Netflix Gangster Series Clark Films in Croatia
RIJEKA: International film crews are flocking back to Croatia with at least eight new foreign projects expected until the end of 2021, after a year of delays due to the pandemic. One of the projects is the Netflix gangster series
Clark directed by Jonas Åkerlund and starring young Hollywood star Bill Skarsgård, which is currently shooting in Croatia.
The Swedish film crew started filming in Pula city centre and on surrounding beaches, and then moved to the nearby city of Rijeka. The filming will continue in the Kvarner region and will end in Zagreb.
Macedonian TV Series Zoki Poki Sold to Serbia
SKOPJE: The children series
Zoki Poki has been sold to the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). The rights for the series were also acquired for Denmark and Finland, in addition to the Swedish broadcaster SVT and its Norwegian counterpart NRK.
The British distributor Videoplugger has recently sold the 10-episode series to the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE as well as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation DR.
Zoki Poki is based on a Macedonian book of the same name by Olivera Nikolova and it premiered on 4 May 2020 on the Macedonian Radio Television. It is centered around young Zoki, who ponders life as it happens along with his three friends.
Slovenian Cinemas Choose Not to Reopen Under New COVID Restrictions
photo: Matjaž Rust
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian cinemas refused to re-open after a recent decision of the Government to ease restrictions only till 2 May 2021. The only exception is Kinodvor, which re-opened on 26 April 2021.
On 22 April 2021 the Slovenian Government announced the re-opening of cinemas until 2 May 2021, with the number of visitors strictly limited by the size of the theatre (30 square metres per visitor) and with a maximum of 10 people in a cinema. Since we are a public institution and thus obliged to provide access to cultural content, we have decided to open our doors. Of course, we do hope that visiting cinemas will be possible under more realistic conditions as soon as possible, at least at 30% of the capacity as it was from June to October 2020 , director of Kinodvor Metka Dariš told FNE.
LIMASSOL: The Italian/Polish coproduction
Sole by Carlo Sironi received the Glocal Images Best Film Award at the 19th edition of the Cyprus Film Days (16-24 April 2021). The island’s most important celebration of feature films and independent filmmaking presented its main programme at screenings in cinemas in Limassol and Nicosia, making it one of the first festivals in Europe to return to on site screenings after a year of pandemic lockdowns.
Cinemas in Cyprus reopened in February 2021 with a limited seating capacity.
The festival consisted of the competition section Glocal Images, a survey of world-acclaimed films, the Cyprus Film Days for Children and Youth programme, and the 2nd edition of Dot on the Map Industry Days (a coproduction, education and networking platform, organised online in collaboration with the AGORA Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece).
KOŠICE: The 28th edition of Art Film Fest Košice, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, will take place in a more intimate form.