PRODUCTION: Ivars Tontegode shooting Knutification
RIGA: Director Ivars Tontegode is shooting a biographical documentary feature Knutification/Nepareizais about the life of Knuts Skujenieks, a poet who survived the Soviet prison camps and was later to become…
Lithuania’s Teo Channel Starts Cinema Club
VILNIUS: Lithuanian telco Teo has launched a new TV movie service called Cinema Club. Teo is owned by TeliaSonera.
Estonian Filmmaker to be Awarded Dragon of Dragons
KRAKOW: The acclaimed Estonian animated filmmaker Priit Pärn will be honoured with the Dragon of Dragons award for his entire creative output at the 55th Krakow Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: Slovak Film Week to Be Launched
BRATISLAVA: A new showcase for domestic production, the Slovak Film Week, is being launched by the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA). This year it will be held from 13…
Cypriot Sales Agent Tetraktys Film at MIPTV
NICOSIA: Tetraktys Films is the only sales agent from Cyprus at MIPTV Cannes and will be hosted by Creative Europe Media. It will be at umbrella Stand P4.B1 from 13…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days Lineup Revealed
NICOSIA: German features dominate the international competition at the Cyprus Film Days this year - 5 out of 10 of the films shown are German productions or coproductions. The festival…
PRODUCTION: Dearest Sister Brings Estonia, Laos and France Together
VIENTIANE: Oree Films embarks on Estonia's first ever co-production with Laos and France on the set of Dearest Sister, a supernatural drama set in Laos’ capital Vientiane. The film is…
PRODUCTION: Karin Babinska to Direct Czech-Dutch Coproduction
PRAGUE: Rick McCallum and Martin Šebík from Film United, the Prague-based company which coproduced the TV series Borgia, have announced that their new project, Following the Dream/Za sny, will be…
Estonian Special Effects Boost Spring to Top of iTunes
TALLINN: The US produced Spring by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson shot to the top of iTunes horror genre list for a week. Spring's special effects were done in Estonia…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Cain's Children Screened in Prague
PRAGUE: On Monday, April 6, an exceptional documentary Cain's Children will be screened in Cinema Světozor in Prague. In a visually captivating manner, the Hungarian director Marcell Gerő tells the…
FESTIVALS: GoEast Festival Lineup Announced
WIESBADEN: goEast, the international film festival held in Germany which focuses on Eastern European films, will run from 22 to 28 April in 2015.
Poland’s TVN Creates Two More New Channels
WARSAW: TVN, a privately owned TV broadcaster in Poland, is planning to add two new channels from 16 April 2015. TVN Meteo Active will focus on lifestyle programmes while TVN…
Czech Doc Confessions of the Forgotten by Petr Vaclav Gets Theatrical Release
PRAGUE: A new documentary by Petr Václav, Confession of the Forgotten/Zpověď zapomenutého, will be released theatrically by its producer Mimesis Film. The film has its Czech premiere on 2 April…
FESTIVALS: Vilnius' Sixth Meeting Point Attended by Oppenheimer and Hazanavicius
VILNIUS: The sixth Meeting Point – Vilnius conference has begun. One of the biggest film industry events in the Baltic region, it invites participants to discuss current topics in the…
First Re-Act Workshop Call for Applications
MOTOVUN: Re-Act, a new development workshop taking place alongside the TorinoFilmLab international framework programme, is now accepting applications for projects.
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Winners 2015
PRAGUE: The winner of the Febiofest is Life in a Fishbowl, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. The film is a coproduction between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic and produced…
PRODUCTION: Nightlife by Damjan Kozole Starts Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: In February, award-winning Slovenian filmmaker Damjan Kozole finished shooting his tenth feature film Nightlife, which has now entered postproduction.
OBITUARY: Czech Filmmaker Miroslav Ondříček
PRAGUE: Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, a close collaborator of Miloš Forman, died on 28 March 2015 at the age of 80.
Dušan Hanák's Pictures of the Old World Released on DVD in the UK
BRATISLAVA: Pictures of the Old World (1972) directed by Dušan Hanák is to appear on DVD in the United Kingdom. This is the third film to be released by the…
GRANTS: Lithuania Concludes Funding Competition for 2015
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre will grant 32,700 EUR for the preproduction of two feature films directed by Ernestas Jankauskas and Linas Ryškus.
