Rome win for Zanussi film
Krzysztof Zanussi's competition film, With a Warm Heart, earned the best actor prize for Bodhan Stupka at the awards ceremony of the Rome International Film Festival on October 31.
Landscape No. 2 wins Portoroz top prize
Vinko Moedendorfer's second feature film, Landscape No. 2, won the Vesna best film award at the 11th Slovenian Film Festival held in the resort town of Portoroz.
New Turkish films lift local box office
New Turkish films hitting the cinemas are expected to attract record numbers of viewers and drive local box office.
Krakow film fest invites entries
The 49 Krakow Film Festival, running May 29-June 4, announced its call for competition films in three categories.
Polish films win top Tokyo prize
Two Polish productions won the Grand Prix and the Special Jury Prize at the 21st Tokyo Film Festival.
Eurimages supports 13 European co-productions
The Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund (www.coe.int/Eurimages) announced support of 13 European co-productions, out of 20 applicants, with 4,212,529 euros in funding.
Immigrants world premier in Hungary
Immigrants - L.A. Dolce Vita (www.immigrantsthemovie.com), the feature animation film from Hungarian-American filmmaker Gabor Csupo, has its world premiere on October 30 in Hungary.
Gypsy Virgin bows in Slovakia
Virgin Gypsy (Cinka Panna), a Slovak/Czech/Hungarian co-production, opened in Slovak cinemas on October 23.
Estonia nominates I was here for foreign-language Oscar
I Was Here by Rene Vilbre was chosen as Estonia's entry to compete for this year's best foreign language Oscar award.
CME announces strong third quarter results
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced solid increases for both its third quarter and year on year results.
East European Forum brings industry to Jihlava
The 8th East European Forum put a professional stamp on the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival with an array of documentary film buyers and distributors guiding and networking with selected…
Czech docs in the spotlight
With the Czech film Rene the recently announced winner of the European Film Academy's best documentary award, documentaries from the Czech Republic are suddenly in the spotlight.
East European Forum: case studies
For some of the participants at the East European Forum, a week-long documentary workshop (October 22-27), the networking opportunities bring immediate results.
Celebrity political party enters ruling coalition
The newly-founded National Resurrection Party (http://www.prisikelimopartija.lt/) headed by TV star Arunas Valinskas entered into four-party ruling coalition in the 141-member Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament.
Polish Pixels in four perspectives
Pixels, an absurd comedy about contemporary Poland will finish shooting on October 30.
Filmrights goes to the Hungarian National Film Archive
The distribution rights to Hungarian movies made before 1987 has been granted to the Hungarian National Film Archive (www.filmintezet.hu), following a four-year long process.
Directing duo wraps road movie
The shoot for Miracle Seller, a Polish road movie from a pair of music video directors, wraps filming on the 30th of October 30.
TVP takes top Prix Europa award
Poland and Romania took home top prizes from the Prix Europa Awards on October 25, while Estonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey all received Special Commendations.
Bulgaria doubles public money for film
The Bulgarian National Film Council, working with the National Film Center and the Ministry of Culture, will more than double support for films in 2009, increasing from 3.5 million to…
Cottbus announces competition line-up
The 18th Cottbus Film Festivalof East European Cinema has announced ten feature films and ten short films for the two competition sections.
