Attention all FIPRESCI members coming to Berlinale
Be one of the first 15 to sign up for the FNE FIPRESCI Berlin Critics ratings and we will send you a beautiful box set of DVD classic Oscar candidate…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Doc Science Camp Set
The first workshop for science documentaries will take place 16 - 19 April 2014 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Lithuania Plans Increased Film Activity in 2014
The Lithuanian Film Centre announced that it will increase film funding in 2014 in a year that promises more activity for the film industry.
Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with plans for a new channel
WARSAW: Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to create a new channel for Polish communities abroad which would replace TVP Polonia, due to dissatisfaction with the current channel.
PRODUCTION: Perrin and Cluzaud Shooting Documentary in Poland
WARSAW: Renowned documentary filmmakers Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud are filming Les Saisons in Puszcza Białowieska.
The Mighty Angel Tops 500,000 Admissions
WARSAW: The Mighty Angel by Wojciech Smarzowski hit half a million admissions in just over a week after its premiere.
Stopklatka TV Signs with Polsat
WARSAW: New film channel Stopklatka TV will be available through satellite provider Cyfrowy Polsat. The channel will also be available via ground digital transmitters and VOD.
English Remake of Czech Women in Temptation
After a year of negotiations, Jiří Vejdělek, the director of the hit Czech comedy Women in Temptation (2010) has sold the English language remake rights to British producer Gareth Unwin…
Director of Latvian Film Centre Resigns
RIGA: Ilze Gailite-Holmberga, director of the National Film Centre of Latvia, has officially resigned from her duties.
Burning Bush Fires up Czech Critics
PRAGUE: Agnieszka Holland’s acclaimed film version of Burning Bush won six awards, including Best film of 2013, at the fourth Czech Critics Awards on 25 January 2014.
PRODUCTION: Palfi Free Fall in Fast Forward
BUDAPEST: European Film Award winner György Pálfi (Hukkle, Taxidermia, Final Cut) is already in production with Free Fall, a film that originated from a concept in November 2013.
Czech Films Find Local Fans
PRAGUE: Five Czech films made it into the list of the top ten box office hits of 2013, with the village comedy Babovresky taking the number one spot.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Slovak Graduates Freedom is Not for Free
A new Slovak documentary looks at the struggles of young Slovak artists entering the job market.
Czech Lion Nominations Announced by New Management
PRAGUE: Four films lead the nominations for the Czech Lion Awards. Burning Bush received 14 nominations, followed by 12 nominations for Like Never Before, and 11 each for Revival and…
Artificial Eye Picks up Ida
London-based distributor Artificial Eye picked up UK rights to the Polish drama Ida (Opus Film) directed by Pawel Pawlikowski.
Czech Attendance Dips
PRAGUE: Czech film attendance fell slightly in 2013, according to the Union of Film Distributors.
Mighty Opening for The Mighty Angel in Poland
WARSAW: The Mighty Angel a drama from Wojciech Smarzowski had the fourth best opening of a Polish film in the last 20 years with 253 937 admissions on its first…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Aero, Prague
This month FNE speaks with Zuzana Kameniková, the head of Kino Aero, one of the oldest art-house cinemas in Prague. Built in 1933 in the courtyard of a residential house…
Polish Attendance Falls in 2013
WARSAW: Cinema attendance in Poland dropped almost 6% in 2013 compared to 2012, to 36.3 m viewers, but the interest in domestic productions held strong.
PRODUCTION: New WWII drama by Elmo Nüganen director of Estonian hit Names Engraved in Marble
ESTONIA: The epic war drama 1944, now halfway through a two-part filming schedule, is primed to continue a tradition of a strong box-office for patriotic war films in Estonia.
