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MIPCOM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
CREATIVE KEYNOTES ANNOUNCED AT MIPCOM:INTERNET STAR ZE FRANK AND GARY CARTER, FREMANTLEMEDIA Ze Frank ;;;;;;;;;;;Gary Carter Paris, 29 August 2008 - Ze Frank, Internet legend and pioneer, comedian, presenter and lecturer, and Gary Carter, President, Creative Networks and Chief Creative Officer, FMX of FremantleMedia, will deliver a joint keynote on…
Nickelodeon president to give keynote speech at MIPCOM Junior
Press Release NICKELODEON PRESIDENT CYMA ZARGHAMITO KEYNOTE AT MIPCOM JUNIOR 2008 Paris, 26 August 2008. Cyma Zarghami, President of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group will present the MIPCOM Junior 2008 Keynote on Sunday 12 October. The 16th edition of MIPCOM Junior, the specialist international screening marketplace and conference for children’s…
EFP and San Sebastian International Film Festival join forces for EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS: UP NEXT!
New initiative to foster trans-national distribution of European films: EFP and San Sebastian International Film Festival join forces for EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS: UP NEXT! to be held on September 26 With the aim of increasing the wider distribution of non-domestic European films, European Film Promotion (EFP) and the San Sebastian International…
Cinema City International Goes Digital and 3D
Munich—Aug 6, 2008 Cinema City International Goes Digital and 3D Cinema City International are equipping their theatres with D-Cinema technology suitable for 3D projection. The major multiplex operator has ordered 50 Kinoton DCP 30 Digital Cinema Projectors with integrated Dolby 3D system, several of which have already been installed in…
UPC Holding Second Quarter statement
UPC Holding B.V.UPC Holding B.V. Provides Selected FinancialInformation for the Period Ended June 30, 2008Amsterdam, the Netherlands – August 6, 2008: UPC Holding B.V. (“UPC Holding”) is today providingselected, preliminary unaudited financial and operating information for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2008. UPC Holding is an indirect wholly-owned…
Malta Broadcasting Authority April-June 2008 Audience Assessment
BroadcastingAuthority Press Release7, Mile End Road, HAMRUN HMR 02, Malta. Tel: (+356) 221281, 247908. Fax: (+356) 240855.E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Release 56/08RADIO AND TELEVISION AUDIENCE ASSESSMENTAPRIL-JUNE 2008As from 1st October 2007, the Broadcasting Authority resumed the Continuous Audience Assessment.Again, from this date, the number of interviews to be carried out on a…
Central European Media Enterprises Reports Record Second Quarter And First Half 2008 Results
Central European Media Enterprises Reports Record Second Quarter And First Half 2008 ResultsJuly 30, 2008, HAMILTON, BERMUDA SECOND QUARTER- Net Revenues Increase 41%- Segment EBITDA Increases 53%- Operating Income Grows 47% to $98.0 million SIX MONTHS- Net Revenues Increase 45%- Segment EBITDA Increases 64%- Operating Income Grows 79% to $142.7…
Central European Media Enterprises Enters Bulgaria
Central European Media Enterprises Enters Bulgaria July 28, 2008, Hamilton, Bermuda Continues Its Eastern European Expansion Acquires 80% Interest in TV2 and Ring TV Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. ("CME") (Nasdaq/Prague Stock Exchange: CETV) today announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire from Top Tone Media Holdings Limited…
Polish TV Star Helms Festival of Film And Art
Famous Polish TV personality Grazyna Torbicka personally supports FNE "For me its very very useful, I receive and read it every day. It is very useful to know what's going on in the region and it was previously an undiscovered area. FNE is doing a very good job. FNE informs…
DRG reports DISCOP sales
DRG COMPANIES REPORT STRONG DISCOP London, 24 July 2008 - Companies which form part of the Digital Rights Group (DRG) returned from DISCOP last month with a range of confirmed deals, it was announced today. C4i, one of the UK's most prestigious distribution brands signed a package of programming to…
