Eurimages funding announced
At its 115th meeting, held from May 30 to June 2, 2009, in Vilnius, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support the co-production…
Hungarian grants announced
The Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (www.mmka.hu). has awarded grants totaling €520,000 to 33 animation projects in 2009.
Fire damage on Malta film set
Malta's Mediterranean Film Studios (www.mfsstudios.com) suffered damage to equipment when an planned explosion during the filming of Clouds Above the Slope got out of control.
Decline in ad revenues hits Lithuania
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (www.rtk.lt) reported that advertising revenues at commercial televisions in the first quarter of 2009 decreased by 14.7 million Litas ( €4.3 million) or…
Production: Judit Elek in pre-production with Retrace
Judit Elek, the new Film New Europe ambassador, is in pre-production with Retrace, a Hungarian-Swedish-Romanian co-production.
6D cinema opens in Romania
The Light Cinema became the first Romanian multiplex to launch a 6D cinema, which began operating June 1 in Bucharest.
Production: Oscar-nominee Trojan in production
Academy Award nominee Ondrej Trojan (Zelary, 2003) is in production with his 1970's film Občanský průkaz, produced by his production company Total HelpArt (THA).
Police, Adjective sold in 9 countries
Corneliu Porumboiu's second feature, Police, Adjective, winner of the FIPRESCI award and the award of the Jury "Un Certain Regard" in Cannes, has been sold to nine countries.
Production: Gravedigger in postproduction
A feature film adaptation of Rilke's Gravedigger by Hungarian cinematographer-director Sandor Kardos is in postproduction, producer Andras Muhi told FNE
Production: Heat in preproduction
Mihaly Schwechtje's feature film debut Heat, an international co-production with an estimated budget of €1.4 million, is in preproduction, producer Laszlo Kantor told FNE.
Acclaimed abroad, Romania films struggle at local box office
Despite awards and international acclaim for Romanian films, the top drawing national film, Weekend with My Mother by Stere Gulea, in 62nd place, with 4,144 tickets sold in 11 weeks.
CME to launch new Slovak channel
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is poised to launch a new channel in Slovakia, TV Doma, joining its flagship Slovak station Markiza TV.
UPC Romania launches new channels
UPC has launched 14 new channels in Romania, becoming the operator with the most numerous channels available on digital platform as of June 1.
Production: Constantin Popescu feature debut in post-production
Constantin Popescu (Tales from the Golden Age) is in post-production with his first feature, Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man, one of the very few Romanian films about…
New Bulgarian NFC director
Alexander Donev was elected as the new executive director of the Bulgarian National Film Centre on May 27 by a committee of 11 members.
Romanian-French co-production agreement
Romania signed a new co-production agreement with France at Cannes film festival, replacing a previous agreement dating back to 1966.
Production: Medal of Honor in post-production
Peter Călin Netzer (Maria) is in post-production with his second feature, Medal of Honor, the story of a 75 man who receives out of the blue a medal for his…
Production: Radu Gabrea in production with The Red Gloves
Romanian director Radu Gabrea continues his screen adaptations of Romanian born Saxon writer Eginald Schlattner's novels, this time with The Red Gloves (Mănuşile roşii).
Hungarian box office up, attendance down
Attendance at Hungarian cinemas went into its seond year of decline, dropping 7.3% to 10,352,494, while box office increased 2.1% to €35 million, and the number of the screenings increased…
Slovak admissions see dramatic increase
Slovak cinemas attracted 1,022,890 viewers in the first quarter of 2009, a 44% rise in admissions comparing to the first quarter in the year 2008.
