FESTIVALS: Batumi Fest Adds Industry Section
BATUMI, GEORGIA: The sixth Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (www.biaff.org) taking place from 17-24 September 2011, has selected 9 films for its international feature film competitions and ten films which…
Czech blockbuster Saxana opens on a record 140 screens
PRAGUE: One of the biggest film openings in Central Europe takes place this week in the Czech and Slovak Republic. The object of all the attention is Saxana: The Little…
Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Country Problem
The Turkish national competition at the Adana Golden Boll film festival (15-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com) will screen Country Problem, a film that had little impact on the box office. It…
Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Body
Body, the feature film debut from Mustafa Nuri, competes in the Turkish national film competition of the Adana Golden Boll film festival (15-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com), after making its world…
Saxama Opens with 50 Print Release
PRAGUE: One of the biggest film openings in Central Europe takes place on 15 September 2011 in the Czech Republic. The object of all the attention is Saxana: The Little…
FESTIVALS: Poland Sends Six Films to Korean Fest
WARSAW: Six films will represent Poland at the 16th Busan IFF taking place in Korea 6-14 October 2011. The selection includes Wymyk (Courage) by Greg Zglinski, marking its international premiere…
Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Hidden Lives
Hidden Lives, a directing debut film from Ahmet Haluk Unal, screens in the Turkish competition section of the Adana Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.altinkozafestivali.org.tr).
Sex Comedy Scores a Hit with Czechs
PRAGUE: Men in Hope, the follow-up to director Jiri Vejdelek's 2010 hit Women in Temptation, lured 285,000 spectators in its first two weeks in distribution, with less than a 20%…
Central European Films Among EFA Nominees
Eleven films from FNE member countries are represented among the 45 films nominated for the European Film Academy's European Film Awards, including a high number of coproductions.
PRODUCTION: Irish-Polish Sanctuary Wraps Shoot
WARSAW: Irish director Norah McGettingan completed filming her debut drama Sanctuary on 10 September 2011. The Irish/Polish coproduction was shot both in Poland and Ireland.
Bulgarian Three Shooting on Black Sea Coast
SOFIA: The debut film Three written and directed by Kiril Stankov is near the end of a four week shoot. The 60 member crew has been filming primarily in small…
FNE Visegrad Prix Nominations for Fiction Coproduction Announced
WARSAW: Nominations for the second edtion of the FNE Visegrad Prix for best fiction film coproduction from a Visegard country have been announced. The films are all screening in the…
FNE at Venice IFF 2011: Venice Film Festival Winners
VENICE: Russian director Alexander Sokurov won the Golden Lion for best film for his film Faust at the 68th Venice Film Festival (31 August – 10 September 2011). A controversial…
FNE at MECEFF: Poland's Little Rose Wins Best Film
MEDIAS, ROMANIA: Jan Kidawa-Błoński's Różyczka/Little Rose won the Best Film Award at the first Central European Film Festival (www.meceff.ro) which wrapped in September 11 in the small Romanian medieval town…
Slovak Films Continue Festival Successes
BRATISLAVA: Marking an especially strong year, Slovak films are racking up more festival successes. After their successes at the Karlovy Vary IFF, Nicky's Family and Gypsy are noting positive receptions…
FESTIVALS: Adana Announces Turkish Competition
ISTANBUL: The 18th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (20 - 25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com) for will screen 14 films in the national film competition with 350,000 Turkish Liras award for…
FNE at Venice IFF 2011: Competition: Faust
VENICE: Faust is the final installment of Russian director Alexander Sokurov’s tetralogy on the nature of power and it has already succeeded in establishing itself as the most controversial entry…
FNE-IDF DocBlock: Prix Europa 2011 Nominations
The European broadcasting festival Prix Europa 2011 announces this year’s nominees. The category of feature-length television documentary presents also two successful Czech documentaries Katka, made by Helena Třeštíková, and Coal…
Cinema City Shows Mixed Results in 2011
Regional exhibitor Cinema City (www.cinemacity.nl) reported an 12.6% increase in ticket sales, reflecting its agressive acquisition strategy, but a decrease in per screen attendance of 11.9%
Czech Cinema Attendance Down in 2011
PRAGUE: Czech films and cinemas are off to a slow start in the first half of 2011, with numbers approaching 2010 results looking unlikely for the year as a whole.
