New Management at Realitatea TV
BUSAREST: The National Audiovisual Council of Romania (www.cna.ro) extended the licence for Realitatea TV channel (www.realitatea.net) for nine years. Its previous licence was set to expire on 30 October 2010.…
FNE at Jihlava: East Silver Market Awards Announced
Poland made a strong showing at the East Silver (www.eastsilver.net) market awards, presented at the opening ceremony of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festrival (www.dokument-festival.cz) on 26 October 2010, with…
Cinema City Expands in Romania
Cinema City (www.cinemacity.ro) will open a new multiplex in Baia-Mare on 5 November 2010, its ninth investment in Romania to date. The multiplex will have 1,100 seats and six screens,…
Applications are Open for Hungarian Film Week
Hungarian Film Week (http://www.hungarianfilmweek.com) has announced a call for applications through 15 November 2010. For the first time, animation films are also eligible to apply and are expected to be…
Warsaw Available Nominated for Prix Europa
Warsaw Available by Karolina Bielawska and Julia Ruszkiewicz, produced by TVP2, has been nominated for the Prix Europa (http://www.prix-europa.de) for the Best European Documentary film, which will be awarded at…
Georgia Announces New Screenplay Competition
The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) has announced a new Best Screenplay competition which takes place in cooperation with the literary Gala awards. The screenplay competition will join six other…
PRODUCTION: Itaker in development
BUCHAREST: Italian actor, director and producer Michele Placido made his first trip to Romania for the feature film Itaker, which he is co-writing together with Toni Trupia. The script is…
Poland’s MEDIA Program Invites Applications
The MEDIA Desk Poland (http://www.mediadeskpoland.eu/) has announced deadlines for three programmes in November and one in December.
FESTIVALS: Bulgarian Focus at Manaki Brothers Festival
Bulgarian cinema enjoyed special attention at the 31st International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers (www.manaki.com.mk) which took place in the Macedonian town of Bitola (October 16-22).
FNE at Jihlava: East European Forum marks 10th Anniversary
The documentary industry kicked into high gear on Monday, 25 October, with the first day of pitching sessions at the East European Forum, which celebrates its 10th anniversary along with…
EFP Spotlights CEE at AFM
European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) will spotlight six films from CEE in its 3-10 November 13-film presentation at the American Film Market
EFP Spotlight CEE films at AFM
European Film Promotion will screen six films from Central and Eastern Europe in its 13-film presentation, 3-10 November 2010, at AFM.
FESTIVALS: Wroclaw American Film Festival Wraps First Edition
The AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF), the first film event in Eastern Europe solely devoted to the works of contemporary and classic American cinema, announced the two winners of its Audience…
PRODUCTION: Documentary The Fountain of Youth in Development
The film director and musician Hanno Hoefer (Tales From The Golden Age) is in early development with his first long film The Fountain of Youth/Fântâna tinereţii, a documentary about the…
Croatia Calls for Grants
The Croatian Audiovisual Center has announced its call for grants. The applications are open until 12 November 2010.
PRODUCTION: Ghost Rider 2 Starts Filming November 1
BUCHAREST: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,the first big American production to film in Romania since Cold Mountain in 2002, starts shooting on 1 November 2010 at Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro ).…
Slovak spotlight in Jihlava
Building on its emergence as a documentary powerhouse, Slovakia and the Slovak Film Institute (www.aic.sk) will host a Slovak Day at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival(26-31 October 2010) on…
Tapakova named new Markiza TV director
Zuzana Ťapáková was named new executive director of Slovak leading commercial station TV Markíza (www.markiza.sk) on 19 October 2010. She was selected for the post by a council of the…
FESTIVALS: GSCHLACHT’S WOMEN WITHOUT MEN Takes Top Prize at ICFF Manaki Brothers
BITOLA: The 31st edition of Europe's oldest festival dedicated to honouring outstanding work by cinematographers, the ICFF Manaki Brothers, (16-22 October 2010) gave its top award to DoP Martin Gshlacht…
Georgia Opens Documentary and Short Film Grants
The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) has announced its national competition for financing documentary and short animated films for 2011 production. The grants will support national film production on the…
