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

Upcoming Activities of Erich Pommer Institut

POTSDAM: The Art of Negotiating Agreements for Film & TV, Info Sessions about Series’ Women and Audiovisual Women, and the workshop Play, Promote, Publish are among the upcoming activities organised…
08-08-2024

BOX OFFICE: Buzz House: The Movie Tops BO in Romania

BUCHAREST: Domestic horror/comedy Buzz House: The Movie directed by Florin Babei is topping the box office in Romania with 499,846 admissions and 2.66 m EUR / 13,264,816 RON gross, followed…
06-08-2024

Slovenian Producer Aleš Pavlin Launches Festival of European Films in Brežice

LJUBLJANA: Ten films, previously screened in Cannes, Berlin and Venice, will be shown at the Brežice castle from 28 to 31 August 2024 during the first edition of the Festival…
06-08-2024

Inaugural Edition for Croatian International Film Festival in Šibenik

ŠIBENIK: The first edition of the Croatian International Film Festival (CIFF) will be held in Šibenik, on the Dalmatian Coast part of Croatia, from 8 to 11 August 2024. CIFF…
06-08-2024

Canal+ Launches Branded Streaming Service in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Pay-TV operator Canal+ has launched a branded streaming service in Hungary in partnership with Hungarian telco 4iG.
06-08-2024

FNE Podcast: Nora Fingscheidt: Director and Screenwriter

FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
06-08-2024

Cinematik IFF 2024 Announces Lineup

BRATISLAVA: Nine titles have been selected for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 19th edition of the IFF Cinematik Piešťany, which will take place in the Slovak spa…
04-08-2024

GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Grants for Minority Coproductions and Long Documentaries

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 263,000 EUR for five minority coproductions and 282,120 EUR for the production of seven documentaries.
04-08-2024