Czech Documentaries Triple Audiences in 2010

PRAGUE: Czech documentaries saw increased attendance in 2010, according to a report from the Institute of Documentary Film (www.dokweb.net ). Attendance was over 160,000, nearly three times the 2009 results.…
10-02-2011

FESTIVALS: Slovakia Boasts Berlin Presence

Slovakia makes a strong showing at the 2011 Berlinale with two films in the Forum section, participation in the Central European Stand (with Slovenia and Czech Republic) at the European…
10-02-2011

PRODUCTION: Adalbert's Dream in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim is currently in postproduction with his first feature Adalbert's Dream, a black comedy set on 8 May 1986, when Romania was usually celebrating the anniversary of the…
10-02-2011

Foreign and Film Service Productions on the Rise in Hungary

The 2010 year was the most successful period for foreign film productions and film services in Hungary. Of the 135 million spent on film production in the country, 75% came…
10-02-2011

Bulgaria Buys Turkish Soaps

Bulgaria has become the largest European buyer of Turkish soap operas, according to a Bulgarian National Radio report. Bulgaria acquired 27 Turkish soaps, followed by Macedonia with 17.
09-02-2011

Baltic Film and Media School in Tallinn Builds Postproduction Centre

The Tallinn-based international Baltic Film and Media School (BFM) has started construction of its new building in the centre of city, to be completed by early 2012, which will also…
09-02-2011

Hungarian Filmmakers Protest Restructuring

Nine Hungarian film directors (Ildikó Enyedi, Benedek Fliegauf, Szabolcs Hajdu, Miklós Jancsó, Ágnes Kocsis, Márta Mészáros, Kornél Mundruczó, György Pálfi and Béla Tarr) published a statement protesting the centralization of…
09-02-2011

PRODUCTION: Looking For A Mare's Nest in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Dan Chişu's third feature, Looking for a Mare's Nest/Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi, is currently in post-production and will be finished in March 2011, in time to be…
08-02-2011

PFI Sets Strong Berlinale Line-up

The Polish Film Institiute (www.pisf.pl) will see its largest presence at the Berlinale, with five films screening at the festival. The 2011 representation is a big improvement in comparison to…
08-02-2011

EFP Shooting Star Marija Skaricic

European Film Promotion's (www.efp-online.com) Shooting Stars includes on of Croatia's leading young actresses, Marija Skaricic (Škaričić), born in the seaside town of Split, Croatia, on 6 August 1977. EFP's Shooting…
08-02-2011

New Regulations for Gopo Film Awards

BUCHAREST: A record 56 films have been submitted for the 5th edition of the Romanian Gopo prizes (www.premiilegopo.ro). Among them 16 are feature films, 10 documentaries and 30 short films…
07-02-2011

Polish Eagles 2011 Nominations Announced

WARSAW: Essential Killing, Johanna, Little Rose, and All That I Love led the nominations for the Polish Eagles. announced by the Polish Film Academy on 7 February 2011.
07-02-2011

Hungarian Producers Lodge Appeal Against Cinema City Multiplex Acquisition

BUDAPEST:The MPSz (National Association of Hungarian Producers) has lodged an appeal with the Hungarian competition office (GHV) to investigate whether the acquisition of Hungarian multiplexes by Israeli based Cinema City…
07-02-2011

Romania Lines up 2011Premieres

BUCHAREST: Twenty Romanian films are expected to hit local screens in 2011. Some of them were originally planned to open in 2010, but the premieres were postponed because of a…
06-02-2011

Mission London Tops Bulgarian 2010 Admissions

With 376,843 admissions Dimitar Mitovski's Mission London (www.mission-london.com) outperformed James Cameron's Avatar which ended the year with 300,205 admissions. However, Avatar earned €1,743,807 in box office, putting it in first…
06-02-2011

Georgia Partners with MAIA Workshops

The Georgian National Film Center (gnfc.ge) will cooperate with Maia Workshops throughout 2011 on a year-round training program of three workshops organized by Maia Workshops.The partnership is one of many…
06-02-2011

Cyprus Set for Digital Switch

The Cyprus minister of Communications and Works announced that Cyprus is prepared to end analog transmission on 1 July 2011. Until then, digital and analog transmissios will be operating in…
06-02-2011

FNE - IDF DocBloc: Upcoming Production: Everything Is Possible

Wszystko jest możliwe, Poland, 52 min, Digi Beta, PortraitA cottage with a small garden at the edge of the village. Windows decorated with geraniums. The two elderly dwellers, Teresa and…
03-02-2011

Czech Switch to Digital TV on Target

The Czech Republic is on schedule to complete the switch from analog TV to digital terrestrial broadcast by the end of 2011.
03-02-2011