Czech and Slovak Blockbuster Bathory Continues International Success
PRAGUE: Juraj Jakubisko's Czech and Slovak production Bathory continues its winning streak both commercially and on the festival circuit. Bathory was awarded the top prizes at Houston Worldfest which took…
FNE AT FINALE PLZEN: Kooky and Eighty Letters Share Czech Fest Prize
PLZEN: Debuting director Vaclav Krdenka's (www.vaclavkadrnka.com) autobiographically-based Eighty Letters and Oscar-awarded Jan Sverak's (www.sverak.cz) family film Kooky shared the Golden Kingfisher prize for best feature film at the 24th edition…
Markíza Begins Broadcasting in 3D
BRATISLAVA: TV Markíza, Slovakia's leading private broadcaster, launched a 3D version of its entire content on 11 April 2011. The station is using telecommunication operator Orange Slovakia to provide the…
Hungarian Film Commissioner Andy Vajna Takes Lead in Debt Negotiations
BUDAPEST: Hungarian film producers who are in trouble with the banks after the financial collapse of Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu) are pinning their hopes on Hungary film commissioner Andy…
TVN Picks Up Everybody Loves Raymond Format
WARSAW: Leading Polish private broadcaster TVN has bought the licence to the American hit sitcom format Everybody Loves Raymond.
Polish Film Festivals Announce New Association
WARSAW: The directors of main Poland's leading film festivals signed a 19 April 2011 co-operation agreement to further develop and raise the level of Polish film events.
New Distributor on Polish Market
WARSAW: Lancelot Media Distribution announced a 6 May 2011 launch on the Polish market. Founder and artistic director Piotr Kaźmirski told FNE that the company will focus on independent productions,…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Doc Receives Romanian Funding
Croatian documentary film Gangster Loves You by director Nebojša Slijepčević and produced by Restart and Fade In received a grant of €26,000 from the Romanian National Film Fund CNC (Centrui…
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Hungarian/German Awards Bosch Prize
The Robert Bosch Stiftung awarded a total of 210,000 euros to three CEE films, including a Hungarian/German documentary, Roma Rally, and the Romanian/German short film Pepsi directed by Peter Kerek.
TeliaSonera Reports Declining Revenues
Swedish telecom group TeliaSonera reported a drop of 6% in revenues for the first quarter of 2011. The company has operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Celluloid Dreams Picks Up Loverboy
BUCHAREST: Cătălin Mitulescu's second feature, Loverboy has been acquired by Celluloid Dreams (www.celluloid-dreams.com). The film will have soon its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011…
FESTIVALS: Wisla Honors Wajda
The Wisla Polish Film Festival (www.festiwalwisla.pl). running through 5 May 2011, is marking the 85th birthday of director Andrzej Wajda with screenings of Everything for Sale and The Maids of…
FilmBox Launches in Spain
WARSAW: Polish-based Kino Polska TV announced the launch of broadcast in of its channels FilmBox and FilmBox Espana in Spain on the Starmax HD platform beginning on 18 April 2011.
EFP Unveils Producers on the Move
Central Europe will make a strong showing at European Film Promotion's (EFP) Producers on the Move event taking place 14-17 May at the 2011 Cannes IFF.
FESTIVALS: Kalev Tapped for Directors Fortnight
Rising Bulgarian star director Kamen Kalev won one of two CEE spot in the Cannes 2011 Directors Fortnight, 12-22 May, with his Bulgarian/Swedish coproduction The Island. Hungarian producer Ferenc Pusztai…
Wajda Casts Belluci in Walesa Film
WARSAW: Polish Radio reports that director Andrzej Wajda has cast Monica Bellucci in his biopic of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa.
New Horizon Picks Up Turin Horse
WARSAW: Polish distribution company New Horizons Association (www.enh.pl) has picked up Hungarian director Bela Tarr's last film The Turin Horse for theatrical and DVD distribution. The film will debut at…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Cyprus Film Days IFF 2011: Prize Winners
LIMASOL: The Cyprus Film Days IFF (8-17 April 2011) announced the winners of its first-ever international competition at its awards ceremony on 17 April. The top prize went to the…
FESTIVALS: Bojanov Heads to Critics Week
Konstantin Bojanov's Bulgarian-French coproduction Ave is the lone CEE film selected for the Cannes 2011 Critics Week, 12-20 May.
PRODUCTION: Flower Square in Production
ZAGREB: Croatian director Krsto Papić has begun shooting his feature film Flower Square (working title). Filming commenced on 10 April 2011 in Zagreb, and is scheduled to wrap on 20…
