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.
09-05-2010

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.
09-05-2010

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.
09-05-2010

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…
09-05-2010

TVP wins ITFF awards

Polish TV (TVP, www.tvp.pl) won three awards at the New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards.
07-05-2010

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.
07-05-2010

Raleigh Budapest Studio opens

U.S. based Raleigh Studios has announced the opening of its newest facility in Budapest.
06-05-2010

Universal Networks International upgrades in CEE

Universal Networks International launched an upgraded version of its Universal Channel in the Baltics on May 5.
06-05-2010

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…
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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…
06-05-2010

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…
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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.
05-05-2010

Bobby Păunescu takes over Vox News

Romanian businessman Bobby Păunescu has taken a controlling stake in Romania's Vox News.
05-05-2010

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.
04-05-2010

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…
04-05-2010

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.
04-05-2010

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…
04-05-2010

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).
03-05-2010

PRODUCTION: Bogdan Mustaţă in development with Wolf

The 2008 Golden Bear winner for the short film A Good Day For A Swim/ O zi bună de plajă is in development with his first feature, Wolf/Lupu, a surrealist…
03-05-2010

Romanian project chosen for Berlin Talent Campus

Romanian director Eva Pervolovici has been selected from participants in the Berlin Talent Campus for production funding of her short film Little Red.
03-05-2010