PRODUCTION: Confidant in Final Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Nvota (Muzika) has completed editing of the Slovak-Czech-Polish coproduction Confidant, scriptwriter and producer Ľubomír Slivka told FNE.
Frozen Stories Nominated for EFA Award
LOCARNO: The Locarno IFF announced the selection of Frozen Stories by Grzegorz Jaroszuk as its nominee for the European Film Academy short film award.
FESTIVALS: Slovak Fest Adds Animated Doc Section
PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA: The 6th International Film Festival Cinematik (www.cinematik.sk) taking place in Piestany, Slovakia, has added the section Docma: Animated Reality which will screen four films that combine animation and…
PRODUCTION: Polish-Israeli Coproduction Shoots in Łódź
LODZ: Edward Etler is filming a psychological drama The Silver Fox Of Felicia T. in Lodz, with the shoot continuing through September.
FESTIVALS: In Darkness Selected for Special Screening in Toronto
WARSAW: Five Polish films will screen in the Toronto IFF, all of them supported by the Polish Film Insitute. In Darkness by Agnieszka Holland will have its world premiere in…
FESTIVALS: Four Polish Films Selected for Montreal
WARSAW: Four Polish films have been selected to screen in the Toronto IFF, with two headed for the main competition. Czarny czwartek. Janek Wiśniewski padł (Black Thursday), the latest film…
PRODUCTION: So I Say Set for Fall Shoot
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer (A Cold Place In The Sun and Thalassa, Thalassa) will begin filming So I Say withGérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel on 12 September 2011, the producer…
PRODUCTION: TVN Shooting Julia in Krakow
KRAKOW: Polish private broadcaster TVN has started production on Julia, a new daytime dramatic series about a runaway bride starting her life over. The series will premiere in January 2012.
Rozbitek Foundation Launches Support for central European Film Music Composers
POZNAN: Oscar-winning Polish/American composer Jan Kaczmarek, founder of the Rozbitek Foundation (www.rozbitek.org), based outside Poznan, has launched its next phase, fostering the exchange of progressive ideas and support for filmmakers,…
PRODUCTION: Szumowska shooting Nowhere
WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska is shooting the drama Nowhere, a coproduction with CANAL+, through September 2011.
The Hungarian National Film Fund Names Committee Members
BUDAPEST: After its establishment three months ago, the Hungarian National Film Fund has announced the names of the five film professionals who will make the decisions on grants for the…
PRODUCTION: Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World’s First Hijacking in Development
BUCHAREST: Ada-Maria Ichim is developing hew first long documentary Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World's First Hijacking, the 90 min story of her grandfather's life.
PRODUCTION: Jan Kidawa-Błoński Shooting You Will Never Know
WARSAW: Jan Kidawa-Błoński, the director of Little Rose, is shooting a post-war drama entitled You Will Never Know. Filming started on 4 August 2011 and will end on 12 September.
Hungarian Filmunio Appoints New Director
BUDAPEST: Katalin Vajda has been named the new director of Hungary's Filmunio, the national organization that promotes Hungarian films internationally. She replaces Eva Vezer, who announced that she would not…
PRODUCTION: Puzzle for a Blind Man Wraps Shooting
BUCHAREST: Shooting for Andrei Zincă's first feature Puzzle for a Blind Man, which began on 21 July 2011, wrapped 14 August 14 in Bucharest. Shooting took place on location and…
PRODUCTION: Borcuch in Development with Lasting Moments
WARSAW: Jacek Borcuch, director of All That I Love, is developing Lasting Moments, a drama that once again deals with the problems of youth.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Documentary film in Hungary: Lost in transition?
Why was the MMKA shut down? What does the future hold for Hungarian documentary filmmakers? Should they take more initiative and make more attractive films? In his in-depth article, journalist…
My Father’s Bike goes into Production
WARSAW: Piotr Trzaskalski begins filming his third feature My Father's Bike on 16 August 2011. The Polish-language film is produced by siblings Marta Plucińska and Paweł Pluciński, owners of the…
PRODUCTION: The Russians of the Isle of Crows in Postproduction
TALLINN: Sulev Keedus's social documentary The Russians of the Isle of Crows is in postproduction with a premiere scheduled for autumn 2011.
PRODUCTION: Big Love in Postproduction
WARSAW: Barbara Białowąs has finished shooting her feature film debut Big Love, a deconstruction of the image of an ideal love.
