POFF Black Nights Hosts Legal, Distribution Workshop

TALLINN: The East European Film Alliance (EEFA, eefa-eu.org) Training Network will hold its final workshop of 2011 on 25-28 November at the POFF Black Nights Film Festival. The workshop will…
23-11-2011

TVN Picks up Rules Of Engagement

WARSAW: TVN Group will produce the Polish version of the American hit sitcom Rules of Engagement. The shoot in Warsaw will start in the beginning of December 2011.
22-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Through My Veins in Development

BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban follows his a first feature, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier, which gathered international recognition and two prizes at the Berlinale…
22-11-2011

Somewhere Tonight and Sing Your Song Win American Film Festival

WROCLAW The second edition of the American Film Festival in Wrocław, the only film event in Poland focused on American independent cinema, awarded its top prizes to Somewhere Tonight and…
22-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Watch Docs Announces Programme

WARSAW: The 11th International Film Festival Watch Docs. Human Rights in Film, the oldest documentary festival in Warsaw, opens on 8 December 2011. The 10 day event will screen more…
22-11-2011

FESTIVALS: The External World Wins Animated Dreams

The winners of the awards of 13th Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams (www.anima.ee) were announced on Saturday, 19 November 2011, at the award ceremony in Sõprus Cinema, Tallinn. The Grand…
22-11-2011

Standard and Poors Threatens to Downgrade CME

Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www. investor.cmegroup.com) is facing a potential downgrade in its rating by U.S. agency Standard and Poors, following S&P's reevaluation of the company's position from stable…
21-11-2011

Record Weekend for Polish Cinemas

WARSAW: Weekend attendance in Polish cinemas surpassed one million viewers for the first time on the weekend of 11-13 November 2011. In addition the Polish film Letters To Santa broke…
21-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Itaker Begins Shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: Toni Trupia's film Itaker, which began filming in Italy on 7 November 2011, moved to Romania in 21 November 21, for the final three weeks of shooting.
21-11-2011

Malta to End TV Licenses

Malta will put an end to TV license fees in 2012.
21-11-2011

Hungarian Digital Subscriptions Rise

BUDAPEST: Digital TV subscriptions in Hungary rose by over 19,000 during the month of September, according to a report in the Budapest Business Journal.
21-11-2011

Romanian 2011 grants announced

BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro ) announced the production grants at its first session of 2011. Two sessions annually are required by the law. The last session opened…
21-11-2011

FESTIVALS: Ljubljana Kingfisher for Take Shelter

LJUBLJANA: The Ljubljana IFF (LIFFe, www.liffe.si) awarded its main prize, the Kingfisher Award, to Take Shelter directed by Jeff Nichols, at the festival's closing ceremony on 19 November 2011.
20-11-2011

Georgia Announces Grants Application

TBILISI: Georgian National Film Center has announced its competition on financing full length feature films for production in 2012. The total competition fund is 900,000 GEL (€400,000).
20-11-2011

Czechs Complete Digital Switch

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic has completed the switch to digital TV transmission, becoming the first country in Central Europe to finalize the process.
20-11-2011

Bulgaria Plans TV Multiplex Tender

SOFIA: Bulgaria plans a tender for a new digital TV multiplex tender in 2014. The multiples will use frequencies that are now used by the military.
20-11-2011

FNE Exclusive: Interview with Andrzej Wajda

{mosimage}On the eve of the 10th anniversary* of the Wajda School, FNE speaks exclusively with founder Andrzej Wajda. The Wajda School starts to celebrate its first decade with a special…
18-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Doc Father in Postproduction

VILNIUS: Father, a 70,000 euro Lithuanian documentary directed by Marat Sargsyan, is in the final stages of production in preparation for a March 2012 release. The 52 minute film is…
17-11-2011

Film Europe Channel Launches in Slovakia, Czech Republic

BRATISLAVA: Slovak-based Film Europe Media Company announced the launch of its new all-European movie channel, Film Europe Channel, on 17 November 2011 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
17-11-2011

Integration Trip Tops Polish Box Office

WARSAW: The Polish comedy Integration Trip, which opened on 4 November 2011, recorded the best 2011 domestic opening weekend at the Polish box office with 277,451 viewers.
16-11-2011