FESTIVALS: Brazil’s Stories Wins Sofia IFF Grand Prix
{mosimage}SOFIA: The 16th Sofia International Festival (www.siff.bg) jury headed by director David Mackenzie gave its top prize to Julia Murat's lyrical debut Stories Only Exist When Remembered, a 2011 Brazilian-Argentinean-French…
Palace Cinemas Drives Cinema City Growth
International exhibitor Cinema City posted 14% increase in revenues in 2011, for a total of 267.5 million euros.
PRODUCTION: Cricket and Antoinette in Development
ZAGREB: Darko Bakliza is in development with Cricket and Antoinette, and 80 minute animated film produced by Dino Krpan and Diedra (www.diedra.hr).
New date for Polish Eagles Awards
{mosimage}Warsaw: The annual Polish Eagles awards for best Polish films of the year will be held on Monday 19 March 2012 after being cancelled due to a day of national…
Top doc maker Mandy Rose at East Doc Platform 2012
PRAGUE: Award winning documentary maker Mandy Rose revealed what industry and commissioners can expect from innovations in the new world of participatory documentary (PD) making at a master class at…
Frankenstein’s Army Shooting in Czech Republic
{mosimage}Dutch director/writer Richard Raaphorst has begun filming the horror movie Frankenstein's Army in the Czech Republic.
FESTIVALS: Arsenals Festival to End
{mosimage}RIGA: The organizers of Latvia's international film festival Arsenals (www.arsenals.lv) announced that there will be no further editions of the festival.
Polish critics award Erratum as top film of 2011
{mosimage}WARSAW: Film critics of the Polish Filmmakers Association and FIPRESCI have chosen the best productions of the year.
Crulic – The Path to Beyond Sells Across Europe
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Crulic - The Path to Beyond, Anca Damian's animated long documentary inspired by the death of a Romanian in a Polish prison, has been sold to Germany, Austria, Italy…
Domestic Film Attendance Soars in Finland
Domestic attendance for Finnish films increased 52 percent in the first two months of 2012, reaching 670,000 admissions.
Open Call for Dragon Forum Pitching
{mosimage}KRAKOW: The documentary film pitching forum Dragon Forum, held 30 May - 3 June 2012 during the Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl), is accepting applications through 26 April.
PRODUCTION: The Mysterious Boy in Development in Croatia
ZAGREB: Dražen Žarković plans to shoot The Mysterious Boy, a sequel to the box office success Koko and the Ghosts,in November-December 2012.
Lithuania Announces 2012 Film Grants
The Lithuanian Ministry of Culture has announced 4,233,360 LT (1.22 million EUR) in film grants for 14 feature, documentary and animated films.
Poland Signs Film Agreement with France
WARSAW: The Polish and French Ministers of Culture have signed an agreement covering film coproductions between the two countries, replacing an outdated 1970 agreement.
PRODUCTION: Cowboys in Preproduction
ZAGREB: Tomislav Mršić plans to shoot Cowboys, a comedic drama about eight people facing their lifetime opportunity to put on a theatre production, based on a popular Croatian play.
PRODUCTION: Magna cum fraudae in Development
BUCHAREST: Producer Iuliana Tarnoveţchi and Alien Film (www.alienfilm.ro) are developing Magna cum fraudae, a feature planned to shoot in Romania, Denmark, France and Spain. The Romanian producer signed a deal…
Gypsy, The House Dominate Sun in Net Nominations
{mosimage}BRATISLAVA: The House (www.fogndesirefilms.com) directed by Zuzana Liova and Gypsy (www.infilm.cz) directed by Martin Sulik each received 12 nominations for the 2012 Slovak national film awards, Sun in a Net,…
PRODUCTION: Company of Heroes Filming in Bulgaria
SOFIA: A Hollywood film based on the video game of the same name Company of Heroes is spending the month of March filming in Bulgaria.
PRODUCTION: Raw and Cooked in Development
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim (Adalbert's Dream/Visul lui Adalbert) is developing Raw and Cooked, a political black comedy fantasy about the last days of Nicolae Ceauşescu. The story takes place on 22…
PRODUCTION: The Reaper in Development
ZAGREB: Zvonimir Juric is developing The Reaper, a drama with four stories connected by an accidental death, produced by Ankica Juric Tilic and Kinorama (www.kinorama.hr).
