NBC Dracula Series Shoots in Budapest
BUDAPEST: The new NBC series Dracula is shooting the pilot and all ten episodes in Budapest, with filming scheduled to continue until the beginning of summer.
GRANTS: Finland Supports Four Films
The Finnish Film Foundation announced 1,130 000 EUR in grants for two feature films and 265,000 EUR for two documentaries.
FNE at Finale Plzen 2013: The Confidant
PLZEN: Slovak director Juraj Nvota’s (Muzika) Slovak-Czech-Polish coproduction The Confidant is one of ten films competing for the Golden Kingfisher prize at the 26th Finale Plzen festival of Czech films,…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2013: DonT Stop
PRAGUE: DonT Stop, a Czech-Slovak coproduction directed by Richard Řeřicha and produced by Evolution Films, will screen in the main competition of the 26th Finale Plzen festival of Czech films,…
Beta Film Acquires Agnieszka Holland’s Burning Bush
CANNES: German-based distributor Beta Film has picked up the distribution rights for HBO Europe’s three part miniseries Burning Bush directed by Academy Award nominee Agnieszka Holland.
Latvia Approves Funds for Foreign Film Production
RIGA: Latvia will provide 300,00 Lats (426, 864 EUR) for foreign film production taking place in Latvia.
Bulgarian bTV Premieres The Family
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s leading commercial TV channel bTV began broadcasting the first two episodes of its new 12 parts series The Family on 7 April 2013. The premiere comes soon after…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente 2013 Applications Open
The 2013 Ex Oriente Workshop is accepting applications from documentary film directors and producers through 1 June 2013. Read the full story on DOKweb.
FESTIVALS: Bence Fliegauf Heads goEast Jury
WIESBADEN: Ten feature films and six documentaries will compete at the 13th edition of goEast, running 10 – 16 April 2013.
Baltic Bridge Call for Projects
The Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST) is accepting submissions from producers with film projects in development through 15 June 2013.
Polsat Acquires Polskie Media
WARSAW: Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat signed a preliminary agreement to buy Polskie Media S.A., which broadcasts channels TV4 and TV6, for 99 m PLN (23.6 m EUR).
PRODUCTION: Polish Czech Slovak Documentary Series Gottland
WARSAW: A cross-genre documentary series based on the international bestseller Gottland (European book of the year 2009) by Mariusz Szczygieł is in production as a seven-episode series directed by seven…
FNE TV: Francois Sauvagnargues, Managing Director, FIPA
FNE spoke to Sauvagnargues about the challenges facing the European broadcast and audiovisual industry in the new digital age.
PRODUCTION: Wajda Studio Developing Super-unit
KATOWICE: Polish filmmaker and visual artist Teresa Czepiec is developing a documentary that explores the life and workings of a major residential block in Katowice.
Czech Incentives Move Forward
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund announced the list of projects which passed the “cultural test” for European cultural and production criteria, the first step in the process of applying…
TVP and MDR Develop Co-operation
WARSAW: Public broadcaster TVP has signed an agreement with the regional public German broadcaster MDR that will increase co-operation between the two stations.
FNE at Vilnius IFF 2013: New Films from Lithuania Presented during Meeting Point Vilnius
VILNIUS: Twelve Lithuanian projects were presented at Meeting Point Vilnius, the international film industry event which took place 25 – 28 March 2013.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Bio Doc in Production
WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Jacek Petrycki (Offsiders, Europa Europa) and screenwriter Krystyna Krauze are in production with Returns of Agnieszka H., a multi-layered documentary about Oscar-nominated Agnieszka Holland’s youth, her years…
FNE AVP Live ! Dariusz Jablonski strategy for new Visegrad Film Fund
FNE TV spoke to Polish producer Dariusz Jablonski about his strategy for a new Visegrad Film Fund and why governments in the region need to support the plan. See the…
FNE at Vilnius IFF 2013: Top prize for Polish film Loving
VILNIUS: The top prize at the 18th Vilnius International Film Festival went to Polish director Sławomir Fabricki for his drama Loving/ Miłość. The festival held from 18-28 March 2013 has…
