Turkey drives local box office, TV ratings in Middle East
Turkish TV series are driving the TV ratings in Arab speaking Middle East while more producers line up projects featuring Turkish stars.
Two Bulgarian film projects awarded in Thessaloniki
The recent 49th Thessaloniki IFF (http://www.filmfestival.gr/) turned out to be most profitable for Bulgarian filmmakers.
Baltic Event Co-Production Market Announces Slate of Projects
The Baltic Event Co-Production Market, which begins December 1st, announced a slate of 12 projects chosen from the Baltics, Scandinavia, Central-Eastern Europe, and Russia.
Multikino's stock exchange debut postponed
The financial crisis at ITI Group will suspend the stock exchange debut of one of the biggest Polish cinema chains, Multikino.
Austrian TV looks for expansion in Central Europe
The Austrian Broadcasting Service (ORS), which controls the transmission towers of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, is bidding on expansions in Central European territories.
Yugoslav co-productions a Slovenian specialty
Slovenia may be alone among Central European countries in reaching out in a big way to former Yugoslav countries to offer financial support through co-productions.
Renc film opens in Prague
Filip Renc's remake of a 1937 film based on a Czech psychological suspense novel, Guard No. 47 opens November 27 in Czech cinemas in 25 prints.
Central Europeans win Hot Bird Awards
Polish, Hungarian, and Romanian theme channels were among the winners of the annual Hot Bird TV Awards, announced on November 17.
Ljubljana film fest drives local distribution
The impact of the Ljubljana film festival LIFFE (November 12-23) lingers far beyond closing night, with around 20 films from the festival going into Slovenian distribution each year.
All star cast of The Mill And The Cross working in Poland
Charlotte Rampling, Michael York and Rutger Hauer came to Katowice to star in a new movie from Lech Majewski, inspired by a famous Pieter Breugel's painting.
Hungarian Maiden lines up financing, cast
Los Angeles-based filmmaker and actor Endre Hules (Seven, Apollo 13) is returning to his homeland, Hungary to make his 1.4 million euro (HUF 375 million) directorial debut, The Maiden Danced…
Pan-Baltic TV channel discussions
Prime ministers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania meeting in Estonia held discussion on a potential pan-Baltic TV channel on November 21.
Bulgarian chain to build more cinemas
The Arena chain of cinemas in Bulgaria plans to add 13-15 new cinemas in the next four years.
Hungarian Film Week applicatants move to jury decision
Following the November 20 application deadline for Hungarian Film Week, filmmakers are now awaiting the decision of the programming jury, due on December 20.
Hungarian state owned film studios for sale
The Hungarian National Trust Company (Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelo Zrt., www.mnvzrt.hu) announced in a statement on November 19 a call for tender to sell three state-owned film studios.
Tallinn Black Nights announces competition
The 12th Black Nights Film Festival has announced its competition programme, with 18 films selected for the EurAsia competition programme.
SPI takes third spot on Slovak market
Independent film distributor SPI has moved into a solid third place slot in the Slovak market, the company announced.
TV3 wins court decision
A Riga court has directed Baltkom TV to cease broadcasts of TV3 via digital land-line.
Turkish 2007 box office champ strikes again
Cagan Irmak's romantic drama Alone - formerly Barren Man connected with Turkish audiences in its second week, topping the box office with 241,974 admissions.
Hallmark begins filming in Riga
The Hallmark Hall of Fame TV film Miss Irena's Children began shooting on November 13 in Riga.
