On the occasion of the 60th International Film Festval Berlin (Berlinale), FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema and the East-West Co-Production market Connecting Cottbus are going to put emphasis on East European film with a day of activities on Feb. 17th, 2010.

Shooting Stars 2010 arriving at the Berlin International Film Festival:
Back row: Edward Hogg, Michele Riondino, Dragoş Bucur, Agata Buzek, Krystof Hádek
Front row: Lotte Verbeek, Pihla Viitala, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Zrinka Cvitesić, (Anaïs Demoustier not yet arrived)

Party Alert: All parties require an invitation from the organizers

Party Alert: All parties require an invitation from the organizers

BERLIN: Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu's The Temptation of St Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) (www.thetemptationofsttony.com) produced by Homeless Bob Production has been sold to Olive Films for US distribution. The film was sold by new Danish sales outfit, LevelK.

Party Alert: All parties require an invitation from the organizers

Polish ITI Cinema (www.iticinema.com.pl) has closed a deal for the Norwegian film UPPERDOG directed by Sara Johnsen for the polish market. ITI Group, is the owner of multiplex Multikino S.A. The ITI Cinema deal assured the Polish rights for the Norwegian box office success just before it´s EFM market screenings.