FESTIVALS: Young Polish and German Directors Compete at Cottbus
COTTBUS: Six films are competing for a 1,500 EUR prize in the third U-18 German-Polish Youth Film Competition of new films from German and Poland as part of the Cottbus…
FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Films Debut at Scanorama
VILNIUS: Four Lithuanian films will have their world premieres at the Scanorama Film Festival (www.scanorama.lt) which opens in Vilnius on 8 November 2012.
Hungary Launches Film and TV Awards in 2013
BUDAPEST: The HUFTA’s, Hungary’s first official film and TV awards event, is planned for 1 June 2013 in Budapest.
PRODUCTION: Georgian-French Dzma in Production
TBILISI: Dzma, a coproduction from Georgia and France has started filming in Tbilisi.
Connecting Cottbus Hosts Eurimages Workshop
COTTBUS: The East European pitching forum connecting cottbus (www.connecting-cottbus.de) takes on the topic of Eurimages’s revised distribution support programme during its two-day presentation, 8-9 November 2012.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month. Bulgaria Emil Simeonov, PRO FILMS
FNE together with Europa Distribution (www.europa-distribution.org) continues its Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face…
CME Sees Continued Loss in Q3
PRAGUE: Leading CEE TV and media company Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced third quarter 2012 net revenues of US$ 140.1 m, compared to US$ 165.5 m in the…
PRODUCTION: Mythmaking in Postproduction
JIHLAVA: Jan Gogola, Jr.'s new documentary is an intimate portrait of the contemporary Czech artist Kateřina Šeda who is binding ordinary people through projects combining art and social initiative. Jiři…
Riga Film Studio Sold at Auction
RIGA: The complex of Riga Film Studio buildings, including the largest sound stage in the Baltic states, was sold at auction this week due to presumed land lease debts, leaving…
Thirteen Projects Pitch at Connecting Cottbus
COTTBUS: The 14th edition of the East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus (www.connectingcottbus.de) taking place 8-9 November will present 13 films representing 12 countries, with participants pitching to an industry audience…
Latvia’s Ego Media Lines up Documentary Coproductions
RIGA: Latvian producer Guntis Trekteris is producing and developing a slate of international documentary films through his company Ego Media (www.egomedia.lv).
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Poland Triumphs at East Silver
JIHLAVA: Poland took home two Silver Eye awards, and Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia were also among the winners at the East Silver film market.
Czech Film Promoters Unveil Strategy to Boost Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech MEDIA Desk (www.mediadesk.cz) and the Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz) are launching new strategies to help Czech filmmakers increase the scope of coproductions.
FESTIVALS: LIFFE 2012 Announces Competition
LJUBLJANA: Ten films will compete in Perspectives, the main competition of the 23rd Ljubljana International Film Festival (www.liffe.si), taking place 7-18 November.
Slovenia and Italy to Expand Coproduction Agreement
ROME: Slovenia and Italy are expected to finalize a bilateral agreement on film coproduction that would extend cooperation, currently on a regional level, to the national level.
Polish Animation in the Spotlight at DOK Leipzig
LEIPZIG: DOK Leipzig, which runs through 4 November 2012, marks the centennial of Poland’s first puppet animation film with a retrospective of its creator, Władysław Starewicz, and a special programme…
Czechs Limit TV Ad Volume
PRAGUE: The Czech Senate has passed a bill that controls the volume of advertising on TV.
PRODUCTION: Georgian doc See You in Chechnya in Production
JIHLAVA: Georgian director/producer Alexander Kvatashidze is in production with a feature documentary on war correspondents. The film will be a Georgian-Dutch-Estonian-French coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Alexandru Solomon Developing Tarzan's Testicles
JIHLAVA: Romanian director/producer Alexandru Solomon is working on Tarzan's Testicles, a feature documentary on the Abkhazian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy, established in 1927, a renowned primatology…
FNE AVP Live ! Jakub Duszynski, Co-President of Europa Distribution and Artistic Director of Gutek Film, Poland.
FNE asks what are the most important issues facing European independent distributors today. Read more>>>