North Macedonia Announces Second Production Grants for 2022
Macedonia 10-01-2023
The grants were announced by the North Macedonia Film Agency on 27 December 2022.
Series from FNE Partner Countries Acquired by SkyShowtime from Warner Bros. Discovery
Region 11-01-2023
WARSAW: The new Czech/Slovak series The Winner directed by Jan Hřebejk and Polish series Warszawianka by Jacek Borcuch, as well as other titles from FNE partner countries, are among 21 European series whose exclusive European rights have been acquired by SkyShowtime from Warner Bros. Discovery. All the shows will be available to SkyShowtime subscribers across all of its 22 markets.
Major Festivals from Poland, Romania and Lithuania among Founders of SMART7
WARSAW: The New Horizons International Film Festival from Wrocław (Poland), Transilvania IFF from Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris from Vilnius (Lithuania) have launched the cooperation network SMART7 together with IndieLisboa IFF, FILMADRID IFF and Thessaloniki IFF.
WEMW Co-production Forum Announces Full Lineup
TRIESTE: Projects from Georgia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia and Serbia are among the 22 projects selected for the 13th edition of When East Meets West, the Italian Co-Production Forum taking place 22-25 January 2023 within the Trieste Film Festival (21 – 28 January 2023).
WHEN EAST MEETS WEST (January 22-25, 2023) - final selection
Press releases 11-01-2023
WEMW Co-Production Forum line-up revealed! 22 new stories from all over the world will be presented at the upcoming Co-Production Forum.
Romania 10-01-2023
BUCHAREST: The Romanian musical comedy Romina, VTM by Paul Răzvan Macovei had 233,208 admissions and 1.3 m EUR / 6.553.905 RON gross in its opening weekend (6 – 8 January 2023), more than Avatar: The Way of Water during its first weekend.
FESTIVALS: Films, Projects and Talents from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Berlinale Classics, Retrospective Young at Heart and Berlinale Co-production Market
BERLIN: The digitally restored version in 4K of György Fehér's Twilight will have its world premiere in the Berlinale Classics section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (16 -26 February 2022). Věra Chytilová's Daisies and The Beauty by Arūnas Žebriūnas were included in the Retrospective "Young at Heart – Coming of Age at the Movies". Four more FNE partner countries selections are in the Berlinale Co-production Market.
Malta Film Commission Launches Creative Malta Support Scheme
Malta 10-01-2023
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission has launched the Creative Malta film fund, which will offer 600,000 EUR annually for local film production.
Cyprus Film Incentives Get 5m EUR Increase in 2023
Cyprus 11-01-2023
VALLETTA: The Finance Ministry of Cyprus has earmarked 5 m EUR for the country's incentives scheme. This is ten times more than in the past three years.
FESTIVALS: Applications for 2023 Febiofest Bratislava Still Open
Slovakia 10-01-2023
BRATISLAVA: Short films from Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary are welcome to apply for the 2023 edition of the International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava. The deadline for applications is 15 January 2023.