FAMU Fest Hosts New Media Forums

PRAGUE: The annual FAMU film festival of films from the Czech FAMU (www.famu.cz) film school students attracted a large international audience for its forums on new technologies and new media…
27-11-2011

Estonia Country Profile 2011

{mosimage}TALLINN: The year 2011 saw developments with long-term implications for Estonia's film sector, even though it might not be remembered for its vintage crop of artistic achievements. Increased production, attendance…
27-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Wajda to Go into Production with Walesa

{mosimage}WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda had revealed the final plans and details for his long awaited film about Lech Wałesa. The director made casting changes and will move into production on 1…
27-11-2011

New TV Channels to Launch in Romania

BUCHAREST: Realitatea TV (www.realitatea.net) will split into two separate channels due to recent differences between the ex-manager, Sebastian Ghita, and the station's owner Elan Schwartzenberg. Realitatea TV will continue as…
27-11-2011

Wajda School Celebrates Tenth Anniversary at Plus Camerimage

{mosimage}WARSAW: The Plus Camerimage Festival commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Wajda School (www.wajdaschool.pl) with master classes, film screenings, exhibitions, and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Andrzej Wajda, who cofounded…
27-11-2011

Dragon Forum Call for Projects

WARSAW: The 2012 Dragon Forum (www.dragonforum.pl) is accepting documentary project applications until 18 December 2011. A series of workshops will focus on development, marketing, presentation and pitching.
24-11-2011

PRODUCTION: The Beatles project in Development

BUCHAREST: After the highly acclaimed The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu which concluded a trilogy on communism (comprising also Videograms of a Revolution /Videogramme einer Revolution and Out…
24-11-2011

New law to pump 13 M EUR into Hungarian film industry in 2012

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Parliament has approved a new Hungarian Film Law which will pump 4 bln HUF (cca. 13 m EUR) into the national film industry. Under the new law…
24-11-2011

Bulgarian Media Family Acquires Music Channel

SOFIA: The Bulgarian new service Novinte reports that Bulgarian media magnates Irena Drasteva ns Delyan Peevski, her son, acquired The Voice, a pop music TV channel, along with four radio…
23-11-2011

Nauka 2.0 Begins Broadcasting in Latvia

RIGA: Local media reports that the Russian science channel, Nauka 2.0, began broadcasting in Latvia earlier this month,
23-11-2011

POFF Black Nights Hosts Legal, Distribution Workshop

TALLINN: The East European Film Alliance (EEFA, eefa-eu.org) Training Network will hold its final workshop of 2011 on 25-28 November at the POFF Black Nights Film Festival. The workshop will…
23-11-2011

TVN Picks up Rules Of Engagement

WARSAW: TVN Group will produce the Polish version of the American hit sitcom Rules of Engagement. The shoot in Warsaw will start in the beginning of December 2011.
22-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Through My Veins in Development

BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban follows his a first feature, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier, which gathered international recognition and two prizes at the Berlinale…
22-11-2011

Somewhere Tonight and Sing Your Song Win American Film Festival

WROCLAW The second edition of the American Film Festival in Wrocław, the only film event in Poland focused on American independent cinema, awarded its top prizes to Somewhere Tonight and…
22-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Watch Docs Announces Programme

WARSAW: The 11th International Film Festival Watch Docs. Human Rights in Film, the oldest documentary festival in Warsaw, opens on 8 December 2011. The 10 day event will screen more…
22-11-2011

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…
22-11-2011

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…
21-11-2011

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…
21-11-2011

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.
21-11-2011

Malta to End TV Licenses

Malta will put an end to TV license fees in 2012.
21-11-2011