Moscow IFF Competition: Sneakers
Sneakers, the Bulgarian debut film by co-directors Ivan Vladimirov and Valery Yordanov, screens in the main competition at the Moscow IFF, before heading to Karlovy Vary IFF in July.
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Hosts Opening Weekend Galas
The 19th annual Art Film Fest (www.artfilmfest.sk), taking place 17-25 June 2011 in the Slovak towns of Trencianske Teplice and Trencin, lined up an opening weekend of stars and galas,…
PRODUCTION: The New Life of a Family Album in Production
BRATISLAVA: Young Slovak director Adam Oľha (Martin-Lisbon) is in the final stage of production with his second feature documentary, The New Life of a Family Album. Based on a long-term…
FNE at DISCOP Budpest 2011: TVP Picks up Argentine Format
WARSAW: TVP 2 has commissioned the first season of a sitcom about the media world, Wiadomości z drugiej ręki (Second-hand news). The series, based on the popular Argentinian format Los…
FNE IDF DocBlock: 46TH KVIFF Unveils Documentary Lineup
The Croatian documentary musical Marija's Own has made it into the East of the West competition at the 46th Karlovy Vary IFF (July 1 - 9, 2011). Two Polish, one…
Rat King Receives Eurimages Support
Rat King, an Estonian-Finnish coproduction, has been granted 250,000 euros in funding from Eurimages, in a decision at the latest meeting taking place in Helsinki.
CME Receives Adam Smith Award
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME, www.cetv-net.com ) has been awarded the Treasury Today Adam Smith Award for Best Practice and Innovation 2011 in the Best Corporate Debt Solution category.
Agnes Havas Appointed to Lead Hungarian National Film Fund
BUDAPEST: The new Hungarian Film Fund has named producer Agnes Havas as the fund’s director. The fund was created to support the production of Hungarian films by Andrew G. Vajna,…
FNE at Art Film Fest: Art Film Highlights Local Films in Slovak Season
BRATISLAVA: The 19th Art Film Fest (17-25 June 2011, www.artfilmfest.sk) will present a bumper crop of locally produced films, including several premieres and the work of talented young directors, screening…
Moscow IFF Competition: Joanna
Feliks Falk, one of the masters of Polish cinema, returns with Joanna, a moving story of love and courage set during WWII.
TVP’s Polish Films Compete at Karlovy Vary IFF
WARSAW: Two TV Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) films, Heritage by Andrzej Barański and Declaration of Immortality by Marcin Koszałka, have been selected for the Karlovy Vary IFF's (1-9 July 2011, www.kviff.com)…
Croatian Films at Karlovy Vary IFF
ZAGREB: The feature film Room 304, a Croatian coproduction by Danish director Brigitte Staermose, and the documentary film Marija's Own by director and writer Željka Sukova have been selected for…
FNE at KVIFF 2011: Competition Lineup
PRAGUE: The 46th Karlvoy Vary International Film Festival has announced its competition lineup. The festival (1-9 July 2011 http://www.kviff.com/) will screen a total of 179 feature films with 21 world…
FNE at KVIFF: Passing the Crown
PRAGUE: The big question mark hanging over the 46th Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com), which takes place 1-9 June 2011 in the West Bohemian spa town, is what changes will new…
FNE at KVIFF: East of the West Competition
PRAGUE: Speaking at a press conference on 15 June 2011, incoming Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) artistic director Karel Och reconfirmed the festival's importance as a gateway to films from Central…
Moscow IFF Competition: Retrace/Visszatérés
In Retrace/ Visszatérés, directed by Hungary's Judit Elek, a woman from a Transylvanian village travels to Ceauşescu's Romania for the first time since finding refuge in Sweden as a child…
FESTIVALS: Golden Beggar Awards for Local TV Productions
KOŠICE, Slovakia - A French-Armenian coproduction and films from Bosnia and Slovakia won the top prizes at the 17th International Festival of Local Televisions. The awards were given at the…
Lidice Brings Audience Back to Serious Czech Films
PRAGUE: The Czech WWII drama Lidice scored 121,000 spectators in the first ten days since its premiere on 2 June 2011, improving the balance of local cinema attendance for the…
Hungary Approves Digital Film Archives
BUDAPEST: An amendment to Hungary's film law has been approved, allowing the Hungarian National Film Archives to be transformed into the Hungarian National Digital Archive (MaNDA).
Lodz Film Commission Announces 2011 Grants
The regional Polish film fund based in Lodz will support four new local productions, chosen from 24 submitted projects. The budget for the 5th edition of financing from the Lodz…
