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FESTIVALS: Bratislava IFF Cancels 2019 Edition

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-12-09

BRATISLAVA: The Bratislava International Film Festival has cancelled its 2019 edition, which was due in December, but it plans to develop into a modern and larger film event next year.

Development Award for Coproductions Between Italy and the Baltics Launches Call for Entries

FNE Staff Region 2019-12-09

VILNIUS: Applications are open for the 30,000 EUR development award for coproductions between Italy and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The winner will be announced at the 9th edition of the…

PRODUCTION: First Macedonian Feature in Turkish in Postproduction

Marina Lazarevska North Macedonia 2019-12-06

SKOPJE: Producers Vladimir Atanasovski and Angela Nestorovska from Sektor Film are in final postproduction with The Hardest Thing / Najteskoto nesto directed by acclaimed Turkish director Serdar Akar. This Macedonian/Turkish…

PRODUCTION: Sequel To Young Audience Hit Double Trouble In Postproduction

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-12-06

WARSAW: Triple Trouble / Tarapaty 2, a sequel to the Polish hit live action children film Double Trouble / Tarapaty, wrapped shooting in the last week of November 2019 and…

PRODUCTION: Andrei Gruzsniczki in Postproduction with Emil

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-12-06

BUCHAREST: Writer/director Andrei Gruzsniczki is currently in postproduction with his fourth feature film, Emil (working title), a 100% Romanian coproduction supported by the Romanian Film Centre.

PRODUCTION: Doc About Acclaimed Bosnian and Herzegovinian Painter Safet Zec In Preparation

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-12-06

SARAJEVO: The up-and-coming Bosnian and Herzegovinian film director Gorčin Zec is preparing for the shoot of his first long documentary A Journey to Mastery / Put do majstorstva, about his…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 05.12.2019.

FNE Staff Region 2019-12-06

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…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: Nord Express

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-12-06

Take a closer look at the Latvian/Estonian documentary project Nord Express, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out of a record number of 107 submitted…

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports 12 New Documentaries

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-12-05

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute allotted 698,459 EUR / 2.9 m PLN for the production of 12 documentaries at its third session of financing in 2019.

Effigy - Poison and the City by Udo Flohr

FESTIVALS: Germany’s Effigy – Poison and the City Wins Cyprus IFF 2019 Golden Aphrodite

FNE Staff Cyprus 2019-12-05

PAPHOS: German film Effigy – Poison and the City directed by Udo Flohr was awarded the Golden Aphrodite for best film in the debut features competition of the 14th edition…

OPINION: FASSOO CEO William Page on Brexit and the Importance of EU for the Media Sector

William Page Region 2019-12-05

William Page, CEO of Fassoo, shares his personal views as both the head of a European project and a UK citizen speaking about the impact that Brexit would have on…

Slovak Ambassador Ivan Lančarič with the crew

First Bollywood Film To Be Shot In Slovakia

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-12-04

SLOVAKIA: The mystery/psychological thriller Faces / Chehre directed by Rumi Jaffery and starring Amitabh Bachchan will start shooting in the High Tatras in Slovakia on 10 December 2019. This is…

PRODUCTION: Serbian Firefly In Production With Two Drama Series

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-04

BELGRADE: The new Serbian production company Firefly is currently in production with two quality TV drama series, The Clan directed by Boban Skerlić and Tycoon directed by Miroslav Terzić (Stiches…

GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Second Grants in 2019

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2019-12-04

SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center allotted 1,987,397 EUR / 3,887,000 BGN at its second session in 2019. Nine fiction films, including two with higher budgets, three with lower budgets,…

Alexander Nanau’s collective Sold to France and UK

FNE Staff Romania 2019-12-03

BUCHAREST: Alexander Nanau’s documentary collective / colectiv has been sold in France to Sophie Dulac Distribution and in the UK to Dogwoof. This observational documentary about corruption in Romania’s medical…

Slovak DoP Denisa Buranová Wins Main Prize at CAMERA 2019

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-12-03

BRATISLAVA: The main prize at CAMERA 2019, awarded by the Association of Slovak Cinematographers, went to Denisa Buranová for the feature film By a Sharp Knife directed by Teodor Kuhn,…

Latvian Oscar Candidate The Mover Screens in USA

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-12-03

RIGA: Dāvis Sīmanis’s sophomore feature The Mover / Tēvs nakts will have two screenings in the USA for the American Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members in December 2019. The…

FNE at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019: Full List of Winners

Anna Franklin Estonia 2019-12-02

TALLINN: The Grand Prix of the 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival went to the Japanese feature film Kontora directed by Anshul Chauhan, while Motherland directed by Tomas Vengris won…

GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Production Grants for Documentaries and Short Fiction Films

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-02

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia allotted 298,361 EUR / 35.1 m RSD to the production of five long documentaries, three short documentaries and three short fiction films.

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Gaj, Varaždin, Croatia

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2019-12-02

This month we speak with prof. Lana Velimirović Vukalović, the director of the Gaj Cinema / Kino Gaj in Varaždin, Croatia. Kino Gaj is an independent, city-owned cinema, situated in…