Croatia aims to revive production
With 18 films with awarded public funds that are still not in production, Croatia is seeking ways to revive film production, which is currently stagnant.
Puskás feature in preproduction
Legendary Hungarian soccer player, Ferenc Puskás is the protagonist of an ambitious feature project which is planned to be finished in 2012. Producer Ádám Neményi told film.hu that the script…
East Euorpean Doc Forum announces deadlines
The 10th East European Forum (www.DOKweb.net) for documentary filmmakers is accepting applications through September 3, 2010.
Documentary Campus open for registration
Documentary Campus (www.documentary-campus.com), which will be held in Munich September 10-12, is accepting reduced registration fees from East European participants.
Mission Impossible 4 headed to Prague
Mission Impossible 4 by director Brad Bird will film to Prague. Hollywood studio Paramount (www.paramount.com) is planning a 150 million dollars budget for the action adventure movie with Tom Cruise…
Documentary Afghan Freedom is shooting in Lithuania
Director Juozas Koreivais shooting the documentary film Afghan Freedom („Afganų laisvė"). Filming is scheduled tp be completed by the beginning of November.
Telesport declares bankruptcy
The Court of Bucharest accepted the request of Telesport Intermedia SRL (www.telesport.ro) to become insolvent on August 2, 2010, and moving the TV company into bankruptcy.
FNE at the Film and Art Festival Two Riversides: Interview with Grażyna Torbicka
Grażyna Torbicka, the Artistic Director of the festival and a renowned Polish film journalist talked to FNE about her search for new form in cinema and plans for the future…
Nova TV seeks new director
Nova TV director Petr Dvořák was promoted to vice president of CME, leaving the Czech station without a director.
Kaunas International Film Festival announces Silver Audience Award
Lithuanian movie channel "Silver" has become an official partner of Kaunas International Film Festival (www.kinofestivalis.lt). The 4th edition of the festival, October 1-10, will introduce the "Silver Audience Award," with…
SPI International signs deal with Romtelecom
SPI International signed a deal with Romtelecom, the largest telecommunications company in Romania, last week.
CineLink awards seven CEE films
Sarajevo CineLink co-production market (www.sff.ba) gave its Excellence Award to Serbian Circles by writers Srđan Koliević and Melina Pota Koliević and director Srdan Golubović.
PRODUCTION: In Treatment / În derivă series shooting
HBO Central Europe is shooting its first European series in Romania, from April until the end of August 2010. In Treatment is an adaptation of BeTipul, a series made by…
FESTIVALS: Mundane History wins ERA New Horizons top prize
Mundane History, Anocha Suwichakornpong's biting critique of Thai society has won the Grand Prix (€20,000) of the NEW HORIZONS International Competition.
Czech cinemas post record year
Czech cinemas reached record sales and attendance in 2009 with box office of 1.25 billion crowns (50.4 mil. euros) and attendance of 12.4 million viewers, according to the Czech Audiovisual…
FNE at ERA New Horizons: Interview with Roman Gutek
While celebrating the 10th edition of ERA New Horizons, festival director Roman Gutek talked with FNE about the unique role of the festival and its plans for the future.
Weekend postponed
The shooting of Weekend by director Áron Mátyássy (winner of the main prize of the Hungarian Film Week with his first feature Utolsó idők / Last Times), is postponed until…
PRODUCTION: Las Fierbinti shooting
Dragoş Buliga is in production with Las Fierbinţi, a rural comedy focusing on the machinations around the local elections in a Romanian village, involving the mayor, his deputy, a bartender,…
Turkish Ministry announces film grants
The Turkish Ministry of Culture has announced grants totalling over $5.5 million for 23 films.
SPI expands into Spain
SPI International signed an agreement on July 27 with the leading Spanish independent film distributor Vertice 360 to cooperate on introducing FilmBox channels on the Spanish TV market.
