Production: Looking for a Mother to be shot this autumn
Looking for a Mother, a contemporary drama of a young boy who is institutionalized after his mother leaves for Italy, will be shot in the Republic of Moldavia as a…
Czech Government reconsiders license fees
The leading Czech political party, ODS, has proposed abolishing the license fee system that funds Czech TV.
Production: Brancusi biopic in preparation
The life of the famous Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi goes on the big screen in a feature film set to premiere in 2010.
Sladecek joins TV Barrandov
Petr Sladecek has been appointed program director of TV Barrandov.
The New Romanian Cinema strikes back: Francesca to open Orizzonti section at Venice FF
Before producing Cristi Puiu's The Death of Mr Lăzărescu (2005), Bobby Păunescu didn't have any connection with the cinema business.
Village Roadshow react to drop in profits
Village Roadshow, after a 95% drop in profits, is said to be considering sale of its Czech investments.
Slovenia's Iskratel signs Ukraine deal
Leading Slovenian telecommunications supply company Iskratel announced it has been contracted to provide broadband access in the Ukraine.
Production: Jancsó in post-production with So Much for Justice
Hungarian director Miklós Jancsó has finished a four-week shoot on the Hungary/Poland/Austria co-production Oda az igazság! (So Much for Justice!) and is now in post-production.
Janosik. A True Story breaks the distribution mold
Following its August 26 gala red-carpet, standing ovation premeire in Poland, Janosik. A True Story begins a crusade to break Central Europe's distribution boundaries.
Production: Metro Branding in post-production
Ana Vlad and Adrian Voicu are in postproduction with their first long film, Metro Branding, a documentary investigating five famous communist "monobrands."
Production: Sneakers starts shooting in Sofia
Sneakers, the Bulgarian debut film by co-directors Ivan Vladimirov and Valery Yordanov, is filming on locations aroung Bulgaria through September 26.
New law on Slovenian broadcaster RTV
Cultural Minister Majda Širca is close to revealing changes in the law on Slovenian public broadcaster RTV (www.rtvslo.si).
Marcell Jankovics to receive World Arts Award
Hungarian director Marcell Jankovics has been named the 2009 recepient of the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts.
Production: Babtism goes into post-production
Director Marcin Wrona has finished shooting on Baptism, his thriller based on a true story from the Polish underworld.
EFA preps Tallinn Euro film gala
European Film Academy organizers are in Tallinn for a three-day meeting with the Estonian hosts of the EFA 2010 film gala, to be held in Tallinn in December, 2010.
Production: Mundruczó films Frankenstein project
Kornél Mundruczó (Delta, Johanna, Pleasant Days) is in production with The Frankenstein Plan, developed out of his 2007 theatrical piece.
Towercom wins Slovak tender
The Slovak Telecommnuncations Office announced that it has awarded its digital broadcast tender to Towercom (www.towercom.sk).
TeleSonera expands in Baltic territories
Stockholm-based Nordic and Baltic telecommunications company TeliaSonera announced cash purchase offers for companies in Lithuania and Estonia.
Polsat sees earnings drop
Cyfrowy Polsat has announced a 29% drop in net profits for the second quarter of 2009.
The Childhood of Icarus begins foriegn sales
The Childhood of Icarus, the first feature of the Romanian-Swiss filmmaker Alexandru Iordăchescu, has been sold in France to Zootrope (www.zootropefilms.fr) and in Romania to Independenta Film (www.independenta.biz).
