Finland Announces Film Grants
The Finnish Film Foundation will give 1,805,000 euros in production funding to three feature-length films.
Special London Event for Majewski’s The Mill and the Cross
{mosimage}Lech Majewski's Breugel-inspired film The Mill and the Cross will receive a special screening as a companion piece to a film installation exhibit at the National Gallerie in London.
Malta Prepares Production Directory
The Malta Film Commission announced it will publish a national online film production resource directory.
PRODUCTION: New Georgian Ukrainian German coproduction set to shoot in summer 2012
BERLIN: A new Georgian Ukrainian German coproduction Ursus the Caucasian Brown Bear is set to shoot in the Ukraine and Georgia in July and August of 2012. The 3.3m USD…
Georgia Gives Grants to Three Films
{mosimage}TIBLISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) announced 400,000 euros in financing for three full-length feature films in 2012.
FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Poupata dominates Czech Lions Awards
{mosimage}PRAGUE: Poupata (Flower Buds) directed by Zdenek Jirasky dominated the annual Czech Lions awards (3 March 2012) winning awards for Best Film and Best Director as well as picking up…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Success Assured: Polish Documentaries in 2011
Polish Docs, an initiative organized by the Polish Film Institute and the Krakow Film Foundation, has published a report with the summary of Polish documentary releases, awards and festival screenings.…
Georgia Funds Two Coproductions
{mosimage}TIBLISI: Parajanov and Brother have won 2012 Co-Production Competition of the Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge).
Polish Film Academy announces Lifetime Award
{mosimage}WARSAW: Members of the Polish Film Academy decided to recognize Janusz Majewski for his life's work. A special press conference was held by the Polish Film Academy in Warsaw on…
PRODUCTION: The Painted Bird in Development
PRAGUE: Czech producer/director Vaclav Marhoul is adapting the bestselling novelThe Painted Bird, by Polish-American authorJerzy Kosinski.
Equity Investment Course Opens Applications
{mosimage}A new equity investment training course, Closing The Gap (www.closing-the-gap.net), is accepting applications for its next session.
FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Vaclav Havel’s Leaving dominated nominations
{mosimage}PRAGUE: Vaclav Havel’s Leaving has dominated the nominations for the annual Czech Lions awards which will be held this Saturday 3 March 2012. The film was the first and only…
Polish 3D animation The Game wins two top awards
{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish director Marcin Janiec’s animated 3D short The Game has won two prestigious international awards. The short film about a life and death chess battle took Best of Show…
PRODUCTION: My House on Wheels in Development
BUCHAREST: Cristian Pascariu's first documentary and first long film My House on Wheels will follow two truck drivers, focusing on the life, the stories and the untold secrets of a…
Foreign Sales for Anarchy in Zirmunai
{mosimage}Lithuanian director Saulius Drunga's debut feature Anarchy in Zirmunai has been sold to over ten foreign territories. The film has been sold to Atlantide (Italy), Peccadillo (UK and Ireland), Kamer…
SPI Launches Channels in Bulgaria
{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish-based SPI International (www.spi.pl) has launched niche channels FashionBox HD and DocuBox HD in Bulgaria on Satellite BG.
Record Number of Films Compete for Romania's Gopo Awards
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Bogdan George Apetri's Periferic/Outbound (www.periferic.ro), a Romanian-Austrian co-production between Saga Film (www.sagafilm.ro) and Aichholzer Filmproduktion (www.aifilm.at). leads the nominations for the 6th national Romanian Gopo awards (26 March) with…
PRODUCTION: The 27th Picture in Production
ZAGREB: Prague-based Croatian director Pavo Marinković is shooting his first documentary, a Croatian-Czech co-production between Mitropa and 8Heads Production (www.8heads.com).
CME Reports Strong Finish to 2011
{mosimage}Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cme.net) showed solid growth for 2011, with net revenues up 17% for the year, at $864.8 million, and up 8% for Q4, at $276.9 million.
Krakow IFF Begins Film Selection
{mosimage}KRAKOW: The 52nd Krakow IFF (28 May - 3 June 2012, www.krakowfilmfestival.pl) announced it received 2,475 film submissions, including 263 Polish films, for consideration for its three competitions (two international…
