Hronec exits SPI, expands Film Europe
Ivan Hronec, the owner, general director and CEO of Film Europe (www.filmeurope.eu), is selling his share in SPI (www.spi.pl) and the FILMBOX television channels, which are owned by SPI International.…
Fifth ScripTeast begins
The fifth edition of ScripTeast (www.scripteast.eu), the mentoring program for scriptwriters from CEE, began September 26. Twelve projects were selected, written by some of the region's outstanding filmmakers. The program…
Funding for two EAVE projects
EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, www.eave.org) announced that two of its CEE films have received national funding support: Vanishing Waves (Lithuania) and Wolf (Romania).
FNE Focus: Georgian National System of Film Support
TBILISI: The key document providing the framework of state support to filmmaking is the Georgian Law on State support to Georgian National Cinematography (dated 5 December 2000).
Launch of Film New Europe Visegrad Prix for Best Co-Production
WARSAW: Film New Europe together with the International Visegrad Fund has announced a new prize to for best feature and best documentary co-production from a Visegrad country. The prize is…
Tuesday, After Christmas sold to the USA
Radu Muntean's forth feature Tuesday, After Christmas was acquired by Kino Lorber (www.kino.com ) and will be distributed in the United States after New York Film Forum (www.filmforum.org ) with…
Kozole selected for ScripTeast
One of the most recognized Slovenian filmmakers, Damjan Kozole is headed to Poland to develop his project Nightlife at the 5th edition of ScripTeast.
Last call for Primexchange Europe-India projects
WARSAW: A special workshop to facilitate contacts between producers and screenwriters from Europe and India will take place in Warsaw 13-16 October. Applications for Primexchange Europe-India (www.primehouse.eu ) may be…
Over 30 Central and Eastern Europe productions nominated for Prix Europa
WARSAW: Eight feature television productions from Central and Eastern Europe will compete for the Prix Europa (www.prix-europa.de ) along with shorter formats in nine different prize categories. From 543 submissions,…
European Film Academy announces contenders
A rich and varied crop of 46 films are in the running for the 23rd European Film Awards nominations, 11 of them from Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey
FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Essential Killing
VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski deservedly won the Venice film festival's Special Jury prize for the courageous film that is a directing tour de force. The film begins with shots…
Romania’s Prima upgrades with Israeli game show
Isreali company Armoza Formats has sold Romania's Prima TV on the second season of its game show formula Upgrade, which will also be a daily fixture on TV screens in…
Four CEE producers head to PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO
WARSAW: Producers from Poland, Hungary, Croatia and the Czech Republic will be heading to Toronto to take part in the Producers Lab Toronto organized by European Film Promotion (EFP) in…
FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Potiche
VENICE: Director Francois Ozon reviews his successful collaboration with actress Catherine Deneuve who turns in a sparkling performance in this adaptation of Barillet and Gredy's French boulevard comedy. Set in…
FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Silent Souls
VENICE: Director Aleksei Fedorchenko brings a poetic and very Russian vision to the screen with this beautifully shot film. Profound and deeply moving the film is destined for a long…