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Bulgarian feature headed to Berlin

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2009-02-01

Petar Popzlatev's Az, Grafinyata(The Countess)was chosen to take part in theBerlinale program named after Helke Misselwitz's East German 1988 documentary After Winter Comes Spring.

Deak's Aglaja in preproduction

Gyorgy Karpati Hungary 2009-02-01

Krisztina Deak is in preproduction with Aglaja, a Hungarian-German-Romanian-Polish-Swiss co-production to be shot in May, Andras Muhi producer and head of the Hungarian Inforg Studio (www.inforgstudio.hu) told FNE.

Lithuanian films travel to short film fest

Auksė Kancerevičiūtė Lithuania 2009-02-01

Two Lithuanian short films, Two Cups of Yoghurt by Audrius Mickevicius and Bridges by Jurate Samulionyte, will participate at the 1st European Short Film Co-production Forum Euro Connection at the…

Slovakia's Soul at Peace aims for Berlinale

Jana Kadlecova Slovakia 2009-01-29

Soul at Peace (Pokoj v dusi) the second Slovak film of 2009, was released in Slovak cinemas on January 29.

Gdynia winning debut opens in cinemas

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2009-01-29

Splinters, the directing debut awarded drama from Maciej Pieprzyca, opens in Poland on Febraury 13.

Top TV channels report gains

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2009-01-29

Statistical agency TNC TV Plan reports that Bulgarian advertising income registered more than €404 million in 2008, a substantial gain over 2007's €283 million.

Agreement on digital terrestrial television in Poland

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2009-01-28

The National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has reached an agreement with the Polish Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), assuring that DTT will be broadly available in Poland this year.

Fliegauf’s Womb in Preproduction

Gyorgy Karpati Hungary 2009-01-28

Berlin- and Locarno-Awarded Benedek Fliegauf's next film Womb will be shot in March, according to Andras Muhi, producer and head of Inforg Studio.

Slovenian Girl at European Film Market

Matevz Rudolf Slovenia 2009-01-27

Damjan Kozole's third film in his "transition trilogy," Slovenian Girl, will be shown at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Vasha arrives in cinemas

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2009-01-27

Vasha, an Estonian-German-Finnish-Irish co-production, was released in cinemas in Estonia on January 23.

Archive marks 50th anniversary

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2009-01-27

The Bulgarian National Film Archive marks its 50th anniversary with a year long programme of selected films.

Slovenian Culture Ministry Presents its Plans for 2009

Matevz Rudolf Slovenia 2009-01-26

Slovenian Culture Minister Majda Sirca said the Ministry will use its €213 million budget in 2009 to improve conditions for filmmakers and other artists with special cultural status.

Government vs. RTV as tension builds

Matevz Rudolf Slovenia 2009-01-26

Tension is building in a stand-off between the new Slovenian Minister of Culture Majda Sirca and public broadcaster RTV.

Trieste Film Festival threatened with loss of main festival venue

Anna Franklin Region 2009-01-26

The Trieste Film Festival (www.triestefilmfestival.it) closed on a negative note as the festival's artistic director Annamaria Percavassi announced that the festival's main venue, the Excelsior Cinema, would close its doors…

Bulgarian animator reaps Wall E success

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2009-01-25

Bulgarians are celebrating native son Anthony Christov, Art Director of the Disney owned Pixar Animation Studio, following the Golden Globe award and the six Oscar nominations for Wall E.

Three replacements at Slovenian Film Fund supervisory board

Matevz Rudolf Slovenia 2009-01-25

Slovenia's new minister of culture, former film critic Majda Sirca, announced the dismissal of three members (Igor Prodnik, Stane Malcic and Joze Pogacnik) of the Slovenian Film Fund supervisory board.

Record year for Polish cinema

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2009-01-25

The Polish Film Institute's (PFI) support for Polish cinema development made 2008 a record year in box office and one of the best for Polish production.

2008 attendance up at Czech cinemas

Irena Zemanová Czech Republic 2009-01-25

Czech cinemas celebrated a record year in 2008. According to the Union of Film Distributors (www.ufd.cz), almost 13 milion people visited Czech cinemas last year, the highest number since 1995.