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FNE Visegrad Prix nominations for best documentary announced

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Nominations for the first-ever FNE Visegrad Prix for best documentary coproduction from a Visegard country have been announced.  The films are all screening in the International Bratislava Film Festival 2010 (5-11 November) official programme and the final selection will be made by the festival’s main jury and announced at the festival’s closing ceremony. The Prix is an initiative of Film New Europe together and backed by the International Visegrad Fund.

The prize is being awarded to recognize the artistic achievements of filmmakers in the Visegrad countries and to encourage cultural co-operation between partners within Visegrad countries and partners in other European countries of the European Union as well as internationally.  The competitive prize is organized together with the support of CinePecs International Film Festival in Hungary, International Bratislava Film Festival in Slovakia, Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival in the Czech Republic and Era New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland and Film Europe.  The winner will receive 1000 Euros cash prize along with 5000 Euros of publicity on FNE throughout the year and promotion at other participating film festivals.  A further Prix for best feature film was awarded earlier this year at the CinePecs International Film Festival the producer of Pal Adrienne the Budpest based KMH One Films. Adrienn Pal was directed by Agnes Kocsis.

FNE Visegrad Prix Nominations for best documentary coproduction* from a Visegard country.

International Bratislava Film Festival 2010

- Die Haushaltshilfe
Directed by Anna Hoffmann
Assistant director: Tina Sakova
Production: Produktion: Sommerhaus Filmproduktion
Kontakt: sommerhaus. Filmproduktionen. Jochen Laube jochen.laube@gmx.de
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Südwestrundfunk; Gefördert von der MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg

- Out of round: What is behind?
Directed by Jaroslav Vojtek
Production: Ugly Agency & Production s.r.o.
Duhova 13, Senec, 90310, Slovkia
Co-financed by EEA, Norway and Slovakia

- Mongolia – In the Shadow of Genghis Khan
Directed by Pavol Barabas
Production: K2 Studio
Distribution: Film Europe
Sales: Film Europe
Mongolian coproduction parnter

- Best Deal of My Life
Directed by Peter Navratil
Production: STV
Sales: STV
Israeli production partner

- Czech Peace
Directed by Filip Remunda, Vit Klusak
Production: Hypermarket Film
Sales: Taskovski Films Ltd.

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EAVE closes 2010 with Belgrade workshop

Monday, October 18th, 2010

The third and final 2010 EAVE training session for European producers is taking place 18-25 in Belgrade. All 50 participants, nearly one-third of them from CEE territories, will have one-on-one meetings with experts and decision makers. The workshop is also offering free admission to its Mini-EAVE programme for Serbian film professionals.

Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, and Croatia have projects in the stage of full development, which are currently seeking financing.

More info in Film New Europe.

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Kino Polska short nominated for EFA award

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Hanoi-Warsaw, a short fillm directed by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz for Kino Polska Television (www.kinopolska.pl) has been nominated for the EFA award in the Short Film category. Nominees in the Short Film category are selected at 14 major international film festivals. Hanoi-Warwaw was nominated by the 33rd Norwegian Short Film Festival Jury.

Hanoi-Warsaw won a screenplay competition for young talents. The co-producers were Mastershot Studio, 1.2 Film Association, Polish Filmmakers Association and the Andrzej Munk Studio “The Young and Film”.

Hanoi-Warsaw won the Special Jury Prize in the Young Cinema Competition on the 34th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, and the actress, Thu Ha Mai (Mai Anh) received the honorable mention. The film was also presented at festivals in the Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol, “Go Short” International Short Film Festival in Nijmegen, Next International Short Film Festival in Bucharest, River Film Festival in Padua, and at the 50th Krakow Film Festival.

The film tells the story of a young Vietnamese girl, Mai Anh, who illegally crosses the Polish border. The woman has to reach Warsaw, where her fiancé waits for her. Travel across Poland is full of humiliation and violence.

Kino Polska Television is one of the most popular movie channels in Poland, focusing on the promotion of Polish cinema. It is available on all digital platforms and in most of cable operators with household coverage over 7 millions.

(www.filmneweurope.com)

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