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PRODUCTION: Dariusz Gajewski in Post-production with Legions

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-04-24

WARSAW: Dariusz Gajewski has finished shooting a major costume drama about the Polish Legions established by Józef Piłsudski, with a planned budget of 6.3 m EUR / 27 m PLN.

TVP to Launch Channel in Lithuania

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-04-24

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will launch a TVP Vilnius channel in Lithuania in May 2019.

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 23.04.2019.

FNE Staff Region 2019-04-24

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…

One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thousand by Ondrej Erban

FNE at Cannes 2019: Films from CEE Countries in Cannes’ Cinéfondation and Sidebar Sections

Anna Franklin Region 2019-04-24

CANNES: Films from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland were selected for Cannes’ Cinéfondation competition. Majority and minority coproductions from Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, the Czech Republic and Bosnia and…

Protests Greet Planned Closing of Zagreb’s Kino Europa

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2019-04-23

ZAGREB: Croatians and a large international cultural contingent are protesting the closing of Kino Europa by the City of Zagreb.

FESTIVALS: Smuggling Hendrix Wins Cyprus Film Days

FNE Staff Cyprus 2019-04-23

LIMASSOL: Marios Piperides’ film Smuggling Hendrix is the unsurprising winner of both the national competition and the Audience Award at the 17th Cyprus Film Days International Festival, which concluded on…

FNE at Zlin IFF :The Question Thief Premieres at Zlin

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-04-23

ZLIN: Three Central European films have been selected for the main competitions of the 59th Zlin International Festival for Children and Youth, running 24 May – 1 June 2019, including…

FNE at CEE Animation Foum: Nine Animated Features Pitch in Trebon

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-04-23

PRAGUE: Nine animated feature film projects, ten TV projects and 13 short animated films in development will be presented at the 2019 edition of the CEE Animation Forum (formerly Visegrad…

FNE at Cannes 2019: Main Competition Announced: Porumboiu’s The Whistlers Scores Slot in Lineup

Anna Franklin Region 2019-04-19

BUCHAREST: Romanian writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu enters Cannes’ competition for the first time with the Romanian/French/German coproduction The Whistlers/La Gomera starring Vlad Ivanov. La Gomera is the only film from CEE…

GRANTS: Georgia Supports Four International Coproductions

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2019-04-19

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 393,333 EUR / 1,180,000 GEL for the production of four international coproductions directed by Zaza Khalvashi, Giorgi Ovashvili, Rusudan Glurjidze and Aleksandre Koberidze.

Ji.hlava Film Fund and Docu Talents from the East Deadlines

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-04-19

PRAGUE: Documentary filmmakers have until 30 April 2019 to apply for the Ji.hlava Film Fund and Docu Talents from the East.

FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan Film Wins at Moscow IDFF

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-04-19

The Moscow IDFF Best Film award went to Ksenia Elyan's How Big is the Galaxy.

PRODUCTION: Bodo Kox Shoots WWII Drama Series

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-04-18

WARSAW: Bodo Kox has started work on the historical series People and Gods. It is produced by TVP and based on authentic events from World War II, presenting the history…

First MIDPOINT Intensive Lithuania Selects Four Projects

FNE Staff Lithuania 2019-04-18

VILNIUS: The MIDPOINT development programme continues to expand its reach with its first Lithuanian workshop, set for 5-8 May 2019. The organisers have announced the titles of the four projects…

FESTIVALS: Domestic Wins Finale Plzen Grand Prize

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-04-18

PLZEN: The Czech/Slovak coproduction Domestic directed by Adam Sedlak took home the Golden Kingfisher for best film at the 31st Finale Plzen national festival of Czech films, which ran 11-16…

Christopher Peter Marcich Appointed Head of Croatian Audiovisual Centre

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2019-04-17

ZAGREB: Christopher Peter Marcich has been unanimously elected to a four year term as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), starting 1 May 2019. He…

Pawlikowski’s Cold War Wins Big at East West Golden Arch Film Awards

Anna Franklin Region 2019-04-17

MOSCOW: The Oscar nominated Cold War directed by Pawel Pawlikowski won awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Cinematography at the second edition of the East West…

FESTIVALS: Russia Takes Top Prize at goEast

FNE Staff Region 2019-04-17

WIESBADEN: The Russian debut film Acid by Alexander Gorchilin won the Best Film award at the 19th goEast film festival at the closing ceremony on 16 April 2019.

FESTIVALS: World Premiere of Marija Dzidzeva`s Second Chance to Open Skopje Film Festival

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2019-04-17

SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Serbian debut feature Second Chance / Vtora shansa directed by Marija Dzidzeva and produced with support from the North Macedonia Film Agency and Film Center Serbia, will have…