M-appeal locks sales for Cyprus, Bulgaria and Slovenia
Berlin-based world sales company m-appeal announced sales for top films from Bulgaria, Cyprus and Slovenia.
Turner plans to launch TNT and truTV in Romania
Romania could see the launch of TNT (www.tnt.tv) and truTV (www.trutv.com) in 2010.
Polish Eagle for Stawiński
Polish scriptwriter and director Jerzy Stefan Stawiński will receive a Polish Eagle for Lifetime Achievement at the film industry's gala ceremony on March 1.
JMB takes top Slovak grants
Slovak firm JMB Film and TV Production received the two largest grants from the Slovak Audiovisual program 2009 for the films Visible World (410,000 Euro), and Cherrie Boy (380 000…
Strong web usage in CEE territories
An IAB report shows heavy web usage among users in CEE territories, compared with West European counterparts.
Happiest Girl leads Romania's Gopo nominations
Radu Jude's The Happiest Girl In The World topped the nominations for Romania's Gopo national film awards with 11 nominations, followed by Corneliu Porumboiu's Police, adjective with ten nominations. .
New Hungarian studio awaits April opening
Raleigh film studio executives had a first look at their new HUF17 billion Hungarian film studio located outside Budapest.
Mañana picks up Turkish Berlinale winner
Polish arthouse distribution company Mañana will distribute the Honey (Bal) by director Semih Kaplanoglu, the Berlinale Golden Bear winning film from Turkey.
Poland awaits Polish Eagles awards
The prestigious Polish Film Awards, the Eagles will take place March 1 in Warsaw. Members of the Polish Film Academy have chosen the nominees in 16 categories.
CME buys Bulgaria's bTV
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has negotiated a deal to buy Bulgarian channel bTV from News Corporation for $400 million.
FNE in Berlin: CEE Filmmakers Triumph at 60th Berlinale
BERLIN: The 60th Berlinale was dominated by filmmakers and films from central and Eastern Europe this year who swept most prizes in the top categories.
Poland's Vivarto picks up Sundance's Peepli
Polish distributor Vivarto has acquired indian film Peepli Live following its successful debut at the Sundance film festival.
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle - a Romanian debut in the Official Competition of the Berlinale
After being awarded in Cannes every year since 2004, the new Romanian cinema now has a film in the Official Competition of the Berlinale, a feature by Romanian director Florin…
Romania captures DAAD award in Berlin
Romanian director Adrian Sitaru won the DAAD scholarship for his short film Colivia, awarded by the international short film jury at the Berlinale.
FNE at Berlinale 2010: Competition On the Path (Na putu)
BERLIN: Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic has managed the difficult task of following her debut feature Grbavica which won the Golden Bear in 2006 with a second strong film The Path.…
Sofia festival gets FIAPF recognition
Bulgaria's leading film festival, Sofia IFF, has received FIAPF accreditation in the category of competitive festival specialized in first and second films.
Hungarian state film funding set through 2013
MMKA (Motion Picture Foundation of Hungary) and the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture (www.okm.gov.hu) have signed a three year agreement securing the budget of the main funder of Hungarian…
