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Once Upon a Time in November by Andrzej Jakimowski

FNE at 2018 Gdynia Film Festival: Once Upon a Time in November

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-20

GDYNIA: The acclaimed Polish filmmaker Andrzej Jakimowski will showcase his new drama Once Upon a Time in November, inspired by the political climate in Poland, in the main competition of…

FNE at 2018 Gdynia Film Festival: The Mute

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-20

GDYNIA: Oscar nominated Polish filmmaker Bartosz Konopka will showcase his new drama The Mute in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September…

Strong Box Office Results for Cold War and Squadron 303

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-19

WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowksi’s Cold War has racked up over 800,000 admissions since its release in Poland on 8 June 2018, while Polish WWII fighter pilot drama Squadron 303 is the…

Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects Never Leave Me as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2018-09-19

SARAJEVO: Never Leave Me by Aida Begić has been selected by the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the official entry from Bosnia and Herzegovina for the US…

Montenegro Selects Iskra as Oscar Contender

FNE Staff Montenegro 2018-09-19

PODGORICA: Gojko Berkuljan’s debut feature Iskra has been chosen by the selection committee of the Montenegrin Ministry of Culture as Montenegro’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the…

connecting cottbus Announces 2018 Selection

FNE Staff Region 2018-09-19

COTTBUS: A total of 13 projects in development and six works-in-progress from 15 countries have been selected for the 20th edition of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus, that will…

Scholarships Available for Participants from CEE Countries at 4th Cartoon Springboard

FNE Staff Region 2018-09-19

VALENCIENNES: Applicants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Julius

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-19

GDYNIA: Aleksander Pietrzak will showcase his feature debut, the comedy Julius, in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018. The film…

Dejan Prešiček Appointed New Slovenian Minister of Culture

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-09-18

LJUBLJANA: Dejan Prešiček was appointed new Minister of Culture for Slovenia on 15 September 2018. The new Minister started his term in office by announcing that he is planning to…

The Last Serb in Croatia by Predrag Ličina

PRODUCTION: Croatian/Serbian Coproduction The Last Serb in Croatia Enters Postproduction

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-09-18

ZAGREB: The zombie comedy The Last Serb in Croatia / Posljednji Srbin u Hrvatskoj has entered the postproduction phase. Predrag Ličina’s debut feature is a Croatian/Serbian coproduction between Kinorama and…

FESTIVALS: The 39th Manaki Brothers ICFF Announces Lineup

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2018-09-18

BITOLA: More than 95 feature films will screen at the 39th International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers, that will take place in Bitola, Macedonia from 22 to 29 September 2018.

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Pardon

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-18

WARSAW: Jan Jakub Kolski will showcase his new drama, Polish/Czech coproduction Pardon, in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018.

Vesna award for the best film for My Last Year as a Looser: Danijel Hočevar, (producer) and Urša Menart (director) - from left to right

FESTIVALS: My Last Year as a Loser Wins the Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-09-17

PORTOROŽ: Urša Menart’s debut feature My Last Year as a Loser won the Vesna Award for best film at the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film, which ran in Portorož from…

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Ivan Nichev In Postproduction With Could You Kill

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2018-09-17

SOFIA: Acclaimed Bulgarian director Ivan Nichev is in postproduction with a feature film Could You Kill aka Old Men, an alarming drama about seven impoverished 30-year-old men, getting obsessed with…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Mug

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-17

GDYNIA: Silver Bear winner Małgorzata Szumowska’s new drama Mug will vie in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018.

Cyprus Launches Film Industry Promotion and Incentives Scheme

Maria Gregoriou Cyprus 2018-09-14

NICOSIA: Cyprus has launched a new government scheme that will provide producers with incentives, cash rebates and/or tax credits of up to 35% on qualifying production expenditure. Tax allowances of…

Czech Republic Selects Winter Flies as Oscar Candidate

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-09-14

PRAGUE: Winter Flies by Olmo Omerzu has been voted by the members of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) as Czech Republic’s official entry for the US Academy Awards…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Fugue

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-14

GDYNIA: Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s second feature film Fugue will compete in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018. The film has been…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Zdeněk Blaha Is New Manager of East Doc Platform

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-09-14

Starting from September 2018 Zdeněk Blaha is the new manager of the East Doc Platform and he also remains the manager of another event organised by the Institute of Documentary…

European Parliament Approves New Copyright Law

FNE Staff Region 2018-09-13

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament adopted the EU Copyright Directive yesterday, 12 September, with 438 votes in favour, 226 against and 39 abstaining. The law will protect the rights of authors…