Hungarian Audiences Reject Mid-Budget Movies
BUDAPEST: Blockbuster films are taking a greater share of the box office, and art house films are stable, but Hungarian audiences are disappearing for mid-budget films.
Czechs and Balances in March Film Lineup
PRAGUE: Following a quiet January and February, Czech film releases will dominate the March 2013 cinema schedules, with at least seven films, including a trio of potential crowd-pleasers, opening over…
Production: Mundruczo in Preproduction with The White God
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo (Delta, Tender Son - The Frankenstein Projekt) has begun working on his new project The White God (Fehér Isten).
PRODUCTION: Kenau in Preproduction
BUDAPEST: Dutch filmmaker Maarten Treurniet (Het Paradijs/Paradise, The Heineken Kidnapping) will start shooting Kenau, a historical drama about a legendary Dutch folk hero, on 24 February 2013. The film is…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: East European Forum Projects Announced
Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are well represented in the selection of documentary film projects in the East European Forum.
FNE Exclusive: Interview with Slawomir Idziak
WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Sławomir Idziak spoke with FNE on the topic of how to lower the cost and raise the quality of films through the launch of his new initiative…
Polish Thriller Gets UK and Irish Distribution
WARSAW: Vulture directed by Eugeniusz Korin premiered in British cinemas on 22 January 2013 following a strong opening in Poland on 11 January.
Beta Cinema Picks up Child’s Pose
Beta Cinema announced it has acquired the Romanian film Child’s Pose directed by Călin Peter Netzer which will screen in the main competition of the Berlinale.
Major Reform for Estonian Film Agency
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Foundation, the nation’s public film financing vehicle established in 1997, has entered a period of major reforms which will broaden the agency’s scope, while awaiting the…
PRODCUTION: Polanski Shooting a Polish-French Comedy
PARIS: Roman Polański is in production with a film adaptation of the Broadway play Venus in Fur.
PRODUCTION: Documentary Lenartowicz - the Traveller from Vilnus in Postproduction
WARSAW: Krztszof Rogulski has started postproduction on his film about Stanisław Lenartowicz, one of the creators of the Polish film school.
Kinorama to Continue Hit Children’s Series
ZAGREB: With Dražen Žarković’s children’s film The Mysterious Boy/Zagonetni dječak, the sequel to Koko and the Ghosts/Koko i duhovi, opening in Croatian theaters on 28 February 2013, production company Kinorama…
OTV Licence Withdrawn
BUCHAREST: The National Audiovisual Centre of Romania has withdrew the licence of channel OTV on 22 January 2013 due to the unpaid penalties dating back to 2009.
CEE Films at the 2013 Berlinale
Films from Poland, Romania and Slovenia will screen in the 2013 Berlinale Official Competition.
Warsaw Stock Exchange President Fired over Film Scandal
WARSAW: Ludwik Sobolewski has been replaced as the President of Warsaw Stock Exchange following his suspension at the end of 2012 by the Supervising Board for lobbying for financing on…
PRODUCTION: Red Spider Begins Filming
KRAKOW: Marcin Koszałka is shooting his début feature Red Spider, a thriller inspired by the case of a Polish serial killer
HBO Europe Premieres Jan Palach Film
PRAGUE: HBO Europe will roll out the premiere of the TV film Burning Bush, the story of Jan Palach directed by Agnieszka Holland, in 15 countries across Europe beginning 27…
Chuck Norris vs Communism Begins First Crowd Funding Campaign for Romanian Film
LONDON: Ilinca Călugăreanu’s British-Romanian-German coproduction Chuck Norris vs Communism is launching the first crowd funding initiative for a Romanian film on 21 January 2013 hoping to gather 18,800 EUR in…
Polish-British Series Leads TV Ratings
WARSAW: The premier of Spies of Warsaw, the first coproduction between BBC and TVP, was seen by 3.6 million viewers on its 11 January premiere, making it the top rated…
PRODUCTION: Fekete Prepping Mom and Othe Loonies
BUDAPEST: Hungarian filmmaker Ibolya Fekete (Bolshe Vita, Chico) is in pre-production on her next film, Mom and Other Loonies in the Family (Anyám és más futóbolondok a családban).
