FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF 2011: White as Snow

White as Snow, the feature film directing debut of Selim Gunes, competes in the national competition at Istanbul after receiving awards at two previous Turkish festivals. It received the Best…
10-04-2011

Slovakia to Retain License Fee until 2013

BRATISLAVA: Licence fees for the Slovak public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (www.rtvs.sk) will remain in force until at least January 2013, Slovak Culture Minister Daniel Krajcer announced. The…
10-04-2011

FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF2011: Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round directed by Ilksen Basarir screens in the Istanbul national film competition following its theatrical release in Turkey on 1 April 2011. The film had its world premiere at the…
10-04-2011

The Mill and The Cross Breaks Genre Boundaries

WARSAW: The Mill And The Cross, director Lech Majewski's artistic drama about Peter Breugel's painting Christ Carrying A Cross, is breaking records for a non-mainstream movie in Poland. Since its…
07-04-2011

FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Zephyr

Zephyr screens in the Turkish national film competition after making its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival in September.
07-04-2011

FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: The Plane Tree

After several months of pre-production, The Plane Tree began filming on 17 July 2010 for a period of nine weeks.
07-04-2011

PRODUCTION: First Polish Social Documentary Planned

One of the biggest Polish music festivals will be the topic of Opener Generation, the first Polish document made with the help of the whole community of participants. The creative…
07-04-2011

FESTIVALS: European Films Compete at Cyprus Film Days

Nine European films have been selected for the first international competition of the ninth Cyprus Film Days festival, 8-17 April 2011. The festival will take place in both Lemosos and…
07-04-2011

PRODUCTION: The Island Completes Postproduction

SOFIA: Bulgarian director Kamen Kalev announced that the postproduction of his second feature The Island is now completed. He told FNE that the edit of the film, which was shot…
06-04-2011

FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: 72nd Ward

Made on a budget of 1 million Turkish lira, 72nd Ward which opened in Turkish cinemas on 4 March 2011 has already earned 2 million Turkish lira at the box…
06-04-2011

FNE - IDF DocBlock: "Father and Son"

My father and I get into an old camper and head for Paris where, 23 years ago, he dispersed his mother's ashes in the Luxembourg Garden. Our trip will take…
06-04-2011

PRODUCTION: Parade Shoots in Croatia

Parade, directed by Srđan Dragojević co-produced by Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia, and funded by Eurimages, completed a week shoot on locations in Croatia. The film is co-funded by the…
05-04-2011

Films Boutique Signs Romanian Film Sales

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's first feature, The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume (www.ceamaifericitafatadinlume.ro) has been sold to Poland and Bulgaria, sales agent Films Boutique (www.filmsboutique.com) told…
05-04-2011

Blitz Sign Deal with Fox

LJUBLJANA: Distribution company Blitz Film & Video Distribution (/www.blitz-film.com/) has signed an exclusive contract with 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (www.foxinternational.com/) for theatrical film distribution in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and…
04-04-2011

OBITUARY: Bulgaria Actor Georgi Rusev

Local news reports that Bulgarian actor Georgi Rusev died at age 82.
04-04-2011

PRODUCTION: TVP Drama Series Aida

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) has commissioned the first season of Aida, a new Polish series based on a Spanish format.
04-04-2011

MediaPro Distribution Leads Romanian Market

BUCHAREST: The exclusive partnership between MediaPro Distribution (www.mediaprodistribution.com) and Warner Bros (www.warnerbros.com) has put the Romanian distribution company in the top spot among local distributors.
04-04-2011

FESTIVALS: Krakow Announces National Competition

KRAKOW: The 51st Krakow Film Festival (23 - 29 May 2011, www.kff.com.pl) has announced 35 titles which will compete in the national competition. The winner will be awarded with the…
03-04-2011

Kino Polska Shifts Ownership

WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A., producer and distributor of film channels, announced that individual investors' share allocation will be reduced by about 91 percent in the company's initial public offering.…
03-04-2011

Greičius Receives Lithuanian Cinematographers Award

VILNIUS: Cinematographer Ramūnas Greičius has received the annual Lithuanian Cinematographers award "The Oak" (www.azuolai.lt) for the short feature film Our Father (Tėve mūsų, director Marius Ivaškevičius). The ceremony was organized…
03-04-2011