Hrebejk, Ondricek Films Headed to Cinemas
{mosimage}PRAGUE: The Czech fall film season will get off to an early strong start with films by Jan Hrebejk and David Ondricek scheduled for end-of-summer theatrical releases.
Sarajevo Forum Lays Out New Coproduction Minimums
{mosimage}The third Sarajevo Film Festival Regional Forum (www.sff.ba) outlined proposed reforms to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production that will ease the way toward expansion eastward.
Funding Hampers Czech Film Restoration
{mosimage}PRAGUE: A lack of funds is delaying the restoration of classic Czech films, according the the new director of the Czech National Film Archives, Michal Bregant.
FESTIVALS: Black Nights Expands Horizons Eastward
{mosimage}TALLINN: The Estonian Foreign Ministry announced its support of a new programme at the Black Nights Film Festival (13-28 November 2012, www.poff.ee) of films about Estonia's East European development cooperation…
FESTIVALS: Pula Completes National Film Competition Line-up
{mosimage}PULA: Three films have been added to the eight previously announced films to be screened in the national programme of the 59th Pula Film Festival (www.pulafilmfestival.hr), which takes place during…
FEATURES AND DOCUMENTARIES PRODUCED OR DEVELOPED IN ROMANIA, JULY 2011-JUNE 2012
More than 20 features have been shot in Romania between July 2011 and June 2012:
Sarajevo CineLink Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
{mosimage}CineLink (www.sff.ba/en/cinelink), the key industry platform of the 18th Sarajevo Film festival (www.sff.ba), expanded its focus for its tenth anniversary edition, to include presentations from four new countries.
FESTIVALS: T-Mobile New Horizons IFF Announces Polish Days Films
WROCŁAW: The festival will host a new industry event showcasing the latest Polish films, works in progress and productions in the first stages of development presented during a special pitching…
T-Mobile New Horizons IFF announces all Polish Days titles
WROCŁAW: The festival will host a new industry event showcasing the latest Polish films, works in progress and productions in the first stages of development presented during a special pitching…
PRODUCTION: Wojciech Smarzowski In Preproduction with Angel
WARSAW: Accomplished Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski will direct a film based on The Mighty Angel, the bestselling Polish novel by Jerzy Pilch.
PRODUCTION: TVP Shooting Series in Italy and Poland
LUBLIN, POLAND: Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) has begun production of a new daytime drama that will be shot both in Lublin and Milan.
The Best Offer Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: The Best Offer, by Italian film director Giuseppe Tornatore, is filming in central Prague through local service provider Sirena Film (www.serenafilm.com). The drama set amid the world of art…
PRODUCTION: Sharon Stone, Andy Garcia to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Klaus Menzel's independent medium budget feature What About Love starring Sharon Stone and Andy Garcia is scheduled to begin filming in Romania on 5 August 2012.
Bulgaria Seeks Delay of Digital Switchover
SOFIA: Bulgaria will request an extension of the September 2012 deadline for the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting.
Malta Boosts Film Fund
The government of Malta announced it will invest an additional 250,000 euros to support the local film industry.
REGIOfun Call for Applications
KATOWICE, POLAND: The third REGIOfun (www.regiofun.pl) festival of regionally funded films has announced its call for applications, with a deadline of 15 August 2012.
Locarno Industry Days Supports new STEP IN CEE Initiative
Within the innovative and congenial atmosphere of the Festival del fi lm Locarno, INDUSTRY DAYS develops tailor made initiatives to cater to the international industry professionals attending the festival. We…
Film New Europe STEP IN Locarno
Film New Europe is happy to announce its partnership with Locarno Film Festival's Industry Days STEP IN initiative. STEP IN will provide insight and look for global and pan-European solutions…
Pavlatova Nominated for Cartoon d’Or 2012
The Oscar-nominated Czech filmmaker Michaela Pavlatova is one of five final nominees for the 2012 Cartoon d'Or award, given to the best short animated European film.
