Janusz Daszczyński to head TVP
WARSAW: The Board of TVP chose Janusz Daszczyński as the new President of the public broadcaster and Marian Zalewski and Wiesław Rola to join the Board for the next four…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Losers in Postproduction
SOFIA: In his new feature, Losers, the famous actor/director/writer Ivailo Hristov follows a teenage group of friends from a small town on the eve of the visit of some famous…
FremantleMedia Croatia and Jadran Film to Adapt Acclaimed Croatian Writer
DUBROVNIK: FreemantleMedia Croatia and Jadran Film will develop and produce a TV series based on the bestseller The Witch of Gric by Marija Juric Zagorka, one of the most popular…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča Announces Lineup
ŽILINA: The 8th Fest Anča International Animation Festival is ready to start with several competitions for short films from 24 to 28 June 2015.
FESTIVALS: Julian Assange to Be Guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
JIHLAVA: WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will be a guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival from 27 October to 1 November 2015. He will attend through a video conference…
PRODUCTION: 8 Heads of Madness in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Director/scriptwriter Marta Nováková is in postproduction with 8 Heads of Madness, a feature based on the life of the Russian poet Anna Alexandrovna Barkova (1901-1976), who spent 22 years…
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Announces Lineup
TEPLICE: Eleven features are competing for the Blue Angel at the 23rd edition of the most prestigious film event in Slovakia, Art Film Fest which will take place at Trenčianske…
Candidates for PISF Director Position Revealed
WARSAW: A list of nine candidates to replace Agnieszka Odorowicz as the Director of Polish Film Institute was announced after the Competition Committee finalised its first session.
FESTIVALS: Lineup for the 62nd Pula Film Festival Announced
PULA: The Pula Film Festival will run from 18 to 25 July 2015.
Scripps Networks Interactive to Make Offer for Poland's TVN
WARSAW: U.S media group Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc, one of the world’s leading developers of lifestyle content for television, internet and mobile platforms, intends to make a public tender offer…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Submissions for Ex Oriente Film are Closed
The submissions for 12th edition of Ex Oriente Film are now closed. Thank you to all those who entered.
Successful Opening for Georgian/Estonian Coproduction in Greece
TBILISI: Zaza Urushadze’s Tangerines sold 3,880 tickets in Greece in its first week.
New Record for Admissions in 2014 Estonian Box Office
TALLINN: According to Statistics Estonia, in 2014 the country recorded the highest number of cinema admissions since the country’s restoration of independence in 1992. The overall number of tickets sold…
FERA Publish Five Point Plan on Single Digital Market
BRUSSELS: The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), which represents film and television directors from 29 countries across Europe, is publishing a five point plan aimed at highlighting the important…
Secret Society of Souptown Most Successful Estonian Children's Film
TALLINN: Secret Society of Souptown by Margus Paju has beaten the all-time opening weekend record for Estonian children films, with over 17,000 admissions.
Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Tommy Wirkola’s What Happened to Monday? starring Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close will be shot entirely in Romania with Castel Film providing services this summer.
FESTIVALS: LET'S CEE Film Festival Call for Shorts and Official Trailer
VIENNA: The fourth LET'S CEE Film Festival, which will take place from 1 to 11 October 2015 in Vienna, is calling for Short Films and the Official Festival Trailer.
Single Digital Market Assembly to be Held in Riga
RIGA: The digital assembly 2015, coorganised by the European Comission and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be held in Riga to discuss the single…
FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) Brings Together Troika of Eastern European Film Fund Chiefs
CLUJ: The first session of think-tank platform FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) brought together a troika of three Eastern European film fund heads to participate in a working group with…
Game of Thrones Seasons Six and Seven to Be Shot in Croatia
ZAGREB: Seasons six and seven of HBO television series Game of Thrones will be partially shot in Croatia, where HBO is expected to invest over 8m EUR with local partners.