Cyprus Short Film Fest Announces Call for Entries
The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC), which was recently upgraded from a national to an international event, is accepting entries for the 2011 festival until 20 July 2011.
Moscow IFF Competition: I'll Die Without You
I'll Die Without You (Ushenod mgoni movkvdebi) is a crime melodrama of two young people living in Tbilisi, Georgia, that takes place in the course of one day.
FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Jeż Jerzy: The Movie
Jeż Jerzy: The Movie brings one of Poland's most popular comic book characters, a hedgehog, to life in a long-awaited film that employs the best tradition of the Polish school…
CEE Films Shine at Art Film Fest
TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE, SLOVAKIA: There were more winners at Art Film Fest (www.artfilmfest.sk) than just those accepting prizes at the closing ceremony on 25 June 2011 in the mountainside spa resort…
Moscow IFF Competition: Postcard
Kaneto Shindô, age 99 and a Moscow IFF veteran, returns to the festival where he first presented his films 50 years ago, and where he received a Lifetime Achievement award…
Cartoon Forum 2011 Boosts Polish Animation
WARSAW: Five new animated Polish series have been selected to participate at Cartoon Forum, the European co-production forum for TV and new platforms that will celebrate its 22nd edition from…
Polish Films at Karlovy Vary
WARSAW: Seven Polish films will screen at the 46th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which runs 1-9 July 2011. Four of them will compete for awards in…
PRODUCTION: Destiny in development
The Czech Production company Central European Production and Locations (www.praguelocations.com) signed an coproduction agreement with the Chinese production company V.V .Hand Productions of Beijing to co-produce the action adventure film…
PRODUCTION: Destiny in development
The Czech Production company Central European Production and Locations (www.praguelocations.com) signed an coproduction agreement with the Chinese production company V.V .Hand Productions of Beijing to co-produce the action adventure film…
MIFF 2011: Moscow Film Festival opens with star studded gala
{mosimage}MOSCOW: The 33 Moscow International Film Festival (www.moscowfilmfestival.ru) got off to a star studded start with the world premier of Hollywood blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon on 23 June…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: TV Market in Transition
BUDAPEST: The 21st year of the Central and East European TV market, DISCOP Budapest (www.discop.com), wrapped an era and moved into its next phase: young maturity. The 2011 market (which…
Moscow IFF Competition: Serdtsa Bumerang
Serdtsa Bumerang is the third feature film by Nikolay Khomeriki.
Moscow IFF: Chapiteau-show
The young Russian director of Chapiteau-show Sergei Loban has developed something of a cult following.
Slovenian Film Center Appoints New Director
LJUBLJANA: The board of the Slovenian Film Center (SFC; www.film-center.si) has elected Jožko Rutar as Director of the SFC. He replaces Samo Rugelj, who had been acting director.
Cyfrowy Polsat Shares for Sale
Two companies, Polaris Finance and Sensor Overseas, intend to sell 86.11 million of shares in Cyfrowy Polsat, the cable television provider and operator of the biggest digital satellite platform in…
Polish-Ukrainian Channel Plans September Launch
WARSAW: Ukrainian private broadcaster TVi is planning to launch a Polish-Ukrainian satellite channel, TVi Europe, to present a "Pan-European option" for viewers.
Moscow IFF Competition: The Other Family / La Otra Familia
The notable Mexican director Gustavo Loza screens his dramatic film The Other Family, for which he also wrote the screenplay, in the Moscow International Film Festival.
Moscow IFF Competition: The Waves/Las Olas
The Waves is the first feature fiction film of Alberto Morais, whose credits include several short films and the documentary Un lugar en el cine.
Moscow IFF Competition: Montevideo
Montevideo, Taste of a Dream, the first feature directed by the popular actor Dragan Bjelogrlić, has been a big hit in Serbia: 515,000 viewers, (twice as many as Avatar) since…
Government Decision Closes MMK
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian government will close the troubled Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu).
