LIberty Global reports minimal revenue growth in Central Europe
Liberty Global, the international cable company, reported 1% consolidated rebased growth in its Central Europe operations at the end of the third quarter of 2009, compared with 8% worldwide for…
Happiest Girl sold in four territories
The Happiest Girl in the World, the feature film debut from Romanian director Radu Jude has been sold to the UK, France, Hungary and Croatia.
US film studio moves into Hungary
Raleigh Studios, a California based company with studios in Baton Rouge, is opening a Budapest film studio comprised of nine sound stages in April, 2010.
Eastern Plays screenings for Lux Prize
The European Parliament LUX Prize will begin screening of the Bulgarian/Swedish co-production Eastern Plays from director Kamen Kalev on November 10 in Brussels.
Kerekes win at Viennale
Slovak director Péter Kerekes has been awarded the Viennale's Vienna Film Prize for best documentary for Cooking History.
Bulgarian police nab cable pirates
Bulgarian police have stopped the illegal broadcast of 90 cable TV channels operating out of the town of Karlovo.
Pitching for Euros in Jihlava
The cinemas may have been filled to capacity at the Jihlava documentary festival, but the hottest ticket was for a seat in the standing-room-only pitching session, East European Forum on…
Chameleon received EFP marketing support
Chameleon by Hungarian director Krisztina Goda is one of 26 films selected to receive film sales support by European Film Promotion (EFP) at the upcoming AFM.
CME Revenues down 33%
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com). which trades on NASDAQ and thePrague Stock Exchange as CETV, reported third quarter earnings of $134.5 million, down $40.6 million from third quarter 2008.
Record 2009 opening for Grapes 2
Grapes 2 (Bobule 2), the sequel to a 2008 Czech hit film, drew 67,000 admissions and CZK 8 million (307,000 Euros) on its four-day opening week-end, October 22-25.
MEDIA support for Slovenian films announced
Three Slovenian projects have been awarded 113,500 EUR in support from the EU MEDIA programme.
Hungary's Toth showcased in Lithuania
Hungarian actress Orsi Tóth is one of three European Film Promotion (EFP) "Shooting Stars" who will be feted during the European Film Forum Scanorama in Vilnius (November 5-7, 2009).
CentEast Student Report: Seven Minutes in Heaven Sheva dakot be gan eden (Israel-France-Hungary)
A Transfax Film Prods. (Israel)/ EZ Films (France)/KMH Films (Hungary) production,
CentEast Student Report: The Rainbowmaker
The Georgian directress Nana Dzhordzhadze's enchanting cinema has been for long time an intimate guide for foreigners to her beloved homeland.
CentEast Student Report: The Warsaw Count-Down to Zero
Polish director Paweł Borowski's feature debut was chosen to close the 25th Warsaw International Film Festival.
EFP screens CEE Oscar hopefuls
European Film Promotion ( www.efp-online.com) has selected four Oscar entries from Central Europe among eight films to be screened during AFM in Beverly Hills.
CentEast Student Report: Interview: Yoav Shamir "I want to know what makes a hero"
Participating in the Documentary Competition section of the Warsaw Film Festival, Yoav Shamir's thought provoking documentary "Defamation" sets out to understand the contemporary obsession with anti-Semitism.
CentEast Student Report: Urszula Antoniak: Things around us are extention of who we are
Urszula Antoniak's feature debut Nothing Personal is an intimate portrait of loneliness as a reincarnative state of mind
CentEast Warsaw - Moscow First Project in Russia Supported by EU’s MEDIA International
CentEast Moscow (www.centeast.org) organized by Russian distrib TVINDIE has attracted worldwide attention as the first project in Russia to be supported by the EU's MEDIA International.
CentEast Student Report:: Polish cinema today
In 2005, when the Polish Film Institute was established under a new law covering film production, Polish cinema started a new chapter of of its history.
