Bulgaria Buys Turkish Soaps
Bulgaria has become the largest European buyer of Turkish soap operas, according to a Bulgarian National Radio report. Bulgaria acquired 27 Turkish soaps, followed by Macedonia with 17.
Baltic Film and Media School in Tallinn Builds Postproduction Centre
The Tallinn-based international Baltic Film and Media School (BFM) has started construction of its new building in the centre of city, to be completed by early 2012, which will also…
Hungarian Filmmakers Protest Restructuring
Nine Hungarian film directors (Ildikó Enyedi, Benedek Fliegauf, Szabolcs Hajdu, Miklós Jancsó, Ágnes Kocsis, Márta Mészáros, Kornél Mundruczó, György Pálfi and Béla Tarr) published a statement protesting the centralization of…
PRODUCTION: Looking For A Mare's Nest in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Dan Chişu's third feature, Looking for a Mare's Nest/Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi, is currently in post-production and will be finished in March 2011, in time to be…
PFI Sets Strong Berlinale Line-up
The Polish Film Institiute (www.pisf.pl) will see its largest presence at the Berlinale, with five films screening at the festival. The 2011 representation is a big improvement in comparison to…
EFP Shooting Star Marija Skaricic
European Film Promotion's (www.efp-online.com) Shooting Stars includes on of Croatia's leading young actresses, Marija Skaricic (Škaričić), born in the seaside town of Split, Croatia, on 6 August 1977. EFP's Shooting…
New Regulations for Gopo Film Awards
BUCHAREST: A record 56 films have been submitted for the 5th edition of the Romanian Gopo prizes (www.premiilegopo.ro). Among them 16 are feature films, 10 documentaries and 30 short films…
Polish Eagles 2011 Nominations Announced
WARSAW: Essential Killing, Johanna, Little Rose, and All That I Love led the nominations for the Polish Eagles. announced by the Polish Film Academy on 7 February 2011.
Hungarian Producers Lodge Appeal Against Cinema City Multiplex Acquisition
BUDAPEST:The MPSz (National Association of Hungarian Producers) has lodged an appeal with the Hungarian competition office (GHV) to investigate whether the acquisition of Hungarian multiplexes by Israeli based Cinema City…
Romania Lines up 2011Premieres
BUCHAREST: Twenty Romanian films are expected to hit local screens in 2011. Some of them were originally planned to open in 2010, but the premieres were postponed because of a…
Mission London Tops Bulgarian 2010 Admissions
With 376,843 admissions Dimitar Mitovski's Mission London (www.mission-london.com) outperformed James Cameron's Avatar which ended the year with 300,205 admissions. However, Avatar earned €1,743,807 in box office, putting it in first…
Georgia Partners with MAIA Workshops
The Georgian National Film Center (gnfc.ge) will cooperate with Maia Workshops throughout 2011 on a year-round training program of three workshops organized by Maia Workshops.The partnership is one of many…
Cyprus Set for Digital Switch
The Cyprus minister of Communications and Works announced that Cyprus is prepared to end analog transmission on 1 July 2011. Until then, digital and analog transmissios will be operating in…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Upcoming Production: Everything Is Possible
Wszystko jest możliwe, Poland, 52 min, Digi Beta, PortraitA cottage with a small garden at the edge of the village. Windows decorated with geraniums. The two elderly dwellers, Teresa and…
Czech Switch to Digital TV on Target
The Czech Republic is on schedule to complete the switch from analog TV to digital terrestrial broadcast by the end of 2011.
Georgian National Film Center Launches Film Commission
TBLISI: The Georgian National Film Center launched a national Film Commission on 28 January 2011.
New Country Manager at Chello Central Europe România
BUCHAREST: Anda Mânza replaced Dorian Ciubuc as country manager at Chello Central Europe România starting 1 February 2011.
CNBC Moves into Baltics
Viasat Broadcasting, the leading satellite operator in the Baltics, has begun broadcasts of CNBC in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Estonia Lines Up 2011 Premieres
TALLINN: Estonia is a looking forward to a near-record number of feature releases by domestic directors in 2011. Seven films are set for releases, compared to just 2 in 2010,…
Admissions Double as New Screens Open
BUCHAREST: The biggest box-office successes of 2010 in Romania drew almost double the numbers of 2009. Cinema City opened new multiplexes in 2010 in Baia Mare, Arad and a second…
