Diana Biopic Filming in Croatia
Caught in Flight, a UK-Croatian coproduction about the last years of Princess Diana's life starring Naomi Watts, is in the midst of a three week shoot on locations around Croatia.
PRODUCTION: The Shoe Box in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Mihai Ionescu (Different Mothers) is in the early stages of preparation and financing for his second feature, The Shoe Box, a tragicomedy set in the communist era.
New Hungarian Development Grants Announced
BUDAPEST: Two new features and one long documentary received a total of 8 million HUF/27,256 EUR as development grants from the Hungarian National Film Fund (www.filmalap.hu) on 28 June 2012.
Protest over Cable Fee in Latvia
Cable operators are protesting plans to charge them a fee for rebroadcasting national TV channels.
Die Hard Resumes Production in Hungary
The fifth installment of the Die Hard franchise, A Good Day to Die Hard, resumed filming in Hungary, following a fire on the set.
FNE at KVIFF 2012: Karlovy Vary FF Prize winners
{mosimage}KARLOVY VARY: The 47th Karlovy Vary IFF (29 June-7 July 2012) awarded its Grand Prix to Norwegian director Martin Lund for his film The Almost Man. The team from the…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Steam and Faith
The Bulgarian documentary Steam and Faith is participating in the 2012 Ex-Oriente Workshop as it prepares for a March 2013 completion date.
PRODUCTION: Jiri Menzel Begins Filming Suknickari
PRAGUE: Oscar winning director has started a two month shoot on Suknickari, (Womanizer or Skirt-chaser) his first film since I Served the King of England.
India and Poland Sign Coproduction Agreement
The Polish Minister of Culture signed an agreement with his counterpart in India on bilateral cooperation in the audiovisual sector.
PRODUCTION: Liza, the Fox-Fairy Begins Filming
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian-Swedish coproduction Liza, the Fox-Fairy, the feature film debut of Karoly Ujj Meszaros written by Meszaros and Balint Hegedus, is currently in production with shooting due to wrap…
Greek Film Wins KVIFF Works in Progress Prize
KARLOVY VARY: The Eternal Return of Antonis P, a debut film from Greece, won the first Works in Progress award at the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com), which comes with a…
Government to Take Back Mediterranean Film Studios
A Malta court has ordered the owner of the Mediterranean Film Studios to return the property to the government of Malta due to nonpayment of rent.
PRODUCTION: Slovak Documentary Indiano from Zihlava
BRATISLAVA: Miro Remo is in production with Indiano from Zihlava, a long documentary on the amateur Slovak films of the late 1970's. The directors of hundreds of such films "tried…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Debut Heavenly Shift in Preproduction
BUDAPEST: Márk Bodzsár will begin filming his first feature, Heavenly Shift, at the end of August 2012. The film, described as a sort of „Fargo meet Pulp Fiction," follows a…
Kastelicova to Head up HBO Documentaries
BUDAPEST: HBO Europe (www.hbo-europe.com) announced the appointment of Hanka Kastelicova to the new position of Executive Producer, Documentaries.
New President for Romanian Public Television
BUCHAREST: Claudiu Săftoiu was elected as the president/general manager of Romanian Public TV by a Parliamentary vote of 265 to 5 on 2 July 2012.
PRODUCTION: Vanishing Waves in KVIFF’s East of the West
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian production company Tremora (www.tremora.com) sends it newly completed film Vanishing Waves to compete in the East of the West section of the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com), running…
FNE at KVIFF 2012: Nine Polish films screen in Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: Nine Polish films are screening at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (www.kviff.com) with seven of the nine in official competition.
Motive Television Signs Contract with CME
LONDON: TV software and services company Motive Television (www.motivetelevision.co.uk) has signed a five year contract with Central European Media Enterprises (www.cetv-net.com) subsidiary CET 21 to provide a technology platform for…
Czech Film Law to Include Incentives
PRAGUE: Czech film incentives for foreign films are expected to be incorporated in the new film law, which will be in place at the start of 2013.
