Czechs Renew Tax Incentives for 2012

PRAGUE: The Czech government will again budget CZK 300 million for film production support in the form of tax incentives, the same amount that was budgeted in 2011.
04-10-2011

Small Town Cinemas Turn out for Large-Scale Release of Saxana

PRAGUE: Opening of a record 96 screens, Saxana - the Lexicon of Tricks pulled in just 38,000 viewers on its opening weekend. The Czech fairy tale was a sequel to…
04-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Cyprus ISFFC Announces Competition Films

Sixteen films will screen in the national competition of the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC, isffc.com.cy) taking place 15-21 October 2011 in Limassol, Cyprus' second largest city.
04-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Krakow Call for Films

The 52nd Krakow Film Festival (28 May-3 June 2012, www.krakowfilmfestival.pl) has announced a call for entries in three competition categories: national documentaries and short films; international documentaries; and international short…
04-10-2011

New Film and Series from TV Polska at MIPCOM

TV Polska's (www.tvp.pl) sales team are introducing three new original series and a heart-warming film in its MIPCOM line-up this year. Monks, social workers, and a family dynasty are the…
04-10-2011

TVP to Produce More Documentaries in 2012

WARSAW: A meeting between representatives of TVP1 and Polish documentary filmmakers has resulted in a plan to boost Polish documentary film production in 2012,
03-10-2011

FNE 2011 Visegrad Special: Slovak Coproductions

BRATISLAVA: Slovak producers usually prefer to coproduce with partners in the Visegrad region. The Czech Republic has always been the most important coproduction country for Slovak filmmakers, followed by Poland…
03-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Cyprus IFF Opens

NICOSIA: The 6th Cyprus International Film Festival (www.cyprusfilmfestival.org) opened on 30 September 2011 and runs through 16 October. This year, the festival screens two world premieres among the 26 Greek…
02-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Worldfilm Call for Documentary Entries

The 9th Worldfilm ( www.worldfilm.ee) festival to be held 19-25 March 2012 in Tartu, Estonia, is accepting entries through 17 October 2017, with an extended deadline for world premieres.
02-10-2011

FNE Visegrad 2011 Country Profile: Czech Republic

The 2011 year offered some surprizes, with the arrival of new foreign TV productions while the audience share for Czech films fell to 17 percent in the first five months…
02-10-2011

PRODUCTION: A Polish Pawiak Prison Documentary in Production

WARSAW: Director/writer/cinematographer Andrzej Kałuszko is completing filming on Z Pawiaka (From Pawiak) a documentary devoted to the story of Polish actress Alina Janowska who was imprisonment at the German Gestapo…
29-09-2011

UPC Romania to be Auctioned

BUCHAREST: Due to the failed negotiations with potential buyer RCS&RDS (www.rcs-rds.ro), the communication company UPC (www.upc.ro) will be finally put on public auction, according to HotNews.ro quoting anonymous sources from…
29-09-2011

PRODUCTION: TVP Shoots Doc on Costume Designer

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is completing shooting on Oscar Candidate: Barbara Ptak, a documentary devoted to one of the legends of Polish film and television costume design.
29-09-2011

PRODUCTION: The Hatfields and McCoys Shoots in Romania

BUCHAREST: Kevin Reynolds(The Count of Monte Cristo, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) is directing the miniseries The Hatfields and McCoys: An American Vendetta whose shooting started in Romania on 12…
28-09-2011

UPC Poland Acquires Aster

WARSAW: UPC Poland has completed the purchase of Aster, a Polish cable provider, from Mid Europa Partners for 2.4 million PLN. The transaction was approved by the Polish Office of…
28-09-2011

CentEast Announces Programme

WARSAW: CentEast Market ( www.centeast.eu), the presentation of CEE works-in-progress taking place 14 October 2011 during the Warsaw IFF (www.wff.pl) has announced the title of nine selected film projects.
28-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Dervis Zaim Interview

ADANA: FNE spoke to Adana Golden Boll FF jury president and distinguished Turkish filmmaker Dervis Zaim on the occassion of the retrospective of his films presented in Adana.
27-09-2011

EFA Announces Short Film Nominations

Two Polish films, two Romanian films, and one Austrian film are among the 15 films nominated for the European Film Association's short film award.
27-09-2011

Alvernia Studios Partners with Wroclaw American Festival

KRAKOW: Krakow-based Alvernia Studios (www.alvernia.com) will partner with the 2nd American Film Festival's (www.americanfilmfestival.pl) coproduction market Gotham in Progress, taking place 17-19 November 2011 in Wroclaw.
27-09-2011

FESTIVALS: Lithuania Hosts Slovak New Wave

KAUNAS, LITHUANIA: The 5th Kaunas film festival (27 September - 16 October 2011, www.kinofestivalis.lt) screens nine films in a 1960's Slovak New Wave special section, introduced by a two-part documentary…
27-09-2011