Obituary: Alexandru Iclozan

BUCHAREST: Romanian producer Alexandru Iclozan passed away after a long illness at age 62.
21-01-2014

FNE at Berlinale 2014: CEE films in Berlin: Berlinale Programme lineup

BERLIN: Films from Georgia, Romania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary and a Slovak Czech Croatian coproduction have all scored slots in the 2014 Berlinale Panorama and Forum programme lineups although no film…
20-01-2014 m

Croatian Domestic Box Office Booming

ZAGREB: Domestic admissions for Croatian films reached a high of 443,539 in 2013, up from 326,455 in 2012 and 108,386 in 2011. Admissions for domestic films are almost 15 times…
20-01-2014

Pavel Stanchev Appointed CEO at BTV

SOFIA: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has appointed Pavel Stanchev as CEO of BTV, its main Bulgarian TV channel. Stanchev will move to the new post on 1 February 2014.
20-01-2014

OBITUARY: Ivan Ladislav Galeta

ZAGREB: Croatian multimedia artist, short film director and cinematographer Ivan Ladislav Galeta passed away after a short illness at age 67.
20-01-2014

Kino Lorber Picks up Burning Bush for US

New York based Kino Lorber has picked up Agnieszka Holland’s lauded Burning Bush for U.S. distribution.
20-01-2014

Kino Swiat Signs with nc+

WARSAW: One of the biggest Polish distribution companies has re-signed their agreement with Canal+ that will bring their titles to channel nc+.
20-01-2014

Borgia Season Three Shooting in Croatia

ZAGREB: The third season of the TV series Borgia is shooting on location in Croatia from 7 to 21 January 2014, before moving to Italy after 113 days in Czech…
17-01-2014

First Latvian 3D Film Announced

RIGA: Latvian filmmakers will team up with Romanian director Adina Istrate to produce the film Riga-2041, the first 3D film from Latvia.
17-01-2014

PRODUCTION: SPInka Film Studio is working on an animated series Tim and the Master

WARSAW: SPInka Film Studio and Human Ark will create a series based on the popular Polish comic books Tim and the Master.
17-01-2014

FNE IDF DocBloc: DOK.Incubator Looks Back at 2013 Successes

Film festival awards and commercial sales were among the high points set in 2013.
17-01-2014

Cinema City Records Admissions Growth

WARSAW: Cinema City, the leading exhibitor in Central Europe, announced a 3 percent growth in admissions in 2013.
17-01-2014

RIGA: Latvian Accession to Eurozone Embraced by Film Industry

RIGA: Film professionals don't see Latvia's accession to the Eurozone on 1 January 2014 as a radical change for the local film industry and market, both foreign and domestic.
16-01-2014

Indian Ciné Grand Steps into Bulgaria

SOFIA: The Bulgarian branch of the Mumbai based Ciné Grand exhibitor chain Ciné Grand Bulgaria launched commercial activities in Sofia on 13 January 2014 with the renovation of a six…
16-01-2014

PRODUCTION: Madl Debuts with To See a Sea

PRAGUE: Leading young Czech and international actor Jiří Mádl (Borgia, Four Suns, Colette) is finishing work on his debut film as a director and scriptwriter, the ultra-low budget To See…
16-01-2014

ATM Group and Polsat Sign Contract

WARSAW: ATM Group, one of Poland’s largest independent production companies, has signed a 37 m PLN contract with private broadcaster Polsat to provide the station with new content and services.
16-01-2014

Grants for Hungarian Films in January 2014

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Fund has announced grants for six new productions.
15-01-2014

Anting Appointed to TVN Post

WARSAW: Poland’s TVN Group has named Christian Anting as Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director of international distribution.
15-01-2014

Romanian Ad Market to Grow in 2014

BUCHAREST: After five years decrease, the Romanian ad market is poised to grow by 1.9% according to ZenithOptimedia.
15-01-2014

Latvia Accepting Applications for Film Incentives

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has opened applications for its annual competition for co-financing foreign films through 31 January 2014.
14-01-2014