FNE - IDF DocBloc: Upcoming Production: Everything Is Possible

Wszystko jest możliwe, Poland, 52 min, Digi Beta, PortraitA cottage with a small garden at the edge of the village. Windows decorated with geraniums. The two elderly dwellers, Teresa and…
03-02-2011

CNBC Moves into Baltics

Viasat Broadcasting, the leading satellite operator in the Baltics, has begun broadcasts of CNBC in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
02-02-2011

FNE - IDF DocBloc: East Silver Films at Rotterdam

The upcoming International Film Festival in Rotterdam will present two films from the East Silver Market 2010 - the epic documentary about the life of the Romanian dictator The Autobiography…
28-01-2011

EEFA Presents Projects in Berlin

Romanian based East European Film Alliance has selected three film projects to be presented during the Berlinale, representing Georgia, Croatia, and Germany. The three projects were awarded in the final…
27-01-2011

FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver TV Projects Attract Dutch, Polish Buyers

East Silver was recently approached by two European TV stations that showed interest in two titles from the market. One of them is the Dutch TV station HUMAN which acquired…
24-01-2011

FESTIVALS: Poland, Hungary, Turkey win Berlinale Competition slots

Hungary, Poland and Turkey are among the 19 countries represented in the 22-film Berlinale competition line-up. The festival (www.berlinale.de) runs 10-20 February 2011.
18-01-2011

FNE DocBloc: 15 Young By Young

Produced by Dzintars Dreibergs, Ilona Bicevska (Estonia, Latvia)Twenty years ago, the Soviet Union collapsed - the largest country in the world, the symbol of Communism. Fifteen republics that were part…
14-01-2011

FESTIVALS: Cherkess Sweeps Monaco Fest Awards

The Jordanian film Cherkess won seven top awards at the Monaco International Film Festival, which concluded on 5 December 2010, including the festival's Angel Film Award for Best Film.
05-12-2010

Cherkess Kick Starts Jordanian Film Industry

When the Royal Film Commission of Jordan wanted to put Jordan on the map both as an international shooting location and to open a window of opportunity for local filmmakers…
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FESTIVALS: Spotlight on Slovakia at Black Nights

The Black Nights film festival taking place in Tallinn (www.poff.ee) through 5 December 2010 is presenting a selection of five Slovak films from the Czechoslovak New Wave of 1960s in…
28-11-2010

Dvorak Resigns from CME

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME, www.cmegroup.com) announced that it has accepted the resignation of Petr Dvorak, Senior Vice President Broadcasting of CME. His resignation is effective 31 December 2010.…
23-11-2010

FNE at Europa Cinemas: Conference Highlights Problems of Digitalization of Cinemas

PARIS: The 15th Europa Cinemas Network Conference held in Paris from 18 to 21 November brought together over 700 cinema operators, distributors and other professionals working with independent film theatres…
21-11-2010

FNE at Europa Cinemas: Conference Awards Lithuanian and Slovenian Cinemas

PARIS: The 15th Europa Cinemas Network Conference held in Paris from 18 to 21 November awarded three independent cinemas for excellence including one from Lithuania and one from Slovenia.
21-11-2010

CEE Film Funds Reach out to Coproductions

COTTBUS: Film funders from some of CEE's lesser known film production countries met during a panel discussion at Connecting Cottbus (www.connecting-cottbus.de), CEE's leading pitching forum which took place during the…
10-11-2010

CEE Films Compete for EFA Awards

Films from Turkey, Romania, Estonia, and the Czech Republic are among the nominees for the European Film Awards, which will be announced in Tallinn on 4 December 2010.
07-11-2010

FNE at Cottbus: White, White World takes Cottbus Main Prize

COTTBUS, GERMANY: White, White World, a Serbian/German/Swedish coproduction directed by Oleg Novkovic and a powerful statement on post-war Serbia, won the main prize of the 20th Cottbus Film Festival (2-7…
07-11-2010

FNE at Cottbus: Connecting Cottbus Captures Funders’ Attention

Connecting Cottbus (www.connecting-cottbus.de ), the leading pitching forum for films from Central and Eastern Europe, clicked with producers and film funding bodies at its 4 November 2010 presentation. "There is…
04-11-2010

FNE at Cottbus: Cottbus Celebrates 20th Anniversary

COTTBUS: Souvenir hungers had barely scampered away with bits of the Berlin Wall when the dream of a film festival reuniting Soviet comrade countries took root in an unlikely setting:…
03-11-2010

FNE at Cottbus: Connecting Cottbus Opens

COTTBUS, GERMANY: Spotted at the opening reception for the CEE pitching forum Connecting Cottbus: Mitteldeutsche Medienforderung CEO Manfred Schmidt and Apple Film Production president Dariusz Jablonski. "We're here for Gabriele,"…
03-11-2010

EAVE Concludes Belgrade Workshop

The EAVE 2010 European Producers Workshop which concluded in Belgrade on 25 October 2010 announced that the Romanian project Wolf produced by Marcian Lazar has been selected for Arc 1950…
02-11-2010