Russian productions head for Estonia

Shooting has begun on the reportedly $4 million budgeted Russian fantasy-thriller Quarantine in Tallinn -- the latest in a spate of Russian films being produced in Estonia.
15-06-2009

Production: Herz shoots a story from Sudetenland

Czechoslovak director Juraj Herz is in production with a big-budget historical drama, Habermann´s Mill (www.habermannuvmlyn.cz), based on a true story from the Sudetenland during the era of Nazi occupation.
15-06-2009

LUX Prize nominees announced

Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Romania are among the countries fielding nominated films for the European Parliament's LUX Prize, with three finalists to be announced during the Venice Film Festival.
14-06-2009

HBO Central Europe signs format deal

HBO Central Europe has signed an agreement on format rights to the Israeli series that HBO produces in the US under the title In Treatment.
14-06-2009

Slovak internet TV channel launched

News web server www.sme.sk launched an internet television channel, tv.sme.sk, on June 11.
14-06-2009

Production: Doldrums in postproduction

Director Tamas Sas tells FNE that he has just wrapped a 15 day shoot on his latest film, Doldrums.
11-06-2009

Production: Ao in rehearsals in Sofia

French directorJacques Malaterre is in Sofia rehearsing the UGC YMhigh budget epic fictionAo: The Last Neanderthal based on Marc Klapczynski's book Aô, Ancient Man.
11-06-2009

Estonian animation marketing push

Estonian animation studios, educators and festivals are uniting under one promotional umbrella to flex their marketing muscle at this year's International Animation Film Market, MIFA, at the Annecy film festival.
11-06-2009

Film Europe locks up sales going into DISCOP

Film Europe, the sister company of SPI International (www.spi-film.eu), has confirmed distribution agreements for five films following the Cannes market, and adds a slate of documentary films to its presence…
10-06-2009

Karpiński elected as member to EFP Board

Maciej Karpiński, Deputy Director and Head of International Relations at the Polish Film Institute, has been elected as the new representative on European Film Promotion's (EFP) Board of Directors.
10-06-2009

Production: Claude Lelouch shooting Ces amours-là in Romania

French maestro Claude Lelouch began filming his 45th film, Ces amours-là on June 8 at MediaPro Studios in Romania, with shooting scheduled to last for two months in Bucharest and…
10-06-2009

Production: Ho-Ho-Ho filming at MediaPro Pictures

Romanian company MediaPro Pictures is in production with Ho-ho-ho, a feel good movie from Spanish director Jesus del Cerro.
09-06-2009

Production: Alexandru Solomon in shooting with Kapitalism - Our Secret Recipe

Romanian filmmaker Alexandru Solomon (www.alexandrusolomon.ro) is working on a new long documentary, Kapitalism - Our Secret Recipe, a humorous approach on Romanian capitalism, 20 years after the fall of communism.
09-06-2009

Polish short documentary nominated for EFA awards

European Film Academy (EFA) has nominated Poste Restante by Polish director Marcel Łoziński as the Krakow Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards 2009.
09-06-2009

Production: Janosik in post-production

The Polish-Slovak-Czech-Hungarian co-production about the Slovak folk hero Janosik, Janosik. The True Story is in postproduction, with sound work taking place in Bratislava, Warsaw and Prague.
09-06-2009

Poker Channel expands into Central Europe

The Poker Channel announced new distribution agreements in Poland, Cyprus, and Croatia.
08-06-2009

Cyprus bids for Russian TV show

Official Cyprus bodies are banding together in an effort to bring a Russian Channel One TV talent contest to the island nation.
08-06-2009

Hungarian channel introduces 3 screen model

Hungarian commercial channel TV2 (www.tv2.hu) launched the first online TV show in Hungary on June 2.
08-06-2009

Production: New Vojnár film set for debut

My Husband's Women, the latest film from Ivan Vojnár, has racked up sales to Poland and Greece prior to its debut in Slovakia in late June.
08-06-2009

FNE at Transilvania International Film Festival

Police, Adjective and North conquer Transilvania as Claudia Cardinale makes star appearance.
08-06-2009