PRODUCTION: Of Snails and Men to Shoot in August

BUCHAREST: Tudor Giurgiu's second feature, Of Snails and Men/Despre oameni şi melci, is inspired by true events, even if they may sound quite odd. In 2002, Reuters published an news…
28-06-2011

PRODUCTION: Of Snails and Men to Shoot in August

BUCHAREST: Tudor Giurgiu's second feature, Of Snails and Men/Despre oameni şi melci, is inspired by true events, even if they may sound quite odd. In 2002, Reuters published an news…
28-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Visible World

BRATISLAVA: Visible World, an intimate psychological drama by Slovak writer and director Peter Krištúfek (Long Short Night; Snapshots), makes its world premiere in the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's…
28-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Salt White

The Georgian director Ketevan Machavariani presents her debute feature film Salt White/ Marilivit tetri (www.saltwhite.ge) in its world premiere in the East of the West competition at the Karlovy Vary…
28-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Punk's Not Dead

Punk's Not Dead /Pankot ne e mrtov by Vladimir Blaževski, which has its international premiere in the East of the West competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, is a punchy…
28-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Belvedere

Ahmed Imamović's second feature Belvedere, which has its European premiere in the East of the West competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, is a drama about the survivors of the…
28-06-2011

MIFF 2011: Moscow’s Programme Director, Kirill Razlogov: Big Programme, Big Ambitions

MOSCOW: Moscow International Film Festival (http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/eng/) programme director Kirill Razalogov cannot be accused of lacking ambition. He presides this year over a programme that can only be described as vast…
28-06-2011 m

FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Heart’s Boomerang

One of the most outstanding young Russian directors, Nikolay Khomeriki, is showing his latest feature, Heart's Boomerang in competition in the East of the West section of the Karlovy Vary…
28-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Generation P

The Russian born American filmmaker Victor Ginzburg presents the international premiere of his Russian box-office hit, Generation P (www.generationp.ru), in the East of the West competition at Karlovy Vary IFF…
28-06-2011

TVP1 Picks up Polish Millionaires Series

The Polish public broadcaster TV Polska has commissioned the first season of a local series Residency that is being touted as the Polish Dynasty.
27-06-2011

Cyprus Short Film Fest Announces Call for Entries

The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC), which was recently upgraded from a national to an international event, is accepting entries for the 2011 festival until 20 July 2011.
27-06-2011

Moscow IFF Competition: I'll Die Without You

I'll Die Without You (Ushenod mgoni movkvdebi) is a crime melodrama of two young people living in Tbilisi, Georgia, that takes place in the course of one day.
27-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Jeż Jerzy: The Movie

Jeż Jerzy: The Movie brings one of Poland's most popular comic book characters, a hedgehog, to life in a long-awaited film that employs the best tradition of the Polish school…
27-06-2011

CEE Films Shine at Art Film Fest

TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE, SLOVAKIA: There were more winners at Art Film Fest (www.artfilmfest.sk) than just those accepting prizes at the closing ceremony on 25 June 2011 in the mountainside spa resort…
27-06-2011

Moscow IFF Competition: Postcard

Kaneto Shindô, age 99 and a Moscow IFF veteran, returns to the festival where he first presented his films 50 years ago, and where he received a Lifetime Achievement award…
26-06-2011

Cartoon Forum 2011 Boosts Polish Animation

WARSAW: Five new animated Polish series have been selected to participate at Cartoon Forum, the European co-production forum for TV and new platforms that will celebrate its 22nd edition from…
26-06-2011

Polish Films at Karlovy Vary

WARSAW: Seven Polish films will screen at the 46th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which runs 1-9 July 2011. Four of them will compete for awards in…
26-06-2011

PRODUCTION: Destiny in development

The Czech Production company Central European Production and Locations (www.praguelocations.com) signed an coproduction agreement with the Chinese production company V.V .Hand Productions of Beijing to co-produce the action adventure film…
26-06-2011

PRODUCTION: Destiny in development

The Czech Production company Central European Production and Locations (www.praguelocations.com) signed an coproduction agreement with the Chinese production company V.V .Hand Productions of Beijing to co-produce the action adventure film…
26-06-2011

MIFF 2011: Moscow Film Festival opens with star studded gala

{mosimage}MOSCOW: The 33 Moscow International Film Festival (www.moscowfilmfestival.ru) got off to a star studded start with the world premier of Hollywood blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon on 23 June…
26-06-2011