Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Four Nights with Anna

The first film by Jerzy Skolimowski since the 30 Door Key made 17 years ago, Four Nights with Anna interweaves a story of fanatic love with the story of a…
10-09-2008

Gdynia Polish Film Festival Spotlight: The Brothers Karamazov

Czech Velvet Wave director Petr Zelenka's Polish-Czech co-production The Brothers Karamazov is a film adaptation of his stage success based on a rehearsal of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel staged in a…
10-09-2008

Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Mr. Kuka's Advice

Dariusz Gajewski's Polish-Austrian co-production Mr. Kuka's Advice screens in the Gdynia main competition following a successful premier in Austria.
10-09-2008

Debra Winger plans project with Hungarian director Janos Szasz

Debra Winger confirmed that she has been in talks with Hungarian director, Janos Szasz to act in his upcoming film.
10-09-2008

Budapest preps for Hungarian Film Week

Walter Carvalho has finished the rough cut on Budapest, co-producer Peter Miskolczi told FNE.
10-09-2008

Hungarian crime comedy sets October release

Hungarian thriller comedy Para (www.szupermodern.hu/paraafilm) is in post production and will be released October 16, director Peter Fazakas told FNE.
09-09-2008

Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Scratch

The main competition in Gdynia festival will be opened by Scratch directed by Michał Rosa, a controversial picture that received a positive reception during this year's Venice Days.
09-09-2008

Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Scratch

The main competition in Gdynia festival will be opened by Scratch directed by Michał Rosa, a controversial picture that received a positive reception during this year's Venice Days.
09-09-2008

Iszka’s Journey vies for Oscar spot

Csaba Bollok's Iszka's Journey will represent Hungary at the Oscar competition in the foreign language film category.
08-09-2008

Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Ladies

Tomasz Konecki's Ladies emerges as a Polish response to modern women-oriented productions hits Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives.
08-09-2008

Buckley joins SPI

Rory Buckley, former Disney Senior Sales Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, has joined SPI as Sales Director.
08-09-2008

Gdynia festival opens September 15

The 33rd Polish Film Festival opens September 15 in Gdynia, with Robert Glinski chairing the main competition jury. Film New Europe will be profiling each of the competition films in…
07-09-2008

Estonia finances history documentary series

Three Estonian audiovisual agencies, the Estonian Broadcasting Corporation (ERR), the national film agency Estonian Film Foundation and the Estonian Cultural Endowment have signed a three-party agreement
07-09-2008

Films in competition and panorama 33rd PFFF Gdynia

The 33rd Festival of Polish Films in Gdynia, September 15-20 announces its Main Competition.
04-09-2008

Polish film Scratch attracts international sales attention in Venice

Polish director and scriptwriter Michal Rosa's Scratch (Rysa) asks a lot from its audience as it shows the descent of its main character into madness in a brilliant performance by…
04-09-2008

Discoverer of Romanian New Wave launches new production outfit

Former Cannes Directors' Fortnight helmer Marie-Pierre Macia's new production outfit, Movie Partners in Motion (MPM www.mpmfilm.com), has already had an important impact on central European film since its launch less…
04-09-2008

GO forfeits €11.8 million

Telecom, broadband and cable TV company GO will forfeit €11.8 million in closing a case that dates back 33 years.
03-09-2008

Hungarian-shot Disney film premieres September 12

Disney Studios' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas which was shot in Hungary last year will be released in Ireland and the UK on September 12.
03-09-2008

Estonia faces cuts in film subsidies

With the economic growth stalling, Estonia is reducing its state film financing this year and faces further cuts in coming years.
02-09-2008

Former child actor’s directing debut

Former child actor Barnabas Toth told FNE he began filming his feature film debut The Shark in Me, on August 15. The shooting will last 30 days, ending September 26.
02-09-2008