PRODUCTION: Polish-French-German Coproduction Marie Curie Shoots in Krakow
KRAKOW: Marie Curie, a biographical costume drama about Maria Skłodowska-Curie, is being shot at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
PRODUCTION: Marko Skop Completes Eva Nova for Fall Release
BRATISLAVA: Slovak producer/writer/director Marko Skop is in postproduction with the dramatic feature Eva Nova starring the legendary Slovak actress Emilia Vasaryova.
PRODUCTION: Michalek Completing Holidays in Provence
PRAGUE: Czech director Vladimir Michalek is in postproduction with a comedy, Holidays in Provence, scheduled for release in September 2015.
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Backs Gangster Ka
PRAGUE: Producer Adam Dvorak of Movie is partnering with coproducer Czech TV on a two-part debut crime story, Gangster Ka and Gangster Ka: African.
PRODUCTION: Māris Martinsons in Preproduction with Magic Kimono
RIGA: Director Māris Martinsons will begin shooting a Latvian/Estonian/Japanese feature length modern-day fairytale, Magic Kimono / Maģiskais kimono, in August 2015. The film is a coproduction between Krukfilms in Latvia, OREE Films in Estonia, and Loaded in Japan.
PRODUCTION: Austrian Czech Coproduction Deckname Holec
PRAGUE: Dawson Films and public broadcaster Czech TV are partnering on a rare Czech-Austrian coproduction, Deckname Holec, directed by Austria’s Franz Novotny and based on a true story by Czech New Wave filmmaker Jan Nemec.
PRODUCTION: TVP Begins Production on Costume Drama Bodo
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP has commissioned a 13-episode season of Bodo, a costume drama series about a legendary Polish actor. The executive production company is Akson Studio.
PRODUCTION: Cannes Critics Week Director Creţulescu Preps Charlton Heston
BUCHAREST: Andrei Creţulescu, whose short film Ramona premieres in the Critics’ Week section in Cannes on 19 May 2015, is preparing his debut feature, Charlton Heston, set for shooting in fall 2015.
PRODUCTION: Janez Burger in Preproduction with Ivan
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Janez Burger's drama Ivan is in its final stage of preproduction for a fall 2015 shoot.
PRODUCTION: Animated Websters in Development for Slovak TV
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director/producer Katarina Kerekesova is working on The Websters, a 13-part animated TV series about a family of spiders for children and parents.
PRODUCTION: Bojanov to Helm Bulgarian Coproduction I Want to Be Like You
SOFIA: Award-winning Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov will go into production with his second film in July 2015, I Want to Be Like You, a Danish/UK/Belgian/Bulgarian coproduction which features an international cast that includes Klaus Maria Brandauer.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Coproduction Debut The Woman of My Life in Postproduction
SOFIA: Bulgarian director Antoniy Donchev is in postproduction with his first feature film The Woman of My Life coproduced by Bulgarian Ars, Macedonia’s KT Film & Media, Romania’s Peter Film Production, Hawena Films and the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq with the support of the Bulgarian National Film Center.
PRODUCTION: Ankica Jurić Tilić Develops Debut Drama The Staffroom
ZAGREB: Producer Ankica Jurić Tilić from Kinorama is currently developing The Staffroom/Zbornica, the debut feature of Sonja Tarokić, set for shooting in autumn 2016.
PRODUCTION: Slovak OUT Heads to Cannes L'Atelier before Shooting Begins
BRATISLAVA: The first Slovak film, the feature debut OUT (Vychladnutie) by FAMU graduate György Kristóf, has been selected for the 11th Cinéfondation L’Atelier, taking place as part of the Cannes IFF.
PRODUCTION: Slovak Cross-Genre Waiting Room Completed
BRATISLAVA: Slovak scriptwriter/director Palo Korec has completed work on the feature length film essay Waiting Room (Čakáreň).
PRODUCTION: Ryszard Bugajski Shooting Stalinist Drama in Warsaw
WARSAW: Ryszard Bugajski has started shooting the dramatic film Zaćma, inspired by the life of a Stalinist member of the infamous Polish Ministry of Security known as "Bloody Luna."