The 13th Festival of European Co-productions opens May 30 in Sofia and runs until June 8. Organized by the Bulgarian National Film Center, this year's festival runs concurrently with a preview of the Sixth International Short Film Festival - In the Palace.
Barrandov film studio announced plans to launch digital TV Barrandov this summer. The €4 million (CZK 100 million) construction of the TV studios should be completed in June, and employees will move in to the TV studios in July.
Slovak director Juraj Lehotsky won the CICAE prize for his documentary film Blind Loves, which competed in the Directors Fortnight section at the Cannes film festival, which concluded May 25. The award is presented by the International Confederation of Art Cinemas, an international jury composed of independent movie theater operators.
Cable provider CableTEL is to launch a new four-channel HDTV service within the month. The announcement follows rival Eurocom's plan to launch three HDTV channels.
Sofia's Graffitti Studio has completed dubbing for the Warner Bros TV series Moonlight. It was the first U.S. studio contract for the Bulgarian sound studio.
MultiChoice Hellas announced it has renewed its pay-TV platform NOVA contract with Eutelsat Hot Bird to 2020. The contract will also provide expansion of coverage with a fifth transponder.
The final session of the second edition of ScripTeast is taking place at Cannes from May 15-22.
The third Festival of European Film in Ljubljana awarded its top prize to France's Zim & Co directed by Pierre Jolivet.
Wanted, which shot in the Czech Republic and Budapest, is gearing up for a June 27 release.
The government of Malta announced that it has signed a three-year contract to host the Isle of MTV concert, through 2010.
