Hungary, Romania on EFA Short Film List

Six films from Central Europe have been nominated for the European Films Academy’s (www.europeanfilmacademy.org) Short Film 2012 award.
05-10-2012

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF Hosts Ex-Oriente Session at Jihlava

JIHLAVA: The Institute of Documentary Film has announced the programme for its second Ex-Oriente workshop to take place during the Jihlava IDFF (www.dokument-festival.com), 23-28 October 2012.
05-10-2012

Hungary Prepares to End Terrestrial Broadcasts

BUDAPEST: Hungary will begin switching off analogue terrestrial broadcasts at the end of October 2012, beginning with the end of analogue broadcasting of public broadcaster Magyar Televizio’s (www.mtva.hu) leading channel…
04-10-2012

Game of Thrones Returns to Croatia

DUBROVNIK: The HBO series Game of Thrones has begun filming season three in Dubrovnik, through Croatian services company Embassy Films (www.embassyfilms.com).
04-10-2012

FNE AVP Live ! Doris Pack, Chair Culture and Education Committee, European Parliament

FNE AVP Live ! Interview with Doris Pack, Chair Culture and Education Committee, European Parliament. FNE asks Pack about the future of the audiovisual industry in Europe and the Creative…
03-10-2012

FNE AVP Live ! Aviva Silver, Chair of MEDIA Committee of the European Commission.

FNE EXCLUSIVE: FNE asks Silver about Create Europe and what it means for the European audiovisual industry.
03-10-2012

PRODUCTION: The Marcin Różycki Story in Postproduction

LUBLIN: La la la the Marcin Różycki Story (La la la Rzecz o Marcinie Różyckim), a documentary from director Grazyna Stankiewicz about a popular Polish bard, is in the final…
03-10-2012

New Pay TV Channels Launch in CEE

Fox International Channels (www.foxinternationalchannels.com) plans to introduce its pay TV Fox channel in nine Balkan countries on 15 October 2012.
03-10-2012

CEE Selects Oscar Hopefuls

Leading up to the 1 October 2012 deadline for the Oscar’s Best Foreign Language Film submissions, Central Europeans unveiled their Oscar contenders. The following films have been selected to represent…
02-10-2012

Romania Set New Deadline for Analog to Digital Crossover

BUCHAREST: The National Radiocommunications Society (www.radiocom.ro) will receive a TV digital multiplex to broadcast Romanian TV public channels (www.tvr.ro).
02-10-2012

PRODUCTION: Królikiewicz Developing Historical Drama

WARSAW: The acclaimed avant-garde Polish film director and screenwriter, Grzegorz Królikiewicz is in development with Samuel Zborowski, a historical costume feature drama based on a seventeenth century adventurer.
02-10-2012

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Prix Winners

POTOROZ: Thanks for Sunderland (www.rtvslo.si), the debut film from Sarajevo born Slovenian director Slobodan Maksimovic, won the best film prize at the 15th Festival of Slovenian Films which concluded on…
01-10-2012

Baltic Oscar Films Lead Local Box Office

Baltic films looking for Oscar nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category are finding domestic box office success in Estonia and Finland.
01-10-2012

FNE AVP Live ! MEP Mary Honeyball

FNE AVP Live ! Interview with UK MEP Mary Honeyball, member of the Culture and Education Committee of the EU Parliament. FNE asks Honeyball about Creative Europe and how the…
01-10-2012

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition: Feed Me with Your Words

POTOROZ: Feed Me with Your Words, the debut feature film from director Martin Turk, is one of seven films in competition at the 15th Festival of Slovenian Film (www.fsf.si) ,…
01-10-2012

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition : Generation 71

POTOROZ: The feature documentary film Generation 71 competing in the 15th Festival of Slovenian Film (www.fsf.si), running through 30 September 2012 is the debut of Boštjan Slatenšek, a renowned photographer…
01-10-2012

CARTOON Offering CEE Scholarships

WARSAW: CARTOON MASTERS (www.cartoon-media.eu) is accepting applications for scholarships to its finance workshop for professionals from new MEDIA Programme/new EU member states. The deadline for applications is 12 October 2012.
01-10-2012

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition: Tango Abrazos

POTOROZ: Tango Abrazos, the new feature film from the renowned Slovene film director Metod Pevec competing at the 15th Festival of Slovenian Film (www.fsf.si) running through 30 September 2012, is…
01-10-2012

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition: Thanks for Sunderland

POTOROZ: Sarajevo born Slovenian director Slobodan Maksimovic is in the main competition of the 15th Slovenian Film Festival (www.fsf.si) with his feature film debut Thanks for Sunderland.
30-09-2012

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition: Ink Tips

POTOROZ: Ink Tips directed by Polona Sepe is a historical drama with a feminist tone, based on true events. The film is in the main competition of the 15th Slovenian…
29-09-2012