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Winter Flies Wins Best Film at 26th Czech Lions

Anna Shevchenko Czech Republic 2019-03-25

PRAGUE: Olmo Omerzu's road movie Winter Flies / Všechno bude is the big winner at the Czech Lions 2018. This Czech foreign-language Oscar entry collected six awards, including best film,…

PRODUCTION: BBC Series The Rise of the Nazis Filming in Vilnius

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2019-03-25

VILNIUS: Vilnius and Kaunas stand for one German city in the BBC series The Rise of the Nazis / Nacių iškilimas, which is currently filming in Lithuania. The series has…

French Release for Slovenian/Austrian Consequences

FNE Staff Slovenia 2019-03-25

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian/Austrian coproduction Consequences by writer/director Darko Štante will be released in France by Epicentre Films on 19 June 2019.

New Release of Classic Ikarie XB 1 by Second Run DVD

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-03-25

PRAGUE: The classic Czech sci-fi film Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák was released by British Second Run DVD on Blue-ray after a previous release on DVD in 2013.

The 9th Docu Rough Cut Boutique Announces Selected Projects

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-03-25

SARAJEVO: Five projects from Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary were selected for the 9th edition of Docu Rough Cut Boutique. This year for the first time Docu Rough Cut Boutique…

Danis Tanović Starts Shooting The Postcard Killings in London

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-03-22

SARAJEVO: Bosnian and Herzegovinian Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović, whose latest success Death in Sarajevo (SCCA/pro.ba, 2016) won the Silver Bear – Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI prize at the 66th…

European Authors Urge EP to Adopt Copyright Directive

FNE Staff Region 2019-03-22

BRUSSELS: More than 100 European organisations of authors, representing hundreds of thousands of voters (writers, screenwriters, filmmakers, composers and songwriters) have sent an open letter to the European Parliament urging…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Project to Ex Oriente Film 2019

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-03-22

APPLY NOW for Ex Oriente Film 2019 and get a tailor made training for the development of your film with the help of more than 25 world esteemed film professionals!

Truth and Justice Is Estonia’s Most Watched Film

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-03-21

TALLINN: Tanel Toom’s debut feature Truth and Justice has become Estonia's most watched film since the country regained its independence in 1991, with 205,595 admissions in four weeks. The record…

Write a Screenplay for Sebastian Stan Contest

FNE Staff Romania 2019-03-21

BUCHAREST: Asociația Cinemascop is organising, with the support of HBO Europe, a script contest Write a Screenplay for Sebastian Stan. Experienced or newcoming Romanian language scriptwriters are invited to send…

Photo Gallery: Vilnius Premiere of Polish Lithuanian Coproduction Habit and Armour

FNE Staff Lithuania 2019-03-21

VILNIUS: The Vilnius premiere of the Polish/Lithuanian coproduction Habit and Armour drew a crowd of local celebrities for the red carpet event.

Macedonian Project Awarded at European Short Pitch – NISI MASA

FNE Staff Macedonia 2019-03-21

SKOPJE: Macedonian project The North Pole by Marija Apcevska was awarded at the European Short Pitch – NISI MASA, within the Festival International du Film d’Aubagne (18-23 March 2019).

LUX Film Prize Launches Film of the Month Initiative

FNE Staff Region 2019-03-21

BRUSSELS: The LUX FILM PRIZE of the European Parliament is once again partnering up with ARTE and ARTEKino to promote over the next three months one LUX PRIZE film monthly…

Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time Wins Big at 13th Gopo Awards

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-03-20

BUCHAREST: Stere Gulea’s Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time / Moromeții 2 was awarded best film at the 13th edition of the Gopo Gala, held at the National Theatre…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Lumiere, Sofia, Bulgaria

Iulia Blaga Bulgaria 2019-03-20

This month we speak with Hermina Azarian, the programmer (together with Vladimir Trifonov) of Cinema Lumiere from Sofia, Bulgaria.

Seven Projects from CEE Countries Receive Eurimages Support

FNE Staff Region 2019-03-20

BUCHAREST: The Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund, at its 154th meeting held in Bucharest from 12 to 15 March 2019, agreed to support 15 fiction…

CEE Animation Forum Announces Selected Projects

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-03-20

TREBON: Most of the 33 projects selected for the 7th edition of the CEE Animation Forum (6-8 May 2019) are from CEE countries. The CEE Animation Forum will be held…

PRODUCTION: Donatas Ulvydas in Postproduction with Doc About Lithuanian President

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2019-03-19

VILNIUS: The acclaimed Lithuanian director Donatas Ulvydas is currently in postproduction with the documentary The State Secret / Valstybės paslaptis on the Lithuanian president Dalia Gybauskaitė. The premiere of this…

Conrad Mericoffer and Radouan Leflahi in Inside by Eugen Jebeleanu

PRODUCTION: Eugen Jebeleanu's Inside Enters Postproduction

FNE Staff Romania 2019-03-19

BUCHAREST: Icon production, the company behind Andrei Ujică’s The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu, is in early postproduction with Eugen Jebeleanu’s debut feature Inside / Înăuntru (working title), a drama exploring…

PRODUCTION: Netflix Series Medical Police Filming in Zagreb

FNE Staff Croatia 2019-03-19

ZAGREB: Zagreb stands for a German city in the Netflix series Medical Police, a spin-off from the series Children’s Hospital, which is currently filming in Croatia. The series has already…