FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Aero, Prague
This month FNE speaks with Zuzana Kameniková, the head of Kino Aero, one of the oldest art-house cinemas in Prague. Built in 1933 in the courtyard of a residential house…
Polish Attendance Falls in 2013
WARSAW: Cinema attendance in Poland dropped almost 6% in 2013 compared to 2012, to 36.3 m viewers, but the interest in domestic productions held strong.
PRODUCTION: New WWII drama by Elmo Nüganen director of Estonian hit Names Engraved in Marble
ESTONIA: The epic war drama 1944, now halfway through a two-part filming schedule, is primed to continue a tradition of a strong box-office for patriotic war films in Estonia.
Burning Bush Leads Czech Film Critics Nominations
PRAGUE: Agnieszka Holland’s acclaimed historical film (fashioned from her three-part TV series) Burning Bush received ten nominations for the Czech Film Critics Awards, nominated in every category for which it…
Obituary: Alexandru Iclozan
BUCHAREST: Romanian producer Alexandru Iclozan passed away after a long illness at age 62.
FNE at Berlinale 2014: CEE films in Berlin: Berlinale Programme lineup
BERLIN: Films from Georgia, Romania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary and a Slovak Czech Croatian coproduction have all scored slots in the 2014 Berlinale Panorama and Forum programme lineups although no film…
Croatian Domestic Box Office Booming
ZAGREB: Domestic admissions for Croatian films reached a high of 443,539 in 2013, up from 326,455 in 2012 and 108,386 in 2011. Admissions for domestic films are almost 15 times…
Pavel Stanchev Appointed CEO at BTV
SOFIA: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has appointed Pavel Stanchev as CEO of BTV, its main Bulgarian TV channel. Stanchev will move to the new post on 1 February 2014.
OBITUARY: Ivan Ladislav Galeta
ZAGREB: Croatian multimedia artist, short film director and cinematographer Ivan Ladislav Galeta passed away after a short illness at age 67.
Kino Lorber Picks up Burning Bush for US
New York based Kino Lorber has picked up Agnieszka Holland’s lauded Burning Bush for U.S. distribution.
Kino Swiat Signs with nc+
WARSAW: One of the biggest Polish distribution companies has re-signed their agreement with Canal+ that will bring their titles to channel nc+.
Borgia Season Three Shooting in Croatia
ZAGREB: The third season of the TV series Borgia is shooting on location in Croatia from 7 to 21 January 2014, before moving to Italy after 113 days in Czech…
First Latvian 3D Film Announced
RIGA: Latvian filmmakers will team up with Romanian director Adina Istrate to produce the film Riga-2041, the first 3D film from Latvia.
PRODUCTION: SPInka Film Studio is working on an animated series Tim and the Master
WARSAW: SPInka Film Studio and Human Ark will create a series based on the popular Polish comic books Tim and the Master.
FNE IDF DocBloc: DOK.Incubator Looks Back at 2013 Successes
Film festival awards and commercial sales were among the high points set in 2013.
Cinema City Records Admissions Growth
WARSAW: Cinema City, the leading exhibitor in Central Europe, announced a 3 percent growth in admissions in 2013.
RIGA: Latvian Accession to Eurozone Embraced by Film Industry
RIGA: Film professionals don't see Latvia's accession to the Eurozone on 1 January 2014 as a radical change for the local film industry and market, both foreign and domestic.
Indian Ciné Grand Steps into Bulgaria
SOFIA: The Bulgarian branch of the Mumbai based Ciné Grand exhibitor chain Ciné Grand Bulgaria launched commercial activities in Sofia on 13 January 2014 with the renovation of a six…
PRODUCTION: Madl Debuts with To See a Sea
PRAGUE: Leading young Czech and international actor Jiří Mádl (Borgia, Four Suns, Colette) is finishing work on his debut film as a director and scriptwriter, the ultra-low budget To See…
ATM Group and Polsat Sign Contract
WARSAW: ATM Group, one of Poland’s largest independent production companies, has signed a 37 m PLN contract with private broadcaster Polsat to provide the station with new content and services.
