Declining Ad Revenues at Romanian TV
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The deficit of the Romanian's public TV, SRTV (www.tvr.ro), decreased by 0.71% in 2011, to €36.7 million Euro, while revenue from advertising was 7.4 million euro in 2011, down…
FESTIVALS: Ten Czech Features Compete in Finale Plzen
{mosimage}PLZEN: The Czech national film festival FINALE (www.festivalfinale.cz/en/), which runs 22-28 April 2012 in the western Czech city of Plzen, has selected 10 Czech feature films for the New Czech…
FNE at Istanbul FF 2012: Istanbul Film Festival Prize winners
{mosimage}ISTANBUL: Two Turkish films dominated the National Competition at this year’s 31st Istanbul Film Festival (www.iksv.org). Beyond the Hill directed by Emin Alper won the Golden Tulip for best film,…
FESTIVALS: Mediawave International Competition
{mosimage}Five feature films will compete in the main competition of the 22nd edition of the Hungarian Mediawave IFF (www.mediawavefestival.hu , taking place 26-30 April in Fort Monostor.
TVN in Talks with German/Swiss Media Group
WARSAW: Polish commercial TV broadcaster TVN (www.tvn.pl) is in exclusive discussions with Ringier Axel Springer Media over the sale of TVN's web portal Onet.pl (www.onet.pl ).
PRODUCTION: Polish-Swedish Green Box Short Begins Filming
WARSAW: The Big Leap, a Polish-Swedish coproduction directed by Kristoffer Rus, began shooting on 15 April at the new ATM Studio (www.atmstudio.eu) in Warsaw.
FNE at Istanbul FF 2012: Festival on Wheels team gears up for film production
ISTANBUL: Festival on Wheels team Ahmet Boyacicoglu and Basak Emre have moved into film production with Inside directed by Zeki Demirkubiz which had its world premier at Istanbul FF (www.iskv.org).
Finland Grants 50/50 Support to Four Films
In the second round of a new funding initiative, the Finnish Film Foundation (www.ses.fi) selected four feature films, including two children/youth films, to receive grants of up to 50%.
Georgia Announces Call for Short Film Grants
TIBLISI: The Georgian National Film Center (GNFC, www.gnfc.ge) has announced a call for applications for the national competition on financing short feature films for production in 2012.
PRODUCTION: Shanghai Gypsy in Postproduction
{mosimage}LJUBLJANA: Director/screenwriter Marko Nabersnik is in post production with Shanghai Gypsy, a love story involving a gypsy family during the break-up of Yugoslavia.
PRODUCTION: Shanghai Gypsy in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: Director/screenwriter Marko Nabersnik is in post production with Shanghai Gypsy, a love story involving a gypsy family during the break-up of Yugoslavia.
PRODUCTiON: Captain Phillips Filming in Malta
Sony Pictures Entertainment is in Malta filming Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks, through the end of May. According to Malta's film commissioner (www.mfc.com.mt) Peter Busuttil, shooting will take place at…
OTV Licence Curtailed Again
BUCHAREST: The Audiovisual Council of Romania (www.cna.ro) made a historical decision on April 10 when it voted unanimously that the licence of OTV channel (www.otv.com.ro) should expire on 4 July…
Call for Application for Mini EAVE in Georgia
TIBLISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) and EAVE have announced a call for applications for developing Georgian film projects and scripts.
FNE at Istanbul FF 2012: Q &A with Polish actor Robert Wieckiewicz
{mosimage}ISTANBUL: Polish actor Robert Wieckiewicz is in Istanbul to present new film Courage which is currently enjoying international festival success.
PRODUCTION: Italian Series Films in Malta
The second series of the Italian TV production Come un delfino will begin a shoot in Malta on 14 April.
Georgia Announces Documentary Grants
Seven short and full-length documentary projects will receive funding from the Georgian National Film Center.
Lithuanian Director Starts Online Funding Campaign
VILNIUS: Lithuanian filmmaker Romas Zabaraukas launched a 25-day online campaign on Kickstarter to fund his low-budget feature film debut, We Will Riot.
FNE at Cyprus Film Days 2012: Competition Programme Announced
{mosimage}NICOSIA: The 10th International Film Festival Cyprus Film Days 2012 (20-29 April 2012 ) opens its doors and launches an exciting programme of screenings, featuring some of the most talked…
FNE at Istanbul Film Festival 2012: Programme highlights best of new Turkish films
ISTANBUL: Audiences and foreign guests at the 31 Istanbul International Film Festival (www.iksv.org) now underway have the chance to see the latest in new Turkish films in the National Competition…
