Cinema attendance leaps in Slovakia and Bulgaria
Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Russia were the top performing European countries for cinema attendance growth in 2008.
Trieste Film Festival threatened with loss of main festival venue
The Trieste Film Festival (www.triestefilmfestival.it) closed on a negative note as the festival's artistic director Annamaria Percavassi announced that the festival's main venue, the Excelsior Cinema, would close its doors…
Film New Europe wins EU support for 2009
Film New Europe is proud to announce that it has been awarded a grant of 68,000 Euros from the MEDIA Programme of the European Union for 2009 to continue its…
Adrian Sarbu to replace retiring CME CEO Garin
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced that CEO Michael Garin is retiring to become vice chairman of the board of directors, and named Adrian Sarbu as President.
Central European films compete for Golden Globes slot
Films from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Lithuania, and Poland are among 53 titles qualifying for a chance at the Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film.
Berlinale special on Central European Cold War films
The 2009 Berlinale will present a 15-part series of Central and East European films under the title "After Winter Comes Spring - Films Presaging the Fall of the Wall."
CME projects slowdown
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) CEO Michael Garin said the company plans to see a slowing of its growth rate in its Central European markets.
Austrian TV looks for expansion in Central Europe
The Austrian Broadcasting Service (ORS), which controls the transmission towers of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, is bidding on expansions in Central European territories.
Central Europeans win Hot Bird Awards
Polish, Hungarian, and Romanian theme channels were among the winners of the annual Hot Bird TV Awards, announced on November 17.
Hungarian Maiden lines up financing, cast
Los Angeles-based filmmaker and actor Endre Hules (Seven, Apollo 13) is returning to his homeland, Hungary to make his 1.4 million euro (HUF 375 million) directorial debut, The Maiden Danced…
Pan-Baltic TV channel discussions
Prime ministers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania meeting in Estonia held discussion on a potential pan-Baltic TV channel on November 21.
DISCOP East announces new participants
DISCOP East has announced participation by several new companies for the June 16-19 event in Budapest.
EFP names Shooting Stars jury
The 2009 jury for the prestigious Shooting Stars award has been announced by European Film Promotion (EFP), which produces the event february 7-9, 2009, during the Berlinale.
Central European Film Club cooperation
Representatives of Association of Czech Film Clubs, Association of Slovak Film Clubs, Polish Federation of Film Societies and Hungarian Federation of Film Societies met November 14 in Olomouc during the…
Cottbus celebrates 10 years of Connecting producers and films
CoCo, as it's fondly referred to, celebrates its 10th anniversary, with German heavyweight funding bodies waiting to hear pitches from ten lucky Central and East European producers.
Eurimages supports 13 European co-productions
The Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund (www.coe.int/Eurimages) announced support of 13 European co-productions, out of 20 applicants, with 4,212,529 euros in funding.
CME announces strong third quarter results
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced solid increases for both its third quarter and year on year results.
TVP takes top Prix Europa award
Poland and Romania took home top prizes from the Prix Europa Awards on October 25, while Estonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey all received Special Commendations.
Cottbus announces competition line-up
The 18th Cottbus Film Festivalof East European Cinema has announced ten feature films and ten short films for the two competition sections.
Media's MIPCOM platform supports new EU states
Stand H4.35 has become one of the liveliest business meeting spots at MIPCOM: the MEDIA Unbrella stand offers a home to over 100 companies from the EU.
