MIFF 2011 Competition: Leaving

Leaving (Odcházení), the highly anticipated film directing debut by former Czech president and world-wide respected playwright/philosopher Václav Havel, premiered on 9 March 2011. Although it received mixed reviews, mostly due…
14-06-2011

New Czech Station Plans Launch

PRAGUE: Harmonie TV, a station aimed at viewers age 45 and up, is scheduled to begin broadcasting on 16 June 2011.
14-06-2011

Tallin TV Receives National License

TALLINN: The city channel Tallinn TV has received a license to broadcast nationally. The license was granted on 13 June. Tallinn TV's license runs until June 2014.
14-06-2011

World War Z to Film in Hungary

Hungary has been added to the list of locations for filming of the zombie thriller World War Z. The film is shooting in Malta through 30 June 2011 and will…
13-06-2011

TVP Forum at Gdynia

GDYNIA: The Polish Filmmakers Association organized a special meeting on 11 June 2011 at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia with the representatives of the Polish film industry to discuss…
13-06-2011

Janacek Resigns from Czech TV

Jiří Janeček the General Director of public broadcaster Czech TV (www.ceskatelevize.cz) announced that he will resign from his post at the end of August 2011, after eight years in the…
13-06-2011

Hary Potter Release Delayed in Hungary

Hungarian media reports that the upcoming installment of the Harry Potter franchise will be postponed in Hungary due to fears of piracy.
13-06-2011

FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2011: Prize winners

GDYNIA: Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing won the Golden Lion for best feature film the 36th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia (6-11 June 2011 www.fpff.pl) as well as scoring four other…
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FNE at TIFF: Morgen Wins Romanian Competition

CLUJ: The 10th edition of Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro) awarded its main prize, the Transylvania Trophy, and a best script prize to the Argentinian-Spanish film No Return/Sin retorno, by…
12-06-2011

Silesia Film Fund Supports Seven New Projects

WARSAW: Poland's regional Silesia Film Fund has announced 1.5 million PLN in grants for four feature films and three documentaries productions in 2011.
12-06-2011

HBO Go Launched in Hungary

HBO launched HBO GO, its streaming service for HBO customers, on 6 June 2011 in Hungary.
12-06-2011

FNE at Moscow IFF: MIFF Competition Films

MOSCOW: The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival (www.moscowfilmfestival.ru), which takes place 23 June through 2 July 2011, has selected 17 films for its main international competition.
10-06-2011

FNE - IDF DocBlock: "Toys"

Toys, a Lithuanian-Belarus documentary planned for completion in March 2012, was selected for the Institute of Documentary Film's 2011 Ex Oriente programme.
09-06-2011

EEFA Workshop in Sofia

The second East European Film Alliance (eefa-eu.org) Script Development Workshop for Fiction Projects is taking place in Sofia 9-13 June 2011. Eight film projects were selected to participate.
09-06-2011

Estonia Cinema Attendance Reaches 18-year High

TALLINN: Newly released data shows that 2010 saw Estonian audiences flock to cinemas in record numbers. The total number of admissions reached 2.1 million in a country of 1.3 inhabitants,…
09-06-2011

Hollywood Film 5 Days of August Premieres in Tbilisi

TBILISI: 5 Days of August, the action film about the Russian-Georgian war, premiered on 5 June 2011 in Rustaveli cinema in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Along with the director of…
09-06-2011

FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Black Thursday

In his drama Black Thursday Antoni Krauze explores the tragic Polish shipyard workers riots of December 1970, a recent and painful chapter in the Polish history. The script is based…
09-06-2011

PRODUCTION: Everybody in Our Family to Begin Filming

BUCHAREST: Everybody in Our Family, the second feature from Romanian director Radu Jude (The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume) starts shooting in 15 June 2011…
08-06-2011

PRODUCTION: Everybody in Our Family to Begin Filming

BUCHAREST: Everybody in Our Family, the second feature from Romanian director Radu Jude (The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume) starts shooting in 15 June 2011…
08-06-2011

FNE at Art Film Fest: Kronerova to Receive Art Film Award

BRATISLAVA: Slovak actress Zuzana Kronerová will receive the Actor's Mission Award at Art Film Fest (www.artfilmfest.sk), taking place 17-25 June 2011 in Trenčianske Teplice and Trenčín, Slovakia. The Golden Camera…
08-06-2011