Category: BALKANS

News about audiovisual in BALKANS region (Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Serbie, Grèce, Macédoine, Roumanie, Slovénie)

Croatia / An agreement signed between the HPB bank and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

Logo-HPB-et-HAVC

The Croatian Postal Bank (HPB) and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) have signed an agreement so the country’s broadcasting sector can access more funding for its future productions. The bank is offering a new loan to help finance films subsidized by the HAVC. This new loan will finance national broadcasting works in line with the …

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Bulgaria – Italy / “Windless”, Pavel G. Vesnakov’s second film, now in post-production

Windless

Bulgarian director Pavel G Vesnakov’s second film is entering post-production. Entitled Windless (working title), it is produced by the Bulgarian company Red Carpet and co-produced by the Italian company, Disparate. With a budget of approximately €560,000, it received €225,000 from the Bulgarian National Film Centre. It also received support from the Italian Ministry of Culture …

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Montenegro / Start of filming for director Ivan Marinovic

Adriatic Western

Screenwriter and director Ivan Marinović has begun shooting his second feature film, Forever Hold Your Peace. Filming takes place in Herceg Novi, a town on the Luštica peninsula where his previous feature, The Black Pin, was also shot. The central character (played by Croatian actress Tihana Lazović) is a woman who, two days before her …

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Romania / Celebration of Romanian cinema at the Gopo Awards Gala

Prix Gopo

Created in 2007 and organized by Romanian Film Promotion (APFR) and the Film and Urban Culture Association (AFCU), the Gopo Awards Gala celebrates the previous year’s national films. It was held on May 3rd at Bucharest’s I. L. Caragiale National Theatre. This year 19 films shown in Romanian cinemas or on video-on-demand were selected in …

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Croatia / 3rd Drive-in Kultura

Drinve-in Kultura

The arrival of spring is an opportunity for Croatia to host the 3rd Drive-in Kultura, the country’s largest drive-in festival. The event takes place from May 6th to 28th in Sisak, Pula, Osijek and Zagreb. Drive-in Kultura is an initiative launched by Sabmarine, a film production and event company. Created in 2020 when cinemas closed …

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Bosnia-Herzegovina / “Prospi Vode Za Monom” chosen for Annecy’s Mifa Pitches

Festival d'Annecy

The Bosnian animation feature Prospi Vode Za Mnom has been selected for the Mifa Pitches at the Annecy Festival. Created by the festival organisers, Mifa pitches offer a selection of the best animation projects in development. This year they will be held between June 15th and 16th, with 32 films selected in 4 categories: Feature …

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Slovenia / Nejc Gazvoda shoots his third film, “Father Figure”

Novo Mesto, Slovénie

Slovenian director Nejc Gazvoda, has started filming his third feature film, Father Figure. Shot in the director’s home town, Novo Mesto, the film should be ready early next year. Father Figure follows a 14-year-old boy, Jan, and his mother Maja. After a painful divorce, Maja and her son move from Ljubljana to a small town …

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