Bulgarian TV Advertising Income on the Rise
The Bulgarian Be Media Consultant agency reported that during the first half of 2011 the TV ad market was able to maintain a 78% share of the total domestic market.…
Polish Coproduction Carnage Premieres in Venice
Roman Polański's film Carnage, a coproduction between Poland, Franc, Spain and Germany, has its international premiere on 1 September at the 68th Venice IFF.
FNE at Venice IFF 2011: Screening Alerts
All parties and events strictly require an invitation from the organisers
Romanian Grants procedure
The grants contest in Romania takes place twice a year, following the Government's Ordinance No.39/2005 and the contest regulations approved by the Minister of Culture and National Trust by Decree…
PRODUCTION: September Shoot for Fabicki's Love
WARSAW: Sławomir Fabicki will start shooting his new psychological drama Love on 10 September 2011 in Warsaw. The 30-day shoot will conclude on 20 October, on locations in Warsaw, Plock,…
First Romanian Industry Fair Wraps
PLOIESTI, ROMANIA: The first edition of Golden Carpathian - Ploieşti European Film & Fair (www.goldencarpathian.com), the first film industry fair in Romania, wrapped in Ploiesti on August 28, after three…
Poland's Flying Machine Premieres in Beijing
The Flying Machine had its official premiere screening in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on August 30 as a part of celebration of the Polish Presidency in European…
New Series Compete on Bulgarian Market
SOFIA: Public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (www.bnt.bg) and the largest private broadcaster BTV (www.btv.bg) are both behind major advertising campaigns for their new competing series: The English Neighbor (BNT) and…
Momentky Wins Aristoteles Workshop Award
VAMA, ROMANIA: The five-week documentary Aristoteles Workshop ended on 17 August 2011 with the award of its main prize to Momentky, a 42 min film directed by Veronika Janeckova, produced…
TLC Produces Bride Reality Series
WARSAW: The TLC channel is working on a Polish version of the British reality format Don't Tell The Bride, a first of many local productions planned for 2012. Don't Tell…
FNE IDF DocBloc: HBO Call For Czech and Slovak Filmmakers
Following up on its Uncensored series, HBO Czech Republic has announced another call for documentary proposals from Czech and Slovak filmmmakers. The call is organized in cooperation with the Institute…
Polish Films at Lincoln Center
WARSAW: On the initiative of the Polish Film Institute, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Polish Cultural Institute of New York are presenting a week of contemporary Polish…
PRODUCTION: Czech's Najbrt Shoots Polish Film in Krakow
KRAKOW: Czech film director Marek Najbrt is shooting his new project entitled Polish Film. The shoot will continue in Krakow through September 2011. The premiere is planned for 2012 at…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: The Last Corrupted Man Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Sergiu Nicolaescu is in production with The Last Corrupted Man, a sequel to Poker, the comedy that took the second spot in 2010 domestic box office in Romania with…
RTVS Reports Q2 Surplus
BRATISLAVA: Slovak public broadcaster RTVS has reported a surplus of 5.4 billion euros for the first half of 2011. The station projects a balanced budget for the 2011 year.
Game of Thrones Plans Croatia Shoot
Game of Thrones, the HBO series, will shoot portions of its second season in Croatia, HBO announced.
PRODUCTION: Immortalitas in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Young Slovak director Erik Bosnak is finishing post-production on his debut feature, Immortalitas, the first Slovak 3D sci-fi film. It will be ready for release by September 2011.
CzechTV Begins Search for New Director
PRAGUE: Czech TV announced that 36 people have applied for the position of director general, to replace retiring director Jiri Janacek.
