FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Poland Selects Under the Volcano as Oscar Bid

WARSAW: Damian Kocur’s sophomore feature Under the Volcano / Pod vulcanem has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
24-09-2024

GO to Invest 5 m EUR in Maltese Original Content

VALLETTA: The leading Maltese telecommunication company GO will invest 5 m EUR in original content for the TV channel TOKIS over the coming years.
24-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Student Academy Award Nominee Ádám Freund Shoots Debut Feature

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Ádám Freund, whose surreal family sci fi Earthly People / Földiek (2017) was nominated for the Student Academy Award, is currently shooting his debut feature, Hyenas /…
22-09-2024

OBITUARY: Croatian Director Petar Krelja

ZAGREB: Petar Krelja, one of Croatia’s most important documentary film directors and film critics, passed away after a long illness at the age of 85. Born in Štip, Macedonia, Krelja…
22-09-2024

Connecting Cottbus 2024 Announces Lineup

COTTBUS: The 26th edition of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) has announced the selection for cocoPITCH (projects in development) and cocoWIP (works in progress). coco will take place…
22-09-2024

CEE Animation Workshop 2025 Launches Call

PRAGUE: CEE Animation Workshop has opened applications for its 7th edition, which will be held in 2025. The deadline for submissions is 8 November 2024.
22-09-2024

RIGA IFF Coproduction Market RIGA IFF SHOWCASE 2024 Announces Lineup

RIGA: Sixteen projects (eight feature films and eight series) from the Baltics and Eastern as well as Central Europe have been selected for the 3rd edition of RIGA IFF SHOWCASE.…
22-09-2024

Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 2024 Kicks Off in Varna

VARNA: A total of 16 feature films, 19 short fiction films and five fiction TV series are screening in the three official competitions of the 42th Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature…
19-09-2024

Films from FNE Partner Countries among LUX – The European Audience Film Award 2025 Nominations

STRASBOURG: Latvian animated film Flow by Gints Zilbalodis and Romanian/Cypriot/Bulgarian minority coproduction Animal by Sofia Exarchou are among the five titles nominated for LUX – The European Audience Film Award…
19-09-2024

Awards of 20th World Animation Film Festival in Varna

VARNA: The Japanese short film A Night at the Rest Area by Saki Muramoto won the Grand Prix at the 20th anniversary edition of the World Festival of Animated Film…
19-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Slovakia Selects The Hungarian Dressmaker as Oscar Contender

BRATISLAVA: The Hungarian Dressmaker by Iveta Grófová has been selected as Slovakia’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film…
19-09-2024

WEMW 2025 Opens Call for Entries and Announces New East & West Focus

TRIESTE: When East Meets West (WEMW) is launching five different sections with a total of 15 calls for 15 different initiatives at its 15th edition, set for 19 – 22…
19-09-2024

FNE Podcast: Actress Vicky Krieps

FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
19-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Jan Cvitkovič Starts Shooting Hotel Alcohol

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Jan Cvitkovič started shooting his sixth feature film Hotel Alcohol / Hotel Alkohol on 16 September 2024. The 33-days shooting of this Slovenian/German/Croatian coproduction takes place in…
17-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Filip Kovačević Shoots SF Adventure Absolution in English

BELGRADE: Young Serbian director Filip Kovačević is currently in production with his sophomore feature Absolution / Oprost, a SF adventure film shot in English. The cast is led by Dutch…
17-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Georgia Selects The Antique as Oscar Candidate

TBILISI: Rusudan Glurjidze’s sophomore feature The Antique / Antikvariati has been selected as Georgia’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International…
17-09-2024

Batumi International Art-house Film Festival 2024 Announces Lineup

BATUMI: Rusudan Glurjidze’s The Antique and George Sikharulidze’s Panopticon are among the ten films selected for the Feature Film International Competition of the 19th Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF),…
17-09-2024

Anniversary 20th Edition for Bucharest International Film Festival

BUCHAREST: The 20th anniversary edition of the Bucharest International Film Festival (19 – 28 September 2024) will screen nine titles in its competition, including Bogdan Muresanu’s The New Year That…
17-09-2024

Substance Wins 2024 IFF Cinematik Piešťany

PIEŠŤANY: The horror drama Substance directed by Coralie Fargeat received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the 19th edition of the IFF Cinematik Piešťany, which took…
15-09-2024

Mel Gibson Scouting in Malta

VALLETTA: Mel Gibson has visited Malta following an invitation of the Malta Film Commission and met with Prime Minister Robert Abela and film commissioner Johann Grech.
15-09-2024