Turkey Expands Meetings on the Bridge

ISTANBUL: European producers and filmmakers attending the 30th Istanbul film festival (2-17 April 2011, www.iksv.org/film) will find an expanded Meetings on the Bridge platform for coproductions. Building upon the success…
29-03-2011

CME to Acquire Bontonfilm

Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced on 28 March 2011 that its wholly-owned subsidiary CME Media Pro B.V.has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares…
28-03-2011

Poland's NEXT TV to Launch with Original Production

NEXT television plans to enter the Polish market by the end of 2011 with several HD channels and its own productions.
28-03-2011

Kino Polska to Bow on Warsaw Stock Exchange

WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A., the producer and distributor of Kino Polska Television and television channels from the FilmBox Group, will debut on the Polish Stock Market with 4 million…
28-03-2011

If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Wins Big at Gopo Awards

BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban's debut film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle received seven awards including Best Feature and Best First Feature at the Gopo gala, Romania's national film awards…
28-03-2011

Bulgarian Ad Market Declines in 2010

Bulgaria's ad market fell by 13.9% in 2010, nearly twice as much as the advertising industry had predicted. However, the decline can be seen as the beginning of a leveling…
27-03-2011

FESTIVALS: Six Polish Films Screen at Istanbul

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute announced that six Polish films will screen at the 30th Istanbul International Film Festival, 2-17 April 2011.
27-03-2011

Estonia Promises to Boost Film Sector

TALLINN: Estonia's new government has signed a coalition agreement that promises to develop the technical infrastructure of Estonia's film industry and support the distribution of domestic films. The agreement also…
27-03-2011

First Multiplatform Film Launch in Romania

BUCHAREST: Outbound/Periferic (www.periferic.ro), the debut feature of Bogdan George Apetri, will be the first film to have a simultaneous cinema and online release. The film opens on 1 April 2011…
27-03-2011

PRODUCTION: HBO Series Girls Guide to Depravity Filming in Romania

BUCHAREST: HBO USA/Cinemax USA (www.hbo.com, www.cinemax.com) are shooting Girls Guide to Depravity, a 13 episodes series, in Romania. Production began on 14 March 2011. Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) is providing facilities,…
24-03-2011

PRODUCTION: HBO Series Girls Guide to Depravity Filming in Romania

BUCHAREST: HBO USA/Cinemax USA (www.hbo.com, www.cinemax.com) are shooting Girls Guide to Depravity, a 13 episodes series, in Romania. Production began on 14 March 2011. Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) is providing facilities,…
24-03-2011

Croatia Awards Coproduction Grants for 2011

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC, www.havc.hr ) has awarded over 500,000 euros in grants for Croatian coproductions. Grants were given to five feature, documentary, and animation films, and one…
24-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Closed Alliance in Preproduction

WARSAW: Ryszard Bugajski will direct Closed Alliance (Układ zamknięty) a drama about a government conspiracy with a script from Mirosław Pepka and Michał Pruski, writers of Black Thursday.
24-03-2011

Ratos Acquires Forum Cinemas

Swedish investment firm Ratos (www.ratos.se) bought the Baltic-based Forum Cinemas (www.forumcinemas.lv) chain, along with Finland's Finnkino (www.finnkino.fi) cinemas in a deal reported as 116 million euros. Forum Cinemas owns cinemas…
23-03-2011

Slovakia sends Four Films to Brussels

The Slovak Audiovisual Center (www.aic.sk) has sent four film to Brussels for festival celebrating the 20th anniversary of V4, the Visegrad alliance. The V4 festival of films runs through 17…
23-03-2011

Estonian Comedy Opens Strong

TALLINN: Cormorants (English title: Farts of Fury), a spoof story of a reunion of a sixties rock band rolled out on 18 March 2011 and scored 10,166 admissions on its…
23-03-2011

FNE - IDF DOcBlock: A Lifetime Is Not Enough

The protagonists are three film studios: in Russia (Mosfilm), in Poland (WFF nr1) and in Belarus (Belarusfilm) and three film directors: Vyrypayev, Żuławski and Kudinenko who currently work there. These…
23-03-2011

FNE - IDF DocBlock: East Silver Market 2011 - Call For Submissions

The 8th East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Central and East European documentary films, is now open for submissions! Submit your film to the biggest internationally recognized database of…
23-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Polish War Thriller in Preparation

WARSAW: Marcin Krzyształowicz is in preproduction with Manhunt (Obława), a thriller set during of German occupation of Poland during WWII.
22-03-2011

FERA Helmer Istvan Szabo Appeals to Bulgaria’s PM to Support Bulgarian Film Industry

SOFIA: Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) has thrown its weight behind Bulgarian filmmakers' struggle to stop the watering down of key legislation that guarantees the level of annual support…
22-03-2011