FNE Visegrad 2010 special: Polish coproductions
Poland has become significantly more engaged in international film projects, as a direct partner in coproductions or a host to several forums and meetings facilitating co-operation between European countries.The main…
FNE spoke with Martin Šmatlák, the first director of the new Slovak Audiovisual Fund, (www.afv.sk)
FNE: What was the most important development in Slovak film industry over the past year? Martin Šmatlák: The main change is the creation of the Audiovisual Fund on 1 January…
FNE Visegrad: Slovakia Weathering the Global Crisis
While commercial Slovak television, led by CME's Markiza TV (www.markiza.sk), has seen a dramatic downturn in advertising revenues due to the global economic crisis in 2009, the Slovak film industry…
FNE VIsegrad Country Focus:Slovaks Establish New System of Grant Funding in 2009
On November 5, 2008, Act 516/2008 Coll. on the Audiovisual Fund and the Amendment of Certain Acts was adopted, which went into effect on January 1, 2009.In practical terms, this…
FNE Visegrad Focus: Foreign productions in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has seen big budget foreign productions mostly dry up in 2009 following a long decline. In 2003, Hollywood and European filmmakers spent more than 5 bilion crowns…
FNE VISEGRAD Country Focus: Impact of the financial crisis on Polish film
While the global financial crisis is affecting film production, 2009 is shaping up to be a record year for Polish distribution, with over 31.5 m admissions to date.In 2008 total…
Film New Europe Visegrad Forum
{mosimage}When: 26-27 November 2009 WarsawWhere: Krakowskie Przedmiescie 7What is it About??Development of civil society and cultural cooperation through creating an ongoing platform for cooperation between film culture journalists and students…
