Czech Critics Awards Announced
PRAGUE: Home Care, Lost in Munich and The Snake Brothers are the main candidates at the sixth edition of Czech Film Critics´ Awards. The ceremony will take place on 23…
Obituary: Cinematographer Vilmos Szigmond
BUDAPEST: Hungarian-born cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond passed away at 85 on 1 January 2016.
Czech Republic Takes Over the European Audiovisual Observatory Presidency
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic takes over from Montenegro the Presidency of the Strasbourg-based European Audiovisual Observatory in 2016.
FNE wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year! See you again on 11 January 2016
Film New Europe would like to thank all its sponsors, supporters and readers and to wish them a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. In 2015 the …
Polish Film Institute Introduces Funding for Minority Coproductions in 2016
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute has decided to allocate 8 m PLN of production funding especially for Polish companies engaged in international projects as minority co-producers.
Estonian Coproduction Short-Listed for Oscars
TALLINN: The Fencer, a Finnish/Estonia coproduction directed by Klaus Härö, has been short-listed for the upcoming Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
FNE Country Report 2015: Slovakia
One of the biggest success stories of 2015 was the Weinstein production, Marco Polo 2, which became the first production to benefit from the new Slovak tax incentive scheme.
FNE Country Report 2015: Slovenia
Slovenia’s film production has remained fairly stable in 2015, although the difficult economic situation has not improved. Changes in the distribution sector are expected to have a significant positive impact…
22 projects selected for the Trieste co-production forum from a new record number of 301 submissions
Trieste - December 17, 2015 – 22 film projects from 19 countries will be presented at the sixth edition of When East Meets West,the Italian co-production forum taking place on…
Russian Fairy Tale Rules the TOP 10 in Slovakia
Bratislava: A Russian movie for children, The Snow Queen 2, based on the classic fairy tale, is leading the TOP 10 of the last weekend in Slovak Cinemas.
EAVE Announces 2016 Producers Workshop Participants
LUXEMBOURG: The EAVE Producers Workshop 2016 has selected 52 upcoming producers representing 36 countries, out of 143 applications from 44 countries.
Cyprus Short Film Fest Winners to be Screened in Nicosia
CYPRUS: The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus in collaboration with Le jour le plus Court (Short Film Day) are coming together on 21 December in Nicosia for a screening…
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Feature Film Grants
SOFIA: During its December session the Bulgarian National Film Center decided to support the production of six feature films and five shorts. Furthermore, seven projects will receive funding for development.…
FNE Country Report 2015: Poland
The Polish film industry had a great year with an Oscar for Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida and strong film production supported by the Polish Film Institute (PISF), which celebrated its tenth…
FNE Country Report 2015: Estonia
The defining events for Estonia’s film industry in 2015 were: the decision to introduce a cash rebate scheme for incoming productions which will take effect in 2016, alongside two regional…
Domestic Films Grab Local Audiences
PRAGUE: Domestic films are holding strong in Lithuania, Czech Republic and Slovenia.
EFADs and FNE Association Concerned over EC Proposal on Portability
The European Film Agency Directors has issued a statement expressing concern over the European Commission’s 9 December 2015 proposal for a regulation on portability. Click HERE to the EU Commission…
Eurimages Grants Spread Support across CEE
STRASBOURG: The 141st session of the European Co-Production Fund Eurimages, held from 8-11 December in Ljubljana, is providing support to a 24 European feature film coproductions, including 13 films from…
FNE Country Report 2015: Latvia
After the financial meltdown in 2008 and 2009 the recovery of Latvian film industry has been steadily improving each year. State funding for film industry increased significantly reaching 4.3 m…
FNE Country Report 2015: Bulgaria
Various events celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema have marked 2015. They started on the official Day of Bulgarian Cinema, 13 January 2015, and went on throughout the year.…
