Romania Concludes Second Grant Session
BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) announced the second 2010 grant session on 21 December 2010, with a 31 January deadline. The rushed session was due to the approval…
PRODUCTION: Little Gypsy Witch in Production
ZAGREB: Tomislav Žaja's feature film for children and adults Little Gypsy Witch (Duh babe Ilonke, screenplay by Irena Krčelić) began shooting on 28 December 2010.
PRODUCTION: 4 Blows in Development
BUCHAREST: Writer/director Peter Kerek is developing his first feature film, 4 Blows/Patru lovituri, a fictional self-portrait told through four life-changing events in one man's life.
PRODUCTION: Scapegoat goes into Postproduction
ISTANBUL: Scapegoat, a slapstick comedy expected to rival the success of the 2009 Turkish box office hit Recep Ivedik (4.5 million admissions), is completing postproduction. A $1 million production by…
New Distributor Enters the Polish Market
Spectator, a new company connected to the European Cinema Group of Distributors, will enter the Polish market in March 2011.
Lithuania‘s Box Office National Hits
VILNIUS: Emilis Velyvis' crime comedy Zero 2 (http://www.zero2.lt) about mafia wars and family dramas has become the most profitable Lithuanian movie at the national box office since 1993. Zero 2,…
WINNER OF THE FESTIVAL ON WHEELS: ILLEGAL
The winning films of the 16th Festival on Wheels have been announced. Of the nine titles which competed in the Festival, Olivier Masset-Depasse's Illegal took the Golden Bull Award. The…
GNFC Awards Spanish-Georgian Project “Chaika” in Co-production Competition
On December 20th, Georgian National Film Center announced a winner of the competition for financing full-length feature co-production (for 2011).
PRODUCTION: Lea and Darija Completes Filming
Branko Ivanda finished the last day of shooting on his feature film Lea and Darija on 12 December 2010. The film is a drama with biographical elements about two child…
PRODUCTION: Bromski Crime drama in Postproduction
Jacek Bromski, one of the most popular Polish filmmakers goes back to crime genre with his new film Entanglement.
PRODUCTION: Hřebejk drama Innocence Sets Release Date
Czech director Jan Hrebejk is completing post-production on Innocence, a criminal psychdrama written by his longtime collaborator Petr Jarchovsky. Post-production is taking place in Prague. Slovak producer Rudolf Biermann of…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Progress in Croatia
Croatia was rich with major developments in 2010: the support to minority co-productions was multiplied, 10 more film festival were supported with public funds, a new art cinema in Zagreb…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Chaos in Hungary
Almost complete stoppage of Hungarian film production, blocking of all public funding for film production and distribution, the uncertain future (and possible postponement or cancellation) of Hungarian Film Week, total…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Czechs Turn a Corner
With the approval of the highly anticipated film tax incentives, the return of foreign film production, continuing record box office attendance, and a wealth of film productions in the pipeline,…
Bruno Valsangiacomo to head ITI Holdings
Bruno Valsangiacomo will be the new President of ITI Holdings, one of the biggest Polish media companies, when Mariusz Walter steps down as the President of the company on 4…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Latvia Sets the Stage
2010 will go down as a seminal year for Latvia, with the passage of a new film law and the establishment of a regional film fund that bring it up…
Bulgarian Filmmakers Protest in the Streets
For the fourth time this month film makers gathered en masse in the streets of Sofia on 14 December 2010 protesting the latest financial restrictions on public support.
Polish series sold to Denmark
Danish public broadcaster DR (www.dr.dk) bought rights to show two TV series from Polish commercial broadcaster TVN: Odwróceni (Turned) and Naznaczony (Marked).
Latvia Awaits 2011 Film Budget
The Latvian state budget for culture and the film industry will be approved at the beginning of 2011. The good news is that after the dramatic decrease in funding in…
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Slovenia's Great Expectations
Slovenian filmmakers and producer had great expectation for the year 2010. With 2011 on the horizon, some of those expectations have become reality.
