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PRODUCTION: Patryk Vega Shooting Crime Film Plagues of Breslau

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-06-25

WROCŁAW: Polish box office hit director Patryk Vega is working on his new crime thriller entitled Plagues of Breslau and has announced that he has purchased rights to the Pitbull…

FNE at Art Film Fest: The Guilty Wins Best Film

Cathy Meils Slovakia 2018-06-25

KOSICE: The Danish film The Guilty by Gustav Moller won the Blue Angel for Best Film at the closing ceremony of the 26th Art Film Fest on 23 June 2018.…

Via Carpathia by Klara Kochańska and Kasper Bajon

FNE at KVIFF 2018: Polish Sales Outfit IKH Pictures Promotion Boards East of West Competitor Via Carpatia

Anna Franklin Czech Republic 2018-06-25

KARLOVY VARY: Polish sales and promotion outfit IKH Pictures and Promotion headed by Iza Kiszka-Hoflik will be representing East of the West competitor Via Carpatia directed by Klara Kochańska and…

Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit with Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell Filming in Czech Republic

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-25

PRAGUE: New Zealand's director/screenwriter/actor Taika Waititi is filming his anti-war satire Jojo Rabbit in the Czech Republic during a 40-day shoot lasting through mid-July. The film stars Scarlett Johansson and…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update

FNE Staff Region 2018-06-25

WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Charlatan

Cathy Meils Slovakia 2018-06-22

KOSICE: Slovak producer Livia Filusova of Furia Film, currently serving on the main jury of Art Film Fest (running through 23 June 2018), is on board the Czech/Slovak/Irish film Charlatan,…

PRODUCTION: Slovenian TV Partners on Animated Series How It Grows

FNE Staff Slovenia 2018-06-22

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian production company Invida is producing a 13-episode animated series for Slovenia’s public TV RTV SLO, How It Grows.

FESTIVALS: Five Projects Selected for Sarajevo Docu Rough Cut Boutique

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2018-06-22

SARAJEVO: Five documentary projects in post-production from the Southeast Europe will be presented at Docu Rough Cut Boutique at the CineLink Industry Days during the Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs…

FNE IDF DocBloc: New Title on East Silver Caravan

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-22

A short Ukrainian documentary is the newest addition to East Silver Caravan.

FESTIVALS: Paphos IFF Screens Short Films

Maria Gregoriou Cyprus 2018-06-21

NICOSIA: The third Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), running 22-24 June 2018, will screen 19 international short films and 11 student films.

The Secret Ingredient by Gjorce Stavreski

Macedonian/Greek The Secret Ingredient Sold to Asia

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2018-06-21

SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Greek coproduction The Secret Ingredient, the debut feature by Gjorce Stavreski, has been sold to Asia. The Pay TV, VOD and SVOD rights were sold to CinemaWorld Asia…

PRODUCTION: Slovenian/Croatian/Italian Don't Forget to Breathe Starts Shooting

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-06-21

LJUBLJANA: Italian-born Slovenian director Martin Turk began shooting his third feature film Don't Forget to Breathe / Ne pozabi dihati on 19 June 2018. The coming-of-age drama is produced by…

FESTIVALS: Eighteen Films Compete at Cyprus IFF

Maria Gregoriou Cyprus 2018-06-21

NICOSIA: The 13th Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite will run from 23 June to 1 July 2018 in Paphos.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Elsewhere at Art Film Fest

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-21

The documentary Elsewhere / Inde is part of the Slovak Season section at the 26th Art Film Fest, running through 23 June 2018 in Kosice.

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian/Latvian/German/Greek Coproduction Motherland in Postproduction

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2018-06-20

VILNIUS: American Film Institute graduate Tomas Vengris, the son of Lithuanian immigrants living in the US, has begun postproduction on his debut feature Motherland / Gimtinė.

Of Unwanted Things and People by David Sukup, Ivana Laucikova, Agata Gorzadek and Leon Vidmar

PRODUCTION: CEE Producers Team Up on Animated Of Unwanted Things and People

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-20

PRAGUE: Slovak producer Juraj Krasnohorsky of Artichoke and Czech producer Martin Vandas of Maur Film are coproducing the animated film Of Unwanted Things and People along with Slovenia’s ZVVIKS and…

FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary Announces Industry Programme

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-20

PRAGUE: The Karlovy Vary IFF, which runs 29 June – 7 July, has unveiled its complete industry programme.

Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari by Ivana Mladenovic

FNE at Art Film Fest: Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari in Main Competition

Iulia Blaga Slovakia 2018-06-20

KOSICE: The first feature film by Ivana Mladenovic, Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, is competing for the Blue Angel award at the 26th Art Film Fest, running through 23 June…

Slovakia Launches Film Commission

FNE Staff Slovakia 2018-06-19

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund has announced the establishment of its new Slovak Film Agency / Slovak Film Commission. Zuzana Bielikova has been named the manager of the film agency.