PRODUCTION: Hrebejk Going into Production with Holy Quarternity
PRAGUE: Czech director Jan Hrebejk is set to begin a mid-October shoot on a Czech-Slovak coproduction, Holy Quarternity (Svatá čtveřice) based on an original script from best-selling Czech author Michal…
PRODUCTION: Wolf in Production
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Mustaţă, who won the Golden Bear for best short film in 2008,started shooting his first feature, Lupu/Wolf in Bucharest on 26 September 2011. Shooting will wrap on 12…
PRODUCTION: So Far, So Good in Development
BUCHAREST: Constantin Popescu (Portrait of a Fighter as a Young Man, Principles of Life) is in the early stages of development with De-aici vă descurcaţi singuri/So Far, So Good (working…
Battle of Warsaw 1920 Opens with Record-Breaking Distribution
WARSAW: Jerzy Hoffmann's Battle of Warsaw 1920, the first Polish 3D production, opened on 30 September 2011 in over 140 cinemas, setting a domestic record for the Polish market. The…
CentEast Announces Market Screenings
WARSAW: The 7th CentEast Warsaw Market (www.centeast.eu), taking place during the Warsaw Film Festival (7-16 October, www.wff.pl) will screen five new Polish films in the Warsaw Screenings section, accompanying the…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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,
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
