FNE - IDF DocBlock: East Silver Market 2011 - Call For Submissions
The 8th East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Central and East European documentary films, is now open for submissions! Submit your film to the biggest internationally recognized database of…
PRODUCTION: Polish War Thriller in Preparation
WARSAW: Marcin Krzyształowicz is in preproduction with Manhunt (Obława), a thriller set during of German occupation of Poland during WWII.
FERA Helmer Istvan Szabo Appeals to Bulgaria’s PM to Support Bulgarian Film Industry
SOFIA: Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) has thrown its weight behind Bulgarian filmmakers' struggle to stop the watering down of key legislation that guarantees the level of annual support…
PRODUCTION: Translator Wraps Filming
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC, www.havc.hr) announced that a five week shoot on Translator was completed in mid-March. The film, directed by Biljana Čakić Veselič, is produced by Inter…
Poland Alters Media Bill
WARSAW: After protests from private broadcasters and internet users the Polish government changed the VOD and promotion content regulations in the new media bill to be less restrictive.The vote passed…
PRODUCTION: Agon in development
BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Agon in development
BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Jakub Kroner’s Lóve in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: The 24-year-old Slovak director/writer Jakub Kroner (Bratislavafilm) is in post-production with his sophomore effort, Lóve (Slovak slang for ‘money'), the story of a young gangster who tries to change…
PRODUCTION: Vendetta in Production
PRAGUE: Czech producer Vratislav Šlajer of Bionaut Films company (www.bionaut.cz) and director/screenwriter Miroslav Ondruš are in production with a criminal thriller, Vendeta. The 20 day shoot began 10 March 2011…
Slovak TV Cancels Production Contracts
BRATISLAVA: The management of the newly-created Radio and Television of Slovakia (www.rtvs.sk), Slovakia' public broadcaster, has announced it will cancel a number of outsourcing contracts between Slovak Television (www.stv.sk) and…
PRODUCTION: Yuma in Production
The Polish/Czech coproduction Yuma, a drama set in the early 1990's directed by Piotr Mularuk, is scheduled to go into postproduction in May 2011. The Polish premiere is scheduled for…
PRODUCTION: Yuma in Production
The Polish/Czech coproduction Yuma, a drama set in the early 1990's directed by Piotr Mularuk, is scheduled to go into postproduction in May 2011. The Polish premiere is scheduled for…
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
Innocence sold to France and Benelux
PRAGUE: Innocense, by Czech director Jan Hřebejk, has been sold to France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, producer Rudolf Biermann of Infilm announced. Biermann signed a distribution and franchise contract with…
Georgian National Film Center sends Mosidze to MAIA Workshops
TBILISI: Georgian film director Papuna Mosidze has won a Georgian National Film Center (GNFC, www.gnfc.ge) competition to participate in the MAIA workshops for young film-makers. Mosidze, aged 27, participated in…
Czech State Fund Continues Support Digitalisation of Cinemas
PRAGUE: The Czech State Fund has called for submission to the forth wave of financial support of digitalisation of Czech cinemas with 50 milion CZK (1.2 milion euro) available. The…
PRODUCTION: The Corpse Must Die Delays Premiere
BRATISLAVA: The Corpse Must Die, screenwriter Jozef Paštéka's directorial debut,is set to hit Slovak cinemas after its September premiere. Initially, the opening night was scheduled for 31 March 2011, but…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Lifetime Achievement for Piotr Kamler
KRAKOW: The Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl) will give the Dragon of Dragons Award for lifetime achievement award to Piotr Kamler, a French animation director of Polish origin, and 1975 winner…
PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
