Mixed results at Estonian box office

Estonia's box rose in 2009, but the share for domestic films dropped sharply.
14-01-2010

Stanchev depart Romania's Kanal D

The Bulgarian CEO of Romanian channel Kanal D, Pavel Stanchev, confirmed he will leave the station for a new position to be announced within the next three weeks.
13-01-2010

Damjan Kozole film sold to American market

Damjan Kozole's third film Slovenian Girl has been sold to distribution company Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com) and will be shown under the title A Call Girl in American cinemas in the…
13-01-2010

Central European films screen at NY Jewish Film Festival

Acclaimed fiction and documentary films from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania will screen at the NY Jewish Film Festival, running through January 28.
13-01-2010

Polish filmmakers stage sit-in protest over Lodz film center

Marek Żydowicz, the director of the Camerimage festival, is leading a sit-in strike by 150 film supporters in the Lodz City Council over failure of the City Council to introduce…
12-01-2010

Law TV channel to launch in Romania

Juridic TV, the first Romanian theme channel focused on legal issues will premiere in February. The channel, financed by local law firm Coltuc (www.coltuc.ro), will air 24 hours per day…
12-01-2010

Slovenian Film Fund appoints temporary director

The Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si) has appointed Marjetica Mahne, president of the Film Fund's supervisory board, as acting director.
12-01-2010

KidsCo expands in Central Europe, Cyprus

KidsCo increased its territories throughout Central Europe, with several launches in place by the start of 2010.
11-01-2010

Romania launches online film channel

MediaPro Interactiv (www.mpinteractiv.ro) has launched www.muvix.ro, the first Romanian pay-website with movies that can be watched online.
11-01-2010

Cinema admissions up in Slovenia

Admissions at Slovenian cinemas rose 8% in 2009, to over 2.6 million tickets for an attendance rate of 1.3 tickets per person.
11-01-2010

Romania's new minister of culture promises more film funding

Romania's new minister of culture, Kelemen Hunor, will intervene in the government's 2009 annulment of a 4% tax on gambling profits directed to the Cinema Fund.
10-01-2010

Jancsó film to open Hungarian Film Week

The 41st Hungarian Film Week (www.hungarianfilmweek.com) will screen 16 films in competition, with Miklós Jancsó's So Much For Justice! set to open the festival on February 2.
10-01-2010

Bulgarian film industry faces drastic cuts

The Bulgarian government is proposing a 57% cut in public funding for the national film industry, prompting an official protest by the National Film Council.
10-01-2010

Bathory to open in Hungary

Bathory, the ground-breaking box office success from Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko, is poised for a Hungarian gala opening on January 14, attended by the film's international cast of actors.
10-01-2010

EU MEDIA Awards FNE Grant of 75 000 Euros for 2010

FNE has been awarded a grant of 75 000 Euros from EU MEDIA to continue and expand its work in 2010.
18-12-2009

TV series blossom in Slovakia

Slovakia is experiencing a boom in domestic TV series, with eight successful series being produced by the country's two commercial stations, Joj and Markiza.
18-12-2009

Foxes opens in Slovakia, plans Irish debut

The Irish-Czech-Slovak coproduction Foxes (Lištičky) by Slovak director Mira Fornay opened in Slovakia December 10, following its Slovak premiere at the Bratislava film festival, distributed by Continental Film, s.r.o. (www.continental-film.sk).
18-12-2009

Bulgarian grants announced

The Bulgarian NFC selected its final round of films receiving funding in 2009, distributing a total of € 2.3 million.
17-12-2009

PRODUCTION: Romanian Spring in early development

Romanian Spring, the first feature film from Romanian writer/director Anca Miruna Lăzărescu, is in development as a co-production from Romania, Czech Republic, and Germany.
17-12-2009

PRODUCTION: Letters to Ingel in production

Art-house director Sulev Keedus is in production with his long awaited third feature, Letters to Ingel written in tandem with script partner, Estoniam literary savant Madis Kõiv.
17-12-2009