Obituary: Dinos Katsouridis

{mosimage}Greek Cypriot director/editor/cinematographer/producer/writer Dinos Katsouridis died on 28 November 2011 at age 84. His death in Athens was announced on 29 November. He is credited with directing 17 films, most…
29-11-2011

PRODUCTION: 7 of Hearts in Development

{mosimage} BUCHAREST: Sorin Marin, a businessman and the founder of Anonimul International Independent Film Festival (www.festival-anonimul.ro), is developing his first feature film, 7 of Hearts/7 de inimă roşie. Marin also…
29-11-2011

FESTIVALS: LIfetime Awards for Raamat and Maran

{mosimage}TALLINN: The Black Nights FF (www.poff.ee) will present Lifetime Achievement awards to two Estonian filmmakers, Rein Raamat and Rein Maran, at the closing ceremony on 30 November 2011. Raamat is…
29-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Polish 3D Thriller in Production

WARSAW: Polish director Maciej Odoliński had moved into production with Hot Date 3D. The thriller will be shot in Warsaw, Poznań and Nowy Tomyśl. Hot Date 3D follows a crook…
29-11-2011

Slovenia Country Profile 2011

{mosimage}LJUBLJANA: The 2011 year saw a strong start for the film industry in Slovenia, with the launch of the Slovenian Film Center (SFC; www.film-center.si). The new public agency replaced the…
29-11-2011

Eurimages Distribution Support for CEE

{mosimage}Romanian, Hungarian and Turkish distribution companies were among the recepients of the latest round of Eurimages grants for distribution support. The funds will be used to screen films from a…
29-11-2011

Malta Pursues Unpaid License Fees

The Maltese government is threatening to take legal action against households that have not paid TV license fees, local media reports.
28-11-2011

EAVE Graduates Receive Eurmages Support

{mosimage}Twelve graduates of the EAVE programme for film producers have received Eurimages grants, including CEE producers from Romania and Turkey, EAVE announced.
28-11-2011

Polish Filmmakers Association Re-elects Bromski

{mosimage}Jacek Bromski was re-elected as the president of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP, www.sfp.org.pl) at the organization's general assembly meeting. Bromski has served in the position since 1996 and has…
28-11-2011

PRODUCTION: The Return of Captain Nemo 3D in Preproduction at MediaPro Studios

BUCHAREST: The Return of Captain Nemo 3D is expected to start shooting entirely on green screen at MediaPro Studios (www.mediaprostudios.com) in January 2012.
28-11-2011

FAMU Fest Hosts New Media Forums

PRAGUE: The annual FAMU film festival of films from the Czech FAMU (www.famu.cz) film school students attracted a large international audience for its forums on new technologies and new media…
27-11-2011

Estonia Country Profile 2011

{mosimage}TALLINN: The year 2011 saw developments with long-term implications for Estonia's film sector, even though it might not be remembered for its vintage crop of artistic achievements. Increased production, attendance…
27-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Wajda to Go into Production with Walesa

{mosimage}WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda had revealed the final plans and details for his long awaited film about Lech Wałesa. The director made casting changes and will move into production on 1…
27-11-2011

New TV Channels to Launch in Romania

BUCHAREST: Realitatea TV (www.realitatea.net) will split into two separate channels due to recent differences between the ex-manager, Sebastian Ghita, and the station's owner Elan Schwartzenberg. Realitatea TV will continue as…
27-11-2011

Wajda School Celebrates Tenth Anniversary at Plus Camerimage

{mosimage}WARSAW: The Plus Camerimage Festival commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Wajda School (www.wajdaschool.pl) with master classes, film screenings, exhibitions, and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Andrzej Wajda, who cofounded…
27-11-2011

Dragon Forum Call for Projects

WARSAW: The 2012 Dragon Forum (www.dragonforum.pl) is accepting documentary project applications until 18 December 2011. A series of workshops will focus on development, marketing, presentation and pitching.
24-11-2011

PRODUCTION: The Beatles project in Development

BUCHAREST: After the highly acclaimed The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu which concluded a trilogy on communism (comprising also Videograms of a Revolution /Videogramme einer Revolution and Out…
24-11-2011

New law to pump 13 M EUR into Hungarian film industry in 2012

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Parliament has approved a new Hungarian Film Law which will pump 4 bln HUF (cca. 13 m EUR) into the national film industry. Under the new law…
24-11-2011

Bulgarian Media Family Acquires Music Channel

SOFIA: The Bulgarian new service Novinte reports that Bulgarian media magnates Irena Drasteva ns Delyan Peevski, her son, acquired The Voice, a pop music TV channel, along with four radio…
23-11-2011

Nauka 2.0 Begins Broadcasting in Latvia

RIGA: Local media reports that the Russian science channel, Nauka 2.0, began broadcasting in Latvia earlier this month,
23-11-2011