Bulgaria and Turkey Build Coproduction Ties

SOFIA: A Turkish-Bulgarian soap opera is leading the way toward closer cooperation between the Turkish and Bulgarian film and TV industries.
11-03-2012

PRODUCTION: Vorel Shooting To the Woods

PRAGUE: Producer, screenwriter, DOP and director Tomas Vorel is in production with To the Woods/ Cesta do lesa , a romantic comedy celebrating the woods, water, and hillsides, and paying…
08-03-2012

PRODUCTION: Smarzowski in Production with 7 Days

WARSAW: Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski is following his 2011 critically acclaimed drama Rose with a crime drama, 7 Days, now filming in Warsaw.
08-03-2012

Zelezny Re-enters Czech TV Industry

PRAGUE: Former TV Nova (www.nova.cz) general director Vladimir Zelezny has partnered with a digital multiplex platform working on a new TV channel in the Czech Republic.
08-03-2012

Depardieu Film Shooting in Czech Republic

Leading French production company EuropaCorp has begun filming The Man Who Laughs on locations in the Czech Republic.
08-03-2012

Poland Announces First 2012 Film Grants

{mosimage}The Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) announced over 31 million PLN (7.5 million euros) in film funding for the first grants round of 2012. Among the 11 films receiving funding is…
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Malta Promotes Film Industry in India

Building on its burgeoning film service industry, the government of Malta has begun promoting the country as a filmmaking destination to India's film industry.
07-03-2012

Slovenia Faces EU Warning

Declining competition in the area of digital TV multiplexes in Slovenia has drawn warnings from the European Commission.
07-03-2012

Nielsen Wins Polish Tender

WARSAW: The international audience research firm Nielsen was awarded the tender to create a TV audience measurement panel in Poland.
07-03-2012

FESTIVALS: New Horizons Plans Third Workshop

{mosimage}The third New Horizons Studio is scheduled for 23-26 July 2012, during the 12the edition of the New Horizons IFF (www.nowehoryzonty.pl) in Wrocław.
06-03-2012

PRODUCTION: Free in Production

ZAGREB: Vlatka Vorkapic is shooting Free, a 50 minute documentary for the Croatian company FADE IN Production (www.fadein.hr).
06-03-2012

Transilvania Competes for Animation Distributor of the Year

{mosimage}It will be competing with France's Pathe Distribution and Belgium's Cinéart,. The winner will be announced on 9 March 2012 at the conclusion of the 14th Cartoon Movie animation coproduction…
06-03-2012

Finland Announces Film Grants

The Finnish Film Foundation will give 1,805,000 euros in production funding to three feature-length films.
05-03-2012

Special London Event for Majewski’s The Mill and the Cross

{mosimage}Lech Majewski's Breugel-inspired film The Mill and the Cross will receive a special screening as a companion piece to a film installation exhibit at the National Gallerie in London.
05-03-2012

Malta Prepares Production Directory

The Malta Film Commission announced it will publish a national online film production resource directory.
05-03-2012

PRODUCTION: New Georgian Ukrainian German coproduction set to shoot in summer 2012

BERLIN: A new Georgian Ukrainian German coproduction Ursus the Caucasian Brown Bear is set to shoot in the Ukraine and Georgia in July and August of 2012. The 3.3m USD…
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Georgia Gives Grants to Three Films

{mosimage}TIBLISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) announced 400,000 euros in financing for three full-length feature films in 2012.
04-03-2012

FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Poupata dominates Czech Lions Awards

{mosimage}PRAGUE: Poupata (Flower Buds) directed by Zdenek Jirasky dominated the annual Czech Lions awards (3 March 2012) winning awards for Best Film and Best Director as well as picking up…
04-03-2012

FNE IDF DocBloc: Success Assured: Polish Documentaries in 2011

Polish Docs, an initiative organized by the Polish Film Institute and the Krakow Film Foundation, has published a report with the summary of Polish documentary releases, awards and festival screenings.…
02-03-2012

Georgia Funds Two Coproductions

{mosimage}TIBLISI: Parajanov and Brother have won 2012 Co-Production Competition of the Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge).
01-03-2012