Greece’s Film Industry Collapse: Missing Millions, Broken Promises, and a Deafening Silence
By Eugenio R. Bergman, Film Industry Watch contributor and Greek film industry insider. The Money’s Gone. The Industry’s Collapsing. And Nobody’s Talking. For the past ten months, the complete shutdown of funding for film and television pr
Out of the Shadows: Milcho Manchevski. Exposes Macedonia’s ‘Film Mafia’
By Mark Worth – Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection Milcho Manchevski is accustomed to walking down red carpets. Over his 30-year career, the Macedonian director and writer has been nominated for an Academy Award, won the Gol
Καταγγελίες για Διαφθορά και Παρακμή στο Ελληνικό Κέντρο Κινηματογράφου
Καινούργιο σκάνδαλο σύγκρουσης συμφερόντων και οικονομικών ατασθαλιών αποκαλύπτεται μετά από έρευνα – Ο Βασίλης Κεκάτος κα
Καταγγελλίες για Διαφθορά και Παρακμή στο Ελληνικό Κέντρο Κινηματογράφου
Σύντομη εκδοχή – Σας συστήνουμε να διαβάσετε την πλήρη και πιο λεπτομερή έκδοση αυτού του άρθρου, η οποία είναι διαθέσιμη εδώ. A sh
SPAIN: Nepotism and Arbitrariness by David Blanco, filmmaker
In order to produce independent Cinema in Spain, the support of public money from national and regional televisions and institutions is essential. The public television stations are, at the national level, Televisión Española and at the regional le
HUNGARY: Petition to the European Ombudsman
We’ve been contacted by a Hungarian filmmaker to inform us of a petition that was sent to the European Ombudsman to investigate the film industry in Hungary. The country has been under the grip of an ultra conservative and nationalistic right w
UKRAINE: Conflict of Interest and Nepotism in the local Film Industry
Thanks to readers contribution, we’ve been informed of recent controversy around the integrity and transparency of cultural funding, particularly in the context of international support, in Ukraine. At the heart of this story is a substantial d
North Macedonia: Milcho Manchevski’s case against the National Film Agency and the Filmmakers Guild
Thanks to readers contribution, we’ve been made aware of the following case which was originally published below. Also below is a response from the Macedonian Film Professionals Association, and finally an additional post about the case. Scroll