ARTE Buys Bulgarian Because Of Mum
SOFIA: French/German public broadcaster ARTE announced it is acquiring Because Of Mum, a 12 minute animated Bulgarian film, produced by Activist 38.
CoCo Celebrates 15 Years of Pitching Coproductions
PRAGUE: From its modest yet aspirational beginnings in 1999, Connecting Cottbus has emerged as the leading pitching platform for CEE filmmakers, with numbers to back up this claim.
Hungarian Fuso Inks Deal with Miramax
BUDAPEST: Hungarian video-on-demand company Fuso has signed a deal Miramax, the US company’s first SVoD deal in the territory.
Malta’s FilmCorp surfaces with new docs and underwater services at MIPCOM
MALTA: Malta’s top underwater and location services outfit, Film Corporation www.filmcorporation.com.mt , will be in MIPCOM with its newly produced TV content in the form of short documentaries formatted for…
Romanian Ad Market Continues Decline in 2013
BUCHAREST: A report released by Zenith Optimedia forecasts that the Romanian ad market will drop 3.6 percent before finally recovering in 2014.
Hungarian FilmLab Acquires CORTEX
BUDAPEST: Postproduction house Hungarian FilmLab (Magyar Filmlabor), announced the purchase of MTI Film’s dailies processing division CORTEX:Dailies Ultimate Edition.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month – Kino Europa, Zagreb
This month we speak with Hrvoje Laurenta, the head of Cinema Europa/Kino Europa. Built in 1924/1925, Kino Europa was commissioned by the wealthy Zagreb-based Müller family and destined to become…
Polish ITI Group Sells Multikino Chain to UK Company
WARSAW: Multikino, one of the biggest Polish cinema chains, has been sold to Vue-Entertainment for 48 m EUR. It is Vue-Entertainment’s first venture in CEE.
Child's Pose Sold to USA
BUCHAREST: Child's Pose by Călin Peter Netzer will be distributed in American cinemas by Zeitgeist Films starting 19 February 2014.
CEE Completes Oscar Roster
PRAGUE: The final list of entrees vying for Oscar nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category includes the recent Slovenian hit and Venice FEDORA winner Class Enemy directed by…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Nellis Directing HBO Doc
Award-winning Czech director Alice Nellis is a documentary on the subject of adoption. Click HERE to read full article on IDF
John Boorman’s Queen and Country Joins Films Shooting Romania
BUCHAREST: John Boorman, who started shooting Queen and Country in Shepperton, England, is set to continue production in Romania on 9 October 2013 with Castel Film providing facilities.
FESTIVALS: Astra FF 2013 Announces Competition Films
The 20th anniversary edition of Astra Film Festival taking place 14-20 October 2013 in Sibiu, Romania, will screen 100 documentaries (50 of them in its five competition sections) out of…
EFP Launches Westwind in Russia
European Film Promotion will present its first showcase of European Film Showcase, Westwind, in Moscow, 23-27 October 2013.
In the Name of Tops Polish Box Office
WARSAW: In the Name of, a controversial drama directed by Małgorzata Szumowska, has reached 120,000 admissions in the first 10 days of its domestic release.
Colette, Don Juan Charm Czech Audiences
PRAGUE: Jiri Menzel’s Don Juan story Womanizer took the top spot on the Czech box office, while director Milan Cieslar’s English language bow Colette remained in the top ten after…
Rangel Vulchanov Dies at 84
SOFIA: Rangel Vulchanov, voted the best Bulgarian director of the 20th century, died on 30 September 2013 after a long battle with cancer.
PRODUCTION: Czech Lion Winner Jirasky Directing Slovak Diary
BRATISLAVA: Slovak production company Furia Film is in production with the feature film Diary of Agatha Schindler, which depicts fragments of the lives of four Jewish musicians who were deported…
Poland Celebrates EFA Animation Nomination
The Congress, a Polish coproduction from Opus Film, is one of the three films nominated for the European Film Awards’ European Animated Feature Film 2013.
Docs Find a Home in Prague
PRAGUE: The vibrant Czech documentary scene was in evidence at a presentation of ten documentary works-in-progress premiering in the 2013-2014 season, a lead-up to the main event of the year:…
