FESTIVALS: New Europe Film Put Spotlight on CEE

EDINBURGH: Romanian director Andrei Ujica's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu opened the 5th New Europe Film Festival (www.neweuropefilm.com), which runs through 12 April at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh. This year's…
03-04-2011

Cyprus State TV Employees Stage Protest

Employees of public broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) staged a protest on 30 March 2011 over delayed payment of wages, and planned to stage more protests on 31 March.
31-03-2011

FESTIVALS: Georgia, Latvia in the Spotlight at Riga Children's Film Festival

RIGA: The IX Riga International Children's Film Festival "Berimors" (8-14 April 2011, http://festivali.arsenals.lv/berimors/lv/) will feature a special selection of animated films from Georgia and Latvia.
31-03-2011

FESTIVALS: Romania's Outbound Wins Vilnius Festival

Outbound" (Periferic) by Romanian director Bogdan George Apetri was announced the winner of competition programme „New Europe - new names" at the closing ceremony of the 16th Vilnius international film…
31-03-2011

FESTIVALS: Krakow Announces Short Film Competition Line-up

KRAKOW: The 51st Krakow Film Festival (23-29 May 2011, www.kff.com.pl) has selected 39 films for the International Short Film Competition. The short film category is one of the festival's three…
31-03-2011

Telewizja Polska Presents Latest Projects and Productions at MIPTV 2011

Telewizja Polska (TVP), Poland's esteemed public broadcaster, will bring a strong lineup of fiction production and TV series to MIPTV, taking place 4-7 April 2011 in Cannes. Located in the…
31-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Polish WWII Prison Break Story in Production

WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Skłodowski is reconstructing one of the biggest break-outs from Nazi work camps in his new documentary Harry - tunel do wolności ( Harry - A Tunnel…
30-03-2011

Croatia Announces Grants for 2011

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC, www.havc.hr) has announced almost 5 million euros in film grants for 2011. Six feature films will share 3 million euros. Grants were also awarded…
30-03-2011

Georgia Hosts EAVE Workshop

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge), in cooperation with EAVE, has organized the first mini-EAVE Workshop for film professionals from Georgia.
30-03-2011

FNE - IDF DocBlock: Pomeranian Illusions

Pomeranian Illusions is a multi-plot documentary that follows its protagonists during a very important time of their life. Together the stories of these four people reflect the changes that are…
30-03-2011

Romtelecom Buys AKTA Satelit

BUCHAREST: Romania's Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) signed an agreement with Digital Cable Systems to buy AKTA Satelit (http://www.akta.ro/dth).
29-03-2011

CME Media Pro Names New CFO

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME, www.cetv-net.com) appointed Chris Bosco as Chief Financial Officer of its Media Pro Entertainment division. Bosco will supervise all financial and strategic matters for CME's…
29-03-2011

Poland, Hungary Show Strong HD Growth

Poland and Hungary are among the most developed HD countries in Europe according to the latest data from the European Audiovisual Observatory (www.obs.coe.int).
29-03-2011

Turkey Expands Meetings on the Bridge

ISTANBUL: European producers and filmmakers attending the 30th Istanbul film festival (2-17 April 2011, www.iksv.org/film) will find an expanded Meetings on the Bridge platform for coproductions. Building upon the success…
29-03-2011

CME to Acquire Bontonfilm

Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced on 28 March 2011 that its wholly-owned subsidiary CME Media Pro B.V.has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares…
28-03-2011

Poland's NEXT TV to Launch with Original Production

NEXT television plans to enter the Polish market by the end of 2011 with several HD channels and its own productions.
28-03-2011

Kino Polska to Bow on Warsaw Stock Exchange

WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A., the producer and distributor of Kino Polska Television and television channels from the FilmBox Group, will debut on the Polish Stock Market with 4 million…
28-03-2011

If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Wins Big at Gopo Awards

BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban's debut film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle received seven awards including Best Feature and Best First Feature at the Gopo gala, Romania's national film awards…
28-03-2011

Bulgarian Ad Market Declines in 2010

Bulgaria's ad market fell by 13.9% in 2010, nearly twice as much as the advertising industry had predicted. However, the decline can be seen as the beginning of a leveling…
27-03-2011

FESTIVALS: Six Polish Films Screen at Istanbul

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute announced that six Polish films will screen at the 30th Istanbul International Film Festival, 2-17 April 2011.
27-03-2011