Silesia Film Fund Supports Seven New Projects
WARSAW: Poland's regional Silesia Film Fund has announced 1.5 million PLN in grants for four feature films and three documentaries productions in 2011.
HBO Go Launched in Hungary
HBO launched HBO GO, its streaming service for HBO customers, on 6 June 2011 in Hungary.
FNE at Moscow IFF: MIFF Competition Films
MOSCOW: The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival (www.moscowfilmfestival.ru), which takes place 23 June through 2 July 2011, has selected 17 films for its main international competition.
FNE - IDF DocBlock: "Toys"
Toys, a Lithuanian-Belarus documentary planned for completion in March 2012, was selected for the Institute of Documentary Film's 2011 Ex Oriente programme.
EEFA Workshop in Sofia
The second East European Film Alliance (eefa-eu.org) Script Development Workshop for Fiction Projects is taking place in Sofia 9-13 June 2011. Eight film projects were selected to participate.
Estonia Cinema Attendance Reaches 18-year High
TALLINN: Newly released data shows that 2010 saw Estonian audiences flock to cinemas in record numbers. The total number of admissions reached 2.1 million in a country of 1.3 inhabitants,…
Hollywood Film 5 Days of August Premieres in Tbilisi
TBILISI: 5 Days of August, the action film about the Russian-Georgian war, premiered on 5 June 2011 in Rustaveli cinema in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Along with the director of…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Black Thursday
In his drama Black Thursday Antoni Krauze explores the tragic Polish shipyard workers riots of December 1970, a recent and painful chapter in the Polish history. The script is based…
PRODUCTION: Everybody in Our Family to Begin Filming
BUCHAREST: Everybody in Our Family, the second feature from Romanian director Radu Jude (The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume) starts shooting in 15 June 2011…
PRODUCTION: Everybody in Our Family to Begin Filming
BUCHAREST: Everybody in Our Family, the second feature from Romanian director Radu Jude (The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume) starts shooting in 15 June 2011…
FNE at Art Film Fest: Kronerova to Receive Art Film Award
BRATISLAVA: Slovak actress Zuzana Kronerová will receive the Actor's Mission Award at Art Film Fest (www.artfilmfest.sk), taking place 17-25 June 2011 in Trenčianske Teplice and Trenčín, Slovakia. The Golden Camera…
Record Month for Malta Film Industry
VALLETTA: June 2011 is going down as a record-breaking month for Malta's film service industry, with at least five films and TV productions planning to shoot in the island nation.
Czech Station Ends Broadcasts
Czech station TV Public, which was broadcast by satellite on UPC, ceased broadcasts as of 1 June 2011.
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Essential Killing
Jerzy Skolimowski tackles the themes of war drama and imperialism in his challenging artistic drama, Essential Killing, considered one of the most significant Polish films of the year. Skolimowski portrays…
EAVE Graduates in Production
EAVE has announced films currently in preparation or production by graduates of the production programme. The line-up includes six films with the participation of CEE producers.
Polish Film Institute Awards Film Professionals
Film professionals who had an exceptional part in promoting Polish cinema in 2010 were awarded by the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl, PFI) during the celebratory opening of the 36th Polish…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Upgrades Short Film Fest
LIMASSOL: The Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theater have announced that the Short Film and Short Documentary Festival has been upgraded and renamed the International Short…
TV Barrandov Gets Cash Infusion
PRAGUE: TV Barrandov has received an additional 4 million euros investment, raising the total investment into the station to nearly CZK 900 million, or 36 million euros.
PRODUCTION: Süskind Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: Rudolf van den Berg's feature film Süskind is a war drama based on true events. In Amsterdam, 1942, Walter Süskind, a Jew, befriended SS officer Ferdinand Aus der Funten…
PRODUCTION: Süskind Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: Rudolf van den Berg's feature film Süskind is a war drama based on true events. In Amsterdam, 1942, Walter Süskind, a Jew, befriended SS officer Ferdinand Aus der Funten…
