FESTIVALS Fest Anca 2014 Starts off the Film Festival Season in Slovakia
ZILINA: Slovakia’s animation films festival, Fest Anca will lead off the summer film festival season with its seventh edition, which begins earlier than in past years, running 18-22 June 2014…
Paramount Channel Launched in Romania
BUCHAREST: Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. launched Paramount Channel in Romania on the DTH platform Digi at the beginning of June 2014.
FNE at Art Film Fest 2014: Six New Features for Slovak Season
PRAGUE: The 22nd Art Film Fest which runs 21-27 June 2014 will screen six new feature films and one classic in the Slovak Season section.
FNE TV: Oscar winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic
FNE spoke to Danis Tanovic about the importance of EU support for film in smaller countries and how film can build a cultural bridge between neighbouring countries.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino AMOK, Gliwice, PL
This month we spoke to Urszula Biel, the manager of Kino AMOK from Gliwice, Poland. Opened in 1993, AMOK is an art house cinema specialised in Polish and European films.…
FNE TV: Dita Rietuma Head of the Latvian National Film Centre
FNE spoke to Dita Rietuma who made her debut in Cannes as the newly appointed head of the Latvian Film Centre about how Latvia plans to strengthen cooperation with its…
Bulgarians Respond to Activist 38 Claims
SOFIA: Producers/directors Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova from Activist 38 have accused the Union of the Bulgarian Film Makers - Film Academy (consisting of over 900 members) and the Bulgarian…
FNE speaks to Georgain multiplex operator David Mirtskhulava
Film New Europe met David Mirtskhulava This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Executive Manager of distribution for the only Georgian chain of multiplexes.
PRODUCTION: Modris Sets Fall Release
RIGA: The Latvian/Greek/German coproduction Modris, a debut feature by Latvian director Juris Kursietis, is set to be released in Latvia on 24 October 2014.
FNE at TIFF 2014: Stockholm wins Transilvania Trophy
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Rodrigo Sorogoyen's feature Stockholm was the big winner of the 13th edition of Transilvania IFF, which wrapped on 8 June 2014.
DAFilms Expands VoD Reach Across the Globe
DAFilms.com continues to bring new trends into the VoD distribution with participation of the audience and film production delivered by citizen-interactive film journalism
FNE at Art Film Fest 2014: International Competition Casts a Wide Net
PRAGUE: Eight films have been announced for the international competition of the 22nd Art Film Fest held in the Slovak spa towns of Trencianske Teplice and Teplice 21-27 June 2014.
Ida Closes in on 1 Million USD
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski's acclaimed drama Ida has grossed over 958,000 USD on the American market, and is poised to top 1 million USD, making it one of the most successful…
PRODUCTION: Shooting Underway on Houston, We Have a Problem
LJUBLJANA: Two years after a popular and intriguing teaser posted on YouTube, student Oscar nominee Žiga Virc is shooting his awaited docu-fiction Houston, We Have a Problem, based on the…
CME Promotes Sturgeon to CFO
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced the appointment of David Sturgeon as Chief Financial Officer.
FNE DocBloc: Karlovy Vary Announces Documentary Competition
Six CEE documentaries are among the 16 films selected for the 2014 Documentary Competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
Slovenian Multiplex Chains Facing Major Upheaval
LJUBLJANA: Slovenia’s first cineplex chain Kolosej is strapped with financial problems that could lead to it being sold on the auction block, with Austrian company Cineplexx Cine Operations immediately announcing…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Dan Lupu, Transilvania Film
FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
FNE at TIFF 2014: I'm an Old Communist Hag
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Director/screenwriter Stere Gulea teams up with DOP Vivi Drăgan Vasile (Occident) and actress Luminiţa Gheorghiu (Child's Pose) for the first time since collaborating on the Romanian classic Moromeţii (1985)…
FNE at TIFF 2014: A Last Year in 114 Minutes
CLUJ-NAPOCA: In his debut feature documentary A Last Year in 114 Minutes/Un ultim an în 114 minute, the visual artist Daniel Djamo films the final year of the woman who…
