Category: BALKANS

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

ROMANIA / Stere Gulea’s new film in production

Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time

Produced by Libra Film Productions, filming has begun on the third instalment of The Moromete Family. Directed by Stere Gulea, this trilogy began in 1987 with The Moromete Family – a feature film now considered one of the best Romanian films in the history of cinema. 30 years later the second episode was released, The …

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CROATIA / The 19th ZagrebDox programme

Zagreb Dox

The 19th ZagrebDox International Documentary Festival runs from March 26th to April 2nd. Every year the festival shows the best international and Balkan documentaries. This year 116 films will be screened, including 20 in the International Competition and 20 in the Regional Competition. Among the films in the International Competition, Zaynê Akyol’s Rojek is a …

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NORTH MACEDONIA / OneTwoThree Media buys the rights of “Snow White Dies in the End”

Snow White Dies in the End

After a preview at the Slamdance Film Festival (Utah), the international rights to Kristijan Risteski’s feature Snow White Dies in the End have been acquired by the American company OneTwoThree Media. Co-produced by Vertigo Visual (North Macedonia) and Caretta Films (Cyprus), this satirical, absurdist film is set in Skopje. It’s about seven people on the …

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SERBIA / Winners at the Belgrade International Film Festival

FEST

The 51st Belgrade International Film Festival, FEST, ran from February 24th to March 5th. Described by its organizers as “one of the most important festivals on the continent and a pillar of Belgrade’s cultural life”, this festival has screened many international films since it was created in 1971. Film-makers like Theo Angelopoulos, Bob Rafelson and …

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EUROPE / SkyShowtime’s European launch

SkyShowtime

On February 14th the video-on-demand platform SkyShowtime completed its largest expansion to date. Nearly 8 countries in Central and Eastern Europe now have access to its services. These countries are Albania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Since February 28th Spain and Andorra have also been part of this expansion, …

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SERBIA – FRANCE / Shellac buys the international rights for “Music”

Music Angela Schanelec

The international rights for the Serbian film Music have been bought by the French company Shellac. The film premiered at the 73rd Berlinale. Written and directed by Angela Schanelec, it is freely inspired by the Oedipus myth. Abandoned at birth on a stormy night in the Greek mountains, without having known either his father or …

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GREECE / The 25th TiDF names the films in competition

Festival International du Documentaire de Thessalonique

The 25th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF) will take place from March 2nd to 12th. The organizers have named the 34 films selected in the various competitions. This year’s programme explores many themes including female emancipation and the environment. In the International category, there are twelve films competing for the Gold and Silver Alexanders. Among …

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