PRODUCTION: Animated Stones wraps production in April
The animated film Stones from Slovak director Katarina Kerekesova is in the final stages of postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Morgen in postproduction
Short film Palme d'Or winner Marian Crişan (Megatron, 2008) is in postproduction with his feature debut, Morgen, the story of a Romanian whose passion for fishing brings the surprise of his lifetime.
PRODUCTION: Kenyeres in preproduction with Yesterday
Hungarian director, Bálint Kenyeres, European Film Award (www.europeanfilmacademy.org) short film winner, has finished the script for his feature debut Yesterday based on Agota Kristof's novel, and the project is now in preproduction.
PRODUCTION: Aurora winds up postproduction
Cristi Puiu's third feature Aurora is in the last stages of postproduction with the expectation that the film will be submitted to Cannes Film Festival this year.
PRODUCTION: Leszek Dawid wraps feature debut Ki
Polish director Leszek Dawid has just finished shooting his debut feature Ki, a drama about the problems of a young single mother.
PRODUCTION: Komandarev in development with The Judgment
Following The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, the first Bulgarian film sold in 25 territories, director Stefan Komandarev is developing a cross border drama The Judgment.
PRODUCTION: Tadas Blinda will shoot in Lithuania
A historical adventure drama about a Lithuanian folk hero Tadas Blinda. Pradzia (www.tadasblinda.lt) directed by Donatas Ulvydas is shooting on locations throughout Lithuania.
PRODUCTION: Kajínek release postponed
The world release of one of the anticipated Czech criminal thriller Kajínek, based on a true criminal case of the murderer Jiří Kajínek, is postponed to August 5, producer and director Petr Jákl of J.B.J. Film Production (www.jbj-film.cz) announced.
PRODUCTION: New Metod Pevec's The weight of the sky
Slovenian director Metod Pevec is filming his fourth movie, The Weight of the Sky for production company Vertigo/Emotionfilm.
PRODUCTION: Veiwegh's Novel for Men begins filming
A Novel for Men based on the latest novel from Czech bestselling author Michal Viewegh begins shooting on March 12, producer Rudolf Biermann from Infilm (www.infilm.cz) announced.
PRODUCTION: Purcarete in postproduction with Somewhere in Palilula
Somewhere in Palilula, the first feature of the acclaimed Romanian stage director Silviu Purcărete, moved into editing in mid-February, but still has six days of shooting scheduled for the end of March.
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle - a Romanian debut in the Official Competition of the Berlinale
After being awarded in Cannes every year since 2004, the new Romanian cinema now has a film in the Official Competition of the Berlinale, a feature by Romanian director Florin Şerban. If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, the debut of 35 year old director Şerban, is a Romanian-Swedish co-production between the Romanian Strada Film (www.stradafilm.ro) and the Swedish Film I Väst (http://www.filmivast.se/) and The Chimney Pot (www.thechimneypot.com).
PRODUCTION: Journey through Lithuania sets premiere
The full length documentary Journey through Lithuania (Kelionė per Lietuvą) premieres on March 4 in Vilnius with nation-wide distribution.
PRODUCTION: Winton doc sequel in postproduction
Slovak director Matej Minac is in postproduction with Niicky's Family, his sequel to The Power of Good, the 2002 Emmy award winning documentary about Sir Nicholas Winton.
PRODUCTION: Bartas documentary in postproduction
The Lithuanian-French documentary film Sharunas Bartas, an Army of One directed by Guillaume Coudray is now in postproduction.