PRODUCTION: Barzakh
Lithuanian -Finnish co-production Barzakh (www.barzakhfilm.com) opens the Berlinale Panorama Dokumente on 10 February 2011. The directorial debut of Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius follows the families of missing Chechens.
FNE - IDF DocBloc: East Silver Films at Rotterdam
The upcoming International Film Festival in Rotterdam will present two films from the East Silver Market 2010 - the epic documentary about the life of the Romanian dictator The Autobiography…
TLC Launches in Romania
BUCHAREST: The Discovery Channel (www.yourdiscovery.com/web/find-us-on-tv/romania/) launched the women entertainment channel TLC in Romania on 20 January 2011 on the basic analog and digital packages of UPC (www.upc.ro) and AKTA (www.digitalcable.ro),…
New General Manager at UPC
BUCHAREST: The Romanian communication company UPC (www.upc.ro) has a new General Manager, Severina Pascu, elected for four years. She is replacing the American Jack Mikaloff, who ran the company from…
CME Ceases Broadcasts of Pro.BG
SOFIA: Central European Media Enterprises (www.cetv-net.com) is ending terrestrial broadcast of its Pro.BG station (www.probg.bg), the second most important channel of the group after bTV (www.btv.bg). Replacing it is entertainment…
EEFA Presents Projects in Berlin
Romanian based East European Film Alliance has selected three film projects to be presented during the Berlinale, representing Georgia, Croatia, and Germany. The three projects were awarded in the final…
Polsat Renews Hit Local Series
WARSAW: Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat (www.polsat.pl) has commissioned a 13th season of the sitcom The World According To Kiepskis, one of the most popular local shows of all time, from…
Czech Cinemas Celebrate a Record Year
Czech cinema had a record year in 2010 with 1.5 billion CZK in box office and 13.5 million admissions. Thanks to both domestic and world smash hits, and more expensive…
Polish Film Critics Award The Forest
WARSAW: Film critics from the Polish Filmmakers Association SFP (www.sfp.org.pl ) gave the 2010 best film prize at the Golden Tapes awards to The Forest (Las) written and directed by…
FESTIVALS: Call for entries for first Cyprus Film Days international competition
CYPRUS: The deadline for the submission of entry forms to the "Global Images - International Competition Section" for the 9th annual Cyprus Film Days is 15 February 2011. The entry…
Lithuania Announces Documentary Competition
The Lithuanian Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education and Science has announced a competition for €300,000 (1 million LTL) to be granted for a film in honor of the…
PRODUCTION: Emmy Winner Nanau Prepares New Documentary
BUCHAREST: Alexander Nanau, recipient of the International Emmy 2010 for The World According to Ion B, is preparing a new full length documentary, 136, which will be produced by Strada…
New Slovenian Film Center Appoints Director
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center, a public agency which began operations on 1 January 2011, replacing the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) (www.film-sklad.si), has appointed Samo Rugelj as acting director. He…
National Distributors Promote New Bulgarian Titles
Bulgarian distributors are stepping up to distribute domestic films. Two companies, A Plus and Pro Films, are investing their own funds to continue support for Bulgarian films in 2011.
Estonia Scores Record Admissions in 2010
TALLINN: Estonia's cinema admissions rose by 16% in 2010, amounting to a record-breaking 2.1 million, or a healthy 1.59 admissions per capita. The figure marks the best result since the…
Hungary’s CHB Hosts Meeting Point at Berlinale
Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (.CHB, www.hungaricu.de) is presenting its fourth Cinema Total event from 12-15 February 2011 at the Berlin Film Festival.
Czech Channel Z1 Ends Broadcasts
PRAGUE: Czech media reported that Z1, the first privately owned Czech 24-hour news channel, was ceasing broadcasts as of 24 January 2011.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver TV Projects Attract Dutch, Polish Buyers
East Silver was recently approached by two European TV stations that showed interest in two titles from the market. One of them is the Dutch TV station HUMAN which acquired…
Five Minarets Tops Turkish 2010 Box Office
In 2010, Turkish films continued to dominate the national box office in Turkey, claiming 186 Million Turkish Liras of a total 357 million TL in box income, once more staying…
Batman Franchise Scouts Romania
BUCHAREST: Bucharest City Hall has informed local media that The Dark Knight Rises, the upcoming film in the Batman series, is in discussions to film in Romania.
