FNE - Step In - Locarno - Country Report: Slovenia
Slovenia saw healthy output in it film production industry and an increase in cinema attendance in the past year, with a gernerous share of coproductions accounting for the abundance of…
FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Latvia
The Latvian film industry saw an influx of foreign film productions thanks to the July 2011 launch of the Riga Film Fund (www.filmriga.lv) rebate initiative and produced some strong and…
CME Posts Q2 2012 Losses
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME, www.cetv-net.com) showed declines in net revenues and operating income for both its second quarter and its six-month results.
FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Slovakia
The Slovak film industry saw the full benefits of its new funding system which was launched in 2009, during the past year, with a marked increase in domestic films and…
FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Poland
Seven years after Poland decided to make the film industry a priority with both money and expertise that established the Polish Film Institute (PISF), Polish cinema is a well-established presence…
Bulgaria Begins Cinema Cartel Investigation
SOFIA: Bulgaria's two leading cinema chains are at the center of a cartel investigation by the country's anti-trust agency, theCommission the Protection of Competition (KZK).
FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Lithuania
With the Lithuanian Film Centre (www.lfc.lt) beginning operations on 1 May 2012, the local film industry has received a strong and much-needed boost.
BIAFF Summer Film School Underway in Georgia
BATUMI, GEORGIA: Batumi art house "Argani"/BIAFF International Film Festival (www.biaff.org) launched the BIAFF summer film school on script development in Batumi on 28 July 2012, running through 3 August, 2012.
PRODUCTION: The Gentleman from the Courtyard in Postproduction
BUCHAREST:The Romanian-French filmmaker Cornel Gheorghita (Europolis) is in postproduction with his second feature, a Romanian-French coproduction shot mostly in Romania.
PRODUCTION: The Exhibition in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Slovak directors Peter Begányi (Erotic Nation) and Andrej Kolenčík are in post-production with The Exhibition, a medium-length bitter comedy scheduled to come out in early 2013.
Eighteen Producers Selected for New Jihlava Project
PRAGUE: The Jihlava IDFF (www.dokument-festival.com) announced the names of 18 documentary producers who will participate in the first Emerging Producers platform.
FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Hungary
This year has seen the beginning of the revival of the Hungarian film industry, with filmmakers once again able to access funding after a nearly two year hiatus.
FESTIVALS: Letter Take Top Prize at Pula
PULA, CROATIA: A Letter to My Father (www.hfs.hr) won the Best Film award and a prize of 30,000 HRK at the National Competition of the 59th Pula Film Festival (www.pulafilmfestival.hr)…
GNFC Announces Winners of Script Development Competition
TIBLISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) selected five projects which will receive script development grants of 5000 GEL (2,500 EUR).
From Thursday Till Sunday wins T-Mobile New Horizons Grand Prix
WROCŁAW: Director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo won the Grand Prix and 20000 EUR for his new drama From Thursday till Sunday (De jueves a domingo, Chile, www.cinestacion.cl).
Film New Europe - Step In - Locarno: Country Report: Estonia
A new film commission, increased cinema attendance driven in part by popular domestic films, and the construction of a new post-production facility are all signs that Estonia has continued to…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Cult Film Director Shooting Flight Redirected
VILNIUS: Emilis Velyvis, director of the Lithuanian cult film hit Zero 2, is in production with Flight Redirected, a Lithuanian/UK coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Piekorz in Preproduction with Encounters
WARSAW: Magdalena Piekorz, one of Poland's rising young directors, is preparing to film Encounters (Zblizenia), a drama about a tumultuous relationship between a mother and her older daughter and her…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Kesaj Tchave
PRAGUE: Czech company Fresh Films is planning an April 2013 premiere for Rozalie Kohoutova's Roma-themed documentary Kesay Tchave.
Film New Europe - Step In - Locarno: Country Report: Czech Republic
The first half of the 2012 has been a crucial period for the Czech film industry as it awaits the new Film Act to be approved in the parliament. Czech…
