EU Approval Unblocks Czech Film Grants Process

Czech producers, distributors, cinemas and festivals are rushing to apply for grants from the newest iteration of the state Cinematography Fund following a European Commission ruling Tuesday approving the system's…
07-08-2013

Big-Budget Czech Historic Films on the Rise

Following two decades of mainly small-scale, personal films, Czech producers are moving into larger projects celebrating epic historic tales set in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the First Republic and…
07-08-2013

Outstanding Regional Work Feted in Vienna

VIENNA: Daria Onyshchenko's nostalgic Eastalgia will open the second edition of the nine-day LET'S CEE FF, launching 13 September in Vienna.
06-08-2013

PRODUCTION: Dedictvi or Kurvaseneříká Wraps filming

PRAGUE: The two-month shoot in Prague and Brno of comedy Dedictví or Kurvaseneříka (The Heritage 2) has wrapped, following up on the film's first part
06-08-2013

PRODUCTION: World Is Mine to Wrap in August

BUCHAREST: Nicolae Constantin Tănase's debut feature is a 100% independent production between Tudor Giurgiu's Libra Film (librafilm.net) and Radu Stancu's deFilm (defilm.ro), with premiere set for summer 2014. The film…
05-08-2013

PRODUCTION: Czech 90's Story Wraps

The creative team behind Walking Too Fast (Pouta) - director Radim Špaček, screenwriter Ondřej Štindl, DoP Jaromír Kačer and producer Vratislav Šlajer - have wrapped two months of shooting for…
05-08-2013

Bulgarian Admissions Up

SOFIA: With a 40% jump in admissions to 2,716,090 and box office up nearly 43%, at 11,691799 EUR, for the first six months of 2013 compared to last year, Bulgarian…
05-08-2013

Croatia Funds Docus and Michael Jackson Co-Production

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has granted 894,117 EUR/6,714,410 HRK in its latest session.
02-08-2013

Production: Csaba Fazekas's Swing Shooting

BUDAPEST: Csaba Fazekas (Boldog születésnapot!) is shooting his second feature, Swing, a musical comedy inspired by Hungarian hits. The story is driven by three desperate women who join together to…
02-08-2013

First Caucasus Docu Fest Seeks Filmmakers

TBILISI: Ciné-DOC, the region's pioneering documentary IFF, launching 15-20 October, has announced its submission deadlines for the international competition section and the Focus Caucasus screenings.
02-08-2013

FNE - IDF DocBloc: Euro Animators Sought for Belgrade Fest

Balkanima, the festival of Southeastern European animation running 1-5 October, now in its 10th edition, is accepting submissions through 10 August, seeking work up to 25 minutes from continental filmmakers…
02-08-2013

Warsaw IFF Announces China-Eastern Europe Promotion Slate

Following up on last year's first appearance of official Chinese representation, the Warsaw IFF (www.wff.pl), running 11-20 October, will launch the China-Eastern Europe Film Promotion Program (CEEFPP), intended to foster…
02-08-2013

PRODUCTION: Kostadin Bonev Shooting Docu on 'Romantic Execution'

Award-winning director Kostadin Bonev (Warming Up Yesterday's Lunch, 2002; Europolis-The Town of The Delta, 2009) is shooting his full length documentary Six Stories On A Romantic Execution about the life…
02-08-2013

Kunsthal Paintings Robbery Inspires Giurgiu

BUCHAREST: Director and producer Tudor Giurgiu (Of Snails and Men) is developing together with photographer Cristian Movilă a feature based on the international art theft sensation last year that reached…
01-08-2013

Films Boutique Picks Up Roxanne

BUCHAREST: Valentin Hotea's debut feature, Roxanne, will be sold internationally by the Germany's Films Boutique and hold its world premiere in the Cineasti del Presenti competition at the Locarno IFF.
01-08-2013

CME Struggling Under Ad Slump But Hopeful

PRAGUE: TV Nova owner Central European Media Enterprises has reported another drop in revenues of $31 m for the second quarter of the year to $180 m, citing an ad…
31-07-2013

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month Gabor Csurdi

FNE together with Europa Distribution continues its Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face, especially…
31-07-2013

PRODUCTION: Crazy Teens Starts Shooting

BUCHAREST: Cristina Iacob's debut feature, a comedy road movie produced by MediaPro Pictures started filming on the Black Sea on 29 July and will continue in various seaside locations and…
31-07-2013

Child's Pose Romania's Oscar Entry

BUCHAREST: Călin Peter Netzer's family power drama has been selected unanimously by the national jury to be forwarded as Romania's submission for next year's Academy Awards. The 86th edition will…
30-07-2013

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Festival and Congress Centre Varna

FNE together with Europa Cinemas continues its Cinema of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European cinema operators we choose a cinema from each…
30-07-2013