FNE TV: Michal Bregant, Director of the Czech National Film Archives
FNE asked PhDr Michal Bregant, the Director of the Czech National Film Archives about the recent re-organisation of the NFA and the new and more important role it will be…
PRODUCTION: Bulgaria's Fourth Power Strikes Close to Home
SOFIA: An ambitious new 12-part political thriller series about a fictional daily newspaper, Fourth Power, will finally air on pubcaster Bulgarian National Television in September, following its victory over real-life…
FNE TV: Riina Sildos, Managing Director, Baltic Event
The B’EST (Baltic Bridge East by West) has just announced its project slate for its second edition to be held in St Petersburg from 11-15 September. FNE asked Riina Sildos,…
Gdynia FF Screens Contenders with Broad Base
GDYNIA: The line-up for the main competition at 36th Gdynia fest features strong work, much of which has already won praises and prizes abroad. can serve as a comprehensive guide…
PRODUCTION: Juric's The Reaper Explores Conflict
ZAGREB: Zvonimir Juric's social drama The Reaper (Kosac), set to begin production next in September, paints a portrait of struggle in a war-torn land. Produced by Ankica Juric Tilic and…
Romanian Docus Forecast for Growth is Sunny
More collaboration with public TV resources would mean a blossoming of Romanian docu production and distribution, according to study session by Aradocs, a joint project of the Romanian documentary filmmakers…
Serbian and Bosnian Exhibitors Stump for Teamwork on Digitizing
Cinema exhibition professionals meeting at the Sarajevo IFF predicted Saturday that public-private partnerships are likely the best way forward in digitizing the aging screening facilities in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia.
Slovakia, Lithuania and Georgia Head to Baltic Bridge
Austria, Lithuania and Slovakia have won leading roles in the St Petersburg- and Tallinn-based Baltic Bridge East by West (B'EST) feature workshop series kicking off 11 September. Gangster comedy Kaviar,…
PRODUCTION: Jure the Gambler Wraps Shooting
ZAGREB: Denis Lepur and Marko Stanić's documentary on gambling addiction, Jure the Gambler/Jure kockar, which they are also producing through Kadar22, has completed shooting and is headed for editing.
FNE-IDF DocBloc: An Eye-Witness to History
Czechoslovakia - The Destiny of a Canadian, by award-winning filmmaker Lukáš Přibyl, is slated for release in October, according to the Institute of Documentary Film.
FNE FIPRESCI Venice Critics 2013: Sign up Now
This year for the first time FNE together with FIPRESCI will offer the ratings of features films in all sections of the official Venice IFF programme by international critics attending…
Prague Hosts Third 48 Hour Film Project
Fall will see indie film crews scrambling in the city streets as the Czech capital commences its third edition of the 48 Hour Film Project 4-6 October. The event, billed…
History TV Series Bring Summer Business to Prague
The first of three multi-episode international dramas for broadcast has wrapped with the completion of location shoots on 1864, the Czech/Danish/German co-production shot at Barrandov through Sirena Film, with epic…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Omnibus Twenty to Wrap in Fall
BRATISLAVA: Mátyás Prikler, director of the social drama Fine, Thanks, screened at the Rotterdam IFF this year, is prepping to produce the final segments of the episodic Twenty, a look…
Juricic: EU Membership Will be Boon to Croatian Film
ZAGREB: With Croatia's entry into the EU on 1 July, the climate of film production has not yet been much affected. “Things have not changed,” Sinisa Juricic of Nukleus Film…
Georgians Score in Locarno's Open Doors Development Slate
Alexander Kvatashidze's Georgian/French/Estonian/Netherlands war documentary See you in Chechnya (Lokokina Studio, Exitfilm, Estonia) has taken top honors in the Locarno IFF industry event Open Doors, winning its production award of…
Romania and Israel Seek Future Co-productions
BUCHAREST: Romania and Israel could soon be co-producers on films for the first time, following an agreement signed by Romanian Minister of Culture Daniel Barbu and the Israeli ambassador, Dan…
UK's Second Run Picks Up Home Video of Slovak Classic
The lyrical 1962 Czechoslovak love story The Sun in a Net (Slnko v sieti), directed by Stefan Uher will be lighting up British TV screens this week, following its release…
Hungary Backs Five Projects
BUDAPEST: The second summer round of funding by the Hungarian Film Fund sees two new projects in production, both by directors with rising stars, László Nemes Jeles and Lili Horváth.
Slovakia's Cinematik Fest Fetes the Cream of European Film
PIESTANY: The eighth edition of the Cinematik fest honors top European films made in 2012 and 2013, chosen by the panel of 17 European critics in its main competitive section,…
