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).
Tax Rebate Brings Filmmakers Back to Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Five large international productions are moving forward with filming in the Czech Republic due to the continuation of the films incentives programme (FISP). The projects applied to the programme…
Polish-Norwegian Salt in production
KRAKOW: A Polish coal mine in Wieliczka near Krakow will be a setting for a challenging new Polish Norwegian production titled Salt which combines dance, special effects and puppet theatre.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Georgian Documentary at Sundance
The Georgian documentary "The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear" will screen in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance IFF.
TVP series sold to over 10 countries
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will sell the license for Into Deep Water to Europe, Middle East and Australia.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month – Cinema Lumière, Slovak Republic
FNE together with Europa Cinemas continues its Cinema of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European cinema operators we choose a cinema from each…
Czechs Move Forward with Tax Incentives Programme While Awaiting Ratification
PRAGUE: Films which have applied for tax incentives under the Czech Film Industry Support Program (FISP) have until 18 January 2013 to record their applications at the Ministry of Culture…
Cinema City Admission Up in Central Europe
WARSAW: Admissions in Cinema City International multiplexes rose 2.5% in 2012, equaled 36.3 million in 2012 compared to 35.5 million in 2011.
PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Shooting in USA
ŁÓDŹ: The Sound of Nature – The Nature of Sound, a documentary directed by Jacek Piotr Bławut is scheduled to film between March 2013 and January 2014 in United States.
Traction Media Picks up Borcuch’s Lasting
WARSAW: L.A. based Traction Media will handle North American rights for Jacek Borcuch’s fourth feature film Lasting which premieres on 20 January 2013 in competition at Sundance IFF.
Freemantle Picks Up Estonian Series
TALLINN: London-based international production company FremantleMedia has purchased the syndication rights to the Estonian television crime series Revenge Inc. (Kattemaksukontor) produced by Balti Video.
Bulgarian President Vetoes Film Tax Incentives
SOFIA: Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev vetoed the Investment Encouragement Act, which outlined tax incentives for film productions, shortly after it passed a vote in Parliament.
New Czech Film Law Awaits EU Approval
PRAGUE: The long-awaited Czech Film Law, which was adopted by the Czech Parliament on its second vote after overriding a veto by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, is waiting for ratification…
EKRAN Applications Close 20 January
WARSAW: The EKRAN training programme for creative preproduction organized by Wajda Studio and the Wajda School is accepting applications from Poland and Croatia until 20 January 2013. Participation in the…
Bulgaria Assumes European Audiovisual Observatory Presidency
STRASBOURG: Irina Kanousheva will represent Bulgaria as the country takes on the annually rotating Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory for 2013.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East European Docs Invited to Apply to IDFA Fund
Creative documentaries from Eastern Europe are eligible to apply for IDFA's Bertha Fund, which has a deadline of 1 February. Read the full story on the IDF website.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Denis Boric - Croatia
FNE together with Europa Distribution continues its Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face, especially…
Slovak Duo Heads to Rotterdam
BRATISLAVA: Two young Slovak filmmakers will present their films at the 42nd Rotterdam IFF, opening on 23 January 2013.
TV Advertising Grows in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Lithuania saw advertising on TV and in cinemas rise substantially in 2012, contrasting with a steep decline in print advertising.
