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Estonia invests in MTV ad campaign

FNE Staff Estonia 2008-10-08

The Estonian government is spending EEK 11.4 million (730,000 Euros) on an advertising campaign on the internationally recognized music channel MTV.

GO signs Formula One deal

FNE Staff Malta 2008-10-08

Malta telecom firm GO announced it has signed exclusive three year rights to broadcast Formula One.

Poland tries Tricks for Oscar bid

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-10-07

Tricks directed by Andrzej Jakimowski has been chosen by a special commitee appointed by the Polish Minister of Culture as the candidate for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Language…

New president appointed for Cyfra +

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-10-07

Bertrand Le Guern has been names new president and the CEO of Canal Plus Cyfrowy (www.canapluscyfrowy.pl).

New Hrebejk film premieres October 8

Irena Zemanova Czech Republic 2008-10-07

The Giglet (Nestyda), a dark comedy about mid-life crisis by leading Czech director Jan Hrebejk premieres on October 8 in Prague, with nation-wide distribution beginning October 9.

Diema channels see advertising growth

FNE Staff Bulgaria 2008-10-07

Bulgaria's Diema channels were responsible for a 494,000 euro profit for British owner Apace Media in the first half of 2008.

Poland's The Wedding hits Austrian cinemas

FNE Staff Poland 2008-10-06

Wojtek Smarzowski's multi-awarded 2004 film The Wedding is headed to cinemas across Austria beginning October 10.

New Hungarian Film Week Board is appointed

Gyorgy Karpati Hungary 2008-10-06

The Board of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (www.mmka.hu) appointed a new Hungarian Film Week board to preside over next year's jubilee edition.

Central European films win top awards in Zurich

FNE Staff Region 2008-10-06

Bulgarian, Slovak, and Polish producers each added a Zurich film festival award to their credentials.

Blind Loves represents Slovakia in Oscar competition

Jana Kadlecova Slovakia 2008-10-05

The Slovak film Blind Loves from director Juraj Lehotsky will be competing for selection in the Oscar category for Best Foreign Language Film.

Val Kilmer: Back to Bulgaria

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2008-10-05

Seven years after the filming of Hard Cash, Val Kilmer returns to Bulgaria for a six week shoot on his newest movie Fake Identity.

Revolution inspire film competition

Gyorgy Karpati Hungary 2008-10-05

Hungarian national TV channel MTV (www.mtv.hu) and the Prime Minister's Office (www.meh.hu) announced a screenwriting competition on the theme of the 1956 revolution (www.magyarorszag.hu/filmszabadsag56).

Cable TV's get green light to merge

FNE Staff Bulgaria 2008-10-05

Bulgaria's two largest cable TV operators have had a merger approved by the Competition Protection Commission.

Malta lags in broadband development

FNE Staff Malta 2008-10-05

A European Commission report indicates that Malta is not moving quickly enough with broadband and internet access.

New cable TV channels to launch in Bulgaria

FNE Staff Bulgaria 2008-10-05

Megalan Network, a Bulgarian internet provider, announced it will launch cable TV service by the end of the year, and Vi-Vesta Holding announced plans for an eco TV channel.

Delta in e-release draws audiences

Gyorgy Karpati Hungary 2008-10-02

Cannes FIPRESCI winner Delta by Kornel Mundruczo has collected 12,100 admission since its E-Cinema release on September 11..

Arthouse cinema Kinodvor re-opened

Mateja Princic Slovenia 2008-10-02

Ljubljana's main arthouse cinema Kinodvor re-opened its doors on October 1, after being closed in April.

Hungarian audiences eat up Movie Feast

Gyorgy Karpati Hungary 2008-10-02

This year's Movie Feast, Moziunnep 2008 (www.moziunnep.hu), brought more than 400,000 spectators to cinemas, organizer Upper Studio announcemed.

Warsaw Film Festival announces competition

Warsaw Film Festival Poland 2008-10-01

The program of the 24th Warsaw International Film Festiwal, scheduled for October 10-19, was announced at the press conference in Multikino Zlote Tarasy.