FESTIVALS: Black Nights Adds Baltic Debut Competition

TALLINN: Feature debuts from the Baltic and Nordic countries will compete in the new Tridens Herring competition programme at the Black Nights film festival (www.poff.ee), running 12-28 November 2012.
07-11-2012

Wajda Studio Wraps Polish-Armenian Short

WARSAW: Milky Brother, the first Polish-Armenian coproduction, directed by Vahram Mkhitaryan and produced by Wajda Studio (www.wajdastudio.com) has completed production.
07-11-2012

FESTIVALS: Bratislava IFF Upgrades Slovak, Industry Presence

BRATISLAVA: The 14th Bratislava International Film Festival (www.iffbratislava.com) which opens on 9 November 2012 and runs through 15 November unveils a new Slovak competition section and increase services for industry…
07-11-2012

Czechs Unite Film Institutions

PRAGUE: The Czech National Film Archives will become the parent organization of the Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz), the Czech MEDIA Desk (www.mediadesk.cz), and the Czech Film Commission (www.filmcommission.cz) as of…
06-11-2012

PRODUCTION: Bibiliotheque Pascal Director in Preproduction with Mirage

BUDAPEST: Hungarian filmmaker Szabolcs Hajdu (Bibiliotheque Pascal, White Palms) is currently in preproduction for a Hungarian/Slovak coproduction, Mirage (Délibáb).
06-11-2012

Sarajevo Film Festival opens it doors to Georgian filmmakers

TBILISI: The Sarajevo Film Festival has opened its doors to Georgian filmmakers who are now able to participate in all industry programmes of the biggest annual event in South East…
06-11-2012

PRODUCTION: A Step into Darkness Goes into Production

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Martin Luther (A Path across the Danube) has started shooting his historical drama A Step into Darkness in the western Slovak village of Uhrovec, the site of…
06-11-2012

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…
06-11-2012

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.
06-11-2012

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.
06-11-2012

PRODUCTION: Georgian-French Dzma in Production

TBILISI: Dzma, a coproduction from Georgia and France has started filming in Tbilisi.
05-11-2012

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.
05-11-2012

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…
05-11-2012

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…
05-11-2012

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…
05-11-2012

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…
02-11-2012

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…
02-11-2012

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).
02-11-2012

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.
02-11-2012

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.
31-10-2012