FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF2011: Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round directed by Ilksen Basarir screens in the Istanbul national film competition following its theatrical release in Turkey on 1 April 2011. The film had its world premiere at the…
The Mill and The Cross Breaks Genre Boundaries
WARSAW: The Mill And The Cross, director Lech Majewski's artistic drama about Peter Breugel's painting Christ Carrying A Cross, is breaking records for a non-mainstream movie in Poland. Since its…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Zephyr
Zephyr screens in the Turkish national film competition after making its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival in September.
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: The Plane Tree
After several months of pre-production, The Plane Tree began filming on 17 July 2010 for a period of nine weeks.
PRODUCTION: First Polish Social Documentary Planned
One of the biggest Polish music festivals will be the topic of Opener Generation, the first Polish document made with the help of the whole community of participants. The creative…
FESTIVALS: European Films Compete at Cyprus Film Days
Nine European films have been selected for the first international competition of the ninth Cyprus Film Days festival, 8-17 April 2011. The festival will take place in both Lemosos and…
PRODUCTION: The Island Completes Postproduction
SOFIA: Bulgarian director Kamen Kalev announced that the postproduction of his second feature The Island is now completed. He told FNE that the edit of the film, which was shot…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: 72nd Ward
Made on a budget of 1 million Turkish lira, 72nd Ward which opened in Turkish cinemas on 4 March 2011 has already earned 2 million Turkish lira at the box…
FNE - IDF DocBlock: "Father and Son"
My father and I get into an old camper and head for Paris where, 23 years ago, he dispersed his mother's ashes in the Luxembourg Garden. Our trip will take…
PRODUCTION: Parade Shoots in Croatia
Parade, directed by Srđan Dragojević co-produced by Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia, and funded by Eurimages, completed a week shoot on locations in Croatia. The film is co-funded by the…
Films Boutique Signs Romanian Film Sales
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's first feature, The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume (www.ceamaifericitafatadinlume.ro) has been sold to Poland and Bulgaria, sales agent Films Boutique (www.filmsboutique.com) told…
Blitz Sign Deal with Fox
LJUBLJANA: Distribution company Blitz Film & Video Distribution (/www.blitz-film.com/) has signed an exclusive contract with 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (www.foxinternational.com/) for theatrical film distribution in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and…
OBITUARY: Bulgaria Actor Georgi Rusev
Local news reports that Bulgarian actor Georgi Rusev died at age 82.
PRODUCTION: TVP Drama Series Aida
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) has commissioned the first season of Aida, a new Polish series based on a Spanish format.
MediaPro Distribution Leads Romanian Market
BUCHAREST: The exclusive partnership between MediaPro Distribution (www.mediaprodistribution.com) and Warner Bros (www.warnerbros.com) has put the Romanian distribution company in the top spot among local distributors.
FESTIVALS: Krakow Announces National Competition
KRAKOW: The 51st Krakow Film Festival (23 - 29 May 2011, www.kff.com.pl) has announced 35 titles which will compete in the national competition. The winner will be awarded with the…
Kino Polska Shifts Ownership
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A., producer and distributor of film channels, announced that individual investors' share allocation will be reduced by about 91 percent in the company's initial public offering.…
Greičius Receives Lithuanian Cinematographers Award
VILNIUS: Cinematographer Ramūnas Greičius has received the annual Lithuanian Cinematographers award "The Oak" (www.azuolai.lt) for the short feature film Our Father (Tėve mūsų, director Marius Ivaškevičius). The ceremony was organized…
FESTIVALS: New Europe Film Put Spotlight on CEE
EDINBURGH: Romanian director Andrei Ujica's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu opened the 5th New Europe Film Festival (www.neweuropefilm.com), which runs through 12 April at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh. This year's…
Cyprus State TV Employees Stage Protest
Employees of public broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) staged a protest on 30 March 2011 over delayed payment of wages, and planned to stage more protests on 31 March.
