Romania's Digital Law Awaits Approval
BUCHAREST: The Romanian law on the switch to digital broadcasting is now awaiting approval of the state ministries, according to local reports.
Romanian TV Announces 2010 Deficit
BUCHAREST: Revenues rose slightly, but not enough to cover the 2010 deficit at Romania's state broadcaster. Romanian public television station SRTV (www.tvr.ro) recorded a deficit of 38.5 million euro (162…
FilmBox Launches Polish Music Channel
WARSAW: Poland's FilmBox group launches Kino Polska Muzyka, the first music-film TV channel in Poland, on 16 May 2011. It joins the niche family of channels FilmBox operates in Poland,…
FNE at Cannes IFF 2011: Competition: Habemus Papam
CANNES: Nanni Moretti's story of drama and humour inside the Vatican manages to take a witty yet reverent look at the institution of the papacy. His story unfolds as the…
FNE at Cannes IFF 2011: Le Pacte to distribute Bulgarian films Island and Ave
CANNES: Paris based international sales outfit Le Pacte has picked up both of the Bulgarian films that are screening in official selection in Cannes IFF this year. The Island directed…
TVN Reports Q1 Loss
WARSAW: Despite a 6.5% revenue increase, Polish commercial broadcaster TVN (www.tvn.pl) recorded a loss of EUR 10 million for the first quarter of 2011, compared with profit of EUR 16…
3D Drives Digital Screen Growth in CEE
A new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory shows that the growth of digital screens in Central and East European territories is largely comprised of 3D screens. While some CEE…
Cinema City Plans Lubin Multiples
Exhibitor Cinema City announced it has signed a lease agreement for a 10-screen multiplex at the Gala mall in Lubin, Poland. The cinema is expected to open in 2015. Cinema…
PRODUCTION: Blind Watching Begins Filming
Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski began principal photography on Blind Watching in Portugal on 12 May 2011. The €2.05 million film is his first English language film. Jakimowski directed the acclaimed…
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Final Call for Docu Talents from the East
The seventh edition of Docu Talents from the East 2011 announced its final call for submissions, due by 15 May 2011. Docu Talents takes place within the Industry section of…
Georgia in Cannes
This year Georgian National Film Center will represent Georgia at the Marche du Film in Cannes for the fourth time. Georgian Stand will be open under the Georgian flag within…
Croatia Introduces Proposed Incentives at Cannes
Croatia will promote its new incentive measures for investment in the country's audiovisual industry during the Cannes film festival. The incentives were featured in the objectives of the National Programme…
PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean and Alex Baciu Shooting Prison Documentary
BUCHAREST: After four feature films - Rage, The Paper Will Be Blue, Boogie and Tuesday, After Christmas - screenwriter-director Radu Muntean is filming a long documentary about Romanian prisoners who…
Malta Names New Film Commissioner
Peter Busuttil has been appointed to the position of Film Commisioner at the Malta Film Commission (www.mfc.com). The appointment was made by the Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment.
Polish TV Brings a Strong Line-up to the Cannes Market
Poland's acclaimed public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) brings an impressive selection of feature films to the Cannes Marche du Film (11-22 May 2011), with a stand in the Village…
