Lithuanian stars form political party
Lithuanian actors, musicians, and TV personalities gathered on May 18 to form a new political group, the National Awakening Party. However, with only 687 delegates, far short of the 1,000…
SPI to launch HD-TV in Romania
Independent film distributor SPI plans to add Romania to its roster of HD-TV stations this fall. The Romanian station will join "n" in Poland, along with "Orange" which broadcasts in…
Hallmark plans film to shoot in Poland
Hallmark Hall of Fame is in pre-production with a film on Holocaust heroine Irena Sendler to shoot in Poland. According to reports from Associated Press, The Irena Sendler Story will…
Czech film audiences decline in first quarter
Film viewers in the Czech Republic dropped by nearly a half million in the first quarter of 2008, according to data released by the Association of Film Distributors (www.ufd.cz).
New general director for Barrandov
Barrandov Studios announced the appointment of Jana Vozarova as general director of the studio and head of its new digital TV venture, TV Barrandov, in a press release on May…
HungariCom presents a slate of eight films in Cannes
The independent Hungarian distribution company HungariCom leads off its Marche du Film slate with the Hungarian/U.S. adult animated feature Immigrant.
US films premiering at the Karlovy Vary film festival
40 World, International, and European premieres, and over 200 Czech premieres will be screened at the 43rd Karlovy Vary IFF 2008.
ScripTeast at Cannes Film Festival
The final session of the second edition of ScripTeast is taking place at Cannes from May 15-22.
Korda Studios Changes the Central European Studios Landscape
Hungary’s Korda Studios has changed the landscape of film production in Central Europe since it opened its doors just over a year ago. Korda scored high marks from director Guillermo…
Valert promoted to DLA Piper managing partner
Attorney Peter Valert has been named Managing Partner for US/UK law firm DLA Piper's Prague and Sofia offices.
Slovenian Festival of European Film prize for Zim & Co
The third Festival of European Film in Ljubljana awarded its top prize to France's Zim & Co directed by Pierre Jolivet.
Changes across Czech TV scene
UPC and SES ASTRA are expanding, while TV Prima brings in a controversial new programme director.
Viasat Baltics appoints new CEO
Vilma Marciuleviciute will head the Viasat digital satellite operations in the Baltics.
David Lynch to build Film Studio in Lodz
The long-awaited creation of a film studio by David Lynch is finally moving forward as part of the EC1-Lodz City of Culture project in Poland.
TVN first quarter revenues up
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN reported consolidated net revenue increase of 22% in its first quarter results.
Romanians and Hungarians meet at documentary festival
The fifth edition of the Romanian-Hungarian Documentary Film festival opened May 12 in Miercuera-Cuic.
Polish Film Institute sees large presence at Cannes
Three official selections, Quinzaine des Realisateurs' Four Nights with Anna, Un Certain Regard's Tulpan, and L'Association du Cinéma Independant pour sa Diffusion's documentary Gugara, are spearheading Polish promotion strategy in…
Slovak producer Marko Skop heads for Cannes
Producer and director Marko Skop, the co-founder of production company Artileria, will represent Slovakia in the Producers on the Move programme at Cannes May 17-20.
AniFest Grand Prix for France
Directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud won both the Grand Prix and the Best Feature prize for French entry Persepolis at the closing ceremony of the seventh annual AniFest in…
Russia will lead pay TV growth in Central Europe
Media analyst Screen Digest predicts 63 million pay TV subscribers in Central and Eastern Europe by 2012, with 28 million pay TV homes in Russia.
