Hungarian Film Fund back new Mundruczo film

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Fund (www.filmalap.hu) has granted 1.6m EUR to Fehér Isten/White God, thenew project of Kornel Mundruczo and to Utóélet/Afterlife, the directorial debut of Virág Zomborácz, as well…
21-01-2013

Polish-Norwegian Salt in production

KRAKOW: A Polish coal mine in Wieliczka near Krakow will be a setting for a challenging new Polish Norwegian production titled Salt which combines dance, special effects and puppet theatre.
18-01-2013

PRODUCTION: HiFilm Productions Develops One Step Behind the Seraphim

BUCHAREST: Ada Solomon of HiFilm Productions is developing a Romanian-Hungarian coproduction, One Step Behind the Seraphim the first feature film of Daniel Gabriel Sandu. The project has been selected for…
18-01-2013

FNE IDF DocBloc: Georgian Documentary at Sundance

The Georgian documentary "The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear" will screen in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance IFF.
18-01-2013

TVP series sold to over 10 countries

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will sell the license for Into Deep Water to Europe, Middle East and Australia.
17-01-2013

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month – Cinema Lumière, Slovak Republic

FNE together with Europa Cinemas continues its Cinema of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European cinema operators we choose a cinema from each…
17-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Gyorgy Palfi Developing The Voice

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director György Pálfi (Hukkle, Taxidermia) will participate in the Berlinale Co-production Market with The Voice. The filmmakers are looking for coproducers and a world sales agent.
17-01-2013

Czechs Move Forward with Tax Incentives Programme While Awaiting Ratification

PRAGUE: Films which have applied for tax incentives under the Czech Film Industry Support Program (FISP) have until 18 January 2013 to record their applications at the Ministry of Culture…
16-01-2013

Cinema City Admission Up in Central Europe

WARSAW: Admissions in Cinema City International multiplexes rose 2.5% in 2012, equaled 36.3 million in 2012 compared to 35.5 million in 2011.
16-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Shooting in USA

ŁÓDŹ: The Sound of Nature – The Nature of Sound, a documentary directed by Jacek Piotr Bławut is scheduled to film between March 2013 and January 2014 in United States.
16-01-2013

Croatian Film Admissions Triple in 2012

ZAGREB: Croatian films attracted 326,455 admissions in 2012, compared with 108,386 admissions in 2011.
15-01-2013

Traction Media Picks up Borcuch’s Lasting

WARSAW: L.A. based Traction Media will handle North American rights for Jacek Borcuch’s fourth feature film Lasting which premieres on 20 January 2013 in competition at Sundance IFF.
15-01-2013

Romanian Box Office Grows in 2012

BUCHAREST: Romanian films saw better domestic results in 2012, with four films topping 20,000 admissions, out of 20 Romanian films which premiered in 2012.
13-01-2013

Freemantle Picks Up Estonian Series

TALLINN: London-based international production company FremantleMedia has purchased the syndication rights to the Estonian television crime series Revenge Inc. (Kattemaksukontor) produced by Balti Video.
13-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Shot in Postproduction

ZAGREB: Robert Orhel's 90 minute drama Shot, filmed in November and December 2012, is in postproduction for completion in June 2013. Kinorama is producing in coproduction with public broadcaster Croatian…
13-01-2013

Bulgarian President Vetoes Film Tax Incentives

SOFIA: Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev vetoed the Investment Encouragement Act, which outlined tax incentives for film productions, shortly after it passed a vote in Parliament.
11-01-2013

New Czech Film Law Awaits EU Approval

PRAGUE: The long-awaited Czech Film Law, which was adopted by the Czech Parliament on its second vote after overriding a veto by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, is waiting for ratification…
11-01-2013

EKRAN Applications Close 20 January

WARSAW: The EKRAN training programme for creative preproduction organized by Wajda Studio and the Wajda School is accepting applications from Poland and Croatia until 20 January 2013. Participation in the…
11-01-2013

Bulgaria Assumes European Audiovisual Observatory Presidency

STRASBOURG: Irina Kanousheva will represent Bulgaria as the country takes on the annually rotating Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory for 2013.
11-01-2013

FNE IDF DocBloc: East European Docs Invited to Apply to IDFA Fund

Creative documentaries from Eastern Europe are eligible to apply for IDFA's Bertha Fund, which has a deadline of 1 February. Read the full story on the IDF website.
11-01-2013