Funding Boost for Central European Coproductions

Coproductions from Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary and Poland are slated to roll into production backed by grants from Eurimages as well as funding from their own ministries of culture totaling more…
06-05-2010

FNE at Istanbul FF 2010: Meetings on the Bridge Presents New Film Projects

ISTANBUL: Turkish films have had a string of successes at international festival recently and the 14 new feature film projects in development presented at this year's edition of the Meetings…
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Turkish film grants announced

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Minsitry of Culture has awarded a total about 3.5m USD to the following projects in the first round of funding for 2010.
05-05-2010

Bobby Păunescu takes over Vox News

Romanian businessman Bobby Păunescu has taken a controlling stake in Romania's Vox News.
05-05-2010

FESTIVALS: Herzog masterclass kicks off Warsaw's Planete Doc Review

A master class with Werner Herzog on May 8 will be one of the highlights of Planete Doc Review festival (www.docreview.pl) held in Warsaw, May 7-16.
04-05-2010

M-appeal picks up Romanian Hello, How Are You

Alexandru Maftei's feature debut, Hello, How Are You, has been acquired by German sales company M-appeal (www.m-appeal.com) and the film's soundtrack by Dragoş Alexandru has been picked up by Warner/Chappell…
04-05-2010

PRODUCTION: Polish-American co-production The Winner begins filming

Director/producer Wiesław Saniewski had gathered an all-star cast to work on his new project, a Polish-American drama titled The Winner.
04-05-2010

GRANTS: Slovak Grants announced

The Slovak Audiovisual fund has awarded 520,300 Euros to 21 productions in its first grant round. The productions receiving grants include three TV projects, Amounts were modest in the grant…
04-05-2010

FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF in Cluj announces competition line-up

Twelve feature films are competing for this year's Transilvania Trophy, the top prize of the Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro).
03-05-2010

PRODUCTION: Bogdan Mustaţă in development with Wolf

The 2008 Golden Bear winner for the short film A Good Day For A Swim/ O zi bună de plajă is in development with his first feature, Wolf/Lupu, a surrealist…
03-05-2010

Romanian project chosen for Berlin Talent Campus

Romanian director Eva Pervolovici has been selected from participants in the Berlin Talent Campus for production funding of her short film Little Red.
03-05-2010

FESTIVALS: Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival sets attendance record

The cavalcade of films screened at the 5th annual Haapsalu Fantasy and Horror Film Festival (HOFF) was visited by more than 2500 people, a new record for the five-year-old event.
03-05-2010

FNE at Anifilm: Anifilm revives Trebon festival

The Czech spa town of Trebon and the organizers of the first Anifilm festival (www.anifilm.cz) succeeded in pulling together a ne animated film festival in two months, after the original…
02-05-2010

Cutbacks at Lithuanian National Radio and TV

Public broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT, www.lrt.lt ) saw revenues losses climb in 2009, to 10.565 million Litas.
29-04-2010

FESTIVALS: Kameralne Lato expands Polish workshop

The 3rd All-Poland Film Meeting KAMERALNE LATO - RADOM 2010 festival has announced a May 10 deadline for entries, this year expanding its workshop event to include student filmmakers.
29-04-2010

Mother Teresa of Cats chosen for Karlovy Vary

Pavel Sala's debut film Mother Teresa of Cats will have its premiere in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary film festival (www.kviff.cz).
29-04-2010

Israel Theatres Takes Over Cinema City International in Bulgaria

Israel Theatres has agreed to buy Cinema City International in Bulgaria (www.cinemacity.bg) for approximately 85m Euros.
29-04-2010

Deficit rises for Romanian National TV

In 2009 the deficit of Romanian National Television (SRTv, www.tvr.ro) rose by 1.36 million in 2009, for an overall gap of 13 million euros.
28-04-2010

Soul At Peace Wins Top Slovak Film Prize

BRATISLAVA: The Sun in the Net awards for Slovak films of 2008 and 2009 were announced at a gala ceremony on 27 April at the Slovak National Theatre.
28-04-2010

New 15 Screen Multiplex Opens in Bucharest

Cinema City has opened a new 15 screen multiplex in the newly opened Sun Plaza shopping centre in Bucharest.
28-04-2010