Slovaks Anticipate Identity Card
While Slovakia saw a drop off in national film production as it changed over to a new funding system last year, at least one Slovak backed film is widely anticipated…
Turkey Approves Media Foreign Ownership Bill
The Turkish Parliament has approved a bill that will allow an increase in foreign ownership of Turkish TV and radio. Foreign investment will now cap at 50%, doubling the previous…
Croatian Audiovisual Center Confirms Hribar as Director
The Board of Governors of Croatian Audiovisual Centre (www.hvac.hr) appointed Hrvoje Hribar as Chief Executive of the Centre, at a meeting on 4 December 2010,
Karlovy Vary Festival Names Och New Director
The Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) appointed Karel Och as the new Artistic Director, replacing 15 year festival veteran Eva Zaoralova. Och's appointment takes effect 1 January 2011. Zaoralova will stay…
PRODUCTION: Ileana in Development
BUCHAREST: Eva Pervolovici is in development with her first feature, Ileana, the story of a young and innocent girl who decides to infiltrate the ghetto in order to save her…
Crisis: Hungarian Government Cuts Funding to Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation. HFW Postponed
The Hungarian parliament has decided to dramatically cut funding for the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMK www.mmka.hu) in its 2011 budget. The move has also put the future of the…
FESTIVALS: Stolen Wins Art of the Doc
The Australian film Stolen directed by Violeta Ayala and Dan Falshow won the Grand Prix at the Art of the Document Festival in Warsaw on 4 December 2010.
Polish Directors and Producers Found Association
Sixteen Polish filmmakers have founded a new Polish Film Directors and Producers Association (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Slovenian Film Center Will Launch in January 2011
The Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si), the public fund founded in 1994, will be replaced by the Slovenian Film Center (SFC), a public agency, as of January 2011. The Slovenian government…
TVP Launches New Channel
Polish public broadcaster TVP launched a new theme channel "TVP Seriale" (TVP Series) on 6 December 2010, in anticipation of expanded advertising income.
Polish director Andrzej Wajda awarded by Russian President Medvedev
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Wajda has been awarded the Russian medal of the Order of Friendship by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev during his visit to Warsaw. The medal was in…
EEFA Awards Four Projects in Tallinn
TALLINN: The East European Film Alliance (www.eefa-eu.org) awarded four projects in the final session of the EEFA Training Network 2010 during Black Nights Film Festival at Tallinn.
PRODUCTION: Flying Blind in Preproduction
Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski is currently casting Flying Blind, his follow up to Tricks, in Germany, the UK and France for a spring shoot in Lisbon. The film is a…
10 TV Launches on December 10
BUCHAREST: 10 TV, a new television channel from Romanian communication company RCS/RDS (www.rcs-rds.ro), will launch on 10 December 2010. The launch budget and the budget for 2011 is 10 million…
Slovenia Holds Referendum on New TV Law
LJUBLJANA: A referendum on a new law to reform the institutional framework of public broadcaster RTV Slovenia (www.rtvslo.si) will be held on 12 December 2010.
Majewski Film Premieres at Sundance
The Polish film The Mill And The Cross directed by Lech Majewski and produced by Silesia Film (www.silesiafilm.com.pl), Bokomotiv Filmproduktion (www.bokomotiv.se) and TVP (www.international.tvp.pl) will have its world premiere at…
Tallinn Black Nights FF Winners
TALLINN: The 14th Tallinn Nights FF (19 November - 5 December 2010) worked hand in hand with the European Film Awards this year which were held in Tallinn on 4…
Polish talent dominates European Film Academy Awards
TALLINN: Ghost Writer directed by Polish born director Roman Polanski picked up a total of six awards at the 23rd European Film Awards in Tallinn on Saturday night including best…
FESTIVALS: Cherkess Sweeps Monaco Fest Awards
The Jordanian film Cherkess won seven top awards at the Monaco International Film Festival, which concluded on 5 December 2010, including the festival's Angel Film Award for Best Film.
Cherkess Kick Starts Jordanian Film Industry
When the Royal Film Commission of Jordan wanted to put Jordan on the map both as an international shooting location and to open a window of opportunity for local filmmakers…
