FNE at Pula IFF: Pula Announce Competition Films

PULA: The 58th Pula Film Festival (9-23 July 2011, www.pulafilmfestival.hr) and the National Programme (16-23 July) have announced a selection of 19 Croatian films to be screened, including 10 Croatian…
06-07-2011

FESTIVALS: Batumi Submission Open

BATUMI: The Batumi International Art House Festival (www.biaff.org) is accepting film submission through 5 August 2011 for the 6th edition of the festival, taking place in Georgia 17-24 September 2011.
06-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Nicky’s Family Gets International Distribution

KARLOVY VARY: Nicky's Family, the last in a series of films about British humanitarian and Czech hero Sir Nicholas Winton, has been picked up for U.S. and French theatrical distribution,…
06-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Tremora Reveals Production Plans

KARLOVY VARY: Lithuanian producer Ieva Norviliene of the production company Tremora (www.tremora.com) told FNE that she has one film in postproduction and four more films in development for production over…
06-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: IN Film Praha Preps Six Films

KARLOVY VARY: Slovak producer Rudolf Biermann told FNE that his Czech company IN Film Praha (www.infilm.cz) has a slate of six films in various stages of development and production, including…
05-07-2011

Siberian Education to Shoot in Lithuania

John Malkovich is set to star in Siberian Education which is scheduled to begin filming in Lithuania at the end of August.
05-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Quality and Experience at Doc Project Presentation

KARLOVY VARY: Docu Talents from the East, the annual presentation of upcoming documentaries from CEE, was notable for a smart selection of nine films from pedigreed directors and producers.
05-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Jihlava Doc Fest Extends Deadline and Reveals 15th Anniversary Plans

KARLOVY VARY: Jihlava IDFF doc fest (25-30 October 2011, www.dokument-festival.cz) director Marek Hovorka announced plans for two new events as the festival marks its 15th anniversary.
05-07-2011

FESTIVALS: Bratislava IFF Names Programme Team

BRATISLAVA: Speculation on the future of the Bratislava IFF (www.iffbratislava.sk) appears to have cleared with the appointment of Serbia's Nenad Dukic to programme the main competition. The 13th edition of…
05-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Slovaks Audiences Await Local Films

KARLOVY VARY: Slovak cinema attendance was down by almost 22% in the first quarter of 2011, but with a non-stop schedule of Slovak domestic premieres just about to start, numbers…
04-07-2011

Hungarian TV Announces Job Cuts

BUDAPEST: Hungarian state media will eliminate 600 jobs in TV and Radio. The move will cut an estimated HUF 3 billion on salaries, which is to go toward production.
04-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: CEE Territories Compete for LUX Prize

KARLOVY VARY: Films from Hungary, Poland and Romania are among the ten titles competing for the 2011 LUX Prize. The nominees were unveiled during the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com).
04-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Cottbus Unveils Polish/Ukraine Focus

KARLOVY VARY: The 21st FilmFestival Cottbus (1-6 November 2011, www.filmfestivalcottbus.de) is taking a new "anti-nationalist approach," festival director Roland Rust told FNE, with a regional Polish-Ukraine focus, a parallel to…
04-07-2011

MIFF 2011: Star studded closing for Moscow International Film Festival

MOSCOW: The 33 Moscow International Film Festival (23 June-2 July 2011) closed with Helen Mirren accepting the festivl’s Stanislavsky Award for Lifetime Achievement. Mirren whose real name is Yelena Vasilyevna…
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FNE at KVIFF: A Company Launches Distribution Branch

KARLOVY VARY: A Company Consulting and Licensing launched a new distribution company in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 2 July 2011.
03-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Voice Bank Expands Activities

KARLOVY VARY: Vox Humana - The Voice Bank launched a new film festival interview series at the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) with Hungarian director Istvan Szabo as its first subject.
03-07-2011

FNE at New Horizons: Separation to Open Festival

The winner of the 2011 Golden Bear in Berlin, Nader And Simin, A Separation by Asghar Farhadi will open the Wrocław-based New Horizons (www.nowehoryzonty.pl) film festival on the 21 July…
03-07-2011

FNE at KVIFF: Czech Film Production Soars

KARLOVY VARY: An impressive 64 Czech films have entered domestic distribution since February 2010 through 30 June 2011, the Czech Film Center reported in its annual mid-year overview of the…
03-07-2011

MGM Signs Distribution Agreement with Forum Film

MGM signed a long-term distribution agreement with Forum Film, the distribution arm of Cinema City International NV (CCI), covering Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Israel, and includes both theatrical and…
03-07-2011

MIFF 2011: Moscow Film Festival Prize Winners

MOSCOW: The 33 Moscow International Film Festival finished last night (2 July 2011) with the awarding of the festival’s Golden and Silver George prizes for the following films:
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