Estonian "Folk Film" Premieres

TALLINN: A year-long project, initiated by Kinobuss, culminates on Friday, 11.11.2011, with the premiere of the full-length feature film That's IT!, made together by more than 1500 professional and amateur…
10-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Paradise Lost, Paradise Won in Postproduction

WARSAW: Beata Gołembiewska is in post-production with her documentary Paradise Lost, Paradise Won, the story of Polish aristocracy emigrating to Canada. The film will premiere in Poland in November 2012.
10-11-2011

American Film Festival Announces Competition

WROCLAW: Eleven films will compete in the Spectrum section of the 2nd American Film Festival, which takes place in Wroclaw 15-20 November 2011. An additional 12 films will screen in…
10-11-2011

PRODUCTION: The Last Shepherds in Production

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dumitru Budrala is working on a long observational documentary encompassing an ancient occupation, Păstoritul transhumant/ The Last Shepherds.
10-11-2011

FNE at IFF BRATISLAVA: Las Acacias Takes Top Prize at 13th Bratislava IFF

BRATISLAVA: A year from now, Slovakia will be on the eve of its 20th anniversary as an independent country. A visit to the capital and the Bratislava IFF (www.iffbratislava.com), in…
09-11-2011

Popławska Wins Cybulski Prize

WARSAW: The Cybulski Prize (www.nagrodacybulskiego.pl), an annual award for best performance from a Polish actor under age 35, was given to Magdalena Popławska for her role in A Simple Story…
09-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Black Nights Announces Competition Films

TALLINN: Twelve films will compete in the Black Nights Baltic feature film competition, which runs 18-30 November 2011 (www.poff.ee). Another 17 films will compete in the EurAsia competition, and ten…
09-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Slovenia`s Victory Receives TV Premiere

Victory, a TV film shot in black and white by Slovenian director and screenwriter Miran Zupanič, premiered on RTV Slovenija on 9 November, following its theatrical debut at the 14th…
09-11-2011

PRODUCTION: TVP in Production with Just My Luck

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is moving into production with a family series, Just My Luck. The show is based on an original Polish script and will replace family.pl, a…
08-11-2011

Bollywood Film to Shoot in Cyprus, Turkey

Race 2, a Bollywood sequel to a 2008 Indian action thriller, will be shot and Turkey and Cyprus, the film's creative team announced.
08-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Romanian Romantic Comedy Filming at MediaPro Studios

BUCHAREST: A Romanian comedy directed by Iura Luncaşu and produced by MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com) started a three week shoot on 31 October 2011.
08-11-2011

Baltic Event Sets Coproduction Market

The 10th anniversary of Baltic Event (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and the seventh annual Co-Production Market held in Tallinn from 29 November 29 - 2 December 2011 features 12 projects from 9 countries.
07-11-2011

Festivals Fete Slovak Films

BRATISLAVA: Three early November events are profiling Slovak films. The Bratislava IFF features its annual Slovak focus, while Budapest hosts a Slovak Film Week, and Thessaloniki screens Slovak films in…
07-11-2011

Georgia Joins Eurimages

TBILISI: Georgia has become the newest member of Eurimages, making coproduction projects involving a coproducer from Georgia eligible to be submitted to Eurimages for grants.
07-11-2011

Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…
07-11-2011

Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…
07-11-2011

EDN Hosts Online Session with Paparazzi Director

WARSAW: The European Documentary Network www.edn.dk will host an online session on 8 November 2011 (10am -12) with Piotr Bernas, director of the documentary film Paparazzi produced by Wajda Studio.…
06-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland directing Czech miniseries for HBO Central Europe

WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland will direct a miniseries about the 1968 Prague Spring crackdown and Jan Palach, a young student who set himself on fire as a form of…
06-11-2011

Alois Nebel Vies for Oscar Animation Nomination

PRAGUE: The Czech rotoscoped animated film Alois Nebel, which was selected as the Czech entry in the best foreign language film category, will also be eligible to compete in the…
06-11-2011

Canal+ Merges with TVN DTH Platform

WARSAW: The Polish arm of France's Canal+ (www.canalplus.pl) will merge its pay TV with Poland's TVN (www.tvn.pl) in a single DTH platform, TVN parent company ITI (www.iti.pl) announced.
06-11-2011