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…
02-09-2009

Czech Government reconsiders license fees

The leading Czech political party, ODS, has proposed abolishing the license fee system that funds Czech TV.
02-09-2009

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.
01-09-2009

Sladecek joins TV Barrandov

Petr Sladecek has been appointed program director of TV Barrandov.
01-09-2009

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.
31-08-2009

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.
31-08-2009

Slovenia's Iskratel signs Ukraine deal

Leading Slovenian telecommunications supply company Iskratel announced it has been contracted to provide broadband access in the Ukraine.
31-08-2009

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.
30-08-2009

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.
30-08-2009

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."
30-08-2009

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.
30-08-2009

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).
30-08-2009

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.
27-08-2009

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.
27-08-2009

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.
26-08-2009

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.
26-08-2009

Towercom wins Slovak tender

The Slovak Telecommnuncations Office announced that it has awarded its digital broadcast tender to Towercom (www.towercom.sk).
26-08-2009

TeleSonera expands in Baltic territories

Stockholm-based Nordic and Baltic telecommunications company TeliaSonera announced cash purchase offers for companies in Lithuania and Estonia.
26-08-2009

Polsat sees earnings drop

Cyfrowy Polsat has announced a 29% drop in net profits for the second quarter of 2009.
25-08-2009

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).
25-08-2009