CME CEO Says Poor Q3 Results are Unacceptable
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) continued its revenue slide in the third quarter of 2013, but an overhaul of top management in the past two months has seen a…
Conference Film Tourism – 150% of film in the Region in Krakow
The international two-day conference "Film Tourism – 150% of film in the Region" took place on 23-24 October 2013 in Krakow. Krakow Film Commission invited marketing specialists and filmmakers including…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2013: Czech TV Partners with ARTE
JIHLAVA: Czech TV general director Petr Dvorak and ARTE Commissioning Editor Madeleine Avramoussis were at the Jihlava documentary festival to announce the launch of an association agreement between the two…
Malta to Launch Scriptwriting Institute
VALLETTA: U.S. scriptwriter Robert McKee will open the International Institute for Writers in Malta with a workshop on screenwriting on 30 November 2013.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2013: Industry Connections Blossom at Jihlava
JIHLAVA: Moving into the second year of its new industry profile, the 17th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival consolidated its standing as the magnet for regional documentary filmmakers under the…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2013: Current Events Capture Jihlava Audiences
JIHLAVA: The Uprising, a Belgian/UK production consisting of amateur footage shot during the Arab Spring, won the Opus Bonum Best Film prize of the 17th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival…
WIDE Seals Croatian Deals
The international sales company WIDE (formerly known as WIDE Management) announced sales of the Croatian box office and critical success Priest’s Children as well as a new VOD partnership in…
Romanian and France Sign Film Declaration
BUCHAREST: Romania’s National Centre for Cinema and France’s Le Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée signed a joint declaration on 29 October 2013, promising regular communication and the…
Luther Elected AV Fund President
BRATISLAVA: Council of Slovakia‘s Audiovisual Fund has elected Miloslav Luther to a two year term as president.
Porumboiu’s Metabolism sold to USA
BUCHAREST: When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism/Când se lasă seara peste Bucureşti sau Metabolism was sold by Wild Bunch to Cinema Guild.
FESTIVALS: The Lunchbox Wins Zagreb FF
ZAGREB: The Indian-German-French production The Lunchbox directed by Ritesh Batra won the Golden Pram best film award and a prize of 4,000 EUR at the 11th Zagreb FF.
Gentlemen and Gangsters Shooting in Lithuania
VILNIUS: The 10m EUR Scandinavian feature film and mini-series Gentlemen and Gangsters based on Klas Östergren’s best-selling novels and directed by Mikael Marcimain, is scheduled to complete shooting (which began…
FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: Russian market for European arthouse fare unpredictable
MOSCOW: Russian distributors at the European film Promotion’s (EFP) Westwind (23-27 October 2013) showcase of European arthouse fare said the Russian market was too unpredictable to bank on.
Slovakia Moves on Film Incentives
JIHLAVA: The Slovak parliament has adopted an amendment that will create a new support scheme for the film industry including the introduction of a 20 percent cash rebate for film…
Zelezny Tapped by TV Barrandov
PRAGUE: Vladimir Zelezny, the former head of TV Nova and one of the founders of Slovak commercial Joj TV, will be named CEO of TV Barrandov, Czech media sources report.
Taskovski Adds Bulgarian, Hungarian Docs
JIHLAVA: Taskovski Films has picked up the Bulgarian/Finnish documentary Soul Food Stories and the Romanian/Hungarian documentary Stream of Love, managing director Irena Taskovski told FNE.
FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: Intramovies tests the Russian market with screening of Polish film Life Feels Good
MOSCOW: The Italian sales agents Intramovies were in Moscow to rep the Polish film Life Feels Good directed by Maciej Pieprzyca and the black comedy In the Name of the…
FNE at Regiofun 2013: Matei Child Miner Mines Gold
KATOWICE: The Romanian coproduction Matei Child Miner directed by Alexandra Gulea and produced by Europolis Film won the 10,000 EUR main prize at 2013 Regiofun.
UK Georgian coproduction focuses on legendary leader of post-Soviet transition
JIHLAVA: The Georgian UK doc coproduction The Patriarch takes an intimate look at one of the last living leaders who appeared as opponent of Soviet oppression and went on to…
FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: EFP launches Westwind showcase with MEDIA backing
MOSCOW: The first edition of the European Film Showcase WESTWIND has been launched in Moscow with the backing of the MEDIA programme to help to introduce the Russian market to…
