Slovak distributor Michal Drobny, Continental Film
Michal Drobny joined the distribution business the old fashioned way: ten years ago his family established Continental Film, s.r.o.
Slovenian distributor Natasa Bucar, Cankarjev dom
When Natasa Bucar began working for Cankarjev dom in 2001, the venerable national cultural institution already had an established eight-year-old distribution arm.
FNE Media Partner of European Film Promotion in San Sebastian
FNE Daily Newsletter will be publishing profiles of the EFP Central European distributors on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 September. From These dates you can also access profiles at News…
Hungarian-shot John Adams wins 13 Emmy Awards
The $110 million, Hungarian-filmed, HBO Films's (www.hbo.com/films/) seven-part mini-series John Adams, won five awards at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (www.emmys.org) on September 22, after snapping up eight Creative Arts…
Autumn Ball wins grand prix in Anapa
Veiko Ounpuu's Estonian box office hit and Venice Orrizonti winner Autumn Ball picked up the Kinoshok grand prize, the critics' award, and the press prize at the Anapa film festival…
Film financing in Lithuania: Rasa Miskiniyte
Producer Rasa Miskiniyte's 600,000 euro documentary The Bug Trainer is a tribute to persistence and diligence in the face of limited national funding resources.
Film financing in Lithuania: Loss marketing campaign
With no state institutional funding, the Lithuanian producers of Loss decided that a multi-pronged promotional campaign was the only way to recover their investment on the 600,000 euro project.
Polish Film Festival in Gdynia Underlines Revival of National Film Industry
The 33rd annual festival of Polish Feature Films in Gdynia underlined the revival of the national film industry fueled by funding from the government backed Polish Film Institute.
Bathory reaches one million admissions
Big-budget historical movie Bathory by Juraj Jakubisko reached one million admissions as of September 15, distributor Bontonfilm (www.bontonfilm.cz) announced.
Dzift selected for Oscar entry from Bulgaria
Javor Gardev's provocative neo-noir debut Dzift, which won a best director prize at the Moscow fim festival, is Bulgaria's bid for an Oscar nomination.
Chop Shop wins Arsenals lottery grand prize
Inviting representatives from each of the 16 "winning" international competition films on stage for the closing Arsenals ceremony on September 20, the festival concluded with its traditional lottery prize drawing,…
Renessaince TV series from Bela Tarr
The National Cultural Fund of Hungary (www.nka.hu) is supporting a Renessaince television series project from production company T.T. Filmmuhely under the artistic direction of Bela Tarr.
Freimane to launch new production company
Producer Laima Freimane of Screen Vision production company is set to launch a new services oriented company, 5 Level Production, at a grand opening on October 9.
Baltic film production soars
Baltic filmmakers and industry professionals are showing off the jewels of newly energized film production in the Baltic Film Competition, which opened September 17 as part of the Arsenals festival…
New tender on Slovak digital television
The Telecommunication Office of the Slovak Republic (www.teleoff.gov.sk) invites tenders for the first two DVB-T multiplexes.
Marhoul back in action with Tobruk
Tobruk, the new World Warr II film from former Barrandov CEO-turned producer-turned director Vaclav Marhoul, fittingly had its pre-premier in Eastern Slovakia on the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising.
I Was Here tops Estonia’s box office on first weekend
The Karlovy Vary East of the West competition film I Was Here, directed by Rene Vilbre, premiered on Friday, September 12, and shot to the top of Estonian box office…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Little Moscow
Waldemar Krzystek's Little Moscow, the first Polish movie dealing with the history of the Soviet army's stationing in Poland, premieres at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Road to Paradise
Marta Plucinska, producer of Road to Paradise, says that director Gerwazy Regula's film about a single mother working in a slaughterhouse who discovers she has a gift for healing, follows…
