Adrian Sârbu sells SC Pro TV SA shares to CME
Adrian Sârbu, president and CEO of Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com), has notified the National Audiovisual Centre of Romania (www.cna.ro) that he sold his last 5% of shares at…
Script Forum to be held in Warsaw July 12-16
Script Forum, aimed at film and TV writers as well as authors of computer games, Internet series and stand-up comedians, will be held for the third time from July 12…
FNE at KVIFF 2010: Sarajevo's New Film Center Promotes Coproductions
KARLOVY VARY: Adis Bakrac director of East of the West competitor The Abandoned is also head of the newly established Sarajevo Film Center. The Abandoned produced by Heft Production (www.heft.ba)…
Two Hungarian film projects presented in Paris
Szabolcs Hajdu's (Bibliotheque Pascal, White Palm) Mirage and Bálint Kenyeres's (The History of Aviation) Hier (Tegnap) have been selected for the co-production forum and development platform organised by the Paris…
PRODUCTION: Istanbul begins filming in July
Hungarian director Ferenc. Török's film Istanbul, the story of a middle aged woman who is abandoned by her husband, begins filming in Istanbul July 12 for a 13 day shoot.…
PRODUCTION: Will finishes shooting in Turkey
Will, a co-production of England's Strangelove Films and Turkey's Galata Film, directed by Ellen Perry, has completed its Turkish shoot.
FNE at KVIFF 2010 East of the West: Gastarbeiter
Gastarbeiter, the new film from director Yusup Razykov who set a distinctive style for new Uzbek cinema, is a contemporary roadmovie connecting Uzbekistan and Russia through a variety of characters,…
FNE at KVIFF 2010: Mother Teresa of Cats Screens Today in Main competition
In his new drama Mother Teresa of Cats, Paweł Sala presents a moving image of a contemporary brutal crime that shocked Poland.
PRODUCTION: Puzzle for a Blind Man in pre-production
Romanian director Andrei Zincă is in pre-production with Puzzle for a Blind Man, an adaptation of Argentinian playwright Mario Diament's Blind Date.
East Silver announce July 31 deadline
The 7th East Silver documentary market specializing in Eastern and Central European documentary is now open for submissions through July 31. East Silver is the largest database of creative feature…
FNE at KVIFF 2010 East of the West: The Abandoned
Ostavljeni (The Abandoned) directed by Bosnian director Adis Bakrac has its world premiere in Karlovy Vary's East of the West section. The film is a coproduction between Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
PRODUCTION: Emerson and Co. received funding
Director Krisztina Goda (Children of Glory, Just Sex and Nothing Else) has received a declaration of intent for funding from the Hungarian Motion Picture Association (MMKA - http://english.mmka.hu/) for the…
FNE at KVIFF 2010: New Czech US Production Company Launches
KARLOVY VARY: The new Czech tax rebate law has spawned the first of what will undoubtedly be many new production and location services outfits.California based director/producer Sean Ramsay speaking to…
Disney acquires Tapulous
The Walt Disney company purchased Tapulous, a game and application developer for iPhone. Tapulous has a development studio in the Czech Republic.
Cyta withdraws from digital TV license tendor
Cyta (www.cyta.com.cy) has withdrawn its bid for the second digital TV license in Cyprus. Cyta withdrew when the bid reached €5 million.
FNE at KVIFF 2010 East of the West: The Dreamers
The Dreamers (Zoufalci) was a surprise critical success in autumn 2009 in the Czech Republic. A story about six former class-mates in their early 30's who are drifting and decide…
New Docu Talents at KVIFF
The Institute of Documentary Film (www.dokweb.net ) will present nine work-in-progress documentary films under the banner "Docu Talents from the East" at the Karlovy Vary film festival (www.kviff.com ) on…
PRODUCTION: Szász directs Goodbye Komárom
Hungarian director János Szász will be taking on an English speaking project with working title Goodbye Komárom.
PRODUCTION: PISF finances new projects
In the last session of financing for 2010, the Polish Film Institute announced funding for debuts, veteran filmmakers, and several international co-productions.
FNE at KVIFF 2010 East of the West: The Albanian
Johannes Naber, one of the scriptwriters of Philipp Stölzl's North Face (2008) and director of several documentaries and TV shorts, makes his feature directing debut with The Albanian, the story…
