FNE at DISCOP Budpest 2011: TVP Picks up Argentine Format

WARSAW: TVP 2 has commissioned the first season of a sitcom about the media world, Wiadomości z drugiej ręki (Second-hand news). The series, based on the popular Argentinian format Los…
19-06-2011

FNE IDF DocBlock: 46TH KVIFF Unveils Documentary Lineup

The Croatian documentary musical Marija's Own has made it into the East of the West competition at the 46th Karlovy Vary IFF (July 1 - 9, 2011). Two Polish, one…
16-06-2011

Rat King Receives Eurimages Support

Rat King, an Estonian-Finnish coproduction, has been granted 250,000 euros in funding from Eurimages, in a decision at the latest meeting taking place in Helsinki.
16-06-2011

CME Receives Adam Smith Award

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME, www.cetv-net.com ) has been awarded the Treasury Today Adam Smith Award for Best Practice and Innovation 2011 in the Best Corporate Debt Solution category.
16-06-2011

Agnes Havas Appointed to Lead Hungarian National Film Fund

BUDAPEST: The new Hungarian Film Fund has named producer Agnes Havas as the fund’s director. The fund was created to support the production of Hungarian films by Andrew G. Vajna,…
16-06-2011

FNE at Art Film Fest: Art Film Highlights Local Films in Slovak Season

BRATISLAVA: The 19th Art Film Fest (17-25 June 2011, www.artfilmfest.sk) will present a bumper crop of locally produced films, including several premieres and the work of talented young directors, screening…
16-06-2011

Moscow IFF Competition: Joanna

Feliks Falk, one of the masters of Polish cinema, returns with Joanna, a moving story of love and courage set during WWII.
16-06-2011

TVP’s Polish Films Compete at Karlovy Vary IFF

WARSAW: Two TV Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) films, Heritage by Andrzej Barański and Declaration of Immortality by Marcin Koszałka, have been selected for the Karlovy Vary IFF's (1-9 July 2011, www.kviff.com)…
16-06-2011

Croatian Films at Karlovy Vary IFF

ZAGREB: The feature film Room 304, a Croatian coproduction by Danish director Brigitte Staermose, and the documentary film Marija's Own by director and writer Željka Sukova have been selected for…
16-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF 2011: Competition Lineup

PRAGUE: The 46th Karlvoy Vary International Film Festival has announced its competition lineup. The festival (1-9 July 2011 http://www.kviff.com/) will screen a total of 179 feature films with 21 world…
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FNE at KVIFF: Passing the Crown

PRAGUE: The big question mark hanging over the 46th Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com), which takes place 1-9 June 2011 in the West Bohemian spa town, is what changes will new…
16-06-2011

FNE at KVIFF: East of the West Competition

PRAGUE: Speaking at a press conference on 15 June 2011, incoming Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) artistic director Karel Och reconfirmed the festival's importance as a gateway to films from Central…
15-06-2011

Moscow IFF Competition: Retrace/Visszatérés

In Retrace/ Visszatérés, directed by Hungary's Judit Elek, a woman from a Transylvanian village travels to Ceauşescu's Romania for the first time since finding refuge in Sweden as a child…
15-06-2011

FESTIVALS: Golden Beggar Awards for Local TV Productions

KOŠICE, Slovakia - A French-Armenian coproduction and films from Bosnia and Slovakia won the top prizes at the 17th International Festival of Local Televisions. The awards were given at the…
15-06-2011

Lidice Brings Audience Back to Serious Czech Films

PRAGUE: The Czech WWII drama Lidice scored 121,000 spectators in the first ten days since its premiere on 2 June 2011, improving the balance of local cinema attendance for the…
15-06-2011

Hungary Approves Digital Film Archives

BUDAPEST: An amendment to Hungary's film law has been approved, allowing the Hungarian National Film Archives to be transformed into the Hungarian National Digital Archive (MaNDA).
15-06-2011

Lodz Film Commission Announces 2011 Grants

The regional Polish film fund based in Lodz will support four new local productions, chosen from 24 submitted projects. The budget for the 5th edition of financing from the Lodz…
14-06-2011

MIFF 2011 Competition: Leaving

Leaving (Odcházení), the highly anticipated film directing debut by former Czech president and world-wide respected playwright/philosopher Václav Havel, premiered on 9 March 2011. Although it received mixed reviews, mostly due…
14-06-2011

New Czech Station Plans Launch

PRAGUE: Harmonie TV, a station aimed at viewers age 45 and up, is scheduled to begin broadcasting on 16 June 2011.
14-06-2011

Tallin TV Receives National License

TALLINN: The city channel Tallinn TV has received a license to broadcast nationally. The license was granted on 13 June. Tallinn TV's license runs until June 2014.
14-06-2011