Georgia Joins Eurimages

TBILISI: Georgia has become the newest member of Eurimages, making coproduction projects involving a coproducer from Georgia eligible to be submitted to Eurimages for grants.
07-11-2011

Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…
07-11-2011

Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…
07-11-2011

EDN Hosts Online Session with Paparazzi Director

WARSAW: The European Documentary Network www.edn.dk will host an online session on 8 November 2011 (10am -12) with Piotr Bernas, director of the documentary film Paparazzi produced by Wajda Studio.…
06-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland directing Czech miniseries for HBO Central Europe

WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland will direct a miniseries about the 1968 Prague Spring crackdown and Jan Palach, a young student who set himself on fire as a form of…
06-11-2011

Alois Nebel Vies for Oscar Animation Nomination

PRAGUE: The Czech rotoscoped animated film Alois Nebel, which was selected as the Czech entry in the best foreign language film category, will also be eligible to compete in the…
06-11-2011

Canal+ Merges with TVN DTH Platform

WARSAW: The Polish arm of France's Canal+ (www.canalplus.pl) will merge its pay TV with Poland's TVN (www.tvn.pl) in a single DTH platform, TVN parent company ITI (www.iti.pl) announced.
06-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Polish Focus at Mar del Plata

WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland's Polish Oscar hopeful In Darkness (www.zebrafilm.pl) and Paula Markovitch's debut film El Premio, a Mexican/French/Polish/German coproduction, will screen in the main competition of the 26th Mar del…
06-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Slovak Documentary Comeback in Postproduction

BRATISLAVA: Comeback, a Slovak documentary on the situation of ex-convicts trying to reenter society upon their release from a high-security prison, is in its final stage of rough cut. The…
03-11-2011

Flying Machine 3D Opens in Poland

WARSAW: Flying Machine 3D a major Polish-Chinese co-production opens in Polish cinemas on 4 November 2012. The film inspired by Chopin's music will be distributed in China in 2012.
03-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Eleven Films Compete at LIFFe

The 22nd Ljubljana International Film Festival, (http://en.liffe.si) held in Slovenia's capital city from 9-20 November has announced the competition lineup for its main competitive programme Perspectives. The 11 films from…
03-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Ljubljana Hosts Fourth Neighboring Coproduction Meeting

LJUBLJANA: The Ljubljana IFF (en.liffe.si) will host the fourth edition of the Neighboring Coproduction Meeting 10-12 November 2011, with support from MEDIA and the Slovenian Film Center (www.film-center.si). The meeting…
03-11-2011

Lithuania Awaits New Film Law

JIHLAVA: Lithuanian filmmakers are hopeful that a new film law will finally establish a national film center and provide guaranteed financial support for the domestic film industry. Parliamentary discussions begin…
03-11-2011

Hungary Introduces Draft Amendment in Parliament

BUDAPEST: A draft amendment to the Hungarian film act has been introduced in the Hungarian parliament. The new bill will alter the basis for funding Hungarian cinema.
02-11-2011

Canal Plus Takes Stake in TVN

WARSAW: France's Canal Plus will acquire what is described as a "significant minority stake" in leading commercial Polish broadcaster TVN. TVN stock fell more than 10%, to 12.73 zloty on…
02-11-2011

Slovakia Abolishes TV Fees

BRATISLAVA: A bill that will end the TV license fee for TV households has passed a vote in the Slovak Parliament. The TV license fee will be abolished beginning in…
02-11-2011

Poland Discusses Film Agreement with India

The Polish Minister of culture met with India's Minister of Information and Broadcasting on 2 November 2011 to discuss increasing cooperation on film coproductions.
02-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Bratislava IFF Competition

BRATISLAVA: Eleven films will compete in the main competition of the Bratislava IFF (www.iffbratislava.com, 4-9 Novembe4 2011) dedicated to first and second feature films. The Slovak Republic sends Visible World…
02-11-2011

GRANTS: TIFF Receives Largest CNC Grant

BUCHAREST: Tranyslvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro) received the biggest grant, 144,418 Euro (621,000 RON) from the National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) for its 2012 edition.
01-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Mission: Afghanistan Wraps First Shoot

WARSAW: Grzegorz Kuczeriszka has finished the first part of the shoot for Mission: Afghanistan, an original Polish series produced by Akson Studio for Canal+. The production will resume in April…
01-11-2011