PRODUCTION: Rok Biček Wraps Ten Year Documentary Project
LJUBLJANA: Young Slovenian director Rok Biček, who gained international success with his debut feature A Class Enemy (Triglav Film, 2013), has just completed the long documentary The Family, a Slovenian…
FESTIVALS: Twelve Croatian Films in the Main Competition at the 64th Pula Film Festival
PULA: Twelve Croatian feature films are competing for Golden Arenas in the main competition programme of the 64th Pula Film Festival, which takes place from 15 to 22 July 2017.
Czech Domestic Production Reaches Record High
PRAGUE: Revenues for domestic film and TV production for members of the Audiovisual Producers´ Association (APA) reached a record high in 2016 of 921m CZK in turnover, which is the…
FNE AV INNOVATION: Walk This Way: European Cinema on Demand
CONTEXT: DIGITAL, a new digital path for films in Europe?
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Testosterone Story
Czech director Andrea Culková is developing the documentary Testosterone Story.
PRODUCTION: International Coproduction TV series 18 - Clash of Futures Wraps Shooting
WARSAW: TV series 18 - Clash of Futures, an international coproduction involving over 15 broadcasters, wrapped shooting in July 2017. The series follows the fates of extraordinary men, women and…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: FNE TV: Christine Eloy General Manager Europa Distribution
FNE asked Christine Eloy, general manager of Europa Distribution, about the changing role of European film distributors in an increasingly challenging audiovisual landscape.
Foreign Television Productions Boost Revenues for Czech Producers
PRAGUE: Revenues from foreign film and television production surpassed 130 m EUR / 3.5 billion CZK in 2016 compared to 3.7 billion CZK in 2015 with big-budget foreign TV series…
FESTIVALS: The 17th T-Mobile New Horizons Announces Lineup
WROCŁAW: The 17th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival has revealed its lineup with twelve titles. A total of 200 feature films from over 50 countries, including four world premieres…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
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…
First Slovenian Film to Be Broadcast on Netflix
LJUBLJANA: Documentary Houston, We Have a Problem! by Žiga Virc is the first Slovenian film to be aired on Netflix starting 20 July 2017. However, the film will not be…
The Beguiled (USA)
Director Sofia Coppola has decided to do a remake of director Don Siegel’s Civil War made more than 40 years ago that starred Clint Eastwood. The decision is a strange…
FNE AV Innovation: Filmtopia Brings KineDok Concept to Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: KineDok is an alternative distribution concept for creative documentaries. The international project is supported by CE MEDIA. It has has been executed in Slovakia by Filmtopia since 2015. Creating…
CME to Sell Leading Broadcast Operations in Croatia and Slovenia
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. has agreed a 230 m EUR deal to sell its leading broadcast operations in Croatia (Nova TV) and in Slovenia (POP TV) to Slovenia…
PRODUCTION: Michał Rogalski Moves to Postproduction with Exterminator
WARSAW: Acclaimed young Polish director Michał Rogalski has just finished shooting his new feature film Exterminator, a comedy based on a hit theater play. The premiere is planned for January…
PRODUCTION: Tonia Mishiali in Postproduction with Pause
NICOSIA: The drama Pause directed by Tonia Mishiali is currently in postproduction and is set to be completed in October 2017. This coproduction between Cyprus and Greece was selected for…
FESTIVALS: CineLink Announces Second Part of 2017 Selection
SARAJEVO: Seven more feature film projects in development, including projects from Bulgaria, Georgia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, have been chosen to complete in the 2017 selection of Sarajevo Film…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: Prize Winners: CEE Films Sweep Awards
KARLOVY VARY: The Czech/Slovak and Italian coproduction Little Crusader directed by Václav Kadrnka took home the Crystal Globe and a cash prize of 25,000 USD at the 52 Karlovy Vary…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: See How the Critics Rated the Films
KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…
PRODUCTION: Theodore Ushev Preps The Spinning Top
SOFIA: Bulgarian-born Canadian animator Theodore Ushev is preparing his first feature film The Spinning Top. Romanian, Macedonian and Serbian coproducers are welcomed. Ushev was nominated at the Oscars 2017 in…
