A Month in Thailand Begins Sales

BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu's first feature A Month in Thailand has been sold by MPM Film to France, where it will be distributed by Epicentre Films in the second half of…
30-01-2013

PRODUCTION: TVN in Production with Medical Drama

KRAKOW: Private broadcaster TVN is increasing its more original Polish content with the addition of a new series, Szpital (The Hospital).
29-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Lonely Valentin Completes Postproduction

VILNIUS: Four directors have teamed up on the feature film Lonely Valentin (Valentinas Vienas) which is completing postproduction in advance of a pan-European premiere on 8 February 2013.
29-01-2013

Polish and Chilean Directors Launch Crowdfunding Campaign

WARSAW: Acclaimed young, female directors, Dominga Sotomayor and Katarzyna Klimkiewicz have launched an Indiegogo campaign to finance their joint short film project The Time Before.
29-01-2013

Lithuania Introduces Baltic Shorts to Clermont-Ferrand

VILNIUS: Lithuania will host the first Baltic presence at the Clermont-Ferrand IFF running 1-9 February 2013.
29-01-2013

TVP Plans Childrens Channel

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is preparing to launch TVP ABC, a thematic channel for the 4-12 age group, in April 2013.
29-01-2013

In the Shadow Dominates Czech Critics Awards

PRAGUE: David Ondříček’s impressive and moving historical drama set in the dark Stalinist days of the early 1950’s In the Shadow took five awards at the third annual Czech Film…
28-01-2013

Bulgaria Takes Center Stage at FIPA

BIARRITZ: A seven-film Bulgarian focus was the Central European highlight of the 26th International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA) held 22-27 January 2013.
28-01-2013

FNE at FIPA 2013: Prix winners

BIARRITZ: The 26th edition FIPA – the International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes (22-27 January 2012) was its first under the new leadership team of President Didier Decoin and former ARTE…
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Beyond the Hills Wins Top Romanian Prizes

BUCHAREST: Romanian film critics and journalists named Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills/După dealuri (www.mobrafilms.ro) as the best Romanian film, best European film and best film in the Romanian cinemas in…
28-01-2013

CEE Films Take Sundance Awards

Three films were among the winners at the Sundance IFF awards ceremony on 26 January.
28-01-2013

Hungarian Audiences Reject Mid-Budget Movies

BUDAPEST: Blockbuster films are taking a greater share of the box office, and art house films are stable, but Hungarian audiences are disappearing for mid-budget films.
28-01-2013

Czechs and Balances in March Film Lineup

PRAGUE: Following a quiet January and February, Czech film releases will dominate the March 2013 cinema schedules, with at least seven films, including a trio of potential crowd-pleasers, opening over…
25-01-2013

Production: Mundruczo in Preproduction with The White God

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo (Delta, Tender Son - The Frankenstein Projekt) has begun working on his new project The White God (Fehér Isten).
25-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Kenau in Preproduction

BUDAPEST: Dutch filmmaker Maarten Treurniet (Het Paradijs/Paradise, The Heineken Kidnapping) will start shooting Kenau, a historical drama about a legendary Dutch folk hero, on 24 February 2013. The film is…
25-01-2013

FNE - IDF DocBloc: East European Forum Projects Announced

Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are well represented in the selection of documentary film projects in the East European Forum.
25-01-2013

FNE Exclusive: Interview with Slawomir Idziak

WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Sławomir Idziak spoke with FNE on the topic of how to lower the cost and raise the quality of films through the launch of his new initiative…
24-01-2013

Polish Thriller Gets UK and Irish Distribution

WARSAW: Vulture directed by Eugeniusz Korin premiered in British cinemas on 22 January 2013 following a strong opening in Poland on 11 January.
24-01-2013

Beta Cinema Picks up Child’s Pose

Beta Cinema announced it has acquired the Romanian film Child’s Pose directed by Călin Peter Netzer which will screen in the main competition of the Berlinale.
24-01-2013

Major Reform for Estonian Film Agency

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Foundation, the nation’s public film financing vehicle established in 1997, has entered a period of major reforms which will broaden the agency’s scope, while awaiting the…
24-01-2013