Controversial ruling over TVP head

Poland's National Court Register issued a ruling that the suspension of TVP acting president Piotr Farfal was illegal and he remains in his position.
14-07-2009

PRIMEPACKAGING wraps 2009 workshop

PRIMEPACKAGING 2009 (www.prime-house.eu) concluded its Berlin workshop, with films from Lithuania, Cyprus, and Poland participating.
14-07-2009

Romanian film joins EFA nominees

Paul Negoescu's 24-minute film Renovare (Renovation) is the latest addition to the list of nominees for European Film Academy Short Film 2009.
13-07-2009

Reding urges earlier digital transition

Viviane Reding, the EU Commissioner for media, has urged EU member states to push for faster transition from analog to digital TV.
13-07-2009

New operational manager for MediaPro

Liviu Gheorghe is replacing Florin Alexandrescu as operational manager at MediaPro Romania.
13-07-2009

Slovenian grants announced

The Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si) has announce the slate of films and festivals which will receive support in 2009.
12-07-2009

Welsh funding for Cyprus film

The Film Agency for Wales has granted £150,000 (€175,000) to the Cyprus-set film The Silk Man.
12-07-2009

KVIFF Winners 2009

The festival juries have awarded the best films of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF 2009 during the Official Closing on July 11.
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FNE at KVIFF: Winner of Hungarian Film Week Plans New Project

KARLOVY VARY: The director producer team that made Lost Times which won the main prize at this year's Hungarian Film Week and had its international premier in the East of…
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FNE at KVIFF: Winner of Hungarian Film Week Plans New Project

KARLOVY VARY: The director producer team that made Lost Times which won the main prize at this year's Hungarian Film Week and had its international premier in the East of…
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FNE at KVIFF 2009: Hungarians Field Slate of Seven Films at KVIFF

KARLOVY VARY: The Hungarians make up the one of the largest national contingents in Karlovy Vary in 2009 with five films, -seven including coproductions,- screening in various official programmes and…
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FNE at KVIFF: Hungarian Director Palfi with Three New Projects in the Pipeline

KARLOVY VARY: Prolific Hungarian director Gyorgy Palfi has three new projects in the pipeline together with producer Gabor Varadi helmer at Budapest based Eurofilm Studio (www.eurofilm.hu).
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Chello Zone takes over Romantica TV

Chello Zone has fought off a competitor for control of the Romanian station Romantic TV.
09-07-2009

FNE at KVIFF 2009: Glinska’s Piggies Scores Hit in Karlovy Vary

KARLOVY VARY: Polish director Robert Glinski's Piggies, a tough film about child prostitutes working on the Polish German border, has already had a strong impact at its world premier in…
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Court of Audit Finds Faults at Slovenian Film Fund

The president of the Slovenian Court of Audit announced that the court has found several flaws in the implementation of the 2007 program of the Slovenian Film Fund.
08-07-2009

Cinema Public Fund faces cut

The Romanian National Lottery and casinos wil be exempt from contributing to the Cinema Public Fund under a new ruling.
08-07-2009

FNE Country Focus: Slovakia: Slovak Film Industry Poised for Renaissance

SLOVAKIA: The year 2009 is already being hailed as a major watershed for Slovakia's film industry with both the conversion to the Euro and the country's long awaited new film…
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