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FESTIVALS: I Hope You'll Die Next Time :-) Wins Audience Award at 23rd European Film Festival in Romania

FNE Staff Romania 2019-07-04

BUCHAREST: The Hungarian film I Hope You'll Die Next Time :-) by Mihály Schwechtje recieved the Audience Award at the 23rd edition of the European Film Festival, which took place…

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Pigeon’s Milk Takes Top Prize at Industry Awards

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-04

KARLOVY VARY: Film professionals gathered at the picturesque hillside Czech and Slovak industry party to fete the award winners of the Karlovy Vary IFF's Industry Days section, with a top…

FNE at KVIFF 2019 Works in Progress: After the Winter

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-04

KARLOVY: Montenegrin writer/director Ivan Bakrac and producer Ivan Djurovic presented their Montenegrin/Serbian work in progress After the Winter at the Karlovy Vary IFF's Eastern Promises pitching forum, taking place on…

FNE TV at KVIFF 2019: FNE TV: EFP’s Future Frames

Anna Franklin Czech Republic 2019-07-04

KARLOVY VARY: FNE teamed up with European Film Promotion again this year to speak to the ten European film school students and recent graduates participating in the EFP Future Frames…

PRODUCTION: Viesturs Kairšs’ City on the River in Postproduction

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-07-03

RIGA: Viesturs Kairišs' City on the River / Pilsēta pie upes is in post-production, after the completion of the last shooting period in April 2019. Filming lasted 37 days. Most…

PRODUCTION: Robert Dornhelm Shoots Maria Theresa II in Czech Republic

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-07-03

PRAGUE: Two new episodes of the successful international miniseries Maria Theresa II are currently shooting on Czech locations. The director Robert Dornhelm and his crew are also presenting the project…

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Industry Debates International Opportunities for Czech Productions

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-03

KARLOVY VARY: While filmmakers from across Central and Eastern Europe were pitching their documentary and feature film projects to a packed cinema of industry pros at the Karlovy Vary IFF's…

Official opening and presentation of First Cut +; Head of Film Industry Office Hugo Rosák and director Alessandro Groppelo

FNE at KVIFF 2019: WEMW and KVIFF Introduce First Cut+

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-03

KARLOVY VARY: First Cut Lab, Trieste FF’s When East Meets West (WEMW), Karlovy Vary IFF, MIDPOINT and Less Is More (LIM) are joining forces on First Cut+, a new workshop…

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Czech AV Market Hits All-Time High

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-02

KARLOVY VARY: Fifteen years after the Czech audiovisual industry lost its position as the envy of Europe, the Czech Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA) announced that industry turnover reached a…

FNE AV Innovation: Artinii Unveils Community Driven Distribution Concept

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-02

KARLOVY VARY: The young Czech company Artinii is poised to change the film distribution system with the launch of a new concept described as “a community-driven film distribution tool.” Co-founders…

FNE TV at KVIFF 2019: MEP Helga Trüpel

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-07-02

KARLOVY VARY: FNE spoke to MEP Helga Trüpel Vice President of the Committee on Culture and Education about the future of European culture after the recent EU elections and the…

Ten Coproductions from CEE Countries Receive Eurimages Support

FNE Staff Region 2019-07-02

GENEVA: Ten projects from CEE countries received coproduction support at the 155th meeting of the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund, held in Geneva from 24…

FESTIVALS: Valletta Film Festival to Expand Small Nations Concept

Iulia Blaga Malta 2019-07-02

VALLETTA: The Valletta Film Festival, which launched a Cinema of Small Nations Competition for feature and short films this year, has plans to expand its Valletta Film Forum from the…

Warsaw Kids Forum Announces Projects

FNE Staff Poland 2019-07-02

WARSAW: Warsaw Kids Film Forum, an international co-production forum for films and television series aimed at the children’s market, have selected 25 projects to be pitched at the third edition,…

Left to right: Brigitta Manthey (Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Andreas Stein (CEO pool production, organizer of FFC), Marcel Maiga (Curator FFC), Bernd Buder (Programme Director FFC), Anne-Kathrin Rensch (PR & Marketing FFC), Anke Donnerstag (Programme Department FFC), Nikolai Nikitin (Senior Consultant FFC), Bettina Möbes (Event Coordinator FFC), Katharina Stumm (Programme Coordinator connecting cottbus) and Mariam Kandelaki (Event Coordinator connecting cottbus)

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Cottbus Team Gathers in Karlovy Vary as Application Deadline Approaches

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-02

KARLOVY VARY: A larger-than-usual delegation from the Cottbus Film Festival and the granddaddy of CEE pitching forums connecting cottbus were on hand to welcome guests to their traditional summer party…

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Czechs Lobby to Increase Incentives

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-01

KARLOVY VARY: The Czech Film Fund, with the support of the film industry, is pressing the government to raise the amount of money available for film incentives to 1.2 bn…

FNE at KVIFF 2019: LUX Prize Official Selection Unveiled

Anna Franklin Czech Republic 2019-07-01

KARLOVY VARY: The short list of the 10 films that will compete for the LUX Prize of the European Parliament this year has been announced during the Karlovy Vary Film…

FNE at KVIFF 2019: Prague Film Fund Continues Call for Projects

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-07-01

KARLOVY VARY: The Prague Film Fund will complete its next call for projects on 20 July 2019. The fund has distributed 960,000 EUR of its 2 m EUR budget, which…

PRODUCTION: Iranian Director Ali Mossaffa Shoots in Prague

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-07-01

PRAGUE: Ali Mosaffa, Iranian director, actor and producer, is completing the shooting on his feature Halves in Prague. The mystical drama based on real events tells the story of a…

Zagreb’s Kino Europe Shut Down

Milena Zajović Croatia 2019-07-01

ZAGREB: After months of controversy, Kino Europa (Cinema Europe) has closed. On 28 June 2019, leaders of the Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF), who managed the cinema, confirmed that they will…