FNE IDF DocBloc: Documentary Screenings In Moscow and Nizhny Novogrod
The Institute of Documentary Film and the Jihlava IDFF in cooperation with the Czech Centre Moscow organize screenings of selected documentary films in Moscow (Feb 22 - 25) and Nizhny…
Prima Love TV Launches in Czech Republic
Stockholm based Modern Times Group (www.mtg.se) announced it will launch Prima LOVE in Prague on 8 March 2011. The channel i MTG's third free-TV channel in the Czech Republic, joining…
PRODUCTION: Nejc Gazvoda`s A Trip in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: A Trip, the debut feature film of young Slovenian director and screenwriter Nejc Gazvoda is currently in postproduction and expected to be completed in fall 2011. The film was…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition Our Grand Despair
BERLIN: Turkish film director Seyfi Teoman follows his internantionally successful Summer Book with the light-hearted Our Grand Despair. While the film's story begins with Nihal (Gunes Sayin) a young woman…
FESTIVALS: FIAPF Accredits Transilvania Film Festival
BERLIN: The General Assembly of the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF), meeting in Berlin, approved the accreditation of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2011. TIFF was…
PRODUCTION: Blind Watching Begins Filming in May
Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski will begin shooting for his new film Blind Watching in Lisbon in May 2011. Jakimowski made the announcement at the Berlin Film Festival. The cast includes…
Sony Picks up In Darkness
Agnieszka Holland's newest film In Darkness has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for U.S. distribution. The moving WWII drama is a co-production between Poland's Studio Filmowe ZEBRA (www.zebrafilm.pl), Canada's…
PRODUCTION: Polish Comics in Film Version of Swing
GDAŃSK: Abelard Giza has begun shooting Swing, a comedy based on a hit Polish theater play, with a talented cast including Polish cabaret and stand-up comedy actors.
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition The Turin Horse
BERLIN: Billed as Bela Tarr's last bow The Turin Horse seems to be a throwback to his eight hour epic Satantango in terms of pace and monotony. Though a mere…
Cyprus Announces 48 Hour Film Project
Cyprus will hold its first 48 Hour Film Project on 27-29 May 2011. Cyprus filmmakers are invited to participate in a short filmmaking competition, with the winning film going on…
Slovak TV and Radio Names New Director
Miloslava Zemková was elected the new director of Slovak public TV and Radio, a position which was created by the merger of Slovakia's public TV and public radio. She was…
EFP Elects New Board of Directors
Éva Vezér, representing Hungary's Filmunio, was reelected to a second two year term as presient of European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com ) Board of Directors at EFP's General Assembly meeting at…
Vajna to Deliver New Hungarian Film Strategy in 90 Days
BERLIN: Hungarian born Hollywood producer Andrew G. Vajna announced that he would deliver the new strategy for the future of the Hungarian film industry in just 90 days. It was…
Vajna to Deliver New Hungarian Film Strategy in 90 Days
BERLIN: Hungarian born Hollywood producer Andrew G. Vajna announced that he would deliver the new strategy for the future of the Hungarian film industry in just 90 days. It was…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition Innocent Saturday
BERLIN: Escape from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster seems like an obvious topic for a fast moving action film with tension mounting as the clock ticks off the minutes. Russian director…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition Coriolanus
BERLIN: Ralph Fiennes does not disappoint with his directorial debut of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Indeed Fiennes' mastery of the Shakespearian material makes this look more like the work of an experienced…
