Malta Invests in Training for Film Crews
VALETTA: The Malta Film Commission (MFC) is partnering with British firm Peachy on a training programme for more than 100 film crew workers.
Thirteen Films Head to Connecting Cottbus 2014
COTTBUS: Two film projects from Hungary, along with films from Estonia, Georgia, Poland, and Romania, are among the thirteen films that made the cut for the coveted pitching slots at…
GRANTS: Estonian Grants for 2014
TALLINN: Estonia has awarded 1.4m EUR in grants to seven Estonian films and two international coproductions in 2014.
Spotlight on Slovak Film
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Instutute has organised a special panorama of Slovak film to be presented at the Molodist IFF (25 October-2 November 2014) in Kiev.
Fourth Belarusian Film Festival Held in Warsaw
WARSAW: The fourth edition of Bulbamovie, Belarusian Film Festival in Warsaw, running 24-26 October 2014 in the Muranow Cinema handed out prizes in its competition for best short films, with…
FESTIVALS: Obvious Child and Life Itself win the 5th American Film Festival in Wroclaw
WROCLAW: 5th edition of the American Film Festival has come to an end. The first event in Eastern and Central Europe focused entirely on independent American cinema closed on October…
Eights Wins Prix Europa
BRNO: Czech TV’s Brno studio walked away with the Best European TV Drama prize at the Prix Europa 2014 awards in Berlin on 24 October for the absurdist black comedy…
Polish Docs Shorlisted for Oscar
WARSAW: Two Polish documentaries are on the short list of eight films vying for an Oscar nomination in the Best Short Documentary category.
CME to Announce Third Quarter Results
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises, which is facing a continuing decline in its stock price, will unveil its third quarter results on 30 October 2014.
Five Czech Docs from Jihlava Get Distribution
PRAGUE: Five Czech documentaries will be distributed in Czech cinemas following screenings at the Jihlava International Documentary Festival.
Polish Gods Hits UK Screens
WARSAW: Polish director Łukasz Palkowski ‘s Gods is set to hit UK screens today, 24 October, distributed by Project London Productions Ltd that also distributed other Polish box office hits…
PRODUCTION: ZDF Shooting Auschwitz Documentary in Poland
WROCŁAW: Shooting on the ZDF docudrama Roads To Auschwitz...Staying Alive Was Not An Option directed by Oliver Halmburger has started in Wrocław.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: DOK.Incubator 2014 Will Wrap in Leipzig
DOK.Incubator 2014’s six month workshop will wrap in DOK Leipzig which takes place 27 October-2 November 2014
Steven Spielberg to shoot in Poland
WROCŁAW: Steven Spielberg will shoot part of his new drama St. James Place starring Tom Hanks in Wrocław in November.
FESTIVALS: Latvian Film Festival Lielais Kristaps Announces Nominations
RIGA: The Latvian National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps, one of the central events of the upcoming Riga International Film Festival, has announced its nominees.
Eurimages Supports 7 CEE Coproductions
STRASBOURG: Eurimages, the Council of Europe's fund for the support of the European film industry has agreed to support 16 feature films in total and one documentary project for a…
Global City Holdings to Become a Major Shareholder in Cineworld Plc.
AMSTERDAM: Global City Holdings, the largest cinema operator in CCE and the second largest in Europe, announced its shares in Cineworld Plc. have now crossed the threshold of 29%.
Hungarian Film Week Makes Successful Return
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Week (HFW) has made a successful return after a two year absence and the only prize winners were the audience and guests who were able to…
FNE at Film Festival Cottbus 2014: Programme Lineup Announced
COTTBUS: Twelve feature films from 17 countries will compete for the main prize at the 24th Film Festival Cottbus.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2014: Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
This year the FNE partners with the Jihlava International Documentary Festival who will be presenting its Emerging Producers project 22-26 October 2014 as a part of the event. The Jihlava…
