Trieste Film Festival threatened with loss of main festival venue

The Trieste Film Festival (www.triestefilmfestival.it) closed on a negative note as the festival's artistic director Annamaria Percavassi announced that the festival's main venue, the Excelsior Cinema, would close its doors…
26-01-2009 m

Bulgarian animator reaps Wall E success

Bulgarians are celebrating native son Anthony Christov, Art Director of the Disney owned Pixar Animation Studio, following the Golden Globe award and the six Oscar nominations for Wall E.
25-01-2009

Three replacements at Slovenian Film Fund supervisory board

Slovenia's new minister of culture, former film critic Majda Sirca, announced the dismissal of three members (Igor Prodnik, Stane Malcic and Joze Pogacnik) of the Slovenian Film Fund supervisory board.
25-01-2009

Record year for Polish cinema

The Polish Film Institute's (PFI) support for Polish cinema development made 2008 a record year in box office and one of the best for Polish production.
25-01-2009

2008 attendance up at Czech cinemas

Czech cinemas celebrated a record year in 2008. According to the Union of Film Distributors (www.ufd.cz), almost 13 milion people visited Czech cinemas last year, the highest number since 1995.
25-01-2009

EU raids Slovak Telekom for anti-trust activities

The European Commission announced on January 22 that it had raided Slovak Telekom on suspicion of abuse of its leading market position.
22-01-2009

Czech sound engineer competes for Oscar

Czech sound engineer Petr Forejt has received an Oscar nomination for sound mixing on the Hollywood box office hit Wanted.
22-01-2009

Bulgarian short distinguished at Sundance

The short film jury of the 25th Sundance Film Festival, composed of directorGerardo Naranjo, actor Lou Taylor Pucci and film journalist Sharon Swart awarded Nadejda Koseva's Omelette with an Honorable…
22-01-2009

Melita offers first mobile broadband via cable TV

Melita, a Malta telecom company, became the first firm to integrate mobile broadband with its cable TV network.
21-01-2009

Hungary buys Obama biography

Hungarian channel ATV picked up BIOGRAPHY: Barack Obama from AETN.
21-01-2009

First Baltic Channel back on air

Following a one week break, First Baltic Channel (PBK) resumed broadcasting in Estonia.
21-01-2009

Ratings Increase for Kino Polska TV

Kino Polska TV announced record ratings in the first week of 2009.
20-01-2009

Wiley to head MTV Poland

MTV Networks Poland announced the appointment of Izabella Wiley as general manager and senior vice president.
20-01-2009

Cartoon uproar in Romania

A Minimax children's cartoon show has drawn objections in Romania for inappropriate content.
20-01-2009

ARTE looking at Romania

The Romanian New Agency reports that ARTE will meet with local TV officials to explore the possibility of entering the Romanian market.
20-01-2009

Slovenian co-production film plans March shoot start

Slovenian production company Staragara (www.staragara.com) will begin filming Circus Fantasticus by writer /director Janez Burger on March 2.
19-01-2009

Antichrist gets Polish funding

In its first session of the year, the Polish Film Institute (PFI) decided to fund the anticipated new horror film from Lars von Trier.
19-01-2009

Mosquitos’ Tango premieres in Slovakia

Two Slovak film premieres in January and the Rotterdam screening of the critically praised debut Blind Loves (Slepe lasky) paint a promising start for Slovak film in 2009.
19-01-2009

Controversial Polish documentary hits cinemas

War Games, the long awaited documentary from director Dariusz Jabłoński about Colonel Ryszard Kukliński, one of the most controversial figures in Polish contemporary history, opens in Polish cinemas on January…
18-01-2009

Bulgarian Short shows in Sundance

Nadezhda Koseva's short Omelette (http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/omelette) was chosen for the International Short Films program of the Utah based Sundance Film Festival.
18-01-2009