FESTIVALS: Wroclaw American Film Festival Wraps First Edition
The AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF), the first film event in Eastern Europe solely devoted to the works of contemporary and classic American cinema, announced the two winners of its Audience…
PRODUCTION: Documentary The Fountain of Youth in Development
The film director and musician Hanno Hoefer (Tales From The Golden Age) is in early development with his first long film The Fountain of Youth/Fântâna tinereţii, a documentary about the…
Croatia Calls for Grants
The Croatian Audiovisual Center has announced its call for grants. The applications are open until 12 November 2010.
PRODUCTION: Ghost Rider 2 Starts Filming November 1
BUCHAREST: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,the first big American production to film in Romania since Cold Mountain in 2002, starts shooting on 1 November 2010 at Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro ).…
Slovak spotlight in Jihlava
Building on its emergence as a documentary powerhouse, Slovakia and the Slovak Film Institute (www.aic.sk) will host a Slovak Day at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival(26-31 October 2010) on…
Tapakova named new Markiza TV director
Zuzana Ťapáková was named new executive director of Slovak leading commercial station TV Markíza (www.markiza.sk) on 19 October 2010. She was selected for the post by a council of the…
FESTIVALS: GSCHLACHT’S WOMEN WITHOUT MEN Takes Top Prize at ICFF Manaki Brothers
BITOLA: The 31st edition of Europe's oldest festival dedicated to honouring outstanding work by cinematographers, the ICFF Manaki Brothers, (16-22 October 2010) gave its top award to DoP Martin Gshlacht…
Georgia Opens Documentary and Short Film Grants
The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) has announced its national competition for financing documentary and short animated films for 2011 production. The grants will support national film production on the…
Digital TV on the Rise in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Digital TV subscriptions were poised to top 1.3 million at the end of August, according to a report from Hungary's National Media and Telecommunications Authority.
Czech Film Center Hosts Locations Tour
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz) held its first locations tour in Prague on 8 October 2010, hosting German and Czech producers for a visit to some of the city's…
PRODUCTION: The Ghosts in development
BUCHAREST: Bobby Păunescu (Francesca) is in early development with his second feature film, The Ghosts/Fantomele after completing a first draft of the script. Foreign investors and coproducers from USA, Italy…
Jolie shooting Bosnia in Budapest
BUDAPEST: American superstar Angelina Jolie is shooting her directorial debut in Budapest under the working title Untitled Bosnian War Love Story. The film which is based on her own script…
Croatian Shooting Star Heads to Rome
European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) continues to expand its Shooting Star brand, with its first presence at the Rome IFF. Croatian Shooting Star Zrinka Cvitesić is one of three rising young…
FESTIVALS: Turkish Film Wins Cyprus Festival
A Turkish debut film, Love in Another Language directed by Ilksen Basarir, won the best film award at the Cyprus International Film Festival (www.cyprusfilmfestival.org) which concluded on 18 October 2010.…
Modern Times Group reports improved Q3 results
Swedish based Modern Times Group (MTG, www.mtg.se) which operates channels in the Baltics, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia, reported a net rise in sales of 11% to 378…
PRODUCTION: Loverboy shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Loverboy, the second feature from Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu is now in production.
Kino Polska Honors Former President
WARSAW: Kino Polska Television (www.kinopolska.pl), one of the channels owned by SPI International, has honored the former Polish President Lech Walesa, giving him an exclusive edition of films collection of…
New CEO for Bulgaria’s Nova TV
SOFIA: Svetlana Vassileva has been appointed CEO of Modern Times Group's Bulgarian station, Nova TV. The appointment was announced on 19 October 2010.
TVN signs deal with Polish Telecom
WARSAW: Polish national commercial channel TVN (www.tvn.pl) has signed an 10-year agreement with Polish telecom operator Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) (www.tp.pl). TP will purchase content from TVN, while TP's broadband services…
Czech Elsa nominations announced
PRAGUE: The nominations Czech Elsa awards for best TV shows were announced 18 October 2010.
