UNIC Annual Report Shows Box Office Gains in CEE Countries
BRUSSELS: The Annual Report 2014-2015 of the International Union of Cinemas,UNIC shows that the overall box office as well as the market share of national films in the CEE countries…
Successful Opening for Son of Saul Domestically
BUDAPEST: László Nemes’s debut feature Son of Saul opened third at the Hungarian box office and sold 10,541 tickets in its first weekend. It was also selected as the official…
Bollywood Comes to Bulgaria
SOFIA: Indian film actor/director/producer Ajay Devgn is currently looking at locations in Bulgaria for his second feature set to be shot in January 2016, as he has decided to also…
Two Lottery Tickets Starts Crowdfunding Campaign
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu launched a crowdfunding compaign on Indiegogo for his independent feature Two Lottery Tickets/Doua lozuri. His aim is to collect 7,650 USD in 19 days.
SPI International to Launch FilmBox Baltic and Fast&FunBox in Latvia
RIGA: Movie channel FilmBox Baltic and the extreme-sports channel Fast&FunBox will be launched by SPI International on the telecom operator SIA Lattelecom.
TVP Polonia To Ask Viewers What They Want
WARSAW: TVP Polonia the public channel for Poles abroad will receive 11.3 m PLN in public funding for 2015 according to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Janusz Daszczyński to head TVP
WARSAW: The Board of TVP chose Janusz Daszczyński as the new President of the public broadcaster and Marian Zalewski and Wiesław Rola to join the Board for the next four…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Losers in Postproduction
SOFIA: In his new feature, Losers, the famous actor/director/writer Ivailo Hristov follows a teenage group of friends from a small town on the eve of the visit of some famous…
FremantleMedia Croatia and Jadran Film to Adapt Acclaimed Croatian Writer
DUBROVNIK: FreemantleMedia Croatia and Jadran Film will develop and produce a TV series based on the bestseller The Witch of Gric by Marija Juric Zagorka, one of the most popular…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča Announces Lineup
ŽILINA: The 8th Fest Anča International Animation Festival is ready to start with several competitions for short films from 24 to 28 June 2015.
FESTIVALS: Julian Assange to Be Guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
JIHLAVA: WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will be a guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival from 27 October to 1 November 2015. He will attend through a video conference…
PRODUCTION: 8 Heads of Madness in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Director/scriptwriter Marta Nováková is in postproduction with 8 Heads of Madness, a feature based on the life of the Russian poet Anna Alexandrovna Barkova (1901-1976), who spent 22 years…
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Announces Lineup
TEPLICE: Eleven features are competing for the Blue Angel at the 23rd edition of the most prestigious film event in Slovakia, Art Film Fest which will take place at Trenčianske…
Candidates for PISF Director Position Revealed
WARSAW: A list of nine candidates to replace Agnieszka Odorowicz as the Director of Polish Film Institute was announced after the Competition Committee finalised its first session.
FESTIVALS: Lineup for the 62nd Pula Film Festival Announced
PULA: The Pula Film Festival will run from 18 to 25 July 2015.
Scripps Networks Interactive to Make Offer for Poland's TVN
WARSAW: U.S media group Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc, one of the world’s leading developers of lifestyle content for television, internet and mobile platforms, intends to make a public tender offer…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Submissions for Ex Oriente Film are Closed
The submissions for 12th edition of Ex Oriente Film are now closed. Thank you to all those who entered.
Successful Opening for Georgian/Estonian Coproduction in Greece
TBILISI: Zaza Urushadze’s Tangerines sold 3,880 tickets in Greece in its first week.
New Record for Admissions in 2014 Estonian Box Office
TALLINN: According to Statistics Estonia, in 2014 the country recorded the highest number of cinema admissions since the country’s restoration of independence in 1992. The overall number of tickets sold…
FERA Publish Five Point Plan on Single Digital Market
BRUSSELS: The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), which represents film and television directors from 29 countries across Europe, is publishing a five point plan aimed at highlighting the important…
