FNE at Jihlava Film Festival: Polish-Italian Doc Pays Tribute to Venice
JIHLAVA: Polish documentary director Agnieszka Magdalena Podkowka fell in love when she came to Venice the city where she met her Italian husband Giuseppe Trevisin. Serenissima is her tribute to…
Romanian Documentary Survey - 2011
BUCHAREST: Romanian documentaries were catapulted into the international spotlight with the success of several films in the last two years. Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu…
Georgian Seagull Gets Eurimages Funds
TBILISI: Seagull / Chaika, a coproduction between Georgia, Spain, France and Russia, received a grant of 210,000 euros from Eurimages. The feature film is produced with 20% of its funding…
CME Q3 Revenues Rise 23%
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cme.net) reported a 23% increase in quarter three net revenues, at $165.5 million, with nine month revenues also up 23% at 587.9 million. OIBDA…
Gotham in Progress Selects Films
WROCLAW, POLAND: Gotham in Progress is the first industry event devoted solely to US indie films in Europe. GIP provides a European industry showcase for US indies in final production…
Obituary: Romanian Director Liviu Ciulei
BUCHAREST: Liviu Ciulei (88), one of the most important Romanian stage and film directors of all time, passed away in a hospital in Munich on 25 October 2011.
FNE at Regiofun: Polish-Canadian Coproduction in Development
KATOWICE: Ewa Pytka is in development with Lucky Woman, a Polish-Canadian coproduction about a Polish female spy with a license to kill.
PRODUCTION: Tadeusz Krol Shooting Last Floor
WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Tadeusz Krol started shooting his second film Last Floor on 23 October 2011 in Warsaw. Filming on the psychological thriller will continue until 15 December.
Garagouz Wins Cyprus Short FF
The first prize of the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (isffc.com.cy) and a prize of 5,000 euros went to Gargouz. The awards were presented at the closing ceremony on…
FESTIVALS: Austria's Michael Wins Zagreb FF
ZAGREB: Michael by Austrian director Markus Schleinzer received the main prize of the 9th Zagreb film festival (www.zagrebfilmfestival.com) and a 4,000 euro cash award. The prize was accepted by the…
FESTIVALS: TVP’s Argentinean Lesson Wins Leipzig Silver Dove
Polish director Wojciech Staron won the Silver Dove and a cash award of 3,000 euros in the main competition of the Leipzig IFF for documentaries and animated films for Argentinean…
PRODUCTION: World Without End Shooting in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: World Without End, an eight-part historical TV series with British director Michael Caton-Jones, is currently shooting in Slovakia. The series is the sequel to the 2010 Golden Globe-nominated TV…
FNE at Regiofun: Polish Family Road Movie Gabriel in Preproduction
KATOWICE: Polish director Mikołaj Haremski is in preproduction with Gabriel, a road movie for the children and family audience. The film will premiere in 2013, distributed by SPI International Polska…
FNE at CentEast Moscow 2011: Event doubles in size and scope
MOSCOW: The third edition of CentEast Moscow (www.centeast.eu) saw organizers expand the event from one to two days and add screenings of films for participants to its programme. The expanded…
Modern Times Group Profits up in Baltics, Central Europe
STOCKHOLM: Swedish based Modern Times Group, with emerging market operations in the Baltics and Central Europe, reported a 3% rise in 2011 Q3 sales compared with 2010 Q3 results. The…
Bulgarian Cable Company Fined
SOFIA: Swedish cable owner EQT received a fine from the Bulgarian consumer protection agency for misleading information concerning its Bulgarian cable company. Blizoo, the largest cable operator in the country,…
TVP Plans to Produce More Original Content
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will open a competition for original Polish series ideas, with a new daytime drama and a crime series will be chosen in December 2011. The…
FNE at Regiofun: Bollywood Returns to Krakow
KRAKOW: Indian director Shankar Dayal has completed principal photography for the political drama Saguni on location in Krakow. The film is the second Bollywood project brought to the city through…
FNE Visegrad Prix Nominations Announced
WARSAW: Nominations for the second edition of the FNE Visegrad Prix for best documentary film coproduction from a Visegard country have been announced. The films are all screening in the15th…
PRODUCTION: Niascharian (Let’s Revive) Films in Romania and Moldavia
BUCHAREST: Leonardo Tonitza has begun shooting a long documentary on the origins of the Romanian language, Niascharian (Let's Revive)/Niascharian (Să renaştem). Preproduction began in March 2011, producer Alexandru Iclozan told…
