PRODUCTION: Ryszard Bugajski Shooting Stalinist Drama in Warsaw
WARSAW: Ryszard Bugajski has started shooting the dramatic film Zaćma, inspired by the life of a Stalinist member of the infamous Polish Ministry of Security known as "Bloody Luna."
Polański Returns to Krakow to Receive Award
KRAKOW: Roman Polański returned to Poland to pick up an award at the PKO Off Camera Festival in Krakow, his home town.
FNE at Finale Plzen 2015: Petr Vaclav Scores Another Win
PLZEN: The Way Out, which marked Petr Václav’s return to directing after an absence of 13 years, took the main award at the 28th Finale Plzen Film Festival which wrapped…
Mazovia Film Fund Awards Grants to Five Films
WARSAW: The Mazovia Film Fund handed out grants totaling some 200,000 EUR to two feature films, two documentaries, and one animated film.
OBITUARY: Georgian Director Rezo Chkheidze
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian director/screenwriter Rezo Chkheidze died on 3 May 2015. He was 88 years old.
Baltic's Forum Cinemas Parent Company Acquired by UK Firm
TALLIN: The Baltic states' Forum Cinemas parent company Nordic Cinema Group has been acquired by UK-based private equity group Bridgepoint.
FNE at Plzen Finale FF 2015: Czech Film Center Presents Upcoming Feature Films
PLZEN: Czech and international industry representatives filled the annual presentation of upcoming Czech films organized for the 12th time at the Finale Plzen film festival, taking place until 2 May…
FESTIVALS: Andrei Cohn's Back Home to Open the 19th European Film Festival in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Andrei Cohn's debut feature Back Home / Acasă la tata (Family Film, Mandragora) will open the 19th European Film Festival in Bucharest on 7 May 2015.
Producers Workshop B'EST Call for Projects 2015
TALLINN: The fourth edition of Baltic Bridge East by West (B'EST) is calling for 12 participants to take part in the event. Seven of the selected projects will be from…
Self-portrait of a Dutiful Daughter Starts Selling
BUCHAREST: Ana Lungu's independent debut feature Self-portrait of a Dutiful Daughter / Autoportretul unei fete cuminţi will be distributed in Brazilian cinemas at the beginning of 2016.
FESTIVALS: No One's Child Wins GoEast Festival
WIESBADEN: goEast, the international film festival held in Germany, which focuses on Eastern European films, has announced its award winners. The festival ran from 22 to 28 April 2015. The…
PRODUCTION: Animated Feature Laika in Production
PLZEN: Aurel Klimt's first feature Laika, an animated Czech sci-fi musical that's been in the making for the past five years, is due to be released in 2017.
PRODUCTION: Debut Feature Double Shooting
BUCHAREST: Catrinel Dănăiaţă’s debut feature, Double / Dublu, a drama supported by the National Film Center, started shooting on 19 April 2015.
FESTIVALS: Three Windows and a Hanging Wins Cyprus Film Days
NICOSIA: Three Windows and a Hanging, a coproduction between Kosovo and Germany, took the first prize of Cyprus Film Days. The festival ran from 17 to 26 April 2015.
PRODUCTION: Gabriel Achim Shooting Second Feature The Last Day
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim's second feature The Last Day/Ultima zi, an independent dark comedy about faith, fidelity and forgiveness, is shooting from 20 April to 10 May 2015.
EAVE Announces Ties That Bind 2015
LUXEMBOURG: Ties that Bind – the Asia Europe Producers Workshop is once again taking place in 2015. Out of 65 applications from Europe and Asia, 10 producers with their feature…
New Grant Programme for Czech Filmmakers
PRAGUE: DOK.Incubator has a new programme to support Czech documentaries. Support will be available for Czech filmmakers and producers both for the shooting stage and during postproduction.
FESTIVALS: Far from Men Wins BIFF
BUCHAREST: David Oelhoffen's Far from Men was awarded Best Film at the 11th Bucharest International Film Festival which took place from 20 to 26 April 2015.
Andrzej Żuławski in Postproduction with Cosmos
WARSAW: Polish director returns after 15 years with a thriller entitled Cosmos planned to premiere in Cannes.
FESTIVALS: Awards of the A l'Est, de Nouveau Film Festival in France
ROUEN: The main prize of the 10th edition of the A l'Est, de Nouveau film festival went to Serbian/German/Macedonian/Croatian coproduction Monument to Michael Jackson, directed by Darko Lungulov and coproduced…
