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Polish award for special edition of the Hartley-Merrill

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-11-30

The Polish Hartely-Merril 2009, organized by the Andrzej Wajda Directing School, Polish Film Institute, HBO, and the Marshall of the Masovia Province, is launching a new award PLN 10,000 to…

Magyar Telekom announces DTH launch

FNE Staff Hungary 2008-11-30

Magyar Telekom, a subsidary of Deutsche Telekom, announced the launch of satellite service, T-Home Sat TV.

New Minister of Culture wants more arts funding

Cathy Meils in Ljubljana Slovenia 2008-11-27

Slovenia's new minister of culture, former critic Majda Sirca Ravnikar, installed on November 26, indicated she will push for more EU funding to go into the arts, and filmmakers look…

First Slovenian daily TV serial debuts

Matevz Rudolf Slovenia 2008-11-27

Public TV station RTV Slovenia (www.rtvslo.si) has premiered the first Slovenian daily TV serial, Passions.

Czech documentaries in upbeat mode

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2008-11-27

Two new Czech documentaries, RAPublic and Gyumri are opening in Czech cinemas, following their premiers at the Jihlava documentary festival (IDFF).

Polish film professionals fight for the public media

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-11-26

Polish film and TV professional are banding together to introduce changes in the Polish media sphere with a Citizen Media Bill.

Camerimage announces jury and competition

FNE Staff Poland 2008-11-26

Poland's acclaimed international festival of the art of cinematography, Camerimage (taking place in the country's film capital Lodz, November 29-December 6) has announced competition film line-up and jury.

Bela Tarr preps swan song

Laszlo Kriston Hungary 2008-11-26

Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr is preparing a 35-day December shoot for The Turin Horse, an Hungarian-Swiss-German-French co-production in Hungary.

Turkey drives local box office, TV ratings in Middle East

Deniz Ziya Temeltas Turkey 2008-11-26

Turkish TV series are driving the TV ratings in Arab speaking Middle East while more producers line up projects featuring Turkish stars.

Two Bulgarian film projects awarded in Thessaloniki

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2008-11-25

The recent 49th Thessaloniki IFF (http://www.filmfestival.gr/) turned out to be most profitable for Bulgarian filmmakers.

Baltic Event Co-Production Market Announces Slate of Projects

FNE Staff Estonia 2008-11-25

The Baltic Event Co-Production Market, which begins December 1st, announced a slate of 12 projects chosen from the Baltics, Scandinavia, Central-Eastern Europe, and Russia.

Multikino's stock exchange debut postponed

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-11-25

The financial crisis at ITI Group will suspend the stock exchange debut of one of the biggest Polish cinema chains, Multikino.

Austrian TV looks for expansion in Central Europe

FNE Staff Region 2008-11-25

The Austrian Broadcasting Service (ORS), which controls the transmission towers of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, is bidding on expansions in Central European territories.

Yugoslav co-productions a Slovenian specialty

Cathy Meils in Ljubljana Slovenia 2008-11-24

Slovenia may be alone among Central European countries in reaching out in a big way to former Yugoslav countries to offer financial support through co-productions.

Renc film opens in Prague

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2008-11-24

Filip Renc's remake of a 1937 film based on a Czech psychological suspense novel, Guard No. 47 opens November 27 in Czech cinemas in 25 prints.

Central Europeans win Hot Bird Awards

FNE Staff Region 2008-11-24

Polish, Hungarian, and Romanian theme channels were among the winners of the annual Hot Bird TV Awards, announced on November 17.

Ljubljana film fest drives local distribution

Cathy Meils in Ljubljana Slovenia 2008-11-23

The impact of the Ljubljana film festival LIFFE (November 12-23) lingers far beyond closing night, with around 20 films from the festival going into Slovenian distribution each year.

All star cast of The Mill And The Cross working in Poland

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-11-23

Charlotte Rampling, Michael York and Rutger Hauer came to Katowice to star in a new movie from Lech Majewski, inspired by a famous Pieter Breugel's painting.

Hungarian Maiden lines up financing, cast

Laszlo Kriston Region 2008-11-23

Los Angeles-based filmmaker and actor Endre Hules (Seven, Apollo 13) is returning to his homeland, Hungary to make his 1.4 million euro (HUF 375 million) directorial debut, The Maiden Danced…