PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko Plans Sequel to The Feather Fairy
PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA: Juraj Jakubisko is planning a sequel to his popular Christmas fairy tale The Feather Fairy / Perinbaba (1985), which he will produce through his company Jakubisko Film.
PRODUCTION: Serge Ioan Celebidachi Shoots Debut Feature
BUCHAREST: Serge Ioan Celebidachi is currently shooting his debut feature Octav, with Blasco Giurato (Dr. Zhivago) as DoP. The Romanian/British coproduction starring Marcel Iureș (Hart’s War, Youth without Youth) started shooting on 21 March 2016.
PRODUCTION: Jānis Nords Shoots Foam at the Mouth
RIGA: Director Jānis Nords is currently shooting Foam at the Mouth / Ar putām uz Lūpām, a psychological drama in a contemporary setting. The premiere of this Latvian/Lithuanian/Polish coproduction is set for 2017.
PRODUCTION: German TV Film The Glassmaker Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: TV film The Glassmaker/Die Glasbläserin by Christine Balthasar, a German/Czech coproduction made for ZDF, is currently shooting in Czech Republic.
PRODUCTION: Tereza Nvotová Shoots Debut Feature Filthy
BRATISLAVA: Tereza Nvotová is shooting her debut feature, Filthy, a Slovak/Czech coproduction about growing up, friendship and trauma, influenced by the documentary style.
PRODUCTION: Grzegorz Jonkajtys Preps Animated Film Floppy Bear
WARSAW: Grzegorz Jonkajtys is in preproduction with a full-feature animated film inspired by one of the most popular Polish children's programmes, Floppy Bear. The production of this 3D stop motion animated film is set to launch in 2017.
PRODUCTION: Călin Peter Netzer Starts Shooting Ana, Mon Amour
BUCHAREST: The new project Ana, Mon Amour from the acclaimed writer/director Călin Peter Netzer, a Romanian/German/French coproduction, started shooting in Bucharest on 10 March 2016.
PRODUCTION: Korean Series Shooting in Piran
LJUBLJANA: A South Korean crew is currently shooting approximately 50 minutes for the popular TV series Dear Friends in Piran, an old Slovenian town on the coast near Portoroz, where the Slovene Film Festival is annually held.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian National Television Wraps Under Cover
SOFIA: Bulgarian National Television announced that the most popular Bulgarian TV series Under Cover, which is currently shooting, will come to an end in 2016. According to the BNT Programming Director Sevda Shishmanova the fifth season of the series directed by Viktor Bojinov, Dimitar Mitovski and Zoran Petrovski will start broadcasting on 20 March 2016.
PRODUCTION: Christos Georgiou Shoots Happy Birthday
NICOSIA: Cypriot writer/director Christos Georgiou is currently shooting his feature film Happy Birthday. The project was selected for the Berlinale Coproduction Market 2014.
PRODUCTION: Ralitza Petrova in Postproduction with Godless
SOFIA: Ralitza Petrova, an alumna of UK’s National Film and Television School, is in postproduction with her first feature film, the Bulgarian/Danishcoproduction Godless/Bezbog. The release is planned for the second half of 2016.
PRODUCTION: Andrei Dăscălescu in Production with Planeta Petrila
BUCHAREST: Andrei Dăscălescu is in production with the 90 min documentary Planeta Petrila set in the small Romanian mining town of Petrila.
PRODUCTION: Zornitsa Sophia in Postproduction with Chieftain
SOFIA: Zornitsa Sofia is in postproduction with her third feature film, theBulgarian/Croatian coproduction Chieftain/ Voevoda. The release is planned for 2017.
PRODUCTION: Lech Majewski to Shoot Polish/American Coproduction Valley of the Gods
WARSAW: Lech Majewski will start shooting the adult fantasy Valley of the Gods in March 2016. The film is a Polish/American coproduction starring Josh Hartnett, Charlotte Rampling and John Rhys-Davies, which will be shot in Poland, Italy and Utah, USA.
PRODUCTION: DeDe Wraps Production
LONDON: London-based production house Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) has wrapped production on DeDe, a Georgian/British/Croatian/Dutch coproduction which is part of the company’s current slate of ten films.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Finished Shooting Game Count
WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland has wrapped the third and final stage of the shoot for her crime thriller Game Count, a coproduction between Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden.