Lonely Valentin Hits the Target in Lithuania

VILNIUS: A five country release proved to be a February hit for the romantic comedy Lonely Valentin with 158,253 admissions and box office of637,625 EUR in Lithuania since it premiered…
01-03-2013

FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Opens in Prague

Lead sentence: The second edition of East Doc Platform will take place 4-10 March 2013.
01-03-2013

Tatishvili Departs GNFC

TBILISI: Tamara Tatishvili left her her position as Director of the Georgian National Film Center on 25 February 2013 upon the completion of her three year term.
28-02-2013

Purcarete Debut Leads Gopo Nominations

BUCHAREST: Somewhere in Palilula, the debut film from Romania’s internationally acclaimed theatre director Silviu Purcărete, garnered 11 nominations for Romania’s Gopo Awards, held on 25 March 2013.
28-02-2013

CME Posts Loss for 2012

PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises reported a 10.7 percent decline in net revenues for 2012, falling to 772.1 m US$ compared to 864.8 US$ in 2011.
28-02-2013

FESTIVALS: Febiofest 2012 Announces Programme

PRAGUE: Fourteen films will compete in the New Europe competition of the 20th edition of Febiofest running 14-22 March 2013 in Prague.
28-02-2013

Aftermath Looks Forward to Polish Eagles

WARSAW: Aftermath, a daring drama that has ignited public discussion, and with an equally dramatic production background, received seven nominations for the Polish Eagles. The film is emerging as the…
27-02-2013

PRODUCTION: Martin and Venus Completes Production

PRAGUE: Director Jiří Chlumský has completed production on the romantic comedy Martin a Venuše (Martin and Venus).
27-02-2013

PRODUCTION: Romanian Spanish Coproduction Begins Filming

BUCHAREST: Cannibal, a Spanish-Romanian -Russian- French coproduction directed by Manuel Martin Cuenca (The Weakness of the Bolshevik), started shooting in Granada, Spain, on 28 January 2013 and will wrap at…
27-02-2013

Romtelecom Launches Two Channels

BUCHAREST: Romtelecom will begin airing Shorts TV and Comedy Central Extra on 11 February 2013 as part of the company’s revamped visual identity.
27-02-2013

Canal + Cuts Polish Film Production

WARSAW: Canal+ Cyfrowy announced it will not engage in major film projects in the upcoming year, while putting more focus on sports programming.
26-02-2013

Agora and Kino Polska to Launch TV Channel

WARSAW: Two of Poland’s leading media companies, Agora and Kino Polska TV (KPTV), have signed an agreement to create a new film channel.
26-02-2013

PRODUCTION: Polish Animated Children Series in Production

ŁÓDŹ: The first puppet series to be made in Poland in 12 years, Flapper the Hare (Zajączek Parauszek), will complete production on its initial 13-episode series in April 2013.
26-02-2013

Manhunt Dominates Polish Eagles Nominations

WARSAW: The Polish war thriller Manhunt directed by Marcin Krzyształowicz and produced by Skorpion Arte Film & TV Production has been nominated in ten categories for the Polish Film Awards…
25-02-2013

FNE at Czech Lions 2013: Nominations

PRAGUE: The Czech Lions organized by Petr Vachler’s Vachler Art will celebrate its 20th anniversary at Prague Lucerna Hall this coming Saturday 2 March 2013. FNE brings you the full…
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Romanians Protest Low TV Standards

BUCHAREST: The National Audiovisual Center of Romania launched a petiton protesting the declining level of Romanian media on 23 January 2013. Over 13,600 people have signed the petition to date.
25-02-2013

PRODUCTION: The Blue Room in Production

WARSAW: Tomasz Siwinski is completing production on his directorial debut The Blue Room, a short animated film made under the artistic supervision of acclaimed Polish animator Piotr Dumała.
25-02-2013

Zlin Appoints New Director

ZLIN: The Zlin Film Festival has named Marketa Pasmova as the Programme Director, following the resignation of Petr Koliha last year.
25-02-2013

Latvia to Host European Film Awards

The 27th European Film Awards will take place in Riga on 13 December 2014, during Riga’s tenure as a European Capital of Culture.
22-02-2013

DOK.Incubator Deadline Announced

PRAGUE: The 2013 DOK.Incubator workshop is accepting applications through 5 March 2013.
22-02-2013