PRODUCTION: Krzysztof Krauze in Preps Rwanda Drama Shoot
WARSAW: After years of planning, Krzysztof Krauze and his wife Joanna Kos-Krauze will start shooting Birds Sing in Kigali this fall. The film follows a young Tutsi girl and a…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Tidbits of Rijeka: Ex Oriente meets Marijke Rawie
PRAGUE: Marijke Rawie offers insight and inspiration for docu makers and producers in an interview from the Ex Oriente project development sessions in Rijeka. Read the full story on Dokweb.…
Georgian Projects Headed for Development Coaching
Five promising projects have been chosen by the Georgian National Film Center for development assistance in the form of training at the Microschool International, a three-day program run by the…
Prague Production Snowpiercer Pre-sells to 167 Countries
SEOUL: The sci-fi epic shot at Prague's Barrandov Studios by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho over the last year has set a pre-sales record for a Korean film, according to…
Romania Sees New TV Channels and Last Broadcasts
BUCHAREST: International channels have been flickering on and off in a hustle for broadcast licenses but several victors are now set for launch in autumn in the wake of rulings…
Production: Hungary's Pejo Shooting Paw
Robert Adrian Pejo, the Romanian-born writer-director who won praise for Dallas Among Us in 2005 and for The Camera Murderer at Karlovy Vary in 2010, has announced he is shooting…
PRODUCTION: Florin Şerban Preps Box
BUCHAREST: The second feature of Florin Şerban (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle) starts shooting on 12 August.
28 Croatian Cinemas to be Digitalized by Autumn
ZAGREB: The Croatian Ministry of Culture and the city government are investing 1,655,210 EUR/12,477,500 HRK into the digitalization of 29 independent cinemas from 18 counties and 27 towns over the…
PRODUCTION: Michał Bielawski Shooting Another Sports Documentary
WARSAW: The director of Mundial. The Highest Stakes is taking on the world of male volleyball in The Team.
PRODUCTION: The Keeping Room About to Wrap Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Directed by Daniel Barber and starring Sam Worthington, this Civil War drama began shooting in June and is expected to wrap this week. Romania's MediaPro Studios is providing facilities.
Polish Film Institute Backs Slate of 29 Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute's second grant session of the year has endowed 10 new feature films with funding, along with nine documentaries and ten animated films.
Poland's New Horizons Festival Screens Progressive Visions
WROCŁAW: The 12 international films competing at the 13th T-Mobile New Horizons Festival offer a varied feast of trends and voices in contemporary cinema from three continents.
Georgia's Tatishvili honoured as French Chevalier
TBILISI: Georgian producers are studying up on the French system of film support, under the tutelage of Eric Garandeau, president of the French Film Center (CNC), who on Saturday presented…
Iron Sky Sequel Succeeds With Crowdfunded Script
The team behind crowdfunding pioneer Iron Sky has announced they have raised more than 139,000 EUR via the same source, using IndieGoGo, to develop Moon Nazi sequel Iron Sky II…
PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Preps Sierra-Nevada
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian New Wave writer/director Cristi Puiu, has announced a shoot date of November 1for Sierra-Nevada, a feature about a family reunion.
Cine Grand Opens Its First Multiplex in Romania
BUCHAREST: With the opening of Cine Grand Botoşani which set up shop in Uvertura Mall in this northeastern Romanian city of 100,000 on 12 July, the company marks its first…
Slovakia Drives Digitalization Forward
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund (www.avf.sk) has taken the lead in digitalizing the country’s small cinemas.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Pipeline Triumphs at Karlovy Vary
The Karlovy Vary IFF gave the Best Documentary Award to the IDF film project Pipeline. Read the full story on Dokweb.
Film Boosts Malta Tourism
Malta’s aggressive push to bring international film production to the island nation is paying off by attracting tourists there as well.
Slovakia to Propose Film Rebate
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Ministry of Culture plans to submit a draft amendment proposing a 20 percent tax rebate on 15 July with a scheduled start date of January 2014, according…
