Poland tries Tricks for Oscar bid
Tricks directed by Andrzej Jakimowski has been chosen by a special commitee appointed by the Polish Minister of Culture as the candidate for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Language…
New president appointed for Cyfra +
Bertrand Le Guern has been names new president and the CEO of Canal Plus Cyfrowy (www.canapluscyfrowy.pl).
New Hrebejk film premieres October 8
The Giglet (Nestyda), a dark comedy about mid-life crisis by leading Czech director Jan Hrebejk premieres on October 8 in Prague, with nation-wide distribution beginning October 9.
Diema channels see advertising growth
Bulgaria's Diema channels were responsible for a 494,000 euro profit for British owner Apace Media in the first half of 2008.
Poland's The Wedding hits Austrian cinemas
Wojtek Smarzowski's multi-awarded 2004 film The Wedding is headed to cinemas across Austria beginning October 10.
New Hungarian Film Week Board is appointed
The Board of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (www.mmka.hu) appointed a new Hungarian Film Week board to preside over next year's jubilee edition.
Central European films win top awards in Zurich
Bulgarian, Slovak, and Polish producers each added a Zurich film festival award to their credentials.
Blind Loves represents Slovakia in Oscar competition
The Slovak film Blind Loves from director Juraj Lehotsky will be competing for selection in the Oscar category for Best Foreign Language Film.
Val Kilmer: Back to Bulgaria
Seven years after the filming of Hard Cash, Val Kilmer returns to Bulgaria for a six week shoot on his newest movie Fake Identity.
Revolution inspire film competition
Hungarian national TV channel MTV (www.mtv.hu) and the Prime Minister's Office (www.meh.hu) announced a screenwriting competition on the theme of the 1956 revolution (www.magyarorszag.hu/filmszabadsag56).
Cable TV's get green light to merge
Bulgaria's two largest cable TV operators have had a merger approved by the Competition Protection Commission.
Malta lags in broadband development
A European Commission report indicates that Malta is not moving quickly enough with broadband and internet access.
New cable TV channels to launch in Bulgaria
Megalan Network, a Bulgarian internet provider, announced it will launch cable TV service by the end of the year, and Vi-Vesta Holding announced plans for an eco TV channel.
Delta in e-release draws audiences
Cannes FIPRESCI winner Delta by Kornel Mundruczo has collected 12,100 admission since its E-Cinema release on September 11..
Arthouse cinema Kinodvor re-opened
Ljubljana's main arthouse cinema Kinodvor re-opened its doors on October 1, after being closed in April.
Hungarian audiences eat up Movie Feast
This year's Movie Feast, Moziunnep 2008 (www.moziunnep.hu), brought more than 400,000 spectators to cinemas, organizer Upper Studio announcemed.
Warsaw Film Festival announces competition
The program of the 24th Warsaw International Film Festiwal, scheduled for October 10-19, was announced at the press conference in Multikino Zlote Tarasy.
Media consolidating in Romania
Media companies in Romania are consolidating, a report in The Diplomat Bucharest concludes.
Brand loyalty guides Hungarian kids
According to a Stop.hu survey, 60% of Hungarian children age 8-14 watch their favorite TV programs every day, according to a report on realdeal.hu.
With economic downturn, Estonia cuts film subsidies
With the economic growth stalling, Estonia is reducing its state film financing this year and faces further cuts in coming years.
