FILM NEW EUROPE
Start date: Jan 1, 2016,
End date: Dec 31, 2016
PROJECT
FINISHED
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is a networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region. FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region. The market situation for big and small countries is very different and the region has to be approached with this specificity considering the high density of different cultures, languages and markets here. FNE supports the evolution of the FNE Assoc network and shares INNOVATIVE solutions to common problems.FNE covers the countries of Central Europe with a focus on Low AV Capacity (LAVC) and cultural diversity. The countries include Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia. The FNE Daily newswire has 14 754 subscribers globally and publishes over 1000 articles annually. The target group is film professionals throughout Europe and globally and the subscriber base reflects this. The web portal is the central point for the professionals of the FNE network to coalesce around to discuss issues, encourage cross border coproductions, attract the attention of sales agents and festival programmers and find innovative solutions to the specific problems of LAVC countries and the region. FNE has signed cooperation agreements with Europa International, Europa Cinemas, Europa Distribution, European Film Promotion, Eye on Films, Marche du Film, Producers Network and other Pan-European film organizations. FNE has also agreed cooperation with the European AV Observatory utilizing our regional expertise. FNE serves to increase the participation from the region in these organizations and support cultural diversity on a Pan-European level.