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.
02-06-2011

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…
02-06-2011

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,…
02-06-2011

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.
02-06-2011

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…
02-06-2011

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…
02-06-2011

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…
01-06-2011

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…
01-06-2011

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…
01-06-2011

HBO GO Launches in Romania

BUCHAREST: HBO Central Europe launced the internet streaming service HBO GO in Romania on 1 June 2011.
01-06-2011

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…
01-06-2011

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…
31-05-2011

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…
31-05-2011

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…
31-05-2011

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…
31-05-2011

FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Latvia

RIGA: If you want to watch Latvians justify their claim to be the "singing nation," turn on the TV. It's not only the contestants who are competing in an abundance…
31-05-2011

FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Interview with Founder Patrick Jucaud

FNE continues its special report on DISCOP Budapest 2011 (21-23 June, www.discop,com) with an interview with DISCOP founder Patrick Jucaud. In the FNE reports, we look at adapted content --…
30-05-2011

Vildžiūnas Wins Top Lithuanian Awards

VILNIUS: Kristijonas Vildžiūnas won the best director and best film awards for the Lithuanian-Polish-German coproduction Back To Your Arms (www.kaiapkabinsiutave.lt) at the Lithuanian Film and TV industry's Silver Crane Awards…
30-05-2011

Obituary: Lithuanian Director Marijonas Giedrys

VILNIUS: Lithuanian feature film and documentary director Marijonas Giedrys has died at age 78. His death came after a long illness, according to the Lithuanian Filmmakers Union.
30-05-2011

FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: The Courage

In The Courage, a tragic story of two brothers faced with a moral dilemma, director/writer Greg Zgliński explores the theme of courage and its consequences with brutal reality. The film…
30-05-2011