Finlayson Named General Counsel of HBO CE

BUDAPEST: HBO Central Europe announced the appointment of Gordon Finlayson to the senior position of General Counsel, based at the company's offices in Budapest, Hungary.
22-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Home

Home, the directorial debut of Turkish actor Muzaffer Ozdem, has its world premiere in the Turkish national competition of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com)
21-09-2011

FNE Visegrad 2011: Coproductions in Hungary 2011

BUDAPEST: The tax incentive scheme in Hungary set up in 2004 together with special grants for international coproduction from the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMK www.mmka.hu) was responsible for a…
21-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Turkish Passport

The documentary Turkish Passport directed by Burak Arliel makes its world premiere in the Turkish national competition section of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com)
21-09-2011

Polish Coalition For Film Education

WARSAW: Polish Film Institute has initiated a special agreement between public institutions, schools and independent organizations to improve the film education among the Polish school youth: the Coalition for Film…
21-09-2011

Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life

BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
21-09-2011

Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life

BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
21-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Love and Revolution

Love and Revolution from director is F. Serkan Acar makes its world premiere in the Turkish national competition of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival l (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com).
20-09-2011

Call for Grants in Hungary

BUDAPEST: More than one year after the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMK) stopped supporting the Hungarian film industry, the Hungarian National Film Fund (MNF, www.filmalap.hu) has published its first call…
20-09-2011

PRODUCTION: Polish Indie Filmmaker Piotr Matwiejczyk in Production

WROCLAW: Leading Polish independent filmmakers is shooting a comedy about the institution of marriage, Wyręczony zaręczony, which translates into a play on words "engaged" and "helped".
20-09-2011

Nicky's Family Tops Czech Doc Box Office Chart

PRAGUE:Slovak documentaries were a hit with Czech festivals and viewers in the past year. Nicky's Family, the third and apparently last film from Slovak director Matej Minac and Slovak producer/editor…
20-09-2011

FNE Visegrad Special: 2011 Hungarian Film Industry Overview

BUDAPEST: Most of the Hungarian film professionals spent the last year waiting. The main supporter of the sector, the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMK) became insolvent in mid-2010, leaving production…
20-09-2011

New TV Launches in Romania Fill the Gap of Closing Stations

BUCHAREST:: At least five new Romanian TV channels launching in 2011 will fill the void left by the closure of three channels. The latest addition is Mezzo Live HD (www.mezzo.tv)…
20-09-2011

PRODUCTION: Life in Squares in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: The Bucharest-based young Serbian director Ivana Mladenovic is in the final stages of post-production (sound and colour correction) with an 84 minute documentary investigating the life of four 19…
19-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family

The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family directed by Onur Unlu makes its world premiere in the Turkish national competition section of the Adana Golden Boll Film…
19-09-2011

FNE Visegrad 2011 special: Polish Coproductions

WARSAW: Polish engagement in the international film industry becomes more prominent each year, with the results visible not only by the increase in Polish presence at major film events but…
19-09-2011

PRODUCTION: Feed Me with Your Words in Production

LJUBLJANA: Feed Me With Your Words, the debut feature film by director Martin Turk, is in the middle of shooting and is expected to be completed on 4 October 2011.…
19-09-2011

Bulgarian National Television Reopens Second Channel

SOFIA: The second channel of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (www.bnt.bg) launched in 1975 and cancelled in 2000 for financial reasons will restart on 3 October 2011. Previous known as…
19-09-2011

Sponsoring Gets International Distribution

WARSAW: After a successful screening at the Toronto IFF, the new drama from Małgorzata Szumowska Sponsoring was sold to over a dozen countries including UK, Spain, Brazil and Hongkong.
18-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Future Lasts Forever

The Future Lasts Forever directed by Ozcan Alper screens in the Turkish competition of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com), immediately following its world premiere at…
18-09-2011