Foreign Sales for Anarchy in Zirmunai
{mosimage}Lithuanian director Saulius Drunga's debut feature Anarchy in Zirmunai has been sold to over ten foreign territories. The film has been sold to Atlantide (Italy), Peccadillo (UK and Ireland), Kamer…
SPI Launches Channels in Bulgaria
{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish-based SPI International (www.spi.pl) has launched niche channels FashionBox HD and DocuBox HD in Bulgaria on Satellite BG.
Record Number of Films Compete for Romania's Gopo Awards
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Bogdan George Apetri's Periferic/Outbound (www.periferic.ro), a Romanian-Austrian co-production between Saga Film (www.sagafilm.ro) and Aichholzer Filmproduktion (www.aifilm.at). leads the nominations for the 6th national Romanian Gopo awards (26 March) with…
PRODUCTION: The 27th Picture in Production
ZAGREB: Prague-based Croatian director Pavo Marinković is shooting his first documentary, a Croatian-Czech co-production between Mitropa and 8Heads Production (www.8heads.com).
CME Reports Strong Finish to 2011
{mosimage}Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cme.net) showed solid growth for 2011, with net revenues up 17% for the year, at $864.8 million, and up 8% for Q4, at $276.9 million.
Krakow IFF Begins Film Selection
{mosimage}KRAKOW: The 52nd Krakow IFF (28 May - 3 June 2012, www.krakowfilmfestival.pl) announced it received 2,475 film submissions, including 263 Polish films, for consideration for its three competitions (two international…
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Opens 26 February
{mosimage}ZAGREB: The 8th edition of ZagrebDox IFF (www.zagrebdox.net, 26 February - 4 March 2012) will screen 29 films in the international competition, including the Georgian documentary Bakhmaro by Salome Jashi.
FESTIVALS: Vilnius IFF Opens with Carnage
{mosimage}VILNIUS: 17th Vilnius International Film Festival "Kino Pavasaris" (http://kinopavasaris.lt) will open on 15 March 2012 with Roman Polanski's Carnage and hold its gala closing on 29 March.
PRODUCTION: Skolimowski Developing Squadron 303
WARSAW: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski (Four Nights With Anna and Essential Killing) is writing a script adaptation of the famous war novel Squadron 303 for a large scale costume co-production…
Sundance Selects Picks up Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills (working title Provisory) will be distributed in North America by Sundance Selects (www.sundanceselects.com), the sister company of IFC Films (www.ifcfilms.com) which distributed Mungiu's 4…
SPI Expands in CEE
{mosimage}WARSAW: SPI International (www.spi.pl) has seen rapid expansion across Central and Eastern Europe, with a new office opening in Slovakia, the launch of TV channels in Bulgaria, and new developments…
Silver Bear Winner Scores Foreign Sales
{mosimage}Bence Fliegauf's multi-awarded film Just the Wind has already been sold to seven territories, sales agent The Match Factory (www.matchfactory.de) announced.
FNE at Berlinale 2012: Prize winners: Golden Bear goes to Taviani Doc
{mosimage}BERLIN: The 62 Berlinale awarded its highest honour to a to a documentary by the veteran Italian directing team Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for their docu-drama Caesar Must Die about…
FNE at Berlinale 2012: Prize winners: Golden Bear goes to Taviani Doc
BERLIN: The 62 Berlinale awarded its highest honour to a to a documentary by the veteran Italian directing team Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for their docu-drama Caesar Must Die about…
PRODUCTION: Iguanas Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Marian Crişan (Morgen) is currently filming Iguanas/Iguanele in northern Romania. The 30 day shoot will last through early March.
FNE at Berlinale 2012: Only premiere of a Lithuanian film at Berlinale 2012 screens tonight
{mosimage}BERLIN: The Lithuanian feature film Restricted Sensation by a Lithuanian artist Deimantas Narkevicius will take place tonight at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. It is important to note that…
Poland Pitches at Cartoon Movie
{mosimage}Poland, Estonia, and Hungary are pitching four projects at Cartoon Movie, taking place 7-9 March 2012 in Lyon. Poland is represented by Another Day of Life (www.platige.com), described as and…
Malta Announces 2012 Grants
{mosimage}The Malta Film Commission (www.mfc.com.mt) will distribute 184,500 euros to eight films.
Borgia Series Returns to Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Borgia TV series is set to film its second, 12-part series in part on locations and in studios in the Czech Republic.
Bulgaria, Poland Plan Film Agreement
SOFIA: Bulgarian and Polish representatives have announced plans to draft a film coproduction agreement between the two countries.
