PRODUCTION: So I Say Set for Fall Shoot

BUCHAREST: Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer (A Cold Place In The Sun and Thalassa, Thalassa) will begin filming So I Say withGérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel on 12 September 2011, the producer…
16-08-2011

PRODUCTION: TVN Shooting Julia in Krakow

KRAKOW: Polish private broadcaster TVN has started production on Julia, a new daytime dramatic series about a runaway bride starting her life over. The series will premiere in January 2012.
16-08-2011

Rozbitek Foundation Launches Support for central European Film Music Composers

POZNAN: Oscar-winning Polish/American composer Jan Kaczmarek, founder of the Rozbitek Foundation (www.rozbitek.org), based outside Poznan, has launched its next phase, fostering the exchange of progressive ideas and support for filmmakers,…
16-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Szumowska shooting Nowhere

WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska is shooting the drama Nowhere, a coproduction with CANAL+, through September 2011.
15-08-2011

The Hungarian National Film Fund Names Committee Members

BUDAPEST: After its establishment three months ago, the Hungarian National Film Fund has announced the names of the five film professionals who will make the decisions on grants for the…
15-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World’s First Hijacking in Development

BUCHAREST: Ada-Maria Ichim is developing hew first long documentary Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World's First Hijacking, the 90 min story of her grandfather's life.
15-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Jan Kidawa-Błoński Shooting You Will Never Know

WARSAW: Jan Kidawa-Błoński, the director of Little Rose, is shooting a post-war drama entitled You Will Never Know. Filming started on 4 August 2011 and will end on 12 September.
14-08-2011

Hungarian Filmunio Appoints New Director

BUDAPEST: Katalin Vajda has been named the new director of Hungary's Filmunio, the national organization that promotes Hungarian films internationally. She replaces Eva Vezer, who announced that she would not…
14-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Puzzle for a Blind Man Wraps Shooting

BUCHAREST: Shooting for Andrei Zincă's first feature Puzzle for a Blind Man, which began on 21 July 2011, wrapped 14 August 14 in Bucharest. Shooting took place on location and…
14-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Borcuch in Development with Lasting Moments

WARSAW: Jacek Borcuch, director of All That I Love, is developing Lasting Moments, a drama that once again deals with the problems of youth.
14-08-2011

FNE IDF DocBloc: Documentary film in Hungary: Lost in transition?

Why was the MMKA shut down? What does the future hold for Hungarian documentary filmmakers? Should they take more initiative and make more attractive films? In his in-depth article, journalist…
12-08-2011

My Father’s Bike goes into Production

WARSAW: Piotr Trzaskalski begins filming his third feature My Father's Bike on 16 August 2011. The Polish-language film is produced by siblings Marta Plucińska and Paweł Pluciński, owners of the…
11-08-2011

PRODUCTION: The Russians of the Isle of Crows in Postproduction

TALLINN: Sulev Keedus's social documentary The Russians of the Isle of Crows is in postproduction with a premiere scheduled for autumn 2011.
11-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Big Love in Postproduction

WARSAW: Barbara Białowąs has finished shooting her feature film debut Big Love, a deconstruction of the image of an ideal love.
10-08-2011

FESTIVALS: Slovak Documentary Films Compete at Cinematik

BRATISLAVA: The second IFF Cinematik.doc competition of Slovak feature-length (over 52-minutes) documentaries takes place 9-15 September 2001 in the Slovak spa town of Piestany, with eight films released since September…
10-08-2011

Bulgarian Series Bows in Macedonia

SOFIA: The original hit Bulgrian TV series Glass House produced by bTV premiered in Macedonia to unanimously positive reviews.
09-08-2011

CNN Signs with Poland's TVN

WARSAW: Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has signed an exclusive distribution contract with CNN Newsource for content available in Polish.
09-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Our Big Time Shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: Austrian director Wolfram Paulus's feature film Our Big Time started shooting in Sibiu in July, and will continue in Buftea, Bucharest and Căciulaţi until August 19.
09-08-2011

PRODUCTION: The Bride Was Stolen in Production

BUCHAREST: Toni Grecu's first feature, S-a furat mireasa/ The Bride Was Stolen, a comedy produced by Alma Sârbu, Jesús del Cerro and MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com), began a one-month shoot on…
08-08-2011

PRODUCTION: The Bride Was Stolen in Production

BUCHAREST: Toni Grecu's first feature, S-a furat mireasa/ The Bride Was Stolen, a comedy produced by Alma Sârbu, Jesús del Cerro and MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com), began a one-month shoot on…
08-08-2011