PRODUCTION: Miss Christina in Production

BUCHAREST: Alexandru Maftei is shooting Domnişoara Christina/ Miss Christina, an adaption of the 1936 novella by Mircea Eliade, a fantastical love story inspired by Romanian popular mythology.
04-08-2011

PRODUCTION: The Land of Love in Postproduction

TALLINN: Liivo Niglas is in post-production with The Land of Love, his second documentary (after Yuri Vella's World) featuring the Siberian indigenous reindeer herder, writer and activist Yuri Vella, who…
04-08-2011

Romanian Grant Contest Announced

BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) has launched the first grant contest of 2011. The deadline for submitting the new projects is September 9.
03-08-2011

Sony Appoints Rossiter as CEE General Manager

BUDAPEST: John Rossiter has been named General Manager of Sony Pictures Television Network for Central Europe.
03-08-2011

New Financing from Slovenia and Croatia in the Spotlight at Sarajevo's Regional Forum

Additional funds in Slovania and Croatia's new tax incentives were the main topics discussed at the third Regional Forum which took place during the 17th Sarajevo IFF.
03-08-2011

Three Polish Films Head to Venice

Three Polish accents appeared in the line-up of the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
03-08-2011

Krakow Film Commission Finances Six Films

KRAKOW: The Krakow regional film fund will support six new projects, including three feature films, two documentaries and one animation with a total of 1.150 million PLN.
02-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Peter Greenaway Begins Filming in Zagreb

ZAGREB: British director Peter Greenaway is filming Goltzius and the Pelican Companyin Zagreb. Shooting began on 27 July 2011.
02-08-2011

FESTIVALS: Croatian Films Awarded in Sarejevo

Croatia claimed four awards at the 17th Sarajevo Film Festival, including the honorary Heart of Sarajevo prize which was given to Emil Tedeschi, general manager of the Atlantic group, at…
02-08-2011

Czech Police Arrested for Film Work

PRAGUE: Eighteen police officers are charged with illegally working for film productions in the Czech Republic.
01-08-2011

Polish HD Launch of Romance TV

WARSAW: Romance TV Polska (www.romance-tv.pl ) will launch in Poland on 1 September 2011 on the DTH platform "n".
01-08-2011

RTL Increases Stake in Hungarian Station

BUDAPEST: The German television group RTL has acquired an addition 31% of the shares of the Hungarian commercial station RTL Klub ( www.rtlklub.hu ), Following acquisition of the final 26%…
01-08-2011

Hungarian Success at New Horizons IFF

WROCLAW: The Grand Prix of the 11th New Horizons IFF (www.nowehorizonty.pl) and 20,000 euros went to Attenberg (Greece 2010) directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. Sándor Kardos's Gravedigger (A sírásó, Hungary…
31-07-2011

Estonian Ad Prices Rise

TALLINN: Advertising prices grew 21.6% in Estonia in the first half of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010.
31-07-2011

DISCOP Istanbul Registration is Open

ISTANBUL: The second edition of DISCOP Istanbul (www.discop.com ), set for 28 February - 1 March 2012, has opened early registration.
31-07-2011

PRODUCTION: Diaz - Don’t Clean up this Blood Shoots in Romania

BUCHAREST: Daniele Vicari's feature Diaz - Don't Clean up this Blood is filming in Bucharest until 20 August 2011, then the production will move to Italy where it will wrap…
31-07-2011

French films make major gains at Polish box office

WARSAW: French films made major gains at the Polish box office in 2010 compared to 2009 with 6.050.224 Euros earned by French films in 2010 compared to 1 463 955…
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Austria Funds eight new feature film productions

VIENNA: The Austrian Film Institute has announced funding of 3.16m Euros for 45 new projects including just over 2m Euros for eight new feature film projects.
29-07-2011 m

FNE at Venice IFF 2011: Polish and Czech films in Venice lineup

Polish films will have a strong presence at the Venice International Film Festival (31 August-10 September 2011) this year with two Polish films in the official programme. Polish director Roman…
29-07-2011 m

Play Poland Film Festival bring Polish films to UK

WARSAW: The Play Poland Film Festival (http://playpoland.org.uk) will be bring Polish cinema to audiences in Scotland from 2 August to 25 September with screenings in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Sponsored in…
28-07-2011