Outstanding 2024 Locarno FF for Films from FNE Partner Countries

LOCARNO: Films from FNE partner countries finished the 77th Locarno Film Festival (7 – 17 August 2024) with several awards, including the Golden Leopard in the Concorso Internazionale for Lithuanian…
18-08-2024

OBITUARY: Slovenian Cinematographer Zoran Hochstätter

LJUBLJANA: The acclaimed Slovenian director of photography Zoran Hochstätter passed away on 16 August 2024 at the age of 69.
18-08-2024

Projects Selected for 10th Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency in Romania Announced

BUCHAREST: Eight projects have been chosen from among 93 submissions from 39 countries for the 10th anniversary edition of Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency, which will return to Port Cultural Cetate,…
18-08-2024

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Yordan Petkov Shoots Resonance

SOFIA: Bulgarian screenwriter/director Yordan Petkov is currently in production with his first feature film Resonance, which is a coproduction between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. The project is supported by the…
15-08-2024

North Macedonia Steps Back from 2025 Oscar Race

SKOPJE: North Macedonia will not be submitting a film for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The decision was…
15-08-2024

Nine FNE Partner Countries’ Films in European Film Awards 2024 Feature Film Selection – Part 1

BERLIN: Ten films (co)produced by FNE partner countries are among the 29 titles chosen by the European Film Academy for the European Film Awards Feature Film Selection – Part 1.…
15-08-2024

Year of German Central European Films 2024: German Films Screenings in August and September 2024

FNE together with German Films have launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
15-08-2024

Budapest’s Keleti Railway Station Celebrates 140th Anniversary with Film Screenings

BUDAPEST: The 140th anniversary of the opening of Budapest’s Keleti station will be marked by the railway company MÁV on 16 August 2024 with film screenings and an exhibition.
15-08-2024

PRODUCTION: Thomas Kallis in Postproduction with Cypriot Doc Vassilis Michaelidis – Hidden Winds

NICOSIA: Cypriot director/writer Thomas Kallis is currently in postproduction with Vassilis Michaelidis – Hidden Winds. The documentary traces the life and work of pioneering poet and painter Vassilis Michaeilidis (1849…
13-08-2024

PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Political Thriller Moloch Shoots for CANAL+

BRATISLAVA: The three-part political thriller Moloch directed by Lukáš Hanulák and produced by the Czech company Bionaut and Slovakia’s Raketa for CANAL+, is currently being shot in the Czech Republic,…
13-08-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Latvia Selects Flow as Oscar Candidate

RIGA: The long animated film Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis has been unanimously chosen by the jury appointed by the National Film Centre of Latvia as Latvia’s candidate for the…
13-08-2024

New TV Series Explores Latvian Ghost Stories

RIGA: The eight-episode Latvian series Horrible Stories / Briesmīgi stāstiņi, produced by KMM Visuals and the tech company Tet, will premiere on the Tet TV+ platform on 31 October 2024.
13-08-2024

MPM Films Picks Up Rusudan Glurjidze’s The Antique Ahead of Its World Premiere at Venice IFF

TBILISI: Rusudan Glurjidze’s sophomore feature The Antique has been acquired by Paris-based MPM Films ahead of its world premiere in the competition of the 21st Giornati degli Autori section within…
11-08-2024

Bulgarian NOVA Gets International Emmy Nomination

SOFIA: NOVA’s investigative journalist Marijeta Nikolaeva and cameraman Tasi Asenov received a nomination in the News and Current Affairs category at the 2024 International Emmy® Awards.
11-08-2024

PRODUCTION: Estonian Director German Golub Shoots Baltic Biopic Our Erika

TALLINN: Estonian director German Golub is currently in production with his debut feature Our Erika / Meie Erika. This Estonian/Lithuanian/Latvian coproduction tells the story of Olympic track cyclist Erika Salumäe,…
11-08-2024

GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Grants

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has distributed 683,395 EUR / 80 m RSD as production grants for debut features, short animated films and student films.
11-08-2024

LevelK Picks up Block 5 Ahead of Its World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival

LJUBLJANA: The fourth feature film by the Slovenian director Klemen Dvornik has been acquired by the Danish sales agent LevelK. The children's film Block 5, which is a Slovenian/Czech/Croatian/Serbian coproduction,…
08-08-2024

GRANTS: Estonian Feature and Documentary Production Grants in 2024

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has distributed 4,740,000 EUR as production grants for feature and documentary films in 2024. Part of the grants will be financed in two stages, in…
08-08-2024

The 2024 Tartuff Underway in Estonia

TARTU: Eighteen films are screening at the Tartu Love Film Festival Tartuff from 5 to 10 August 2024.
08-08-2024

Green Montenegro IFF Celebrated 10 Editions

PODGORICA: For the first time in Montenegro, headphones were used for the screenings at the 10th Green Montenegro International Film Festival (GMIFF), to preserve the biodiversity of the Durmitor National…
08-08-2024