PRODUCTION: Documentary Sofia’s Last Ambulance
{mosimage}SOFIA: A Bulgarian/Croatian/German coproduction, Sofia's Last Ambulance directed by Ilian Metev was presented at the 2011 Doc Launch organized by the Institute of Documentary Film in Jihlava . The documentary…
Lithuania 2011 Country Profile
{mosimage}VILNIUS: Lithuania‘s recent struggles for the survival of its film industry appear to be ending at last. Lithuania continues to produce a low number of films. In 2010 there were…
PRODUCTION: Piargy: Antichrist Reborn in Development
BRATISLAVA: Fledgling Slovak director Lukáš Hanulák and award-winning scriptwriter Hana Cielová (The Sixth Sentence)are co-writing the first draft of Piargy: Antichrist Reborn, a feature based on a short story by…
Obituary: Andrei Blaier
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The Romanian film director and screenwriter Andrei Blaier died in Bucharest on 1 December 2011. He was 78. After finishing his film studies in Bucharest in 1956, Blaier started…
Wajda Retrospective in Berlin
{mosimage}The Wajda School (www.wajdaschool.pl) continues its celebration of the 10th aniversary of its founding with a 28 film survey of the films of Poland's master director Andrzej Wajda and his…
OBITUARY: Zdenek Miler, Czech Animator
{mosimage}PRAGUE: Czech animator Zdenek Miler, who created the most beloved Czech cartoon character the Little Mole (Krtek), has died at the age of 90. Miler was born in Kladno and…
PRODUCTION: Corneliu Porumboiu is Developing A Nine-Minute Interval
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Two years after Police, Adjective/Poliţist, adjectiv won Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes, Corneliu Porumboiu is writing the script of a new feature A Nine-Minute…
FESTIVALS: A Simple Life Wins Black Nights
{mosimage}The Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, www.poff.ee), which ran from 18 to 30 November 2011, ended with a screening of The Tree of Life, with actress Fiona Shaw in attendance.…
Gutek Receives Europa Cinemas Award
{mosimage}Roman Gutek, Polish distributor, exhibitor, and film festival director, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Europa Cinemas (www.europa-cinemas.org). He will be awarded the prize on 18 December 2011…
PRODUCTION: Polish Film about Belarus in Production
WARSAW: Director Krzysztof Łukasiewicz has begun shooting Żywie Biełaruś, a Polish production about the political reality on Belarus.
Obituary: Dinos Katsouridis
{mosimage}Greek Cypriot director/editor/cinematographer/producer/writer Dinos Katsouridis died on 28 November 2011 at age 84. His death in Athens was announced on 29 November. He is credited with directing 17 films, most…
PRODUCTION: 7 of Hearts in Development
{mosimage} BUCHAREST: Sorin Marin, a businessman and the founder of Anonimul International Independent Film Festival (www.festival-anonimul.ro), is developing his first feature film, 7 of Hearts/7 de inimă roşie. Marin also…
FESTIVALS: LIfetime Awards for Raamat and Maran
{mosimage}TALLINN: The Black Nights FF (www.poff.ee) will present Lifetime Achievement awards to two Estonian filmmakers, Rein Raamat and Rein Maran, at the closing ceremony on 30 November 2011. Raamat is…
PRODUCTION: Polish 3D Thriller in Production
WARSAW: Polish director Maciej Odoliński had moved into production with Hot Date 3D. The thriller will be shot in Warsaw, Poznań and Nowy Tomyśl. Hot Date 3D follows a crook…
Slovenia Country Profile 2011
{mosimage}LJUBLJANA: The 2011 year saw a strong start for the film industry in Slovenia, with the launch of the Slovenian Film Center (SFC; www.film-center.si). The new public agency replaced the…
Eurimages Distribution Support for CEE
{mosimage}Romanian, Hungarian and Turkish distribution companies were among the recepients of the latest round of Eurimages grants for distribution support. The funds will be used to screen films from a…
Malta Pursues Unpaid License Fees
The Maltese government is threatening to take legal action against households that have not paid TV license fees, local media reports.
EAVE Graduates Receive Eurmages Support
{mosimage}Twelve graduates of the EAVE programme for film producers have received Eurimages grants, including CEE producers from Romania and Turkey, EAVE announced.
Polish Filmmakers Association Re-elects Bromski
{mosimage}Jacek Bromski was re-elected as the president of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP, www.sfp.org.pl) at the organization's general assembly meeting. Bromski has served in the position since 1996 and has…
PRODUCTION: The Return of Captain Nemo 3D in Preproduction at MediaPro Studios
BUCHAREST: The Return of Captain Nemo 3D is expected to start shooting entirely on green screen at MediaPro Studios (www.mediaprostudios.com) in January 2012.
