FESTIVALS: The External World Wins Animated Dreams
The winners of the awards of 13th Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams (www.anima.ee) were announced on Saturday, 19 November 2011, at the award ceremony in Sõprus Cinema, Tallinn. The Grand…
Standard and Poors Threatens to Downgrade CME
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www. investor.cmegroup.com) is facing a potential downgrade in its rating by U.S. agency Standard and Poors, following S&P's reevaluation of the company's position from stable…
Record Weekend for Polish Cinemas
WARSAW: Weekend attendance in Polish cinemas surpassed one million viewers for the first time on the weekend of 11-13 November 2011. In addition the Polish film Letters To Santa broke…
PRODUCTION: Itaker Begins Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Toni Trupia's film Itaker, which began filming in Italy on 7 November 2011, moved to Romania in 21 November 21, for the final three weeks of shooting.
Hungarian Digital Subscriptions Rise
BUDAPEST: Digital TV subscriptions in Hungary rose by over 19,000 during the month of September, according to a report in the Budapest Business Journal.
Romanian 2011 grants announced
BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro ) announced the production grants at its first session of 2011. Two sessions annually are required by the law. The last session opened…
FESTIVALS: Ljubljana Kingfisher for Take Shelter
LJUBLJANA: The Ljubljana IFF (LIFFe, www.liffe.si) awarded its main prize, the Kingfisher Award, to Take Shelter directed by Jeff Nichols, at the festival's closing ceremony on 19 November 2011.
Georgia Announces Grants Application
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Center has announced its competition on financing full length feature films for production in 2012. The total competition fund is 900,000 GEL (€400,000).
Czechs Complete Digital Switch
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic has completed the switch to digital TV transmission, becoming the first country in Central Europe to finalize the process.
Bulgaria Plans TV Multiplex Tender
SOFIA: Bulgaria plans a tender for a new digital TV multiplex tender in 2014. The multiples will use frequencies that are now used by the military.
FNE Exclusive: Interview with Andrzej Wajda
{mosimage}On the eve of the 10th anniversary* of the Wajda School, FNE speaks exclusively with founder Andrzej Wajda. The Wajda School starts to celebrate its first decade with a special…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Doc Father in Postproduction
VILNIUS: Father, a 70,000 euro Lithuanian documentary directed by Marat Sargsyan, is in the final stages of production in preparation for a March 2012 release. The 52 minute film is…
Film Europe Channel Launches in Slovakia, Czech Republic
BRATISLAVA: Slovak-based Film Europe Media Company announced the launch of its new all-European movie channel, Film Europe Channel, on 17 November 2011 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Integration Trip Tops Polish Box Office
WARSAW: The Polish comedy Integration Trip, which opened on 4 November 2011, recorded the best 2011 domestic opening weekend at the Polish box office with 277,451 viewers.
Expendables Accused of Environmental Damage
SOFIA: The Bulgarian location shoot of Hollywood's The Expendables 2 starring Sylvester Stallone will be fined for destroying vegetation at an important environmental site in Bulgaria. The fine could range…
Italian Goodnight Sofia Wraps Filming in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Goodnight Sofia from Italian writer/director Leonardo Moro, finished filming in Bulgaria. The film is produced by Italian company BBM film (brownbunnymagazine.wordpress.com/bbm-film).
EKRAN Training Programme Announced Deadline
WARSAW: The Wajda Studio (www.wajdastudio.pl) has announced a 31 January 2012 deadline for the 2012 EKRAN Training Program for Film Professionals. Nine participant teams of three persons each will be…
Solomon Joins Shooting Stars Jury
Romanian producer Ada Solomon has been named as one of five jury members who will select the ten 2012 Shooting Stars (www.shooting-stars.eu) for European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com).
FilmBox Poland Reports Record Growth
WARSAW: The Polish niche channel Filmbox (www.spi.pl ) noted a 75.3% audience increase in October 2011, the company reported, relying on data from the Nielsen ratings.
