PRODUCTION: Polish German The Fox in Development
WARSAW: Poland’s Braidmade Films teams up with Germany’s 27 Films Productions to co-produce The Fox, a feature film based on the D.H. Lawrence book and directed by Matthias Luthardt.
PRODUCTION: Searching for Spisarevski in Postproduction
SOFIA: Bulgarian award winning documentary film director Adela Peeva (Whose is This Song, 2003, Divorce Albanian style, 2007) is in postproduction with Searching for Spisarevski about WWII pilot Dimitar Spisarevski.
FNE at Anifilm: Czech TV Leads CEE Coproduction Pact
TREBON: Czech TV has signed a cooperation memorandum with Radio and Television Slovakia on television coproductions.
FNE at Anifilm: TV Stations Look at Coproduction through Animation
TREBON: Animation could be the key to launching regional TV series coproductions, TV station executives told a packed room of producers and animators at the first Visegrad Animation Forum, taking…
GRANTS: Finland Funds Three Films
The Finnish Film Foundation announced production grants to three feature length films, including one animated film.
Lithuanian Film Competes at Oberhausen
VILNIUS: The short film Aldona by Lithuanian video artist Emilija Škarnulytė is screening in the competition programme of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, running through 7 May 2013.
Jiri Menzel Feted in Warsaw
WARSAW: Czech director Jiri Mendel is the subject of a 14-film retrospective taking place 6 – 12 May in Warsaw. Menzel will also be the center of a panel discussion…
Mazovia Film Fund Grants for Seven Projects
WARSAW: The Mazovian regional film fund will support seven films with 0.5 million PLN.
FNE at Anifilm 2013: Industry Drives Debuting Animation Forum
TREBON: The 4th edition of the Czech festival of animation, Anifilm (3-8 May 2013) takes a giant step forward with the launch of the Visegrad Animation Forum on May 5th,…
Five Georgian Films Selected for Open Doors 2013
PRAGUE: Georgia will present five projects at the 2013 edition of Open Doors coproduction lab taking place 10-13 August at the Locarno film festival.
Hungary and Czech Republic Compete at Monte Carlo TV Fest
PRAGUE: Two Hungarian programmes and two Czech programme are among the nominees for the 2013 awards of the 53rd Monte Carlo Television Festival, taking place 9-13 June 2013.
Day and Date Release for American Burger
American Burger, a horror comedy about American student on a bus trip through Europe by first time directors Bonita Drake & Johan Bromander, will have a global multi-platform day-and-date release…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Deadline for 2013
PRAGUE: The deadline for the year-long international workshop for documentary films, Ex Oriente Film 2013, is accepting applications on line and free of charge through 1 June 2013.
Wide Management Picks up Priests Children
Wide Management will present the Croatian comedy The Priest’s Children directed by Vinko Bresan at the Cannes Market screenings.
M-Appeal acquires Hungarian first feature Land of Storms
WARSAW: German sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired a Land of Storms, a first feature by Hungarian director Adam Csaszi for its Cannes line-up that includes several strong CEE titles. The…
FNE at Anifest 2013: Festival Survives Obstacles
TEPLICE: The main jury of the 12th edition of Anifest which closed on 1 May 2013 chose not to award a prize in the Best Animated Feature Film category. Jury…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Announces 2013 Documentary Competition
KRAKOW: Twenty international films will compete in the documentary feature film competition of the 53rd Krakow Film Festival, 26 May – 2 June 2013, vying for the Golden Horn.
FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF 2013 Selects 12 Competition Films
BUCHAREST: Films from twelve young directors will have been chosen for the main competition of the 12th Transilvania International Film Festival, running 31 May– 9 June in Cluj.
Explosion in Prague Closes FAMU
PRAGUE: An apparent natural gas explosion in central Prague on 29 April 2013 near FAMU film school, resulting in a reported 40 injuries, has closed down the school for the…
CME Revenues Decline in Q1 2013
PRAGUE: Advertiser’s refusal of increased advertising rates in the Czech Republic drove another quarter of continued losses for Central European Media Enterprises (CME). The Czech Republic accounted for 20 m…
