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FNE at Art Film Fest: Serbian The Load in Main Competition

FNE Staff Slovakia 2018-06-19

KOSICE: The Serbian/Croatian/French/Iranian/Qatar coproduction The Load by Ognjen Glavonic, a gripping story of a truck driver who learns that the cargo he’s been transporting from Kosovo to Belgrade contains the…

PRODUCTION: Serbian Rom-com Taxi Blues in Production

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-06-18

BELGRADE: The mix-genre rom-com/road movie Taxi Blues / Taksi Bluz commenced its principal shooting at the end of May. The film will mark the feature debut for the director, Miroslav…

Romanian Kickboxing Promoter Pacts with Hollywood’s Moshe Diamant and Midsummer Films

FNE Staff Romania 2018-06-18

BUCHAREST: Eduard Irimia, CEO of Superkombat (SK), has partnered with Hollywood producers Moshe Diamant and Christopher Milburn of Midsummer Films to produce films and TV product that can take advantage…

FNE at Art Film Fest: The Interpreter

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2018-06-18

KOSICE: Acclaimed Slovak director Martin Šulík’s feature The Interpreter / Tlmočník is screening in the Slovak Season section of Art Film Fest, running through 23 June 2019. This is his…

EAVE Heads to Serbia for 2019 Producers Workshop

FNE Staff Serbia 2018-06-18

BERTRANGE: The EAVE Producers Workshop is accepting applications through 31 August 2018 for its 2019 training programme.

Bulgaria’s NFC Signs First Partnership Agreement With Nu Boyana

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2018-06-15

SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center has initiated and signed the first agreement on cooperation on joint activities with the Sofia based Nu Boyana film studios to support the development…

Untravel by Ana Nedeljković, Nikola Majdak Jr.

FESTIVALS: Fest Anca Celebrates Slovak Animation

FNE Staff Slovakia 2018-06-15

ZILINA: Fest Anca, Slovakia's international festival of animated films running 28 June – 1 July 2018, will shine a spotlight on 25 years of Slovak animation, marking the 25th anniversary…

FNE at Art Film Fest: The Line

Katarzyna Grynienko Slovakia 2018-06-15

KOSICE: The Line by Peter Bebjak will screen in the Slovak Season section of the 26th Art Film Fest, which runs 15 – 23 June 2018 in the Eastern Slovak…

Romania Approves Cash Rebate Scheme

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-06-14

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Government approved a state aid scheme offering a 35% cash rebate on qualified expenditure for international productions shooting in Romania. There is a total cap of 50…

Miracle Tops 2018 Silver Crane Awards

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2018-06-14

VILNIUS: Eglė Vertelytė‘s feature film Miracle / Stebuklas won four awards, for the Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Script, at the 11th Lithuanian Film and TV Silver…

FESTIVALS: Skolimowski to Receive Gdynia’s Honourary Award

FNE Staff Poland 2018-06-14

GDYNIA: Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski will receive the Platinum Lion at the closing ceremony of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which runs 17 -22 September 2018.

FNE at Art Film Fest 2018: Nina

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2018-06-14

KOSICE: Juraj Lehotský’s first feature film Nina will screen in the Slovak Season section of the 26th Art Film Fest, which runs 15 – 23 June in the Eastern Slovak…

Slow Start for CEE Films at Summer Box Office

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-13

PRAGUE: CEE films got off to a slow start at the summer box office after a strong start earlier in the year. The summer doldrums follow what has been a…

FNE at Artfilmfest 2018: Slovak Festival Set to Kick Off

FNE Staff Slovakia 2018-06-13

KOSICE: Thirteen films will compete for the Blue Angel award at Art Film Fest, which kicks off 15 June in the south-eastern Slovak town of Kosice. The festival, which has…

FNE at Art Film Fest 2018: Mečiar / The Lust for Power

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2018-06-13

KOSICE: Tereza Nvotová’s documentary Mečiar / The Lust for Power will screen as part of the Slovak Season section at Art Film Fest, running 15 – 23 June 2018. This…

Macedonia Signs Coproduction Agreement with Kosovo

FNE Staff Macedonia 2018-06-13

SKOPJE: The Macedonian Film Agency has signed a coproduction agreement with the Kosovo Cinematography Center. The agreement was signed by Gorjan Tozja, director of the Macedonian Film Agency, and Arben…

FESTIVALS: Czech Animators Head to Annecy

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-12

PRAGUE: An unprecedented number of 17 Czech filmmakers representing 11 companies and institutions are attending the 42nd edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, running through 16 June 2018.

FESTIVALS: Film Europe Expands Festival Activities with Girls in Film

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-06-12

PRAGUE: Film Europe media company is co-launching its yet another festival to add to its portfolio of mini film festivals, Girls in Film, focusing on first and second films by…