The Lake to Be Shot in Malta in July
VALLETTA: Steve Quale’s The Lake, the new project produced by Luc Besson through EuropaCorp will be shot in Malta from July to September 2015 with Falkun Films providing with services.
FNE at Art Film Fest: Journey of Blind Birds in Preparation
TRENČIANSKE TEPLICE: Slovakia’s ARINA production company is in preparation with the family adventure film Journey of Blind Birds. The project which has no director attached yet and was presented at…
Baltic Bridge East by West Launch Call for Applications
TALLINN: Application for the 4th edition of Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST), the producers' workshop set up in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) and with the support from…
FNE at Art Film Fest: New Slovak Audiovisual Strategy Proposed
TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE: A new Slovak Strategy for Development of the Audiovisual Culture and Industry 2016-2020 is set to be sent to the Slovak government for approval by the end of…
PRODUCTION: David Ondricek Preps Emil Zatopek Biopic
PRAGUE: Producer/writer/director David Ondricek is in preparation with Zatopek , a biopic of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zatopek, winner of four Olympic medals.
Searching for Hell, World's First Long Documentary Screened in Virtual Reality Cinema
WARSAW: Searching for Hell, directed by Pawel Nazaruk &Tomasz Adamski, Darek Barecki, Yuki Nakamura, Gloria Kurnik and James Kenney has become the first long documentary film screened and distributed in…
Karlovy Vary Pays Homage to Richard Gere
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will honour the American actor Richard Gere with the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
FNE at KVIFF 2015: KVIFF Unveils Programme Line-up
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th edition of the Karlovy International Film Festival (KVIFF) has announced its programme line-up. The festival runs from 3-11 July 2015.
Eurimages Supports Ten CEE Coproductions
PRAGUE: Eurimages announces support for 31 coproductions including ten coproductions involving CEE countries. A total amount of 7,745,000 EUR goes to 27 features, three documentaries and one animation film.
Kino Pavasaris to Screen Festival Films All Around the Year
VILNIUS: Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris launched a programme allowing festival films to be screeneed throughout the year.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Xavier Henry-Rashid
This month we take a break from out usual distributors list and we speak with Xavier Henry-Rashid, Managing Director at Film Republic, a London-based world sales agency specialised in art…
PRODUCTION: Swiss Croatian Animation Project Chris the Swiss Begins Production in Zagreb
ZAGREB: Anja Kofmel’s Swiss/Croatian coproduction Chris the Swiss began production in Zagreb mid-June 2015. This is the first animated film benefiting from the incentives scheme launched by HAVC in 2012.
OBITUARY: Slovak Director Vladimír Mičúch aka Aramisova
BRATISLAVA: Promising Slovak director Vladimír Mičúch, known as Aramisova has died on 19 June 2015. He was 42-years old.
PRODUCTION: TVN Shoots Australian Series Adaptation
WARSAW: TVN has started producing Aż po sufit, the Polish version of the Australian series Packed to the Rafters. Academy Award nominated Bartosz Konopka and Julia Kolberger are directing.
An Wins 1st Edition of Valletta Film Festival
VALLETTA: Naomi Kawase's An won the Triton award for Best Film at the 1st edition of the first competitive film festival in Malta, Valletta Film Festival which wrapped 21 June…
General Assembly of the FERA Urges EU to Enact Five Point Action Plan
LJUBLJANA: Delegates meeting at the General Assembly of the Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) called on members of the European Commission and Parliament to enact FERA’s five point action…
Hungarian Classics to be Distributed on VOD in the US
BUDAPEST: Cinemadanube.com has signed an agreement with the Hungarian National Digital Archive (MaNDA), for the VOD distribution of 46 Hungarian classics in the US.
CEE Projects to be Pitched at the 26th Cartoon Forum in Toulouse
TOULOUSE: Projects from Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia will be pitched at the 26th edition of Cartoon Forum, the coproduction platform for European animation series (15-18 September 2015).
EAVE Heads for Lithuania and Czech Republic in 2016
VILNIUS: EAVE Producers Workshop 2016 will take place in Luxembourg, Lithuania and Czech Republic. The deadline for application is 18 September 2015.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Projects Selected for the 13th Ex Oriente Film
Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) is proud to present 12 upcoming documentary projects from the Central and Eastern Europe that have been selected for 13th edition of Ex Oriente Film.
