FNE at Jihlava Film Festival: Polish-Italian Doc Pays Tribute to Venice

JIHLAVA: Polish documentary director Agnieszka Magdalena Podkowka fell in love when she came to Venice the city where she met her Italian husband Giuseppe Trevisin. Serenissima is her tribute to…
26-10-2011

Romanian Documentary Survey - 2011

BUCHAREST: Romanian documentaries were catapulted into the international spotlight with the success of several films in the last two years. Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu…
26-10-2011

Georgian Seagull Gets Eurimages Funds

TBILISI: Seagull / Chaika, a coproduction between Georgia, Spain, France and Russia, received a grant of 210,000 euros from Eurimages. The feature film is produced with 20% of its funding…
26-10-2011

CME Q3 Revenues Rise 23%

PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cme.net) reported a 23% increase in quarter three net revenues, at $165.5 million, with nine month revenues also up 23% at 587.9 million. OIBDA…
26-10-2011

Gotham in Progress Selects Films

WROCLAW, POLAND: Gotham in Progress is the first industry event devoted solely to US indie films in Europe. GIP provides a European industry showcase for US indies in final production…
25-10-2011

Obituary: Romanian Director Liviu Ciulei

BUCHAREST: Liviu Ciulei (88), one of the most important Romanian stage and film directors of all time, passed away in a hospital in Munich on 25 October 2011.
25-10-2011

FNE at Regiofun: Polish-Canadian Coproduction in Development

KATOWICE: Ewa Pytka is in development with Lucky Woman, a Polish-Canadian coproduction about a Polish female spy with a license to kill.
25-10-2011

PRODUCTION: Tadeusz Krol Shooting Last Floor

WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Tadeusz Krol started shooting his second film Last Floor on 23 October 2011 in Warsaw. Filming on the psychological thriller will continue until 15 December.
25-10-2011

Garagouz Wins Cyprus Short FF

The first prize of the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (isffc.com.cy) and a prize of 5,000 euros went to Gargouz. The awards were presented at the closing ceremony on…
24-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Austria's Michael Wins Zagreb FF

ZAGREB: Michael by Austrian director Markus Schleinzer received the main prize of the 9th Zagreb film festival (www.zagrebfilmfestival.com) and a 4,000 euro cash award. The prize was accepted by the…
24-10-2011

FESTIVALS: TVP’s Argentinean Lesson Wins Leipzig Silver Dove

Polish director Wojciech Staron won the Silver Dove and a cash award of 3,000 euros in the main competition of the Leipzig IFF for documentaries and animated films for Argentinean…
24-10-2011

PRODUCTION: World Without End Shooting in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: World Without End, an eight-part historical TV series with British director Michael Caton-Jones, is currently shooting in Slovakia. The series is the sequel to the 2010 Golden Globe-nominated TV…
24-10-2011

FNE at Regiofun: Polish Family Road Movie Gabriel in Preproduction

KATOWICE: Polish director Mikołaj Haremski is in preproduction with Gabriel, a road movie for the children and family audience. The film will premiere in 2013, distributed by SPI International Polska…
24-10-2011

FNE at CentEast Moscow 2011: Event doubles in size and scope

MOSCOW: The third edition of CentEast Moscow (www.centeast.eu) saw organizers expand the event from one to two days and add screenings of films for participants to its programme. The expanded…
24-10-2011 m

Modern Times Group Profits up in Baltics, Central Europe

STOCKHOLM: Swedish based Modern Times Group, with emerging market operations in the Baltics and Central Europe, reported a 3% rise in 2011 Q3 sales compared with 2010 Q3 results. The…
23-10-2011

Bulgarian Cable Company Fined

SOFIA: Swedish cable owner EQT received a fine from the Bulgarian consumer protection agency for misleading information concerning its Bulgarian cable company. Blizoo, the largest cable operator in the country,…
23-10-2011

TVP Plans to Produce More Original Content

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will open a competition for original Polish series ideas, with a new daytime drama and a crime series will be chosen in December 2011. The…
23-10-2011

FNE at Regiofun: Bollywood Returns to Krakow

KRAKOW: Indian director Shankar Dayal has completed principal photography for the political drama Saguni on location in Krakow. The film is the second Bollywood project brought to the city through…
23-10-2011

FNE Visegrad Prix Nominations Announced

WARSAW: Nominations for the second edition of the FNE Visegrad Prix for best documentary film coproduction from a Visegard country have been announced. The films are all screening in the15th…
21-10-2011

PRODUCTION: Niascharian (Let’s Revive) Films in Romania and Moldavia

BUCHAREST: Leonardo Tonitza has begun shooting a long documentary on the origins of the Romanian language, Niascharian (Let's Revive)/Niascharian (Să renaştem). Preproduction began in March 2011, producer Alexandru Iclozan told…
21-10-2011