Slovak Films Set Box Office Records in Domestic Cinemas
BRATISLAVA: Slovak films experienced a massive increase in admissions in the first half of 2017.
PRODUCTION: Urša Menart Preps My Last Year as a Loser
LJUBLJANA: My Last Year as a Loser / Ne bom več luzerka by Urša Menart will start shooting on 6 September 2017. The story of a 29-year-old unemployed girl, who…
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF: New Horizons Studio+ Opens with New Format
WROCŁAW: The 8th edition of New Horizons Studio+ introduces a new format, inviting 20 participants from Europe for training in film PR and marketing. The event will take place from…
Hostages Racks up More International Sales
TBILISI: Rezo Gigineishvili’s Hostages has been sold so far to France, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Eastern Europe Pay TV and China.
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Films
WROCŁAW: Five recently completed Polish films including new titles from Anna Jadowska, Maciej Sobieszczański and Paweł Maślona will be screened during the Polish Days programme, taking place within the T-Mobile…
Cinema City Opens Fourth 4DX Cinema in Romania
BRĂILA: Cinema City, the largest cinema operator in Romania, has opened its fourth 4DX cinema in Romania in Brăila Mall. The 144-seat cinema is one of the 400 cinemas of…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Border Cut
Border Cut, a documentary about the colourful inhabitants of a small Polish border village with the greatest number of hairdressers in the world as they struggle to survive since the…
PRODUCTION: Milko Lazarov in Postproduction after Arctic Shoot for Nanook
SOFIA: Bulgarian film director Milko Lazarov is in postproduction with his second feature film Nanook. This Bulgarian / German / French coproduction was shot in Sakha (Yakutia) Republic within the…
PRODUCTION: New Indian Film Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: A new Indian production and the seventh project implemented within the state programme Film in Georgia is currently shooting in Georgia. The Georgian Sarke Studio is servicing.
PRODUCTION: TVP in Postproduction with Series City of Treasures
WARSAW: Polish public broadaster TVP is currently in postproduction with a new original series City of Treasures, starring Magdalena Różdżka and Magdalena Popławska. The series will premiere in September 2017.
The 12th Tartu Love Film Festival Announces Lineup
TARTU: The 12th Tartu Love Film Festival (TARTUFF), the biggest open air film festival in the Baltics, has announced its lineup. A total of 13 feature films and five documentaries…
Online TV Spin-Off At Hostar Sets New Record at Slovenian Box Office
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian comedy At Hostar / Pr’ Hostar by Luka Marčetić has topped 210,000 admissions, becoming the most viewed domestic title since Slovenia claimed its independence in 1991.
PRODUCTION: KVIFF Winner Peter Bebjak Preps Emil
BRATISLAVA: Peter Bebjak is preparing to shoot his fifth feature film, the comedy / drama Emil at end of 2017. Bebjak was recently awarded best director at Karlovy Vary IFF …
PRODUCTION: Darko Štante Starts Shooting Consequences
LJUBLJANA: Consequences by writer / director Darko Štante started shooting in Ljubljana on 1 August 2017. This is the first feature film produced by Filmsko društvo Temporama, a film society…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian In Treatment Series Enters Postproduction
SKOPJE: The first season of the Macedonian series In Treatment / Na terapija has entered postproduction, with the premiere set on Sitel TV for 4 September 2017. The series is…
Discovery Communications to Buy Polish Scripps Networks Interactive
WARSAW: The upcoming sale of Scripps Networks Interactive by Discovery Communications for 14.6 m USD will have a major influence on the leading Polish private broadcaster TVN which is owned…
PRODUCTION: Czech Endorfilm Develops Debut Feature Inspired By Real Events
PRAGUE: Documentary director Martin Dušek and scriptwriter Ondřej Provazník are currently developing their highly aniticipated debut feature Old Timers, inspired by real events. This project produced by Jiří Konečný through…
PRODUCTION: Kaspar Jancis Wraps Shooting On Estonian / Irish / Belgium / UK Coproduction
TALLINN: Acclaimed Estonian director Kaspar Jancis has just finished shooting his first long puppet animated film Morten and the Spider Queen aka Morten on the Ship of Fools. The 80-minute…
PRODUCTION: Konstantin Bojanov Preps Your Eyes For Indian Shoot
SOFIA: Bulgarian film director Konstantin Bojanov is preparing his third feature film, Your Eyes. It will be a smooth transition from his unfinished documentary In Search of a Miracle, which…
FESTIVALS: Western Wins Motovun Film Festival
MOTOVUN: Valeska Grisebach’s Western, a coproduction between Germany, Bulgaria and Austria, was awarded the Propeler of Motovun for best film at the 20th Motovun IFF. The festival took place in…
