FNE at Cannes IFF 2011: Competition: Habemus Papam
CANNES: Nanni Moretti's story of drama and humour inside the Vatican manages to take a witty yet reverent look at the institution of the papacy. His story unfolds as the…
3D Drives Digital Screen Growth in CEE
A new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory shows that the growth of digital screens in Central and East European territories is largely comprised of 3D screens. While some CEE…
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Final Call for Docu Talents from the East
The seventh edition of Docu Talents from the East 2011 announced its final call for submissions, due by 15 May 2011. Docu Talents takes place within the Industry section of…
PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean and Alex Baciu Shooting Prison Documentary
BUCHAREST: After four feature films - Rage, The Paper Will Be Blue, Boogie and Tuesday, After Christmas - screenwriter-director Radu Muntean is filming a long documentary about Romanian prisoners who…
DISCOP Announces 2011 Schedule of Events
BUDAPEST: DISCOP Budapest (www.discop.com), the leading TV market for Central and Eastern Europe, has rolled out a four-day schedule of events, beginning with DISCOPRO, a traning and networking programme on…
Central Europe Sees Growth in Cinema Attendance
With the exception of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary, Central European territories saw the national share of total box office rise in 2010, according to a new report by the European…
ScripTeast at Cannes
WARSAW: ScripTeast (www.scripteast.pl), the script development workshop for experienced screenwriters from Central and Eastern Europe, will award its Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Awardduring the Cannes film festival, with the writers of…
EFP Producers on the Move Screenings at Cannes
Bulgaria's Kamen Kalev and Hungary's Attila Csaky are among this year's European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) Producers on the Move who will have films and project presentations at the Cannes film…
EFP 2011 Producers on the Move
This year 26 up-and-coming young European producers will head to Cannes for European Film Promotion's Producers on the Move presentation and networking events. Profiles on the producers follow:
CME Revenues on the Rise in Q1 Statement
PRAGUE: Although still operating in the red, Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) showed marked improvement over 2010 results in its first quarter earnings statement, released on 27 April 2011.…
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Jan Vrijman Fund Looking For Projects
IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund is now looking for proposals for creative documentaries and events that offer a platform for documentaries and filmmakers in and from developing countries. Application deadline: May…
Cartoon Forum Call for Scholarship Applications
Cartoon Forum has announced a call for scholarship applicants from the new MEDIA member countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) for…
Czech and Slovak Blockbuster Bathory Continues International Success
PRAGUE: Juraj Jakubisko's Czech and Slovak production Bathory continues its winning streak both commercially and on the festival circuit. Bathory was awarded the top prizes at Houston Worldfest which took…
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Hungarian/German Awards Bosch Prize
The Robert Bosch Stiftung awarded a total of 210,000 euros to three CEE films, including a Hungarian/German documentary, Roma Rally, and the Romanian/German short film Pepsi directed by Peter Kerek.
