FAMU Fest Hosts New Media Forums
PRAGUE: The annual FAMU film festival of films from the Czech FAMU (www.famu.cz) film school students attracted a large international audience for its forums on new technologies and new media…
Estonia Country Profile 2011
{mosimage}TALLINN: The year 2011 saw developments with long-term implications for Estonia's film sector, even though it might not be remembered for its vintage crop of artistic achievements. Increased production, attendance…
PRODUCTION: Wajda to Go into Production with Walesa
{mosimage}WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda had revealed the final plans and details for his long awaited film about Lech Wałesa. The director made casting changes and will move into production on 1…
New TV Channels to Launch in Romania
BUCHAREST: Realitatea TV (www.realitatea.net) will split into two separate channels due to recent differences between the ex-manager, Sebastian Ghita, and the station's owner Elan Schwartzenberg. Realitatea TV will continue as…
Wajda School Celebrates Tenth Anniversary at Plus Camerimage
{mosimage}WARSAW: The Plus Camerimage Festival commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Wajda School (www.wajdaschool.pl) with master classes, film screenings, exhibitions, and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Andrzej Wajda, who cofounded…
Dragon Forum Call for Projects
WARSAW: The 2012 Dragon Forum (www.dragonforum.pl) is accepting documentary project applications until 18 December 2011. A series of workshops will focus on development, marketing, presentation and pitching.
PRODUCTION: The Beatles project in Development
BUCHAREST: After the highly acclaimed The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu which concluded a trilogy on communism (comprising also Videograms of a Revolution /Videogramme einer Revolution and Out…
New law to pump 13 M EUR into Hungarian film industry in 2012
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Parliament has approved a new Hungarian Film Law which will pump 4 bln HUF (cca. 13 m EUR) into the national film industry. Under the new law…
Bulgarian Media Family Acquires Music Channel
SOFIA: The Bulgarian new service Novinte reports that Bulgarian media magnates Irena Drasteva ns Delyan Peevski, her son, acquired The Voice, a pop music TV channel, along with four radio…
Nauka 2.0 Begins Broadcasting in Latvia
RIGA: Local media reports that the Russian science channel, Nauka 2.0, began broadcasting in Latvia earlier this month,
POFF Black Nights Hosts Legal, Distribution Workshop
TALLINN: The East European Film Alliance (EEFA, eefa-eu.org) Training Network will hold its final workshop of 2011 on 25-28 November at the POFF Black Nights Film Festival. The workshop will…
TVN Picks up Rules Of Engagement
WARSAW: TVN Group will produce the Polish version of the American hit sitcom Rules of Engagement. The shoot in Warsaw will start in the beginning of December 2011.
PRODUCTION: Through My Veins in Development
BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban follows his a first feature, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier, which gathered international recognition and two prizes at the Berlinale…
Somewhere Tonight and Sing Your Song Win American Film Festival
WROCLAW The second edition of the American Film Festival in Wrocław, the only film event in Poland focused on American independent cinema, awarded its top prizes to Somewhere Tonight and…
FESTIVALS: Watch Docs Announces Programme
WARSAW: The 11th International Film Festival Watch Docs. Human Rights in Film, the oldest documentary festival in Warsaw, opens on 8 December 2011. The 10 day event will screen more…
FESTIVALS: The External World Wins Animated Dreams
The winners of the awards of 13th Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams (www.anima.ee) were announced on Saturday, 19 November 2011, at the award ceremony in Sõprus Cinema, Tallinn. The Grand…
Standard and Poors Threatens to Downgrade CME
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www. investor.cmegroup.com) is facing a potential downgrade in its rating by U.S. agency Standard and Poors, following S&P's reevaluation of the company's position from stable…
Record Weekend for Polish Cinemas
WARSAW: Weekend attendance in Polish cinemas surpassed one million viewers for the first time on the weekend of 11-13 November 2011. In addition the Polish film Letters To Santa broke…
PRODUCTION: Itaker Begins Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Toni Trupia's film Itaker, which began filming in Italy on 7 November 2011, moved to Romania in 21 November 21, for the final three weeks of shooting.
