PRODUCTION: SPInka Film Studio is working on an animated series Tim and the Master

WARSAW: SPInka Film Studio and Human Ark will create a series based on the popular Polish comic books Tim and the Master.
17-01-2014

FNE IDF DocBloc: DOK.Incubator Looks Back at 2013 Successes

Film festival awards and commercial sales were among the high points set in 2013.
17-01-2014

Cinema City Records Admissions Growth

WARSAW: Cinema City, the leading exhibitor in Central Europe, announced a 3 percent growth in admissions in 2013.
17-01-2014

RIGA: Latvian Accession to Eurozone Embraced by Film Industry

RIGA: Film professionals don't see Latvia's accession to the Eurozone on 1 January 2014 as a radical change for the local film industry and market, both foreign and domestic.
16-01-2014

Indian Ciné Grand Steps into Bulgaria

SOFIA: The Bulgarian branch of the Mumbai based Ciné Grand exhibitor chain Ciné Grand Bulgaria launched commercial activities in Sofia on 13 January 2014 with the renovation of a six…
16-01-2014

PRODUCTION: Madl Debuts with To See a Sea

PRAGUE: Leading young Czech and international actor Jiří Mádl (Borgia, Four Suns, Colette) is finishing work on his debut film as a director and scriptwriter, the ultra-low budget To See…
16-01-2014

ATM Group and Polsat Sign Contract

WARSAW: ATM Group, one of Poland’s largest independent production companies, has signed a 37 m PLN contract with private broadcaster Polsat to provide the station with new content and services.
16-01-2014

Grants for Hungarian Films in January 2014

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Fund has announced grants for six new productions.
15-01-2014

Anting Appointed to TVN Post

WARSAW: Poland’s TVN Group has named Christian Anting as Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director of international distribution.
15-01-2014

Romanian Ad Market to Grow in 2014

BUCHAREST: After five years decrease, the Romanian ad market is poised to grow by 1.9% according to ZenithOptimedia.
15-01-2014

Latvia Accepting Applications for Film Incentives

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has opened applications for its annual competition for co-financing foreign films through 31 January 2014.
14-01-2014

New general director for Romanian public television

BUCHAREST: Stelian Tănase has been voted unanimously by the Parliament to become the acting general director at the public television (TVR).
14-01-2014

Czechs Open 2014 Incentives Applications

PRAGUE: Director of the State Cinematography Fund Helena Bezděk Fraňková announced that 500 million CZK (18 224 000 EUR) of film incentive funds will be available available for 2014.
14-01-2014

New Malta Film Commissioner Appointed

VALLETTA: Engelbert Grech has been appointed by the Malta Minister for Home Affairs Manuel Mallia as the new Film Commissioner for Malta. He will replace Peter Busutill at the head…
14-01-2014

Polish listed Cinema City International taken over by UK Cineworld

WARSAW: Poland’s biggest cinema operator Cinema City International has been taken over by the UK’s Cineworld in a deal worth 600m EUR.
13-01-2014

Artcam Launches Cinema on Demand Project

PRAGUE: Film Distributor Artcam has launched a project called “Delam kino” (I Make My Own Cinema) as an alternative distribution for quality films which are difficult to find regular cinemas.
13-01-2014

Slovak Film Institute puts Slovak films online for international audiences

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Institute has launched a major new webportal of Slovak film to celebrate its 50th anniversary. SK Cinema is accessible at www.skcinema.sk and is presently only in…
13-01-2014

Sony Picks up Szasz's Notebook

BUDAPEST: Sony Classics Pictures has picked up Janos Szasz’s Hungarian Oscar hopeful The Notebook.
13-01-2014

Estonian Multiplexes Cancel Merger Plans

TALLINN: Estonia’s two largest multiplex operators, Forum Cinemas and Solaris kino, have withdrawn their bid to merge.
13-01-2014

Record Domestic Production in Croatia

ZAGREB: Sixteen feature films were produced in Croatia in 2013, a record in the history of Croatian cinema, with 12 of them supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre.
13-01-2014