FNE at TIFF Romanian Film Days: The Phantom Father
Lucian Georgescu comes to TIFF's Romanian Film Days with his feature film debut The Phantom Father.
Hungarian Banks Threaten to Close Film Producers Accounts
BUDAPEST: The bank accounts of 19 production companies faced closure as of 1 June 2011, as loan agreements expired on 31 May. Andrew Vajna, Hungary's newly appointed film commissioner, is…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Hungary
BUDAPEST: When it comes to TV, Hungary prefers to go it alone. Without any natural linguistic partners and lacking the strong regional ties shared by Czechs and Slovaks, the Balkans,…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Fear Of Falling
In Fear of Falling, his feature film directing debut. Bartosz Konopka creates an emotional drama about crossing the line between madness and sanity.
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Loverboy
Loverboy, the second feature from Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu tells the story of Luca, a 20 year old boy from a Romanian village who makes girls fall in love with…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Close to the Heavens
Close to the Heavens, a full-length documentary debut from Titus Faschina, explores Romania's traditional past by focusing on a family of herders whose old habits are challenged by EU regulations.
FNE at TIFF Main Competition: Principles of Life
Constantin Popescu (Tales from the Golden Age) directed the Transilvania International Film Festival's Romanian competition entry, Principles of Life, with Vlad Ivanov (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) appearing…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Aldabert's Dream
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim's first feature, Adalbert's Dream, is a black comedy set on 8 May 1986, when Romania was having its annual celebration of the anniversary of the Communist Party,…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bucharestless
Romanian director George Dorobanţu (Elevator) gets a spot in TIFF's Romanian Days with his second film, Bucharestless, a city-vérité conceptual movie shot in Bucharest.
FNE-IDF DocBlock: Prix Europe 2011 Nominations
The European broadcasting festival Prix Europa 2011 announces this year’s nominees. The category of feature-length television documentary presents also two successful Czech documentaries Katka, made by Helena Třeštíková, and Coal…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Lithuania
VILNIUS: Lithuanian television survived the onslaught of foreign programming beginning in the 1990‘s and is pulling out of the financial crisis of 2009. The result is a return to domestic…
Management Changes at HBO Central Europe
BUDAPEST: HBO announced the promotion of Ondrej Zach to Senior Vice President, Programming and Acquisitions, for HBO Central Europe. In addition, HBO has appointed Ivan Sevcik as HBO Czech Republic…
Hungarian Film Funding Approved
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian government has approved a proposal to renew film funding. According to local news reports, the cabinet met on 31 May 2011 and approved the plan proposed by…
FESTIVALS: Romanian TIFF Opens Friday
The 10th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro ) will open on Friday, 3 June 2011, in Cluj, with 12 films screening in the main competition. The festival…
HBO GO Launches in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO Central Europe launced the internet streaming service HBO GO in Romania on 1 June 2011.
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Daas
Dass, a major costume production written and directed by Adrian Panek, brings to life the dillemas of faith and politics in the 13th Century. The film premieres at the 36th…
Slovak Film Forum Unveiled
The Slovak Film Institute (www.sfu.sk) has announced the schedule of the Forum on Upcoming Slovak Films, taking place on 23-24 June 2011 during the Artfilm Festival held in Trencianske Teplice…
Films Fuel Malta's Legal Sector
VALETTA: A surge in film production since Malta's accession to the European Union seven years ago, and the introduction of film incentives in 2007, is fueling growth in Malta's legal…
PRODUCTION: A Night Too Young Goes into Postproduction
PRAGUE: Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu wrapped the shoot on the Czech-Slovenian feature film A Night Too Young (Prilis mlada noc) in late May, and the film has now moved into…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: My Name Is Ki
Polish director Leszek Dawid poses questions about love and motherhood in the contemporary drama My Name Is Ki. The film will have its premiere during the 36th Polish Film Festival…
