiovisual cooperation and training initiative.

Cluj-Napoca Unveils Film Factory

Cathy Meils Romania 2019-06-19

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The city of Cluj-Napoca, located in north-western Romania, has unveiled a 30 m EUR multi-purpouse building with a sound stage and offices for film companies. The sound stage is…

FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019: Kozole Returns to Karlovy Vary Competition

Damijan Vinter Czech Republic 2019-06-19

LJUBLJANA: Damjan Kozole’s Slovenian/Macedonian/Serbian/Croatian coproduction Half-Sister / Polsestra will have its premiere in the main competition of the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF, 28 June – 6 July 2019. Kozole won…

FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019: Marko Skop's Sophomore Feature Competes at KVIFF

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-06-19

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director/writer/producer Marko Škop makes it into the main competition of the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF, 28 June – 6 July 2019, with his second feature film Let There…

CEE Territories Buck European Trend as Cinema Admissions Rise

Cathy Meils Region 2019-06-18

PRAGUE: Poland, the Baltics, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Balkans are the bright spots for cinema attendance and box office in Europe, with record-breaking results helped by domestic successes.…

OBITUARY: Macedonian Director and Screenwriter Kiril Cenevski Dies at 76

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2019-06-18

SKOPJE: Kiril Cenevski, a unique figure in Macedonian filmmaking, director and screenwriter, the former chairman of the Union of Macedonian Film Workers and the creator of the first Macedonian feature…