PRODUCTION: TVN Producing Sequel to Polish Box Office Hit
WARSAW: Maciej Dejczer is shooting a sequel to Letters To Santa, a romantic comedy that sold 2.3m tickets in 2011.
PRODUCTION: Mariam Khatchvani Preps Dede
TBILISI: Mariam Khatchvani is in preparation with Dede and she plans to start shooting in mid-September 2015. Vladimer Katcharava is producing.
PRODUCTION: Jan P. Matuszyński Preps a Biopic on Painter Zdzisław Beksiński
WARSAW: Ostatnia Rodzina/Last Family, Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature will focus on the relationship between the painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son Tomasz Beksiński, a renowned music journalist and translator, who both passed away tragically.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Game Count
WARSAW: Renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland is preparing to shoot Game Count, a Polish/Czech/German coproduction, in June. The premiere is planned for the begining of 2017.
PRODUCTION: Tomasz Wasilewski Shooting United States of Love
WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski, the director of Floating Skyscrapers produced by Alter Ego Pictures, started shooting his new drama United States of Love.
PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Shooting Sierra-Nevada
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed writer and director Cristi Puiu is shooting his highly anticipated film Sierra-Nevada, a feature about a family reunion. The film is an international coproduction with the premiere set for 2016.
PRODUCTION: Adrian Sitaru Shooting Fixeur
BUCHAREST: This week Adrian Sitaru, director of Hooked (4 Proof Film) and Best Intentions (Hi Film Productions), started shooting Fixeur, a feature inspired by true events involving the idea of personal ascent versus loss of innocence.
PRODUCTION: Oscar Nominated Łukasz Żal Shooting Polish Thriller
WARSAW: Łukasz Żal, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in Ida (Opus Film), is theDoP of Na granicy/On the Border, the debut feature of an experienced documentary filmmaker Wojciech Kasperski.
PRODUCTION: Ivan Fíla Preps The Day of Happiness
PRAGUE: Ivan Fíla, a Czech-born director partly based in Germany, is preparing his third feature film, The Day of Happiness.
PRODUCTION: Spanish director Daniela Féjerman's New Feature in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Spanish writer and director Daniela Féjerman is shooting her new feature The Wait/La Espera in Lithuania.
PRODUCTION: George Ovashvili Develops Khibula
TBILISI: Acclaimed director, producer and screenwriter George Ovashvili plans to shoot his next project, Khibula, at the end of 2015. He is now in the financing stage.
PRODUCTION: Peter Budinský in Development with Heart of a Tower
BRATISLAVA: Heart of a Tower/Srdce veže by director and animator Peter Budinský, will be the first Slovak animated feature film after 33 years. Its premiere is set for 2020.
PRODUCTION: Filip Bajon Shooting Mrs. Dulska's Morality with an All-Star Polish Cast
WARSAW: Shooting has started for Filip Bajon's new version of the classic Polish comedy Mrs. Dulska's Morality. The premiere is planned for October 2015.
PRODUCTION: Adina Pintilie in Preparation with Touch Me Not
BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie is planning to shoot her debut feature in Romania and Germany in June-August 2015.
PRODUCTION: All the Best in Preparation
ZAGREB: Snjezana Tribuson's romantic musical comedy All the Best is set for shooting in February 2015 and is expected to hit Croatian cinemas next Christmas.
PRODUCTION: Estonia Preps Polar Boy
TALLINN: Estonian writer/director Anu Aun is working on The Polar Boy, the tale of a talented and promising young photographer who fakes bipolar disorder in order to avoid a prison sentence and discovers he must leave his destructive girlfriend.