GRANTS: Poland Funds 13 Feature Films
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda’s newest production topped the list of films receiving funding in the third round of grants from the Polish Film Institute.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Odeon, Sofia
This month we speak with Vladimir Trifonov, the programmer of Kino Odeon from Sofia, Bulgaria, a new member of Europa Cinemas.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Shooting Game Count
WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland is moving into the second stage of shooting her crime thriller Game Count, a coproduction between Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden.
PRODUCTION: Perseverance Goes into Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: Miha Knific, whose film Four Things I Wanted to Do With You (RTV Slovenija, 2015) competed at this year's Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz, is in postproduction with his…
PRODUCTION: Pregnant, in Romania in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Jesús del Cerro, who built a career as a director of popular family films and romantic comedies produced by Mediapro Pictures, goes independent with Pregnant, In Romania / Sunt…
Vajna Buys Hungary’s TV2
BUDAPEST: Hungarian media sources report that Andy Vajna, Hungarian film commissioner, has purchased commercial channel TV2.
CEE Screen Industries Conference Heads to Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The fifth annual Screen Industries in East-Central Europe (SIECE) conference, will take place 20-21 November 2015 at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, a reflection of how Slovakia’s…
FNE Focus on Austrian CEE Coproduction Launches New Network
VIENNA: Participants at the Film New Europe Association’s Focus on Austrian CEE Coproduction will launch a new network of Austrian and Central and Eastern European film funds and producers to…
Bulgarian National Film Center Appoints Acting Director
SOFIA: The longstanding head of the EU Media Desk in Bulgaria Kamen Balkanski was appointed as acting director of the Bulgarian National Film Center at the beginning of October.
PRODUCTION: Far from Here Starts Shooting
BUCHAREST: Far from Here, the debut feature of the Australian director James Pillion, started shooting in Romania on 12 October 2015. The film is a Romanian/American independent low budget production.
German Series Shoots in Croatia
ZAGREB: German company Constantin Television is shooting a Croatian detective series in Split for German public broadcaster ARD. A total of 45 days of shooting is scheduled to conclude on…
FNE at REGIOFUN: REGIOFUN Announces Feature Competition
KATOWICE: Eight films will screen in the feature film competition at the 6th International Festival of Film Producers REGIOFUN. The festival is the only European event that celebrates productions made…
CentEast Market Announces Warsaw Screenings Programme
WARSAW: Nine screenings of new Polish films and ten works-in-progress from across CEE and Russia will be presented at the 11th CentEast Market running 16-18 October 2015 in Warsaw. Some…
PRODUCTION: Jan Jakub Kolski Shooting New Drama
WARSAW: Renowned Polish filmmaker Jan Jakub Kolski is directing, producing and shooting a drama with the working title Las, 4 Rano, which translates as Forest, 4 in the Morning, starring…
Connecting Cottbus Unveils Pitching Line-up
COTTBUS: The 17th edition of the East-West coproduction market Connecting Cottbus cast a wide net in selecting its ten feature films pitches under new director Rebekka Garrido. Participants hail from…
FESTIVALS: Jihlava Announces Competition Films
JIHLAVA: The 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival will screen 233 films during the festival which runs 27 October – 1 November 2015.
Scripps Invests in Polish Web Content
WARSAW: US based Scripps Networks Interactive will invest USD 1 m in original web content for Polish private broadcaster TVN.
FNE at LET’S CEE FF 2015: Prize Winners
VIENNA: The 4th edition of the LET’S CEE Film Festival running from 1-11 October 2015 in Vienna awarded its top prize for Best Feature Film to Ivona Juka’s Croatian, Slovenian,…
Potential Partner Emerges for Malta Film Studios
VALLETTA: The Malta Minister of Tourism has said that an “expression of interest” in operating the Malta film studios will be published on Thursday, 15 October 2015.
TVN Produces First Scripps Networks Format
WARSAW: Private Polish broadcaster TVN will begin production of its first reality show based on a format from Scripps Networks Interactive, the new owner of the station.
