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ScripTeast at Cannes Film Festival

FNE Staff Region 2008-05-16

The final session of the second edition of ScripTeast is taking place at Cannes from May 15-22.

Korda Studios Changes the Central European Studios Landscape

Anna Franklin Turkey 2008-05-16

Hungary’s Korda Studios has changed the landscape of film production in Central Europe since it opened its doors just over a year ago. Korda scored high marks from director Guillermo…

Valert promoted to DLA Piper managing partner

FNE Staff Region 2008-05-15

Attorney Peter Valert has been named Managing Partner for US/UK law firm DLA Piper's Prague and Sofia offices.

Slovenian Festival of European Film prize for Zim & Co

FNE Staff Slovenia 2008-05-15

The third Festival of European Film in Ljubljana awarded its top prize to France's Zim & Co directed by Pierre Jolivet.

Changes across Czech TV scene

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-15

UPC and SES ASTRA are expanding, while TV Prima brings in a controversial new programme director.

Viasat Baltics appoints new CEO

FNE Staff Lithuania 2008-05-15

Vilma Marciuleviciute will head the Viasat digital satellite operations in the Baltics.

David Lynch to build Film Studio in Lodz

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-05-14

The long-awaited creation of a film studio by David Lynch is finally moving forward as part of the EC1-Lodz City of Culture project in Poland.

TVN first quarter revenues up

FNE Staff Poland 2008-05-14

Polish commercial broadcaster TVN reported consolidated net revenue increase of 22% in its first quarter results.

Romanians and Hungarians meet at documentary festival

FNE Staff Romania 2008-05-14

The fifth edition of the Romanian-Hungarian Documentary Film festival opened May 12 in Miercuera-Cuic.

Polish Film Institute sees large presence at Cannes

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-05-13

Three official selections, Quinzaine des Realisateurs' Four Nights with Anna, Un Certain Regard's Tulpan, and L'Association du Cinéma Independant pour sa Diffusion's documentary Gugara, are spearheading Polish promotion strategy in…

Slovak producer Marko Skop heads for Cannes

Jana Kadlecova Slovakia 2008-05-13

Producer and director Marko Skop, the co-founder of production company Artileria, will represent Slovakia in the Producers on the Move programme at Cannes May 17-20.

AniFest Grand Prix for France

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-13

Directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud won both the Grand Prix and the Best Feature prize for French entry Persepolis at the closing ceremony of the seventh annual AniFest in…

Russia will lead pay TV growth in Central Europe

FNE Staff Region 2008-05-12

Media analyst Screen Digest predicts 63 million pay TV subscribers in Central and Eastern Europe by 2012, with 28 million pay TV homes in Russia.

Bathory begins promotional campaign push

Irena Zemanova Czech Republic 2008-05-12

Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko's latest film, historical thriller Bathory, has launched its international pr campaign prior to its premiere at the Karlovy Vary film festival on July 5.

Hungarian Revolution cameraman Joseph Miko dies, age 87

FNE Staff Hungary 2008-05-12

Joseph Miko, who filmed the 1956 Hungarian uprising, then fled to the U.S., has died in Los Angeles.

CANNES PREVIEW: Genghis Khan Rides Again And Again

Anna Franklin Region 2008-05-12

Genghis Khan might seem an unlikely hero for our times but he is currently enjoying a wave of popularity in the cinema, first with Sergei Bodrov’s Oscar nominated Mongol and…