FESTIVALS: New Europe Film Put Spotlight on CEE
EDINBURGH: Romanian director Andrei Ujica's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu opened the 5th New Europe Film Festival (www.neweuropefilm.com), which runs through 12 April at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh. This year's…
Cyprus State TV Employees Stage Protest
Employees of public broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) staged a protest on 30 March 2011 over delayed payment of wages, and planned to stage more protests on 31 March.
FESTIVALS: Georgia, Latvia in the Spotlight at Riga Children's Film Festival
RIGA: The IX Riga International Children's Film Festival "Berimors" (8-14 April 2011, http://festivali.arsenals.lv/berimors/lv/) will feature a special selection of animated films from Georgia and Latvia.
FESTIVALS: Romania's Outbound Wins Vilnius Festival
Outbound" (Periferic) by Romanian director Bogdan George Apetri was announced the winner of competition programme „New Europe - new names" at the closing ceremony of the 16th Vilnius international film…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Announces Short Film Competition Line-up
KRAKOW: The 51st Krakow Film Festival (23-29 May 2011, www.kff.com.pl) has selected 39 films for the International Short Film Competition. The short film category is one of the festival's three…
Telewizja Polska Presents Latest Projects and Productions at MIPTV 2011
Telewizja Polska (TVP), Poland's esteemed public broadcaster, will bring a strong lineup of fiction production and TV series to MIPTV, taking place 4-7 April 2011 in Cannes. Located in the…
PRODUCTION: Polish WWII Prison Break Story in Production
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Skłodowski is reconstructing one of the biggest break-outs from Nazi work camps in his new documentary Harry - tunel do wolności ( Harry - A Tunnel…
Croatia Announces Grants for 2011
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC, www.havc.hr) has announced almost 5 million euros in film grants for 2011. Six feature films will share 3 million euros. Grants were also awarded…
Georgia Hosts EAVE Workshop
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge), in cooperation with EAVE, has organized the first mini-EAVE Workshop for film professionals from Georgia.
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Pomeranian Illusions
Pomeranian Illusions is a multi-plot documentary that follows its protagonists during a very important time of their life. Together the stories of these four people reflect the changes that are…
Romtelecom Buys AKTA Satelit
BUCHAREST: Romania's Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) signed an agreement with Digital Cable Systems to buy AKTA Satelit (http://www.akta.ro/dth).
CME Media Pro Names New CFO
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME, www.cetv-net.com) appointed Chris Bosco as Chief Financial Officer of its Media Pro Entertainment division. Bosco will supervise all financial and strategic matters for CME's…
Poland, Hungary Show Strong HD Growth
Poland and Hungary are among the most developed HD countries in Europe according to the latest data from the European Audiovisual Observatory (www.obs.coe.int).
Turkey Expands Meetings on the Bridge
ISTANBUL: European producers and filmmakers attending the 30th Istanbul film festival (2-17 April 2011, www.iksv.org/film) will find an expanded Meetings on the Bridge platform for coproductions. Building upon the success…
CME to Acquire Bontonfilm
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced on 28 March 2011 that its wholly-owned subsidiary CME Media Pro B.V.has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares…
Poland's NEXT TV to Launch with Original Production
NEXT television plans to enter the Polish market by the end of 2011 with several HD channels and its own productions.
Kino Polska to Bow on Warsaw Stock Exchange
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A., the producer and distributor of Kino Polska Television and television channels from the FilmBox Group, will debut on the Polish Stock Market with 4 million…
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Wins Big at Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban's debut film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle received seven awards including Best Feature and Best First Feature at the Gopo gala, Romania's national film awards…
Bulgarian Ad Market Declines in 2010
Bulgaria's ad market fell by 13.9% in 2010, nearly twice as much as the advertising industry had predicted. However, the decline can be seen as the beginning of a leveling…
FESTIVALS: Six Polish Films Screen at Istanbul
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute announced that six Polish films will screen at the 30th Istanbul International Film Festival, 2-17 April 2011.
