FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: TV Documentary Coproduction Funding Just Beginning in CEE

JIHLAVA: Central European documentary filmmakers are beginning to see some coproduction funding sources in TV stations across the region, but most will have to look westward for their budgets.
25-10-2012

FNE AVP Live !: Interview with John Dick, Head of Sector Distribution of EACEA

LYON: FNE spoke with John Dick, head of Sector Distribution at the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) (www.eacea.ec.europa.eu) during the Europa Distribution (www.europa-distribution.org) conference in Lyon on the…
25-10-2012

PRODUCTION: Animated Series Galaxy Taxi in Development

WARSAW: Fumi Studio (www.fumistudio.com) is in the early stages of development with a 13-episode animated series for adults and children, Galaxy Taxi.
25-10-2012

Britain Returns Historical Films to Malta

MALTA: The Malta Film Commission (MFC, www.mfc.com.mt) has reached an agreement with the British Film Institute to return to Malta the first four films shot in Malta, filmed between 1925…
25-10-2012

FNE Exclusive Interview with Hrvoje Osvadic, Croatian Producers Association

Hrvoje Osvadić was elected in June 2012 to head of the Croatian Producers Association (HRUP, www.hrup.hr). He spoke to FNE about the challenges he faces in his new position and…
24-10-2012

FNE at CentEast: China-Europe Film Promotion Project Launched at Warsaw

WARSAW: The Warsaw Film Festival and the Chinese company Film Factory have announced a joint project to facilitate film exchanges between Europe and China.
24-10-2012

Croatian Producer Aims to Repeat Balkan Success Story

ZAGREB: Igor A.Nola of Mainframe -Zagreb (www.mainframeproduction.com), the Croatian coproducer of Srdjan Dragojevic’s hit comedy Parada, is hoping to replicate its success with a slate of four films that includes…
24-10-2012

PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean Developing One Floor Below

BUCHAREST: Radu Muntean (The Paper Will Be Blue, Boogie and Tuesday after Christmas) once again teams up with fellow screenwriters Răzvan Rădulescu and Alex Baciu, DOP Tudor Lucaciu and production…
24-10-2012

Europa Distribution Backs MEDIA Strand Proposals for Creative Europe

LYON: European distributors from 26 countries have backed the proposals of the EU Commission for the MEDIA strand of the new Creative Europe programme, which is currently being discussed by…
23-10-2012

Romanian Comedies Battle for Box Office

BUCHAREST: Iura Luncaşu's Sweet Little Lies/Minte-mă frumos produced by MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com) has set a new opening weekend record, narrowly besting the box office record set by Tudor Giurgiu's Of…
23-10-2012

New Warsaw Regional Film Commission Bows at CentEast

WARSAW: Poland’s capital district is enhancing its growing reputation as a film center with the introduction of the Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, presented at the CentEast (www.centeast.org) meetings held in…
23-10-2012

Croatian Audiovisual Center Strategy Boosts Local Film Industry

FNE spoke to Ankica Jurić Tilić, Croatian producer and former head of the Croatian Producers Association (www.hrup.hr) about the National Strategic Programme for the Audiovisual Industry in Croatian and the…
23-10-2012

Slovak pubcaster RTVS to lay off 20% of its workforce

BRATISLAVA: Slovak public-service Radio and Television Slovakia (www.rtvs.sk) is preparing to lay-off 20 percent or more of its workforce, RTVS head Václav Mika wrote in a memo to employees.
23-10-2012

New Development Grants for Hungarian Films

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian National Film Fund (www.mnf.hu) has awarded 29,750 EUR (8.5 m HUF) in development grants to four projects directed by JúliaSára, János Edelényi and Gábor Rohonyi, and Mónika…
22-10-2012

PRODUCTION: Petr Vachler Preps the Meaning and Mystery of Life

PRAGUE: Director/screenwriter Petr Vachler is preparing a feature documentary on the mystery of existence based on the hypothesis that we might grasp the meaning of life while still living.
22-10-2012

Tango Libre Wins Warsaw Grand Prix

WARSAW: Tango Libre, a musical drama by Frédéric Fonteyne, won the international competition of the 28th Warsaw Film Festival (www.wff.pl) which finished on 21 October 2012.
22-10-2012

FNE at Zagreb FF 2012: Everybody in Our Family Wins Zagreb Fest

ZAGREB: The 10th edition of the Zagreb Film Festival (www.zagrebfilmfestival.com,14-21 October 2012) awarded over 7,000 EUR in prizes to the winners of its four competitions: feature, documentary, short film and…
22-10-2012

FNE at Cyprus SFFC 2012: Cyprus Short Film Fest Awards: Anna

LIMASSOL: The 2012 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (www.isffc.com.cy), which concluded on 20 October, bestowed its 1st Prize for Best National Film and an award of 5,000 EUR to…
22-10-2012

Foreign producers Apply to Croatian Film Tax Incentives Programme

ZAGREB: The first tax incentive scheme is now underway in Croatia with five projects that have applied for the 2.65 m EUR (20 m HRK) available from the Croatian Audiovisual…
19-10-2012

FNE at Warsaw FF: Punk in Africa Picks up Euro Sales

WARSAW: The Czech-South African documentary Punk in Africa has been sold to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden, with more European countries pending.
19-10-2012