New support from MEDIA for Slovene companies
Slovenian producers and distribution companies have received an additional €74,042 from Media Desk Slovenia (www.mediadeskslovenia.eu) to retroactively cover 2008 budget costs.
Vezér elected EFP president
Éva Vezér has been elected president of European Film Promotion, replacing Claudia Landsberger who stepped aside but stays on as vice president.
FNE Cannes Party and Screening Alert !! - Wednesday 20 May
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FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition Inglourious Basterds
CANNES: American born director Quentin Tarantino brought total star power to Cannes for the world premier of his film Inglourious Basterds surrounded by his cast Mélanie Laurent, Diane Kruger, Brad…
Hungarian channels seek recession relief
Hungary's two leading commercial TV channel are still hoping for a reduction of their yearly broadcasting concession fee.
FNE Cannes Party Alert !! Tuesday 19 May
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PinoTV introduces 2.0 television to Poland
Pino Group had just launched the first 2.0 television platform on the Polish market, providing users with a chance to produce and broadcast their own TV channels.
Digital broadcast deal for RTL Klub
Hungary's leading commercial TV channel RTL Klub signed an 11 year contract on digital terrestrial transmission with the Antenna Hungaria Group, the companies announced in a joint statement.
Cyfrowy Polsat sees strong first quarter gains
Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland's leading DTH provider, posted first quarter gains on the strength of a 28% growth in its subscriber base.
FNE Cannes Party and Screening Alert !! Monday 18 May
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FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition Antichrist
CANNES: Lars Von Trier's Antichrist lived up to the controversy that has surrounded the film when it unspooled in today's press screening. The film follows a grieving and troubled couple…
FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition Looking For Eric
CANNES: British director Ken Loach has fulfilled a dream in making a film about football with Looking For Eric that stars the real life football star Eric Cantona alongside vetern…
Kadar anniversary documentary in post-production
Hungarian communist era leader Janos Kadar is the subject of a documentary by Peter Muszatics, now finishing post-production.
Production: Kolski casting Venice
Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski is in casting for a young boy to play the lead in his film Venice, about an 11-year-old who builds an imaginary city in his…
Production: Holocaust film to shoot in Romania
Glass House, the first feature of an American construction-industry businessman Mark Schmidt, started shooting in Romania May 5.
Agora fueled Malta economy
Agora is credited with pumping €17.5 million into Malta's economy, as the first film to be shot in its entirety on the Mediterranean island nation.
Nu Boyana Film Studios Helmers in Cannes As Studio Reports Strong Start to 2009
Bulgaria's Nu Boyana Film Studios (http://nuboyana.com/) continues to be one of the busiest studio facilities in Europe attracting a steady stream of 10 to 12 international productions a year that…
FNE Cannes Party and Screening Alert: Saturday 17 May 2009
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Production: William Tell: The Legend to shoot in Romania
William Tell: The Legend the second movie produced by Alison Semenza and Todd Moyer's Flagship Films will start shooting September 1 in Romania.
FNE Cannes Party and Screening Alert !! Saturday 16 May 2009
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