FNE 2010 Year in Review: Czechs Turn a Corner
With the approval of the highly anticipated film tax incentives, the return of foreign film production, continuing record box office attendance, and a wealth of film productions in the pipeline,…
Bruno Valsangiacomo to head ITI Holdings
Bruno Valsangiacomo will be the new President of ITI Holdings, one of the biggest Polish media companies, when Mariusz Walter steps down as the President of the company on 4…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Latvia Sets the Stage
2010 will go down as a seminal year for Latvia, with the passage of a new film law and the establishment of a regional film fund that bring it up…
Bulgarian Filmmakers Protest in the Streets
For the fourth time this month film makers gathered en masse in the streets of Sofia on 14 December 2010 protesting the latest financial restrictions on public support.
Polish series sold to Denmark
Danish public broadcaster DR (www.dr.dk) bought rights to show two TV series from Polish commercial broadcaster TVN: Odwróceni (Turned) and Naznaczony (Marked).
Latvia Awaits 2011 Film Budget
The Latvian state budget for culture and the film industry will be approved at the beginning of 2011. The good news is that after the dramatic decrease in funding in…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Slovenia's Great Expectations
Slovenian filmmakers and producer had great expectation for the year 2010. With 2011 on the horizon, some of those expectations have become reality.
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Bulgaria's Contradictory Year for Film
For the Bulgarian film industry 2010 was a year of high optimism and bitter disappointment at the same time. Optimism and pride in the industry's accomplishments hit the wall of…
Slovak Grants Announced
The Slovak Audiovisual Fund announced grants totaling 520,000 euros for fiction films and 82,100 euros for documentary films, along with 28,700 euros for other film projects.
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Poland Finds Strength in Diversity
A growing local market, exciting co-productions and new technologies distinguished the film industry in Poland in 2010. Film production ranged from internationally awarded dramas, superior productions that won over local…
Croatian Actress Chosen for Shooting Stars
Croatian actress Marija Škaričić (Mother of Asphalt, 2010) has been selected as one of the 2011 Shooting Stars, European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) announced on 15 December 2010.
FESTIVALS: Darras Departs Bratislava Festival
Matthieu Darras has left his position as artistic director of the Bratislava Film Festival (www.iffbratrislava.sk), it was announced on 13 December 2010. Darras, a French film critic and festival programmer,…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Romania Secures its Place on the Cinema Map
Romanian filmmakers were the stars of 2010, while TV saw growth and administrative changes, all of which set the stage for future success.
Bulgarian Parliament Changes the Film Industry Act
SOFIA: An amendment to Bulgaria's Film Industry Act has provoked a wave of protest from Bulgarian filmmakers. The amendment paves the way for the reduction of funding for film production.
PRODUCTION: Jiří Vejdělek Starts Men in Hope in January
Czech director Jiří Vejdělek, whose latest comedy Women in Temptation (produced by Falcon, www.falcon.cz) was the most successful Czech domestic movie of 2010 with over 1.2 million viewers, is completing…
International Jury Awarded Winners of TIFF 2010
On December 11, the International Jury revelaed the winners of TIFF 2010 (www.tblisifilmfestival.ge). The Golden Prometheus for the best film went to Rusudan Pirveli for SUSA. The best director Vladimir…
Cityplex Opens 3D Screen
Cityplex opened its first 3D screen at Cityplex Constanţa (Tomis Mall) located on the Black Sea coast on 10 December 2010.
FNE 2010 Year in Review:Estonia Prepares for a Leap
Dismal figures, promising prospects. This sums up Estonian film industry's going in the turbulent 2010 year. While public financing, domestic rollout and admission stats have been in a nadir for…
Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Culture Dismissed
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov fired the deputy minister of culture Dimitar Dereliev immediately after a meeting between him and representatives of the film community on Saturday, 11 December 2010.
Hřebejk Film Released in USA
Jan Hřebejk´s Oscar hopeful Kawasaki´s Rose produced by Rudolf Biermann of Infilm (www.infilm.cz) has been released in the US by North American company Menemsha Films (http://www.menemshafilms.com). Hřebejk attended the presentation…
