EFP Producer on the Move: Constanze Schumann

VIENNA: European Film Promotion 2012 Producer on the Move Constanze Schumann comes to Cannes as a part of one of Austria's leading production companies, Allegro Film (www.allegrofilm.at), which she joined…
10-05-2012

EFP Producer on the Move: Vladimer Katcharava

TBILISI: Georgia's European Film Promotion 2012 Producer on the Move Vladimer Katcharava says film production "is adrenalin, it's like being in a war," because "things might change in a minute.…
10-05-2012

EFP Producer on the Move: Monica Lazurean-Gorgan

BUCHAREST: European Film Promotion 2012 Producer on the Move Monica Lazurean-Gorgan emerged as a force in the Romanian film industry in 2007 when she founded 4Proof Film (www.4prooffilm.ro) and was…
10-05-2012

FilmEstonia.eu Launches in Cannes

The Estonian film commission will be officially rolled out during this year's Cannes film market under the brand FilmEstonia.eu.
09-05-2012

EFP Producer on the Move: Liisa Penttila

HELSINKI: For Liisa Penttila, whose introduction to production was coproducing Lars von Trier's Dogville in 2001, it is "absolutely essential" to work with good professionals in order to grow.
09-05-2012

EFP Producers on the Move: Sinisa Juricic

ZAGREB: For Sinisa Juricic, a European Film Promotion 2012 Producer on the Move, the most difficult task of a film producer is "to keep everyone happy."
08-05-2012

PRODUCTION: Ada Solomon Developing Double

BUCHAREST: Romanian director/writer Catrinel Danaiaţa is developing her first feature Double produced by Ada Solomon together with HiFilm Productions (www.hifilm.ro), in co-production with Gabi Antal and Abis Studio (www.abisstudio.ro).
08-05-2012

Bulgarian bTV and Global Vision Terminate Contracts

SOFIA: After several disputes between bTV Media Group's leading channel bTV (owned by Central European Media Enterprises, www.cetv-net.com) has ceased broadcasts of two of the most popular programmes, both from…
08-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival : Elles

{mosimage}GDYNIA: In her new drama Elles, Małgorzata Szumowska explores the topic of feminine sexuality and its images in the contemporary society. Elles screens in the main competition of the 37th…
07-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: In Darkness

{mosimage}GDYNIA: The Polish Oscar-nominated film In Darkness by Agnieszka Holland competes at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival (www.fpff.pl) running through 12 May 2012.
07-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: In the Bedroom

{mosimage}GDYNIA: In his feature In the Bedroom, Tomasz Wasilewski creates an intimate image of a new relationship formed under unusual circumstances. The film competes at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival…
07-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival : 80 Million

{mosimage}GDYNIA: Polish director Waldemar Krzystek creates a fast-paced crime film using an actual episode from the history of the Solidarity movement for a Polish take on the Ocean's Eleven franchise…
07-05-2012

PRODUCTION: Grlic in Preproduction with The Viper's Glen Miracle

{mosimage}ZAGREB: Acclaimed Croatian director Rajko Grlić, nominated at the Palm d'Or for Bravo Maestro in 1978, is preparing The Viper's Glen Miracle for shooting in 2013. The Viper's Glen Miracle/Čudo…
07-05-2012

Record Premiere for Punk Syndrome

{mosimage}HELSINKI: The Punk Syndrome was released on 4 May 2012 on 45 screens in Finland, a record for a domestic documentary.
06-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Women's Day

{mosimage}GDYNIA: In her feature debut Women's Day, premiering at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia (www.fpff.pl) Maria Sadowska takes on the issue of female solidarity and its boundaries in a…
06-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Secret

{mosimage}GDYNIA: In his drama Secret, screening in competition at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival (7-12 May 2012, www.fpff.pl), Przemysław Wojcieszek creates another challenging and artistic independent film.
06-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Supermarket

{mosimage}GDYNIA: Maciej Zak creates a disturbing image of the impact that consumerism has on our life in his thriller Supermarket which appears in the main competition of the 37th Polish…
06-05-2012

FNE at Cyprus Film Days 2012: Winners

LIMASSOL: the 10th International Cuprus Film Days Film Festival awarded its top prize to Combat Girls by David Wnendt along with a 7000 EUR prize. The Special Jury Award and…
04-05-2012

FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF Announces 12 Films in Competition

{mosimage}Films from Iceland, Norway, USA, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Israel, Austria, Russia and Chile and Japan will compete in the main competition of the 11th Transilvania IFF (www.tiff.ro), running 1-10 June…
03-05-2012

DOK.Incubator Announces New Award

{mosimage}DOK.Incubator (www.dokincubator.net), a workshop focused on the distribution and rough cut phase, is offering a postproduction award for the documentary project that show the development at the workshop.
03-05-2012