FNE 2010 Year in Review: Romania Secures its Place on the Cinema Map
Romanian filmmakers were the stars of 2010, while TV saw growth and administrative changes, all of which set the stage for future success.
Bulgarian Parliament Changes the Film Industry Act
SOFIA: An amendment to Bulgaria's Film Industry Act has provoked a wave of protest from Bulgarian filmmakers. The amendment paves the way for the reduction of funding for film production.
PRODUCTION: Jiří Vejdělek Starts Men in Hope in January
Czech director Jiří Vejdělek, whose latest comedy Women in Temptation (produced by Falcon, www.falcon.cz) was the most successful Czech domestic movie of 2010 with over 1.2 million viewers, is completing…
International Jury Awarded Winners of TIFF 2010
On December 11, the International Jury revelaed the winners of TIFF 2010 (www.tblisifilmfestival.ge). The Golden Prometheus for the best film went to Rusudan Pirveli for SUSA. The best director Vladimir…
Cityplex Opens 3D Screen
Cityplex opened its first 3D screen at Cityplex Constanţa (Tomis Mall) located on the Black Sea coast on 10 December 2010.
FNE 2010 Year in Review:Estonia Prepares for a Leap
Dismal figures, promising prospects. This sums up Estonian film industry's going in the turbulent 2010 year. While public financing, domestic rollout and admission stats have been in a nadir for…
Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Culture Dismissed
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov fired the deputy minister of culture Dimitar Dereliev immediately after a meeting between him and representatives of the film community on Saturday, 11 December 2010.
Hřebejk Film Released in USA
Jan Hřebejk´s Oscar hopeful Kawasaki´s Rose produced by Rudolf Biermann of Infilm (www.infilm.cz) has been released in the US by North American company Menemsha Films (http://www.menemshafilms.com). Hřebejk attended the presentation…
Czech Film Critics Awards Established
Czech film journalists, critics, reviewers and film publicists have established their own national film awards. The awards are ofganized by the Czech Film Chamber (www.filmovakomora.cz).
Dorota Kędzierzawska Receives the Golden Alexander in Thessaloniki
Polish director Dorota Kędzierzawska was honored with the Golden Alexander award for her work as director at a ceremony held during the 51st Thessaloniki International Film Festival on 9 December…
Kotkowski Wins Best Director at Cairo
Polish director Andrzej Kotkowski won the best director award at the 34th Cairo Film Festival, which concluded on 9 December 2010, for Born of the Sea.
Dragon Forum Deadline for Submissions
Dragon Forum 2011 (www.dragonforum.pl), a forum for documentary film projects, is accepting applications through Monday, 13 December 2010.
Polish director Andrzej Kotkowski wins best director at Cairo FF for Born of the Sea
CAIRO: Born of the Sea by Polish director Andrzej Kotkowski got the Best Director Prize at the 34th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival that concluded on 9 December.…
Croatia's House Wins Development Grant
The Croatian feature film House (screenplay Sanja Kovačević, director Zoran Sudar, produced by Mainframe Production) was awarded a development grant at the 8th Balkan Script Development Fund (4 - 6…
Estonian Funding Stays Stable for 2011
Estonia's public financing for film looks set to remain unchanged from the painfully reduced level of 2010. Altogether, the three major public sources for film financing - the Estonian Film…
Slovaks Anticipate Identity Card
While Slovakia saw a drop off in national film production as it changed over to a new funding system last year, at least one Slovak backed film is widely anticipated…
Turkey Approves Media Foreign Ownership Bill
The Turkish Parliament has approved a bill that will allow an increase in foreign ownership of Turkish TV and radio. Foreign investment will now cap at 50%, doubling the previous…
Croatian Audiovisual Center Confirms Hribar as Director
The Board of Governors of Croatian Audiovisual Centre (www.hvac.hr) appointed Hrvoje Hribar as Chief Executive of the Centre, at a meeting on 4 December 2010,
Karlovy Vary Festival Names Och New Director
The Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) appointed Karel Och as the new Artistic Director, replacing 15 year festival veteran Eva Zaoralova. Och's appointment takes effect 1 January 2011. Zaoralova will stay…
PRODUCTION: Ileana in Development
BUCHAREST: Eva Pervolovici is in development with her first feature, Ileana, the story of a young and innocent girl who decides to infiltrate the ghetto in order to save her…
