Fresh life for Nemec film

Jan Nemec's Holka Ferrari Dino will open the Fresh Film Festival in Karlovy Vary on August 27, following an internet premiere.
19-08-2008

Russian channel surpasses local ETV

PBK, a Russian language station owned by Russian broadcaster Pervyi Kanal, has moved up to second place in Estonia's TV ratings.
18-08-2008

Bulgarian crew detained

Three members of a Bulgarian National TV crew were arrested in Macedonia while filming in the town of Bitola on August 15.
18-08-2008

Slovenes love Olympics

Fox Sports reports that Slovenian audiences for the Chinese Olympics have almost doubled over figures for the Sydney Olympics.
18-08-2008

Emmy nomination for Pro TV

Romania's Pro TV received an International Emmy nomination for Any Idea What Your Kid is Doing Right Now?
17-08-2008

Locarno Jury Prize for German Polish co-production

The German/Polish co-production 33 Scenes from Life won the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno film festival which at the closing ceremony on August 16.
17-08-2008

Hartley-Merrill winning project starts shooting

Polish documentary director Maciej Adamiak began shooting his first feature, the winner of the Hartley-Merrill scriptwriting prize The Picture on August 12.
14-08-2008

Brabec film opens August 21

F.A. Brabec's poetic film May has its world premiere in Prague on August 21.
14-08-2008

Increased funding for Slovak films

Increased promotional efforts and a rise in public funding opportunities have spurred the recent success of Slovak films, according to Peter Dubecky.
13-08-2008

A Woman of Berlin to screen in Toronto

The German/Polish film A Woman in Berlin, is among 20 films shown for the Toronto Film Festival's Special Presentations.
13-08-2008

Labyrinth finishes filming

Filming on Tomas Houska's psychothriller Labyrinth concluded this week, with post-production expected to be finished by the end of August.
12-08-2008

Wajda begins new film

Andrzej Wajda began filming on Tatarak, based on a short story by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, on August 12.
12-08-2008

Czechs grant €2.4 million for film production in 2008/2009

The State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography announced CZK57.4 million (2.38 million Euros) in grants for 2008 and 2009.
11-08-2008

Janosik nears completion of filming

Five years from the start of production, The True Story of Janosik is finally in production, with Agnieszka Holland directing.
11-08-2008

First Digital 3D screen in Malta

The Empire Cinema Complex unveiled the first digital 3D screen in Malta, the Malta Independent Online reported.
10-08-2008

Independent Polish thriller goes into post production

Forest Holes directed by Sławomir Kulikowski, which ended filming on July 24th, has gone into post production.
10-08-2008

Expo Zaragosa feature Lithuanian documentary week

Lithuanian director Arunas Matelis will present a week of Lithuanian documentaries at Expo Zaragosa, beginning August 17.
10-08-2008

Estrellita wins Motovun award

Metod Pevec's film Estrellita received the Amnesty International award at the Motovun film festival.
07-08-2008

TVP launches HDTV

TVP launched its first HD television channel on August 6, following a trial period, Broadband TV News announced.
07-08-2008

Gargoyle begins filming

MediaPro Studios of Romania and Muse Entertainment of Canada are co-producing sci-fi film Rise of the Gargoyle which began filming in Romania.
07-08-2008