FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: To The Wonder
VENICE: Terrence Malick was never going to have an easy time trying to follow-up on his Tree of Life success but To The Wonder rather underwhelms in the attempt. While…
Weak Admissions Drive Down Revenues for Cinema City
ROTTERDAM: Cinema City International (cinemacity.nl), Central Europe’s largest multiplex operator, reported a 5.5 percent decline in revenues and 4.9 percent decline in ticket sales in the first half of 2012…
FESTIVALS: Seven Film Compete in MECEFF
MEDIAS, ROMANIA: The second edition of the Medias Central European Film Festival (www.meceff.ro), running 2-8 September 2012, will screen seven films from seven Central European countries in its official competition.
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: The Master
VENICE: Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s portrait of religious cult in post World War II America is definitely one of the most powerful entries in this year’s Biennale Film Festival competition.
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: Paradise: Faith
VENICE: Austrian director Ulrich Seidl launched his three part trilogy Paradise in Cannes with Paradise: Love and he now arrives in Venice with part two, Paradise: Faith.
New Horizons Association launches an art-house multiplex in Wrocław
WROCLAW: A new type of cinema will launch in Wrocław on 31 August, introducing the first multiplex focused on challenging cinema in Poland.
Beta Cinema Picks up Jakimowski Film
WARSAW: Andrzej Jakimowski’s English language feature Imagine was picked up by Germany’s Beta Cinema (www.betacinema.com) prior to the film’s world premiere at the Toronto IFF.
Romanian TV Cuts Staff
BUCHAREST: The newly installed Council of Administration of Romania’s public broadcaster TVR (www.tvr.ro) will cut nearly 30 percent of its staff, 980 out of its 3,340 employers, in an attempt…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Documentary Seminar Deadline Extended
The deadline for the Coproducing Documentaries in Europe seminar, taking place in Slovakia, has been extended until 31 August 2012.
PRODUCTION: TVP Crime Series Set for September Launch
WARSAW: Accomplished Polish film directors Greg Zglinski and Borys Lankosz are shooting a new crime series Paradox for public broadcaster TV Polska (www.tvp.pl), scheduled for a 6 September 2012
PRODUCTION: Mediterranean Breviary in Development
ZAGREB: Director/producer/playwriter and actor Filip Sovagovic who played one of the main characters in Danis Tanovic's No Man's Land is developing a cinematic adaptation of the Predrag Matvejevic bestseller Mediterranean…
Koliha to Head Czech Kids Channel
PRAGUE: Petr Koliha, artistic director of the Zlin children’s film festival (www.zlinfest.cz), will take on the position of director of Czech TV’s (www.ceskatelevize.cz) new children and youth channel as of…
PRODUCTION: Belgian-Dutch Coproduction Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Belgian director Benny Vandendriessche is in preparation with his debut feature, Drift, a low-budget film planned to shoot entirely in Romania 10 - 25 September 2012 and for three…
Baltic Event CoProduction Market Call for Entries
TALLINN: The Baltic Event CoProduction Market (www.be.poff.ee) taking place 26-28 November 2012 during the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2012.poff.ee) is accepting entries through 15 September.
PRODUCTION: Zanussi in Pre-production with Inner Voice
WARSAW: Krzysztof Zanussi is in pre-production for an early spring 2013 shoot of his script The Inner Voice (Głos wewnętrzny) an international coproduction between Poland, Russia and Italy.
PRODUCTION: Ilmar Raag’s Kertu Moves into Postproduction
TALLINN: Estonian director Ilmar Raag (The Class, Une Estonienne a Paris) has wrapped shooting of his new social drama, Kertu, with the premiere planned for spring 2013.
PRODUCTION: The Quiet American - Ron Holloway in Production
BUDAPEST: Ferenc Moldovanyi (Another Planet) is working on a creative documentary about the veteran American film critic Ron Holloway who died in 2009 at age of 76.
PRODUCTION: Ounpuu Shooting Free Range
TALLINN: The Venice Horizons award-winning Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu is shooting his third feature film with the working title Free Range, scheduled for release in March 2013.
PRODUCTION: Wajda Studio in Production with The Performer
WARSAW: Maciej Sobieszczański and Lukasz Ronduda are shooting The Performer, the first full length feature film from Wajda Studio.
Golden Carpathian Market scores sales success
BUCHAREST: Participants at the second edition of the Golden Carpathian (www.goldencarpathian.com) film market have scored a number of sales during the event which was held in Bucharest from 23 to…
