Bulgarian National Television Launches The Ungiven
SOFIA: On 21 March 2013 Bulgarian National Television begins broadcasting The Ungiven, a new 12 part historical series about the rescue of 48,000 Bulgarian Jews from death camps during World…
PRODUCTION: New Animated Film from George the Hedgehog Creators
WARSAW: Animation directors Tomasz Leśniak, Jakub Tarkowski and Wojtek Wawszczyk are working on Tim and The Master, an adaptation of a graphic novel by Rafał Skarżycki (script) and Tomasz Lew…
PRODUCTION: Boris Bakal Develops Concrete Love
ZAGREB: Concrete Love/Stvarna ljubav (working title), the debut documentary feature of theatre and film actor and director Boris Bakal is the result of his 10-year struggle to save a modernist…
CEE Youth Vote for EFA Best Kids Film
Youths in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Poland and Malta will participate in choosing the winner of the second edition of the EFA Young Audience Award on Young Audience Film Day, 5 May…
PRODUCTION: Żuławski in Development with Zły
WARSAW: Xawery Żuławski will direct the legendary Polish gutter novel Zły with shooting planned to begin by the end of 2013.
Obituary: Irina Petrescu
BUCHAREST: Romanian actress Irina Petrescu, awarded Best Actress at the 1969 Moscow IFF, died on 19 March 2013, at age 71. was one of the most important stage and film…
PRODUCTION: Anna Kazejak Casting Słowo
WARSAW: Anna Kazejak, director of Flying Pigs, is in the process of casting teenagers for her dramatic feature film Słowo.
10 million Poles switch to digital television
WARSAW: Today the analogue transmitters off 346 districts were turned off and 10 million Poles will gained access to digital television.
Seven CEE Films Receive Eurimages Funding
Films from Slovakia, Georgia, and Austria are among 13 recipients of the March 2013 Eurimages meeting, which distributed 3.58 m EUR.
Poland Launches New Digital Platform
WARSAW: The new digital platform nC+, a fusion of the n and Cyfra+ platforms, will launch on 21 March 2013.
PRODUCTION: Stuhr and Son Team up on Citizen
WARSAW: Polish actor and director Jerzy Stuhr is in development with Citizen, a new dramatic comedy which he wrote.
Poland Announces First Session Grants for 2013
The Polish Film Institute (PISF) has awarded grants to 42 productions, including major production grants to 11 feature films.
FNE TV: Claude-Eric Poiroux, Director General of Europa Cinemas
FNE spoke to Claude-Eric Poiroux about the most important issues facing exhibitors today including digitalization and day for date releases. Claude-Eric declared the FNE series of publications of the latest…
FNE at Sofia Meetings 2013: Awards for Best Projects
SOFIA: The 10th edition of Sofia Meetings hosted over 150 producers, distributors, representatives of film markets and film funds TV buyers and other film professionals as guests and firmly established…
Krakow Lifetime Achievement Award for Dreissen
Krakow, 15th March 2013 – Dutch film director and animator Paul Driessen, nominated in 2000 for the Oscar for his short 3 Misses, will receive the Dragon of Dragons Award…
Non-show Mungiu Steals the Show
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Cristian Mungiu received an Excellency Prize from the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN), despite his refusal to allow his film Beyond the Hills/După dealuri to compete for the…
FNE TV: Malta Film Commissioner Peter Busuttil
FNE TV spoke to Commissioner Busuttil about how being a small country can be an advantage for film production and new developments in Malta’s tax incentives and local Maltese productions.
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FNE at SIFF 2013: Grand Prix for Oh Boy
SOFIA: The Grand Prix for best film in the International Competition for first and second films of the 17th Sofia IFF went to the black and white film Oh Boy…
New Minister of Culture Appointed in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Actor Vladimir Penev was appointed Minister of Culture in the interim government by President Rosen Plevneliev on 12 March 2013.
Deadline for New Horizons
WARSAW: The 13th T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, running 18-28 July 2013, is accepting submissions until 15 March. The festival is accepting films in the following categories:
