Vezhdi Rashidov Returns to Lead Bulgarian Ministry of Culture
SOFIA: Sculptor Vezhdi Rashidov was officially announced as Minister of Culture on 7 November 2014 in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. Rashidov was in Borissov’s first cabinet…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Polish Animated Series Websters in Development
BRATISLAVA: Fool Moon production company, represented by producer/director Katarína Kerekesová (Stones, Mimi and Lisa), received a grant of 60,000 EUR from the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme for a 13 episode…
Estonian Cinema Operator Apollo Expands into Latvia
TALLINN: The ambitious Estonian cinema operator and bookstore chain Apollo has announced plans to open its first cinema outside of Estonia in Riga, Latvia.
Shadows Series in Postproduction at HBO Romania
BUCHAREST: Shadows/Umbre, the third original series produced by HBO Europe in Romania after In Treatment/In derivă and When Shall We Kiss/Rămâi cu mine is scheduled to premiere at the beginning…
Japanese Persona Non Grata Wraps Filming in Poland
WARSAW: The Japanese historical drama Persona Non Grata is completing production in Poland. The film was shot entirely in Poland with Polish cities standing in for Berlin, Kaunas, Moscow, Tokyo,…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: Euro Funds Target CEE at CoCo Funding Panel
COTTBUS: CEE producers found reason for hope with presentations by funds from across the continent at the Connecting Cottbus funding panel taking place on 6 November 2014.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: The Daybreak
COTTBUS: Albanian director Gentian Koci will make his feature film debut with the social drama The Daybreak, the first Albanian project ever pitched at Connecting Cottbus.
FNE IDF DocBloc: CEE Docs Online
Selected films from the Silver Eye market are available for online viewing.
Slovak Films Score with MEDIA
BRATISLAVA: Four of the five Slovak films applying to the second call for proposals of the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme will receive development grants, making it the most successful session…
Slovak TV Joins Slovak Film Institute in Digitalisation Project
BRATISLAVA : The Slovak Film Institute (SFI) has embarked on a massive 22.5m EUR national Digital Audiovisual Project with 8.5m EUR provided by its partner in the project, public broadcaster…
Romanian Public TV Opens Subsidiary in Moldova
BUCHAREST: The Romanian public television station TVR has opened a subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova which will independently produce and broadcast TV content and films.
The Eichmann Show Wraps Filming in Lithuania
VILNIUS: The British Broadcasting Company BBC is completing production on the TV movie The Eichmann Show in Vilnius, Lithuania.
GRANTS: Estonia Funds 16 Docs
TALLINN: Sixteen Estonian documentary projects have received funding for 2014.
Croatian MP Film Production Looks Northward
ZAGREB: Croatian producer Igor A. Nola currently has five international coproductions shooting or in postproduction and is expanding into Northern Europe.
FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Films Shine at Scanorama 2014
VILNIUS: Three Lithuanian films will have their premieres at the Scanorama European Film Festival which kicks off its four city tour in Vilnius on 6 November 2014 and runs through…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Schengen Story Looks East for Partners
BRATISLAVA: Slovak producer Wanda Adamik Hrycová (Colette) of Wandal Production is in development with Schengen Story directed by Peter Bebjak.
Lithuanian Director Returns to Crowdfunding
VILNIUS: Young Lithuanian producer/director Romas Zabarauskas is turning to crowdfunding for his third film, You Can’t Escape Lithuania.
Tallinn Gets Third Multiplex
TALLINN: The capital city of Estonia, Tallinn (population 430,000), is to get a third multiplex cinema in 2015. The new cinema will have six screens and a total capacity of…
FESTIVALS: Bratislava IFF Spotlights Slovak Films
BRATISLAVA: Six Slovak films will screen in the Made in Slovakia section of the Bratislava IFF running 7-14 November 2014.
FNE TV: Vladimer Katcharava head of 20 Steps Productions
FNE spoke to Georgian producer Vladimer Katcharava who heads the Tbilisi based production outfit 20 Steps about shooting films in Georgia and his work as a coproducer on Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s…
