Estonian court upholds ban on Magnus

Magnus, the feature film debut from Estonian writer/director Kadri Kõusaar, has had its worldwide ban through 2025 upheld. The film was the first Estonian film selected for presentation in the…
05-09-2010

Warner Bros signs Polish deal

Comedy Central Poland (www.comedycentral.pl) and Warner Bros. have signed an agreement giving the Polish channel exclusive rights to three seasons of Warner Bros. TV product. The deal covers the 2009-10,…
05-09-2010

Cartoon Forum prepares for 700 delegates

Cartoon Forum, the coproduction forum for animation series which is being held in Sopron Hungary September 14-17, is gearing up for 700 delegates from 33 countries, including 230 buyers.
05-09-2010

FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Potiche

VENICE: Director Francois Ozon reviews his successful collaboration with actress Catherine Deneuve who turns in a sparkling performance in this adaptation of Barillet and Gredy's French boulevard comedy. Set in…
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FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Silent Souls

VENICE: Director Aleksei Fedorchenko brings a poetic and very Russian vision to the screen with this beautifully shot film. Profound and deeply moving the film is destined for a long…
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FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Somewhere

VENICE: Sofia Coppola's family drama is one of those films where seemingly nothing much happens but at the same time it captures a piece of life that we all recognize.…
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Winner of ScripTeast Award Picked up for North American Rights

WARSAW: Womb, from Hungarian writer/director Benedek Fliegauf, has been picked up for distribution in North America by Olive Film. World sales agent Match Factory (www.the-match-factory.com) announced that the film will…
03-09-2010

FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Human Rights Prize for Bulgarian-Italian coproduction Goodbye Mama

VENICE: The Bulgarian Italian coproduction Goodbye Mama (www.kinoweb.it) directed by Michelle Bonev will be awarded the Action For Women prize by the Italian Ministry of Culture today at a special…
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PRODUCTION: The Bear in postproduction

The Bear, the second film from Dan Chişu (Websitestory, www.websitestory.ro), has completed shooting and is now in post-production.
02-09-2010

m-appeal picks up Polish Christening

Berlin-based world sales company m-appeal has acquired Marcin Wrona's second feature film, the crime drama The Christening.
02-09-2010

FESTIVALS: Bratislava festival announces Beach lineup

IFF Bratislava (www.iffbratislava.sk) has announced eight European shorts, including films from Croatia, Hungary, and Romania, and nine festure films for its All at the beach! section, dedicated to films connected…
02-09-2010

FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Black Swan

BERLIN: Director Darren Aronofsky's has followed up his successful film The Wrestler with Black Swan a psychological thriller in the world of ballet. Speaking at the Biennale press conference the…
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Turkish Pink Panther parody goes into post-production

The Turkish comedy Pak Panther, a parody of the Pink Panther films, completed filming on August 26.
01-09-2010

Bulgaria's Vivacom launches digital TV

The Bulgarian telecom company Vivacom will begin digital transmission on September 1, the company announced.
31-08-2010

FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Polish Film in Competition for Golden Lion

VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing staring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner will screen in the main competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. The film is produced…
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Romania postpones move to digital TV

The Romanian Government has cancelled a tender for the first two digital multiplexes and postponed the crossover to the digital terestrial TV by three years, from January 1, 2012 to…
31-08-2010

Croatia gets EFP Up Next! spot

Croatian distributor Martin Milinkovic has been chosen to participate in European Film Promotion's (www.efp-online.com) Up Next! presentation on September 20 and 21 at the San Sebastian film festival.
31-08-2010

Riga launches film training programme

"Riga Virus: Training for Emerging Cinema Professionals" will be launched in September 2010, gathering 20 participants (10 film projects) from the Baltic States, Armenia and Georgia. The participants of the…
30-08-2010