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The Earth is Blue as an Orange by Iryna Tsylik

PRODUCTION: Ukrainian/Lithuanian The Earth is Blue as an Orange in Production

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2019-07-10

VILNIUS: The creative documentary The Earth is Blue as an Orange by Iryna Tsylik is currently in production. The film is a coproduction between the Ukrainian company Albatros Communicos and…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 09.07.2019.

FNE Staff Region 2019-07-10

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 at New Horizons 2019: Polish Days Announces Lineup

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-07-10

WROCŁAW: Five complete films, eight works-in-progress and ten pitching projects will participate in the 19th New Horizons IFF's Polish Days programme. The festival takes place in Wrocław 25 July –…

PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Jaro Vojtek in Preproduction with Anesthesia

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-07-09

BRATISLAVA: The renowned Slovak documentary filmmaker Jaro Vojtek is in preproduction with his second feature film Anesthesia / Anestéza (working title). According to the producer Mátyás Prikler from MPhilms, the…

PRODUCTION: Katarzyna Rosłaniec Develops Polish/Swedish Coproduction Salt Lake

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-07-09

WARSAW: Berlinale Crystal Bear winning director Katarzyna Rosłaniec is in development with Salt Lake, a Polish/Swedish coproduction that has received funding from Creative Europe - MEDIA.

FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: A Sensitive Man

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-09

KARLOVY VARY: Masterfilm is producing the black comedy A Sensitive Man, the feature debut of writer/director Tomas Klein. The Czech film is planned as a coproduction with Slovakia’s Punchart Films…

FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: Traces

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-09

KARLOVY VARY: The Croatian company Kinorama is in late development with writer/director Dubravka Turic’s debut feature film Traces. The project was presented by the director and by producer Ira Cecic…

FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: Rattlesnakes

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-09

KARLOVY VARY: Serbia’s Biberche Productions presented director Nikola Ljuca’s second film project Rattlesnakes during the Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 Industry Days. The drama is planned as a coproduction with Croatia…

The Father by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Prize Winners: Bugaria’s The Father Wins Grand Prix

Anna Franklin Czech Republic 2019-07-08

KARLOVY VARY: The Bulgarian film The Father / Bashtata (Bulgaria, Greece) directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov took home the Crystal Globe and a cash prize of 25, 000…

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Pro-DIGI Leads the Charge to Transform Czech Cinemas

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-08

KARLOVY VARY: Pro-DIGI, z.s., a Czech company that was in the vanguard of digitalisation, is taking its goal of transforming the Czech cinema-going experience to the next stage by engaging…

Polish Film Institute Announces New Script Competition

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-07-08

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute announced a competition for a screenplay for a full-length feature film on any subject, with the main prize of 7,000 EUR / 30,000 PLN. The…

PRODUCTION: Pakalnina Begins Shooting Latvian/Lithuanian In the Mirror

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-07-08

RIGA: Latvian director Laila Pakalniņa is starting principal shooting for a Latvian/Lithuanian feature film, In the Mirror.

FNE at Karlovy Vary 2019 Works in Development: Grey Skies

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-08

KARLOVY VARY: Georgian producer Elene Margvelashvili from Parachute Films and co-writer/co-director Konstantine Kalandadze presented their coming-of-age feature film project Grey Skies during the Karlovy Vary IFF's Industry Days programme.

FNE at KVIFF 2019: See How the Critics Rated the Films

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-07-08

KARLOVY VARY: This year for the sixth time FNE teamed up with KVIFF and critics attending the festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, the East of the…

FESTIVALS: Transatlantyk Festival Announces Lineup

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-07-05

ŁÓDŹ: The 9th Transatlantyk Festival will take place from 12 to 19 July 2019 in Łódź with a programme of over 200 films, including a selection of international premieres in…

PRODUCTION: Hungarian/Romanian The Last Bus to Start Shooting

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-07-05

BUDAPEST: Nándor Lőrincz and Bálint Nagy’s debut feature The Last Bus will start shooting on 18 July 2019. The film is a Hungarian/Romanian coproduction and it won the Postproduction Services…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kosovelov dom Sežana, Slovenia

Iulia Blaga Slovenia 2019-07-05

This month we speak with Nina Ukmar, the director of the Kosovel Cultural Centre / Kosovelov dom Sežana, from Sežana, Slovenia.

FNE TV at KVIFF 2019: Andreas Horvath and Patrycja Planik

Anna Franklin Czech Republic 2019-07-05

FNE spoke to Karlovy Vary jury member and Austrian director Andreas Horvath and Polish actress Patrycja Planik about Lillian, a film based on the true story of a Russian woman…

Ticket to the Moon by Veronika Janatková

FNE IDF DocBloc: Ticket to the Moon

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-07-05

Debut director Veronika Janatková speaks about working with ARTE and festival distribution for documentaries.

PRODUCTION: Oleg Novković In Postproduction with Serbian/German/Bulgarian Living Man

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-07-04

BELGRADE: Oleg Novković has wrapped shooting of his sixth feature Living Man / Živ čovek and is now in postproduction. This film, supported by Film Center Serbia, Germany’s MDM Fund…