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Vaclav Marhoul, director and producer of The Painted Bird

FNE TV Venice 2019 Report

Anna Franklin Region 2019-09-18

The 76th Venice Film Festival opened with a pre-festival screening of the restored Czech classic Extase directed by Gustav Machaty and a Czech and Slovak film The Painted Bird screened…

Boban Jevtić Joins New Serbian Production House Firefly Production

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-09-17

BELGRADE: The former director of Film Center Serbia Boban Jevtić has recently assumed the position of head of content and strategy at the newly-founded Belgrade based production company Firefly Production.

More Slovak Films To Be Released This Autumn

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-09-17

BRATISLAVA: An unusualy large number of Slovak films will be theatrically released in September-October 2019. The 19 domestic releases include six 100% Slovak productions, eight majority coproductions and five minority…

FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2019 Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Romania 2019-09-17

SIBIU: The Astra Film Festival has announced the official programme for its 26th edition (14-20 October 2019). A total of 46 films will vie for awards in the competitive sections:…

FESTIVALS: The Favourite Wins Cinematik IFF 2019

FNE Staff Slovakia 2019-09-17

PIEŠŤANY: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the 14th Cinematik International Film Festival, which took place in the spa city…

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Latvia Selects The Mover as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-09-17

RIGA: The historic drama The Mover / Tēvs nakts directed by Dāvis Sīmanis has been selected as Latvia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Czech Republic Selects The Painted Bird as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-09-17

PRAGUE: The Painted Bird directed by Václav Marhoul has been selected as Czech Republic’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: The Coldest Game

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-09-17

GDYNIA: Łukasz Kośmicki’s English-language spy thriller The Coldest Game will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film…

Tomaz Salamun in Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World by Nejc Saje and Jeffrey Young

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-09-17

PORTOROŽ: Nejc Saje and Jeffrey Young's long documentary Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World / Buča na vroči strehi sveta will screen in the competition of the 22nd…

Patryk Vega’s Politics Dominates Polish Cinemas and Opens in Fifth Position at UK Box Office

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-09-16

WARSAW: Polish director Patryk Vega’s Politics has had over 950,000 admissions since its opening in Polish cinemas on 4 September 2019 and is number five in the UK box office.

Czech Film Daughter Wins Student Academy Award

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-09-16

PRAGUE: The Czech film Daughter directed by Daria Kashcheeva has received the Academy Award in the best animated film from international schools category. Daria Kashcheeva is a student of FAMU…

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Poland Selects Corpus Christi as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Poland 2019-09-16

WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s costume drama Corpus Christi has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international feature film…

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Slovakia Selects Let There Be Light as Oscar Candidate

FNE Staff Slovakia 2019-09-16

BRATISLAVA: Marko Škop's second feature film Let There Be Light / Nech je svetlo has been selected as Slovakia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…

Bridges of Time by Kristine Briede and Audrius Stonys

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Lithuania Selects Bridges of Time as Oscar Candidate

FNE Staff Lithuania 2019-09-16

VILNIUS: The documentary Bridges of Time / Laiko tiltai by Kristine Briede and Audrius Stonys has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…

FNE AV Innovation: Artinii - Part II: Screenings Made Easy

Eva Pešková Czech Republic 2019-09-16

A young Czech company, Artinii has come up with a new technology, that enables global film distribution online. In this series, we’ll explain how we do it. In the previous…

Baltic Sea Docs Announces Awards

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-09-16

RIGA: The Russian project How to Save a Dead Friend directed by Marusya Syroechkovskaya received the Baltic Sea Docs Award at the 23rd Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: The Messenger

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-09-16

GDYNIA: Władysław Pasikowski’s biopic The Messenger about war hero Jan Nowak-Jeziorański will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019.…

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Identity Dilemma

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-09-16

PORTOROŽ: Sabrina Morena’s first long documentary Identity Dilemma / Vprašanje identitete will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This…

Slovakia Raises Film Incentives

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-09-13

BRATISLAVA: New amendments to the Audiovisual Law have been approved, that will increase the film incentives in Slovakia from 20% to 33% starting 1 January 2020.

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Serbia Selects King Petar as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Serbia 2019-09-13

BELGRADE: Petar Ristovski’s historical drama King Petar / Kralj Petar Prvi has been selected as Serbia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…