FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Vespa

Vespa, the second feature from Diana Groó (Csoda Krakkóban) is about a Romany child who wins a Vespa scooter and must travel from his poor home town to Budapest to…
26-01-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Question in Details (Köntörfalak)

After two fresh comedies (Tesó, Kész cirkusz), director Zsombor Dyga turned to the darker side in Question in Details, a film about triangular relationships filled with tension.
25-01-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Czukor Show

Tamás Dömötör's Czukor Show takes on the cruelty of TV talk shows - the film was inspired by a show featuring a woman who killed her own child.
25-01-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Team Building

Team Building, the debut feature of Réka Almási, looks at the curious development of capitalist Hungary through the twisted logic of team building management techniques.
25-01-2010

Romania introduces new tax on copyright income

Romanian writers and artists are objecting to a pending law on social security contributions based on copyright income, which is expecte to be passed into law in February
24-01-2010

Bulgaria establishes film Academy

Bulgaria's national film awards will be decided by a newly created Academy beginning with the 2010 awards.
24-01-2010

Bathory celebrates Hungarian premiere

Juraj Jakubisko's historical epic movie Bathory had a gala premiere in Hungary January 14, with star Franco Nero in attendance.
21-01-2010

Bulgarian film on Oscar foreign film short list

Stephan Komandarev's Bulgarian-German-Hungarian-Slovenian co-production, The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner, is among nine films vying for an Oscar nomination for the best foreign language film.
21-01-2010

Zero 2 premieres in Lithuania

Emilis Velyvis' second feature film Zero 2 (www.zero2.lt) premieres on January 20 in Vilnius, with nation-wide distribution beginning on January 22.
21-01-2010

Romania sees surge in box office, admissions

2009 was a record-breaking year for Romania, with admissions growing 43% compared to 2008, and box office up by 60%.
20-01-2010

Musicals draw Hungarian audiences, box office up

Hungarian viewers made box office successes of two domestic musical films in 2009: Gábor Herendi's A Kind of America 2 and Made in Hungaria from Gergely Fonyó.
20-01-2010

Czech Lion nominations set

The nominations for the Czech Lion awards, the national "Oscar" ceremony, will be announced on February 6.
19-01-2010

High Point send Protector to EFM

UK sales agent has acquired world rights for Czech Oscar foreign language entry Protector and will screen the film at the European Film Market in Berlin.
19-01-2010

Poland considers second digital TV multiplex

Poland's Office of Electronic Communications and the National Broadcasting Council are considering a second and possibly third multiplex for transmission of digital TV channels.
18-01-2010

Poland's top channels see drop in viewers

The three biggest Polish broadcasters have noted significant drops in the number of viewers, beginning in early 2009 and continuing into 2010.
18-01-2010

Ticket prices fall in Estonia

The average ticket price in Estonia fell by 7% to 4.2 EUR in 2009.
17-01-2010

Habermann's Mill takes Bavarian Film Award prizes

Habermann's Mill, a Czech-German-Austrian co-production from Slovak born Czechoslovak New Wave director Juraj Herz, won two awards at the Bavarian Film Prize ceremonies in Munich on January 15.
17-01-2010

Strong year ahead for new Bulgarian films

Bulgaria's National Film Center (www.nfc.bg) announced that 14 new titles are expected to be produced in 2010.
17-01-2010

Kőrösi elected as MMKA president

Writer and editor Dr. Zoltán Kőrösi 48) has been selected as the new president of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (MMKA).
14-01-2010

Eastern Plays lines up theatrical releases

Kamen Kalev's festival success, Eastern Plays, will have theatrical releases in 15 countries across Europe -- including Hungary and Slovenia -- and beyond, through international sales agent Memento Films.
14-01-2010