FNE at Cannes: EFP Producer on the Move Anneli Ahven
Estonian Producer on the Move Anneli Ahven (38), a brilliant workaholic from a group of female producers that have prominently featured in Estonia's film industry for the last decade, has…
FNE at Mediawave: Mediawave panels look at European cooperation
The Hungarian international film festival Mediawave (mediawavefestival.hu) wrapped its first edition in Szombathely on May 8, with three days of panels focusing on European cooperation in production, distribution, and regional…
ScripTeast holds fouth session in Cannes
The final session of the fourth edition of ScripTeast (www.scripteast.pl), the training program for scriptwriters from Central and Eastern Europe, will be held May 13-20 in Cannes.
FNE at Cannes: EFP Producer on the Move Kamen Kalev
Bulgaria's Kamen Kalev won international attention with his first film as both director and producer, Eastern Plays.
Mission London becomes a Bulgarian box office hit
Alek Popov's and Dimitar Mitovski's €1,350,000 Bulgarian feature Mission London (www.mission-london.com) surpassed 143,000 admissions in its second week in distribution.
FNE at Cannes: EFP Producer on the Move Silvia Panakova
Slovak producer Silvia Panakova was selected by the Slovak Film Institute for the European Film Promotions' "Producers on the Move" for her first feature film, My Husband's Women, directed by…
TVP wins ITFF awards
Polish TV (TVP, www.tvp.pl) won three awards at the New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards.
Digital video studio opens in Hungary
Focus Fox Digital Video Studio (www.focusfox.com) announced the opening of a €1.4 million facility featuring sound and color correction technology in Budapest.
Raleigh Budapest Studio opens
U.S. based Raleigh Studios has announced the opening of its newest facility in Budapest.
Universal Networks International upgrades in CEE
Universal Networks International launched an upgraded version of its Universal Channel in the Baltics on May 5.
FNE at Istanbul FF 2010: Bridges Europe - Turkey
ISTANBUL: Bridges Europe - Turkey is a new initiative of European Film Promotion (EFP) and Istanbul International Film Festival that was launched this year to bring introduce 10 new European…
Funding Boost for Central European Coproductions
Coproductions from Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary and Poland are slated to roll into production backed by grants from Eurimages as well as funding from their own ministries of culture totaling more…
FNE at Istanbul FF 2010: Meetings on the Bridge Presents New Film Projects
ISTANBUL: Turkish films have had a string of successes at international festival recently and the 14 new feature film projects in development presented at this year's edition of the Meetings…
Turkish film grants announced
ISTANBUL: The Turkish Minsitry of Culture has awarded a total about 3.5m USD to the following projects in the first round of funding for 2010.
Bobby Păunescu takes over Vox News
Romanian businessman Bobby Păunescu has taken a controlling stake in Romania's Vox News.
FESTIVALS: Herzog masterclass kicks off Warsaw's Planete Doc Review
A master class with Werner Herzog on May 8 will be one of the highlights of Planete Doc Review festival (www.docreview.pl) held in Warsaw, May 7-16.
M-appeal picks up Romanian Hello, How Are You
Alexandru Maftei's feature debut, Hello, How Are You, has been acquired by German sales company M-appeal (www.m-appeal.com) and the film's soundtrack by Dragoş Alexandru has been picked up by Warner/Chappell…
PRODUCTION: Polish-American co-production The Winner begins filming
Director/producer Wiesław Saniewski had gathered an all-star cast to work on his new project, a Polish-American drama titled The Winner.
GRANTS: Slovak Grants announced
The Slovak Audiovisual fund has awarded 520,300 Euros to 21 productions in its first grant round. The productions receiving grants include three TV projects, Amounts were modest in the grant…
FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF in Cluj announces competition line-up
Twelve feature films are competing for this year's Transilvania Trophy, the top prize of the Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro).
