Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with plans for a new channel
WARSAW: Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to create a new channel for Polish communities abroad which would replace TVP Polonia, due to dissatisfaction with the current channel.
PRODUCTION: Marko Naberšnik in Postproduction with The Woods Are Still Green
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian hit film director Marko Naberšnik is finishing work on The Woods Are Still Green, an anti-war drama set during WWI. The Austrian-Slovenian coproduction shot in extreme weather conditions…
PRODUCTION: Perrin and Cluzaud Shooting Documentary in Poland
WARSAW: Renowned documentary filmmakers Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud are filming Les Saisons in Puszcza Białowieska.
The Mighty Angel Tops 500,000 Admissions
WARSAW: The Mighty Angel by Wojciech Smarzowski hit half a million admissions in just over a week after its premiere.
Stopklatka TV Signs with Polsat
WARSAW: New film channel Stopklatka TV will be available through satellite provider Cyfrowy Polsat. The channel will also be available via ground digital transmitters and VOD.
English Remake of Czech Women in Temptation
After a year of negotiations, Jiří Vejdělek, the director of the hit Czech comedy Women in Temptation (2010) has sold the English language remake rights to British producer Gareth Unwin…
ProSiebenSat.1 Sells Romanian Prima TV
BUCHAREST: The Competition Council of Romania has authorised the take over of Prima TV by the Romanian company Graffiti Red SRL of SBS Broadcasting Media SRL (which has the licence…
Director of Latvian Film Centre Resigns
RIGA: Ilze Gailite-Holmberga, director of the National Film Centre of Latvia, has officially resigned from her duties.
Burning Bush Fires up Czech Critics
PRAGUE: Agnieszka Holland’s acclaimed film version of Burning Bush won six awards, including Best film of 2013, at the fourth Czech Critics Awards on 25 January 2014.
Croatia Announces First Grants of 2014
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 784,272 EUR/6 m HRK in the final session of 2013. The grants were announced on 24 January 2014.
PRODUCTION: Palfi Free Fall in Fast Forward
BUDAPEST: European Film Award winner György Pálfi (Hukkle, Taxidermia, Final Cut) is already in production with Free Fall, a film that originated from a concept in November 2013.
Czech Films Find Local Fans
PRAGUE: Five Czech films made it into the list of the top ten box office hits of 2013, with the village comedy Babovresky taking the number one spot.
Obituary: Dinu Cocea
BUCHAREST: Dinu Cocea, the director of popular adventure films through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, died in Paris at 84.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Slovak Graduates Freedom is Not for Free
A new Slovak documentary looks at the struggles of young Slovak artists entering the job market.
Czech Lion Nominations Announced by New Management
PRAGUE: Four films lead the nominations for the Czech Lion Awards. Burning Bush received 14 nominations, followed by 12 nominations for Like Never Before, and 11 each for Revival and…
Artificial Eye Picks up Ida
London-based distributor Artificial Eye picked up UK rights to the Polish drama Ida (Opus Film) directed by Pawel Pawlikowski.
PRODUCTION: George Dorobanţu develops 0/1
BUCHAREST: The winner of the Special Mention at the 2012 edition of ScripTeast will be financed by French producers with shooting scheduled for fall 2014.
Czech Attendance Dips
PRAGUE: Czech film attendance fell slightly in 2013, according to the Union of Film Distributors.
Romanian Debuts to Dominate Releases in 2014
BUCHAREST: Almost half of the 20 Romanian premieres expected in 2014, are debut or second films, with most of the films receiving support from the National Centre for Cinema. Films…
Mighty Opening for The Mighty Angel in Poland
WARSAW: The Mighty Angel a drama from Wojciech Smarzowski had the fourth best opening of a Polish film in the last 20 years with 253 937 admissions on its first…
