Film Corporation bringing new productions to Malta
MALTA: Film Corporation (www.filmok.org) has become one of the leaders in European production services during its five short years of operation in Malta with over a dozen international productions serviced…
Five Finnish Films in box office top 20
HELSINKI: Finnish films have scored an impressive five out of the Top 20 at the box office with the domestic thriller Nightmare/Painajainen merellä topping the fox office this week.
Finnish Film Foundation announces production grants
HELSINKI: Three features are receiving 1,072,000 EUR from the Finnish Film Foundation (www.ses.fi) in December 2012 with Kaisu Isto as film commissioner.
PRODUCTION: New Pasikowski project based on controversial Cold War spy Ryszard Kuklinski
WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski is following his controversial Aftermath with a new drama Jack Strong, based on the life of colonel Ryszard Kukliński.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Wajda School’s Ekran 2013 Training Call Open
The application deadline for Ekran, a training programme organized by Wajda Studio and Wajda School, is 21 January 2013. Participation is free.
Czech parliament to vote on vetoed Cinema Law and 2013 budget for tax incentives
PRAGUE: Czech Ministry of Culture confirmed today that the parliamentary vote about the new Law redefining support for audiovisual production and cinematography postponed from 4 December will take place 18…
FNE at Baltic Event 2012: Kazakhfilm welcomes European coproduction
TALLINN: A new, young generation of Kazakh filmmakers have opened the doors to European producers and coproducers in Kazakhstan.
PRODUCTION: City'44 goes into production
WARSAW: After six years of development, Jan Komasa started work on a contemporary drama on the Warsaw Uprising.
TVP invests in hybrid television
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP (www.tvp.pl) has launched the first HbbTV applications. The Polish pubcaster started broadcasting in hybrid mode on 10 December 2012 on all it's digital ground channels.
Georgian Film Week in Strasbourg
STRASBOURG: The Georgian National Film Centre (www.gnfc.ge) continues to spearhead the integration of Georgian film into the European arthouse mainstream with its latest venture, a Georgian film in Strasbourg 16-22…
FNE: Interview with Stefan Kitanov, Europa Cinemas Entrepreneur of the Year
SOFIA: FNE spoke with Stefan Kitanov on the challenges facing the development of the Sofia Film Fest and the distribution of European films in Eastern Europe.
PRODUCTION: Porumboiu in postproduction with A Nine-Minute Interval
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Corneliu Porumboiu, recipient of Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes for Police, Adjective (2009), is in postproduction with his third feature.
Krakow Film Fest Silver Dragons winners join Oscars list
WARSAW: Krakow Film Festival’s Sliver Dragon winners have been added to the list of qualifying awards for the Academy Awards nominations in the short film category.
PRODUCTION: Polish musical quasi-documentary in production
WARSAW: Aleksander Dembski is working on his quasi-documentary I Love You Like Ireland about a Polish band Kobranocka.
Bulgarian Cinemania fest reports record breaking audiences
SOFIA: The most important Sofia autumn film event Cinemania (www.kinomania.bg), which for the first year was also held in Plovdiv and Varna, reported record breaking audiences.
FNE TV Evgeniy Gindilis: Executive Director Red Square Screenings
FNE TV asked Gindilis how central and eastern European producers can coproduce with Russia and how Red Square Screenings (www.rac-cb.com) is opening doors for European producers in Russia. See the…
PRODUCTION: Polish débutantes work on a film portrayal of Warsaw
WARSAW: Shooting has just started on Warsaw Stories, a feature drama directed by five young Polish filmmakers.
Digitalisation drives increase in TV subscribers in Romania
BUCHAREST: The number of subscribers for programmes retransmission rose in Romania in the first half of 2012 by 2.9% compared to the end of 2011, leading to a small increase…
FNE TV at European Film Academy Awards 2012: Malta
FNE TV spoke to European Film Academy Board members Krzysztof Zanussi (Click Here) who helms Poland’s Tor Studios and Hungarian producer Laszlo Kantor (Click Here) responsible for Central and Eastern…
FNE TV at Europa Cinemas Conference 2012: Ian Christie, President Europa Cinemas
FNE TV asked Christie about the biggest challenges facing European arthouse cinemas today. (Click Here)
