Bulgarian feature headed to Berlin
Petar Popzlatev's Az, Grafinyata(The Countess)was chosen to take part in theBerlinale program named after Helke Misselwitz's East German 1988 documentary After Winter Comes Spring.
Deak's Aglaja in preproduction
Krisztina Deak is in preproduction with Aglaja, a Hungarian-German-Romanian-Polish-Swiss co-production to be shot in May, Andras Muhi producer and head of the Hungarian Inforg Studio (www.inforgstudio.hu) told FNE.
Lithuanian films travel to short film fest
Two Lithuanian short films, Two Cups of Yoghurt by Audrius Mickevicius and Bridges by Jurate Samulionyte, will participate at the 1st European Short Film Co-production Forum Euro Connection at the…
Slovakia's Soul at Peace aims for Berlinale
Soul at Peace (Pokoj v dusi) the second Slovak film of 2009, was released in Slovak cinemas on January 29.
Gdynia winning debut opens in cinemas
Splinters, the directing debut awarded drama from Maciej Pieprzyca, opens in Poland on Febraury 13.
Top TV channels report gains
Statistical agency TNC TV Plan reports that Bulgarian advertising income registered more than €404 million in 2008, a substantial gain over 2007's €283 million.
Agreement on digital terrestrial television in Poland
The National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has reached an agreement with the Polish Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), assuring that DTT will be broadly available in Poland this year.
Fliegauf’s Womb in Preproduction
Berlin- and Locarno-Awarded Benedek Fliegauf's next film Womb will be shot in March, according to Andras Muhi, producer and head of Inforg Studio.
Slovenian Girl at European Film Market
Damjan Kozole's third film in his "transition trilogy," Slovenian Girl, will be shown at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Vasha arrives in cinemas
Vasha, an Estonian-German-Finnish-Irish co-production, was released in cinemas in Estonia on January 23.
Archive marks 50th anniversary
The Bulgarian National Film Archive marks its 50th anniversary with a year long programme of selected films.
Slovenian Culture Ministry Presents its Plans for 2009
Slovenian Culture Minister Majda Sirca said the Ministry will use its €213 million budget in 2009 to improve conditions for filmmakers and other artists with special cultural status.
Government vs. RTV as tension builds
Tension is building in a stand-off between the new Slovenian Minister of Culture Majda Sirca and public broadcaster RTV.
Trieste Film Festival threatened with loss of main festival venue
The Trieste Film Festival (www.triestefilmfestival.it) closed on a negative note as the festival's artistic director Annamaria Percavassi announced that the festival's main venue, the Excelsior Cinema, would close its doors…
Bulgarian animator reaps Wall E success
Bulgarians are celebrating native son Anthony Christov, Art Director of the Disney owned Pixar Animation Studio, following the Golden Globe award and the six Oscar nominations for Wall E.
Three replacements at Slovenian Film Fund supervisory board
Slovenia's new minister of culture, former film critic Majda Sirca, announced the dismissal of three members (Igor Prodnik, Stane Malcic and Joze Pogacnik) of the Slovenian Film Fund supervisory board.
Record year for Polish cinema
The Polish Film Institute's (PFI) support for Polish cinema development made 2008 a record year in box office and one of the best for Polish production.
2008 attendance up at Czech cinemas
Czech cinemas celebrated a record year in 2008. According to the Union of Film Distributors (www.ufd.cz), almost 13 milion people visited Czech cinemas last year, the highest number since 1995.
EU raids Slovak Telekom for anti-trust activities
The European Commission announced on January 22 that it had raided Slovak Telekom on suspicion of abuse of its leading market position.
Czech sound engineer competes for Oscar
Czech sound engineer Petr Forejt has received an Oscar nomination for sound mixing on the Hollywood box office hit Wanted.
