Disco Polo Beats Gods in Opening Weekend
WARSAW: Surreal comedy Disco Polo directed by Maciej Bochniak sold over 250,000 tickets during the opening weekend.
Gods Dominates Polish Eagles 2015
WARSAW: Polish box office hit of 2014 Gods won seven Polish Eagles awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script.
FESTIVALS: Sofia IFF Lineup Announced
SOFIA: The festival programme for the 19th International Sofia Film Festival has been announced. This year Sofia is celebrating 100 years of Bulgarian Cinema. The film festival will gather films,…
FESTIVALS: KineDok Project Introduced at East Doc Platform
PRAGUE: On the occasion of the East Doc Platform in Prague, the KineDok project and its website will be officially launched on 6 March 2015.
PRODUCTION: Tragicomedy Miracle in Production
VILNIUS: A tragicomic drama with flourishes of magical realism Miracle/Stebuklas written and directed by Eglė Vertelytė is in production.
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Winners Announced
ZAGREB: The ZagrebDox festival, which ran from 22 February to 1 March 2015, has announced its winners for this year.
PRODUCTION: The Ancient Forest in Postproduction
VILNIUS: Feature documentary The Ancient Forest by Mindaugas Survila (The Field of Magic, Monoklis Studio) is currently in postproduction with the premiere set for the end of 2016.
PRODUCTION: TVN Producing Sequel to Polish Box Office Hit
WARSAW: Maciej Dejczer is shooting a sequel to Letters To Santa, a romantic comedy that sold 2.3m tickets in 2011.
Project KineDok Builds Bridges Between Documentarists and Their Audience
Within the key industry meeting of documentary filmmakers, East Doc Platform, Institute of Documentary Film will introduce a new international project, focused on alternative distribution of creative documentary, KineDok, on…
GRANTS: Estonian Film Institute Announces Coproduction Grants
TALLINN: Estonian Film Institute has announced the first round of this year’s minority coproduction grants. The grants total to 190,000 EUR out of the annual budget of 280,000 EUR and…
PRODUCTION: Jan P. Matuszyński Preps a Biopic on Painter Zdzisław Beksiński
WARSAW: Ostatnia Rodzina/Last Family, Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature will focus on the relationship between the painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son Tomasz Beksiński, a renowned music journalist and translator,…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: East European Forum to Open in Prague
PRAGUE: The 15th edition of East European Forum will take place in Prague within the 4th East Doc Platform from 2 to 8 March 2015.
Tartu Sets Budget for Cash Rebate Fund
TARTU: The City Council of Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city, formally approved the launch of a regional cash rebate fund and set the fund’s initial annual budget at 150,000 EUR.
Polanski's Extradition Ruling Postponed
CRACOW: The Polish court has postponed the ruling on Roman Polanski’s extradition hearing and will rule in the director's case in April 2015 due to new documents added to the…
Emerging Producers Calls for Applications
JIHLAVA: Applications deadline for the 4th Emerging Producers (28 October-1 November 2015) is 30 April 2015. The project will take place during the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Game Count
WARSAW: Renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland is preparing to shoot Game Count, a Polish/Czech/German coproduction, in June. The premiere is planned for the begining of 2017.
1944 Sets an All-time Opening Record in Estonia
TALLINN: Elmo Nüganen’s historical epic 1944 has set a new opening weekend record in Estonia with 19,030 admissions.
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Announces Grants for Feature Productions
WARSAW: In its first session in 2015, Polish Film Institute allotted 2,806,213 EUR / 11,675,000 PLN for the production of six news features, including three international coproductions.
New President of the Croatian Film Directors' Guild
ZAGREB: Danilo Serbedzija has become the new president of the Croatian Film Directors' Guild.
TV Trilogy Jan Hus Finished Shooting
PRAGUE: Jan Hus, one of the biggest Czech TV projects ever, wrapped shooting after 63 days. The trilogy is using the new digital capture technology ARRI AMIRA, especially adapted to…
