GRANTS: Hungary Announces 2014 Grants for TV Productions

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian National Media Authority awarded announced 722 m HUF (2.4 m EUR) to eight television film productions.
04-04-2014

PRODUCTION: Therapy for Murder in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Kiki Vasilescu's independent black comedy is in the last stages of postproduction and set for domestic release in June 2014.
04-04-2014

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex-Oriente Opens Applications

The year-long documentary workshop Ex-Oriente is now accepting submissions for the 2014 session.
04-04-2014

FNE at BIFF: The Selfish Giant wins at Bucharest IFF

BUCHAREST: The Selfish Giant (GB), Clio Barnard's debut feature, won Best Film and the prize of the Youth Jury at the 10th edition of the Bucharest IFF which wrapped eight…
03-04-2014

TVP Reins in Losses

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster had a deficit of 20.5 m PLN in 2013, a substantial decrease from 2012.
03-04-2014

Vilnius Meeting Point Draws Industry to Lithuania

VILNIUS: The fifth edition of the Vilnius IFF industry sidebar Meeting Point Vilnius presented 22 Baltic films and works in progress to an audience of 150 international guests.
03-04-2014

New Director Appointed at National Film Centre of Latvia

RIGA: Film critic Dita Rietuma has been elected the new director of the Latvian Film Centre, replacing long-time director Ilze Gailite-Holmberga who resigned in January 2014.
02-04-2014

Croatia Announces 2014 Minority Coproduction Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has allotted 321,500EUR/2,460,000HRK to five minority coproductions including Romanian Cristi Puiu's new feature, Sierra Nevada.
02-04-2014

The Second Game Looks Westward after Romanian Release

BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu's essay on time, history and football will hit Romanian cinemas on 4 April 2014 and is close to finalizing deals with German and French distributors.
02-04-2014

Lithuania Sees Ad Market Growth in 2014

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian advertising market is expected to grow by 7% in 2014, with advertising prices rising across the board.
01-04-2014

OBITUARY: Eva Vezer

BUDAPEST: Eva Vezer, who presided over European Film Promotion from 2009-2011, died on 28 March 2014 after a long illness.
01-04-2014

Reisch Leaves Top Spot at Kino Polska TV

WARSAW: Bogułsaw Kisielewski will replace Piotr Reisch as the President of Kino Polska TV, whose newest project Stopklatka TV is one of the top three film channels in Poland.
31-03-2014

Slawomir Idziak Completes Shooting on New Natalie Portman movie

WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Slawomir Idziak has just wrapped shooting A Tale of Love and Darkness directed by and starring Natalie Portman. The film which is based on a novel by…
31-03-2014

Bulgarian Advertising Market Struggles to Remain Stable

SOFIA: The Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies reported that in 2013 the country’s advertising market amounted to 303 m BGN, a decrease of 0.62%, and has a possibility of 2%…
31-03-2014

FESTIVALS: Home Takes Febiofest Grand Prix

PRAGUE: The Swedish-Icelandic romantic tragicomedy Home (Hemma), the first film by director Maximilian Hult, won the main award and a prize of 5,000 EUR at Febiofest’s closing ceremony on 28…
31-03-2014

National Geographic Shooting Series in the Baltics

WARSAW: National Geographic Channels International has commissioned a four-part documentary series about the history WWII to be filmed in the Baltic region.
28-03-2014

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: A Two Way Mirror

The 52-minute Croatian documentary A Two Way Mirror is scheduled for a late-2014 premiere. Click HERE to read full article on DOKweb
28-03-2014

FNE at BIFF 2014: Tenth Edition of Bucharest Film Fest Kicks Off

BUCHAREST: The 10th edition of the Bucharest International Festival (B-IFF) kicked off in Bucharest last night (26 March) with a gala screening of La grande bellezza directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
27-03-2014

Malta Awaits Simshar Premiere

VALLETTA: The most ambitious Maltese film so far and the largest to date will be premiered locally on 27 April and released in two cinema complexes on the islands on…
27-03-2014

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Munk Studio in Production with Musical

KRAKOW: Munk Studio has begun production on its first musical Circus Maximus, the short filmdirecting début of Bartek Kulas
27-03-2014