FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition A Prophet

CANNES: There has not been many French winners of the Palme d'Or in recent years but with Jacques Audiard's A Prophet that screened today if the critical response is anything…
15-05-2009 m

Outright deals in CEE announced

Outright Distribution (www.outrightdistribution.com) has announced sales of four TV programs in Central European territories.
15-05-2009

FNE Cannes Party Alert !! Friday 15 May 2009

Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
14-05-2009

FNE Cannes Party Alert !! - Thursday 14 May 2009

Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
13-05-2009

Bathory: Marketing a Central European blockbuster

Distributors may find producer Deana Jakubiskova a tough negotiator, but her marketing vision has paid off: Bathory was the 2008 mega-hit in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
04-05-2009

Dolby sees growth in Central Europe

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. pointed to Slovenia and a projected move into Poland as growth factors for the company in the year ahead.
04-05-2009

CME posts first quarter losses

Regional TV giant, Central European Media Enterprises, reported a 37% year-on-year decrease in net revenues, at $141.2 million (€106 million) for the first quarter of 2009.
29-04-2009

Central European co-productions receive Finnish funding

Co-productions from Estonia, Poland, and Bulgaria have received grants totaling €270,000 Euros from the Finnish Film Foundation.
29-04-2009

Romania supports TrainEastFilm

Romania is backing a new one-week residential workshop in Tblisi, Georgia, for 24 debuting filmmakers with plans to direct a feature or documentary film.
29-04-2009

EFP announces Producers on the Move

European Film Promotion (EFP) has selected nine producers from Central Europe for its 10th "Producers on the Move" spotlight at the Cannes Film Festival.
16-04-2009

East Silver doc submissions open

East Silver, the specialized Central and East European documentary market, has announced it will be accepting film submissions on a year round basis.
14-04-2009

Austria funds two Hungarian films

The Austrian Film Commission announced grants for a pair of Hungarian co-productions in its latest round of funding.
09-04-2009

ID channel expands into Central Europe

Discovery Networks EMEA, which oversees Discovery's European operations, will launch its Investigation Discovery (ID) channel in Romania, Hungary, and Poland, beginning in April.
08-04-2009

Reding meets with Hungary's Pataki on digital roll-out

EU Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding met with Dániel Pataki, head of the Hungarian Regulatory Authority and chairman of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group, regarding EU policy on the switch-over from…
07-04-2009

MIPTV attendance drops

MIPTV reported attendance of 11,500 industry executives from 105 countries at the 2009 market (March 30-April 3), a drop of some 14%.
02-04-2009

SPI announces Skylink deal

SPI International channel FILMBOX HD will be distributed by SkyLink, the digital satellite platform in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, beginning April 1.
31-03-2009

Janosik plans September release

It took seven years and cost €6.6 million, but in September The True Story of Janosik and Tomas Uhorcik will premiere simultaneously in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
29-03-2009

Eurimages support for four CEE films

Polish, Czech, Romanian, and Hungarian producers and distribution companies in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey received funding following the latest Eurimages session held March 15-17.
26-03-2009

Time Warner invests in CME

Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced on March 23 that international media and entertainment giant Time Warner will acquire a 31% stake in CME.
23-03-2009

Pre-MIPTV deals lining up

Polish and Czech TV stations are among those signing deals leading up to the MIPTV market in Cannes.
17-03-2009