The Singing Bee press release
THE SINGING BEE SPREADS ITS WINGS WITH ZEAL ENTERTAINMENT London, 21 July 2008 - International hit format The Singing Bee continues to prove a runaway success, with new production deals and second seasons commissioned worldwide, it was announced today by Andrea Jackson, Managing Director at format and events programming distributor…
ZLÍN FEST GOES SPANISH IN 2009
ZLÍN FEST GOES SPANISH IN 2009 On Wednesday 9 July 2008, the festival artistic director, Petr Koliha, announced at a regular meeting held in Karlovy Vary during the KV IFF that the 49th edition of Film Festival Zlín is to continue the tradition of devoting the dramaturgy to cinematography of…
State aid: Commission authorises a €43 million Latvian film support scheme
The European Commission has approved a €43 million Latvian film support scheme until 31 December 2013 under EC Treaty state aid rules. The six-year scheme covers all Latvia's film support measures including film development, production and distribution of Latvian and European films, particularly in rural Latvia. The Commission found that…
Allan Starski to be Production Designer on Westerplatte
We are pleased to announce that Allan Starski, who won an Academy Award in 1993 for Art Direction/Set Direction on Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (with Ewa Braun), will join the Westerplatte team as Production Designer. Allan also won a César from the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema for…
Easter European Acquisition Pool recent sales
Berlin, July 11, 2008 EEAP continues successful sales activities In the past weeks, EEAP and A Company have closed on significant film packages with several TV broadcasters. In Slovakia, a 5-title deal, including Steven Seagal's new action thriller "Ruslan" was confirmed by TV Joy as well as by Markiza. Poland's…
Taskovski Films presents the winner of Europa Cinemas label at Karlovy Vary International Film Festi
Taskovski Films (www.taskovskifilms.com) is proud to announce that the film by Robert Lakatos "Barthalo! (Good Luck!)" was awarded the Europa Cinemas Label prize in Karlovy Vary 2008. Bahrtalo! is an international coproduction made by Hungarian production company Inforg Studio (www.inforgstudio.hu) together with Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion from Austria and Intuit Pictures…
Czech Distribution Figures January-May 2008
Statististické údaje / Fact and Figuresleden - květen 2008 / January - May 2008TOP 20 V ROCE 2008 / TOP 20 IN 2008Poř.RankČeský názevTitleAnglický názevEnglish TitleZeměCountryDistributorDistributorPremiéraPremiereNávštěvnostAdmissionsTržby/KčBox Office/CZK1 Asterix a Olympijské hry Astérix aux jeux olympiques FR SPI 31.1.2008 291 967 31 250 5302 Bobule Grapes CZ Bioscop/Magic Box 27.3.2008 269…
Czech Films 2007-2008: Premieres, Producers, Rights, Sales and Festivals
České filmy 2007-2008 (stav ke dni 30.6.2008) / Czech Films 2007-2008 (as for June 30th, 2008)Název / TitlePremiéra /PremiereProdukce / ProducerProdej /SalesÚčast na festivalech / Festivals Prodej / SalesObsluhoval jsem anglického krále /I Served the King of England21.12.2006 /11.1.2007AQS, Bioscop, TV Nova,Barrandov Studio, Magic BoxSlovakia, UPPAQS, Bavaria FilmInternationalBerlinale – FIPRESCI…
Czech Film Center - Film Commission 2007/2008
Czech Film Center - Film Commission 2007/2008 Press Release For five years running, the office of Czech Film Commission has served as an information and consulting center for foreign filmmakers and television crews interested in filming in the Czech Republic. Among Czech Film Commission's most recent activities are its participation…
First retrospective overview of Slovenian cinema in New York
From 16 to 22 July, the Walter Reade Theater in New Yorku will be the venue of a retrospective overview of Slovenian cinema, named At the Crossroads: Slovenian Cinema by the programme selector, Richard Peña. The first retrospective of Slovenian cinema took place in 2003 (7 to 12 May) at…