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).
Chello Zone takes over Romantica TV
Chello Zone has fought off a competitor for control of the Romanian station Romantic TV.
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…
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.
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.
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…
Production: Miss Christina in preproduction
Director Adrian Istria d'Elner is preparing a film adaptation of Mircea Eliade's novella, Miss Christina, a romantic drama set in the 30s.
CME gets $100 million investment
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced that it has received a $100 million cash investment from Ukranian businessman Igor Kolomoisky.
Ad market recovery predicted
The ad market in Central and Eastern Europe will return to a growth stage in 2010, according to a July 6 report released by ZenithOptimedia.
FNE at KVIFF: New Arpad Sopsits project in development
KARLOVY VARY: Hungarian director and scriptwriter Arpad Sopsits is in development on a new project titled Psyche based the work of Hungarian poet Sandor Weores.
FNE at KVIFF 2009: Poland with Seven Films at KVIFF
KARLOVY VARY: After the successful cooperation between Poland and the Czech Republic with the Polish backed Brothers Karamazov directed by the Czech Republic's Petr Zelenka the Czechs have definitely decided…
FNE in KVIFF: Lithuanian Film Industry Struggles With Major Funding Cuts and Stalled Film Law
KARLOVY VARY: Lithuanian filmmakers are facing major obstacles with government funding cut from 2m Euros last year to just over 1m Euros this year. Adding to the small film industry's…
Isle of MTV raises Malta profile
The Isle of MTV, one of Malta's biggest platforms on the international stage, expects to attract 50,000 people to the event underway through July 8.
Cyprus-owned station fined
Volia Cable, a Kiev-based analog TV company, has been fined by Ukraine's Antimonopoly Committee.
Director of Slovenian Film Fund Jelka Stergel in court victory
KARLOVY VARY: Jelka Stergel, director of the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) and Eurimages representative for Slovenia, has won her battle against her dismissal from her post as director of the…
