FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition Antichrist
CANNES: Lars Von Trier's Antichrist lived up to the controversy that has surrounded the film when it unspooled in today's press screening. The film follows a grieving and troubled couple…
FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition Looking For Eric
CANNES: British director Ken Loach has fulfilled a dream in making a film about football with Looking For Eric that stars the real life football star Eric Cantona alongside vetern…
Kadar anniversary documentary in post-production
Hungarian communist era leader Janos Kadar is the subject of a documentary by Peter Muszatics, now finishing post-production.
Production: Kolski casting Venice
Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski is in casting for a young boy to play the lead in his film Venice, about an 11-year-old who builds an imaginary city in his…
Production: Holocaust film to shoot in Romania
Glass House, the first feature of an American construction-industry businessman Mark Schmidt, started shooting in Romania May 5.
Agora fueled Malta economy
Agora is credited with pumping €17.5 million into Malta's economy, as the first film to be shot in its entirety on the Mediterranean island nation.
Nu Boyana Film Studios Helmers in Cannes As Studio Reports Strong Start to 2009
Bulgaria's Nu Boyana Film Studios (http://nuboyana.com/) continues to be one of the busiest studio facilities in Europe attracting a steady stream of 10 to 12 international productions a year that…
FNE Cannes Party and Screening Alert: Saturday 17 May 2009
Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
Production: William Tell: The Legend to shoot in Romania
William Tell: The Legend the second movie produced by Alison Semenza and Todd Moyer's Flagship Films will start shooting September 1 in Romania.
FNE Cannes Party and Screening Alert !! Saturday 16 May 2009
Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition A Prophet
CANNES: There has not been many French winners of the Palme d'Or in recent years but with Jacques Audiard's A Prophet that screened today if the critical response is anything…
Outright deals in CEE announced
Outright Distribution (www.outrightdistribution.com) has announced sales of four TV programs in Central European territories.
FNE Cannes Party Alert !! Friday 15 May 2009
Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
TVN posts first quarter loss
Commercial Polish broadcaster TVN posted a first quarter 2009 loss of PLN 29 million (6.5 million Euro), compared with a PLN 63 million profit in first quarter 2008.
Slovak films thrive in local cinemas
A newly discovered interest in local film production pushed the market share for Slovak films to an unprecedented 15% in 2008.
Production: Polish-Slovenian jazz documentary in development
Polish Film Studio KALEJDOSKOP will be working with Slovenian Arcus Film on a musical documentary.
US sale for Tales from the Golden Age
IFC has picked up U.S. distribution rights for Tales from the Golden Age, produced and written by Cristian Mungiu, and presented in Cannes in Un Certain Regard.
Esterhazy locks up German distribution
At least one of the Polish short films presented at Cannes has been guaranteed a theatrical afterlife: Esterhazy, from director Izabela Plucinska.
FNE Cannes Party Alert !! - Thursday 14 May 2009
Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
US pick up for Autumn Ball
California-based indie distributor Strand Releasing picked up distribution rights of Veiko Õunpuu's Venice-awarded Autumn Ball for the U.S. territory.
