Polish Films at Lincoln Center
WARSAW: On the initiative of the Polish Film Institute, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Polish Cultural Institute of New York are presenting a week of contemporary Polish…
PRODUCTION: Czech's Najbrt Shoots Polish Film in Krakow
KRAKOW: Czech film director Marek Najbrt is shooting his new project entitled Polish Film. The shoot will continue in Krakow through September 2011. The premiere is planned for 2012 at…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: The Last Corrupted Man Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Sergiu Nicolaescu is in production with The Last Corrupted Man, a sequel to Poker, the comedy that took the second spot in 2010 domestic box office in Romania with…
RTVS Reports Q2 Surplus
BRATISLAVA: Slovak public broadcaster RTVS has reported a surplus of 5.4 billion euros for the first half of 2011. The station projects a balanced budget for the 2011 year.
Game of Thrones Plans Croatia Shoot
Game of Thrones, the HBO series, will shoot portions of its second season in Croatia, HBO announced.
PRODUCTION: Immortalitas in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Young Slovak director Erik Bosnak is finishing post-production on his debut feature, Immortalitas, the first Slovak 3D sci-fi film. It will be ready for release by September 2011.
CzechTV Begins Search for New Director
PRAGUE: Czech TV announced that 36 people have applied for the position of director general, to replace retiring director Jiri Janacek.
PRODUCTION: Zincograph Shooting in Sofia
SOFIA: Vladislav Todorov's film adaptation of Zincograph based on his novel started its long awaited shoot on 9 August 2011 and will end on 11 September. Production will take place…
PRODUCTION: Warsaw Hangover Shooting in Warsaw
WARSAW: Łukasz Karwowski is shooting Kac WAWA (a play on words meaning Warsaw Hangover), a Polish comedy about a bachelor party gone wild. The shoot started on 9 April 2011…
PRODUCTION: Komeda Animated Doc in Production
WARSAW: Komeda Nad Poznaniem (Komeda Over Poznań), an original documentary devoted to the Polish music composer Krzysztof Komeda Trzciński, is being shot in Warsaw. The premiere is planned for December…
TVN Group adds Monolith Films to Pay TV
TVN, the operator of the 'n' DTH platform, has signed a long term agreement to add titles distributed by Monolith Films to its HD offer.
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Plus Camerimage: Call For Entries
Plus Camerimage, an international film festival dedicated to the art of cinematography, takes place November 26 - December 3, 2011 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The festival is accepting submissions for its…
PRODUCTION: Confidant in Final Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Nvota (Muzika) has completed editing of the Slovak-Czech-Polish coproduction Confidant, scriptwriter and producer Ľubomír Slivka told FNE.
Frozen Stories Nominated for EFA Award
LOCARNO: The Locarno IFF announced the selection of Frozen Stories by Grzegorz Jaroszuk as its nominee for the European Film Academy short film award.
FESTIVALS: Slovak Fest Adds Animated Doc Section
PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA: The 6th International Film Festival Cinematik (www.cinematik.sk) taking place in Piestany, Slovakia, has added the section Docma: Animated Reality which will screen four films that combine animation and…
PRODUCTION: Polish-Israeli Coproduction Shoots in Łódź
LODZ: Edward Etler is filming a psychological drama The Silver Fox Of Felicia T. in Lodz, with the shoot continuing through September.
FESTIVALS: In Darkness Selected for Special Screening in Toronto
WARSAW: Five Polish films will screen in the Toronto IFF, all of them supported by the Polish Film Insitute. In Darkness by Agnieszka Holland will have its world premiere in…
FESTIVALS: Four Polish Films Selected for Montreal
WARSAW: Four Polish films have been selected to screen in the Toronto IFF, with two headed for the main competition. Czarny czwartek. Janek Wiśniewski padł (Black Thursday), the latest film…