PRODUCTION: Aurum Film Producing Blue Notebook Documentary
WARSAW: Blue Notebook, a documentary directed by Natasza Ziółkowska-Kurczuk about 20th century classical Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, is currently in production.
FESTIVALS: Crossing Europe with Nine Young Films
PLZEN: Days after her film Made in Ash screened in the main competition of the Finale Plzen, debuting Slovak director Iveta Grofova finds her tough and tender film in competition…
PRODUCTION: Czech-Mex-Slovak Little Baby Jesus Goes into Postproduction
PLZEN: Producer Ales Hudsky, attending the Finale Plzen film festival for the presentation of upcoming Czech films on 26 April 2013, told FNE that his international coproduction has moved into…
Holland to Head up KVIFF Jury
PLZEN: Plzen’s loss will be Karlovy Vary’s gain. Karlovy Vary IFF announced that Polish director Agnieszka Holland will preside over the jury of the main competition. KVIFF will also screen…
PRODUCTION: My Great-Grandfather, Mita Zdru, Was Photographed by the Manakia Brothers in Development
BUCHAREST: Eliza Zdru is in early development with a 90 minute documentary following the life of the first filmmakers in the Balkans, the Manakia brothers (aka Manaki brothers) and the…
PRODUCTION: Warsaw Uprising Docudrama to Begin Filming
WARSAW: Polish director Małgorzata Brama will start shooting the WWII docudrama Radosław at the end of April 2013.
EFP Announces 2013 Producers on the Move
European Film Promotion (EFP) will introduce 29 producers representing 29 European countries at the Producers on the Move 2013 platform, taking place 18-21 May 2013 during the Cannes IFF.
PRODUCTION: Pasikowski Shooting Spy Film in Washington
WASHINGTON: Polish director Władysław Pasikowski began filming the final segment of his spy biopic feature film Jack Strong on 21 April 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Lithuania on the way to change tax incentives scheme
VILNIUS: The Government of the Republic of Lithuania has approved the proposed changes to the Law on Corporate tax. The amended tax scheme would offer a tax relief to companies…
Israeli Polish coproduction The Congress to Open Director’s Fortnight in Cannes
WARSAW: The Congress, a major sci-fi Israeli Polish coproduction from Israeli director Ari Folman based on Stanislaw Lem's novel is set to open the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes this…
Blancanieves wins at B-EST IFF
BUCHAREST: Blancanieves by Pablo Berger received the trophy of the 9th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival on April 21. Amir Manor (Epilogue) was awarded Best director, while Sightseers by…
PRODUCTION: Cannes Winner Developing About Oneself and the Others
BUCHAREST: Cannes prize-winning Romanian director Ionuţ Piţurescu is developing a character driven creative documentary exploring the culture and identity of the Aromanians, a Balkan-based Latin minority people also known as…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Ministry of Love in Development
ZAGREB: Croatian director Pavo Marinković is writing and developing The Ministry of Love, a comedy with "modern absurd and classic Gogolian motifs" inspired by Croatian Family Law.
FNE at Cannes FF 2013: Official Selection Announced
WARSAW: The Cannes Film Festival announced its official selection in Paris yesterday with films from Central and Eastern Europe scoring slots only in the Short Film and Cinefondation sections after…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Jihlava Emerging Producers Applications Opens
The Jihlava IDFF is accepting applications for the second annual Emerging Producers workshop. Click HERE to ready full story.
FESTIVALS: Author Rights Take Center Stage at Plus Camerimage
WARSAW: The Plus Camerimage Festival and BVK (German Society of Cinematographers) will hold a panel discussion about authors’ rights during the festival, which runs 16 – 23 November 2013 in…
Traffic Police Tops One Million Mark in Poland
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski’s drama Traffic Police is the first domestic film of 2013 to reach one million admissions in Poland.
First Polish Film Competes for Short Film Palme d'Or
WARSAWA: Olena, a short feature directed by Elżbieta Benkowska, will compete in the main short film competition at the 2013 Cannes film festival.
Romanian TV Debt to Film Fund Rises
BUCHAREST: Romanian public TV, SRTV increased its debt to the Romanian Film Fund to a historic high of 6,528,930 EUR/28,617,584 RON, as announced in its annual report for 2012.
Closed Circuit Dominates Polish Box Office
WARSAW: The Polish drama The Closed Circuit has passed the 250,000 admissions mark since its 5 April 2013 opening, outperforming its Hollywood competition.
