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Christopher Doyle winds up Warsaw shoot

FNE Staff Poland 2007-12-12

Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle has completed shooting in Warsaw of the Polish political thriller Warsaw Dark, based on the murder of former Minister of Sport Jacek Dębski, one of the…

Katyn to get international premiere in Berlin

FNE Staff Poland 2007-12-12

Andrzej Wajda's latest film, Katyń, a highly personal view of the massacre of 20,000 Polish officers in the Soviet Union during World War II, is set to premiere at the…

Vaclav is last Czech film premiere of 2007

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2007-12-10

The last Czech film premiere of 2007 is Václav, based on the true story of an autistic village man who lives with his mother but gets into trouble and then…

TVP launches station aimed at Belarus

FNE Staff Poland 2007-12-09

Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (www.tvp.pl) on Dec. 10 launched its first foreign station, Belsat, which offers three hours of news, cultural programs and entertainment programming daily by satellite in…

Polish film Warrior wins Grand Prix in Canton, China

FNE Staff Poland 2007-12-09

The Polish film Warrior (Wojowik) by Jacek Blawut won the Grand Prix at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival in Canton, China, which ended Dec. 8. The jury awarded with…

International talent agency sets up in Bulgaria

Patricia Koza Bulgaria 2007-12-06

Four film professionals have established an international talent agency to meet a growing demand for representation in the Bulgarian film industry, and they have plans to unite talent throughout Central…

Battle over financing Polish public media

FNE Staff Poland 2007-12-06

A battle is brewing in Poland over the best way to finance public broadcasting. A parliamentary commission has been looking into the matter after the new government of Prime Minister…

TVN leads for first time in audience share

FNE Staff Poland 2007-12-06

Private Polish broadcaster TVN captured the top audience share in November for the sought-after 16-49 age group for the first time in its history.

Baltic Event 2007 awards four projects

FNE Staff Region 2007-12-05

The third annual Baltic Event co-production market winds up today in Tallinn. A total of 12 projects were presented to 50 experts from production, distribution and sales companies and festival…

Shooting under way for Children of the Night

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2007-12-04

Shooting is under way in Prague until mid-December for a new Czech film, Children of the Night, by director Michaela Pavlátová. The film is based on a script by young…

Widely praised Romanian film not making waves at home

Anca Paduraru Romania 2007-12-03

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won two more awards last weekend for his 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days film, which burst onto the international market in May when he…

HBO Hungary eyes local film market as co-producer

Laszlo Kirston Hungary 2007-12-03

With the aim of participating in future local productions, HBO Hungary is forging ties with Hungarian talent on a four-part mini series it will air later this month. The series,…

Korda Studios, Colorfront join forces

Laszlo Kirston Hungary 2007-12-02

In an effort to lure more international productions to Hungary, Korda Studios and the Colorfront DI house have clinched a deal to offer high-end digital intermediate and post-production facilities via…

Polish distributors awarded by Plus Camerimage

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2007-12-02

International Film Festival Plus Camerimage wouldn't be able to celebrate its 15th edition without the support of Polish distributors. On the official Camerimage website, festival organizers note how over the…

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days awarded Best European Film

FNE Staff Romania 2007-12-02

The Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was awarded Best European Film at the 20th European Film Awards in Berlin Saturday. Its director, Cristian Mungiu, also picked…

Del Toro praises Korda Studios as Hellboy II wraps in Hungary

Laszlo Kirston Hungary 2007-11-29

The owners of the new €91 million Korda Studio held a joint news conference with director Guillermo del Toro Thursday to celebrate the successful completion of principal photography on Universal's…

Polish Film School celebrates 50 years

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2007-11-29

The Polish Film School is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a series of gala events including special screenings at the Plus Camerimage Festival in Łodź and the release…

Three Czech docs are seeing unprecedented popularity

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2007-11-29

Three Czech documentaries have become especially popular with domestic audiences after winning a string of international awards.

Two men convicted of stealing Bathory film

Irena Zemanova Czech Republic 2007-11-28

Two men operating in the Czech film industry have been convicted of stealing a copy of the big-budget Juraj Jakubisko film Bathory while it was being edited earlier this year.