PRODUCTION: Blind Watching Begins Filming in May
Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski will begin shooting for his new film Blind Watching in Lisbon in May 2011. Jakimowski made the announcement at the Berlin Film Festival. The cast includes…
Sony Picks up In Darkness
Agnieszka Holland's newest film In Darkness has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for U.S. distribution. The moving WWII drama is a co-production between Poland's Studio Filmowe ZEBRA (www.zebrafilm.pl), Canada's…
PRODUCTION: Polish Comics in Film Version of Swing
GDAŃSK: Abelard Giza has begun shooting Swing, a comedy based on a hit Polish theater play, with a talented cast including Polish cabaret and stand-up comedy actors.
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition The Turin Horse
BERLIN: Billed as Bela Tarr's last bow The Turin Horse seems to be a throwback to his eight hour epic Satantango in terms of pace and monotony. Though a mere…
Cyprus Announces 48 Hour Film Project
Cyprus will hold its first 48 Hour Film Project on 27-29 May 2011. Cyprus filmmakers are invited to participate in a short filmmaking competition, with the winning film going on…
Slovak TV and Radio Names New Director
Miloslava Zemková was elected the new director of Slovak public TV and Radio, a position which was created by the merger of Slovakia's public TV and public radio. She was…
EFP Elects New Board of Directors
Éva Vezér, representing Hungary's Filmunio, was reelected to a second two year term as presient of European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com ) Board of Directors at EFP's General Assembly meeting at…
Vajna to Deliver New Hungarian Film Strategy in 90 Days
BERLIN: Hungarian born Hollywood producer Andrew G. Vajna announced that he would deliver the new strategy for the future of the Hungarian film industry in just 90 days. It was…
Vajna to Deliver New Hungarian Film Strategy in 90 Days
BERLIN: Hungarian born Hollywood producer Andrew G. Vajna announced that he would deliver the new strategy for the future of the Hungarian film industry in just 90 days. It was…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition Innocent Saturday
BERLIN: Escape from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster seems like an obvious topic for a fast moving action film with tension mounting as the clock ticks off the minutes. Russian director…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition Coriolanus
BERLIN: Ralph Fiennes does not disappoint with his directorial debut of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Indeed Fiennes' mastery of the Shakespearian material makes this look more like the work of an experienced…
Foreign Films Head to Malta
Malta is hosting a full slate of European film productions in 2011, beginning with the latest French film from the Asterix and Obelix series, God Save Britannia. Also heading for…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Sees Record Number of Submissions
The Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl) has received a record 2,700 submissions for its 51st edition, taking place 23-29 May 2011. Only 250 films will be selected for screening. France and…
PRODUCTION: Flying Lessons in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (Tache) is currently editing his second feature, Flying Lessons/La limita de jos a cerului, a bittersweet drama about the friendship of two small-time drug dealers in a…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Czech Documentary film in 2010
The Institute of Documentary Film has published a press release that looks back at Czech documentary film in 2010. It includes an overview of viewer numbers for Czech Television, cinema…
Cinema Admissions Rise Across CEE
Cinema admissions showed significant increases in several Central and East European countries in 2010, outperforming European territories overall. The most notable results were registered in Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Turkey.…
The Hungarian state-owned film studios to merge
BUDAPEST: The four state-owned film production companies that produced the majority of the Hungarian films before 1989 are about to merge. János Rózsa (head of Objektiv, http://www.objektivfilm.hu), Pál Sándor (head…
