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FESTIVALS: Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian Spoon Screens in Doc Competition at Latvian FF

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-11-07

RIGA: The lauded Latvian director Laila Pakalnina will have her Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian documentary Spoon in the documentary competition of the 2019 Latvian National Film Festival, which runs from 7 to 12…

GRANTS: Sarajevo Fund Gives Grants to 13 Films

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-11-06

Ben Foster and Chris Pine in Hell or High Water by David Mackenzie (2016)

Violence of Action Starring Ben Foster and Chris Pine to Be Shot in Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-11-06

BUCHAREST: The US independent production Violence of Action directed by Tarik Saleh and starring Ben Foster, Chris Pine and Gillian Jacobs will be shot in Romania starting November 2019. The…

Canal+ Polska Buys Kino Świat

FNE Staff Poland 2019-11-06

WARSAW: The Pay TV channel Canal+ Polska has purchased 70 percent of Polish film distributor Kino Świat.

Bogdan Gheorghiu Appointed Romania's Minister of Culture

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-11-05

BUCHAREST: Bogdan Gheorghiu has been named the new Minister of Culture in Romania, as a transitional cabinet led by the National Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban was approved by the…

FESTIVALS: Black Nights Announces 2019 Works in Progress

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-11-05

TALLINN: The Black Nights Works in Progress will present 18 films, which are looking for sales agents or festivals for international premieres at the Industry@Tallinn programme on 26 and 27…

FESTIVALS: Leilais Kristaps Latvian National Film Festival Showcases 25 Films

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-11-05

RIGA: The Latvian National Film Festival, which runs from 7 – 12 November 2019 in Riga, will showcase 25 films in competition and out of competition screenings. Out of 95…

FESTIVALS: Oleg Competes in 2019 Latvian National Film Festival

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-11-05

RIGA: The Latvian/Belgian/Lithuanian/French coproduction Oleg by Juris Kursietis will screen in competition at the Leilais Kristaps national film festival of Latvia, which runs 7 – 12 November 2019.

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2019: By a Sharp Knife

FNE Staff Region 2019-11-05

COTTBUS: By a Sharp Knife / Ostrým nožom, the debut film by Teodor Kuhn, screens in the main competition at FilmFestival Cottbus, which runs 5 – 10 November 2019.

Marko Sopić's The Team Opens Strong in Serbia

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-11-04

BELGRADE: Domestic films dominate the box office in Serbia. Marko Sopić's The Team / Ekipa opened in second place in Serbia, just two weeks after Military Academy 5 / Vojna…

PRODUCTION: Locarno Winner Pjer Žalica Shoots Black Comedy

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-11-04

SARAJEVO: Pjer Žalica, whose debut Fire! (Refresh, 2003) won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival, started production on his third feature film Focus, Grandma / Koncentriši se, baba…

Polish/Czech Pleasure Principle Sold to ZDF

FNE Staff Poland 2019-11-04

WARSAW: Beta Film has sold the Polish/Czech TV series The Pleasure Principle directed by Dariusz Jablonski to ZDF to be broadcast on ARTE.

Prizes and Distinctions 7th EMIGRA 2019

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-10-31

International jury in the including Bożena Intrator (USA), Dr Małgorzata Przedpełska-Bieniek, Liliana Komorowska (Canada), Krzysztof Magowski, Janusz Dymek, Piotr Latałło (USA), Romuald Mieczkowski (Lithuania) chose from 42 films from around…

FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival Announces Competition

Milena Zajović Croatia 2019-10-31

ZAGREB: The 17th Zagreb Film Festival will be held over the course of a record 11 days, from 7 to 17 November 2019. Around 100 films will be screened in…

FNE AV Innovation: MaNaBu - Encourage Leaders of the Future - Today

Tihana Smitran Region 2019-10-31

We have asked Sten-Kristian Saluveer, founder and CEO of Storytek Creative Hub, to introduce some of the hottest new projects from Storytek, so that FNE readers have the chance to…

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2019: Pig

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2019-10-31

TBILISI: Giga Liklikadze’s low-budget debut feature film Pig will have its world premiere in the main competition of FilmFestival Cottbus, which runs 5 – 10 November 2019.

FNE at Black Nights FF 2019: The Coldest Game

Katarzyna Grynienko Estonia 2019-10-31

GDYNIA: Łukasz Kośmicki’s English-language spy thriller The Coldest Game, which won two prizes at the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, will screen in the main competition of the Black Nights Film…

PRODUCTION: Slovak/Ukrainian TV Series Slavs Starts Postproduction

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-10-30

BRATISLAVA: The epic historical TV series Slavs / Slovania is a Slovak/Ukrainian coproduction between Wanda Hrycová´s Wandal Production and Andrey Yermak´s European partnership media group. The 12-part series will premiere…

PRODUCTION: Slovenian Debut Rom-Com Eva Starts Shooting

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-10-30

LJUBLJANA: Tijana Zinajić started shooting her first feature Eva on 25 October 2019 in Ljubljana. The screenplay for this romantic comedy was written by Iza Strehar.

Firefly Starts Construction on Belgrade Film Studio

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-10-30

BELGRADE: The newly founded Belgrade-based production company Firefly is about to start the construction of the Firefly Studios outside Belgrade, housing two 2,000 square metre sound stages and a smaller…