Slovak Matchmaking Mayor Wins German Prize
The Matchmaking Mayor, a Czech/Slovak documentary about the efforts of a Slovak village mayor to encourage marriages among the local residents, won the Reader's Prize of the Berlin-based national daily…
Czech Rebate Attracts Zentropa and ABC
The Czech Film Commission announced 25 projects are expected to receive over CZK180 million from the Czech production rebate. Two of the new projects began prepping in 2010: A Royal…
PRODUCTION: Therapy Goes to Postproduction
Therapy, a 45-part Czech TV series produced by Czech HBO television (www.hbo.cz) and Stilking Films production company (www.stillking.com) finished its 95 day shoot on Saturday, 19 Febuary 2011 and goes…
PRODUCTION: Polish Tragedy Straight from the Sky in Production
Polish independent filmmaker Piotr Matwiejczyk is working on Straight from the Sky (Prosto z nieba), a drama based on the events of 10 April 2010, when a Polish plane carrying…
Gutek Film Competes for Cartoon Movie Award
Poland's Gutek Film is competing for Cartoon Movie's best distributor award which will be presented at the conclusion of the 13th annual event, 2-4 March 2011 in Lyon, France.
PRODUCTION: Sofianites Too Much in Production
Production is underway on the new Bulgarian TV series Sofianites Too Much which is set to air in March 2011. The series, about two neighboring families, is is produced by…
CME Exchanges Convertible Notes
HAMILTON, BERMUDA: Television group Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced the completion of a privately negotiated exchange of convertible notes due in 2013 for convertible notes due in…
Poland Blocks Media Merger
The Polish government has forbidden the merger of EM&F Group, a Polish chain of press and media stores, with www.Merlin.pl, the most popular Polish seller of audiovisual, music and press…
Polish Advertising Income Rises in 2010
The Polish advertising market registered an unexpected growth of 4.5% in 2010, with over 7.3 billion PLN spent on ads. Internet and cinema advertising had the best results.
Men in Hope Set for August Release
PRAGUE: Czech screenwriter/director Jiří Vejdělek is in production of his new comedy Men in Hope, the follow-up to his hit film Women in Temptation. The film will premiere in Czech…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Prix Winners.
BERLIN: It was a Berlinale triumph for Polish and Hungarian talent with Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr winning the Grand Jury Prix for his The Turin Horse while the prize for…
German Distributor Picks Up Polish Classics
Polish public broadcaster TVP (www.tvp.pl) has signed an agreement with German Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (www.rbb-online.de) to sell the DVD right to some of its most popular productions from the 1970's and…
FESTIVALS: Polish Filmmakers Awarded in Berlin
The Polish Film Institute (PFI, www.pisf.pl) and Polish film community are celebrating the awards presented to filmmakers Dorota Kędzierzawska and Wojciech Staroń on 20 February 2011 at the 61st Berlin…
Walking Too Fast Leads Czech Lion Nominations
The psychological thriller Pouta (Walking Too Fast) by director Radim Špaček, screenwriter Ondřej Štindl and producer Vratislav Šlajer and his company Bionaut films (www.bionaut.cz) leads the list of nominations for…
FESTIVALS: Gdynia Names New Festival Director
WARSAW: Michał Chaciński has been selected as Artistic Director of the Polish Film Festival (PFF, www.pl.fpff.pl) which takes place in the northern port city of Gdynia 6-11 June 2011. Chaciński's…
Tilt Tops Bulgarian Box Office
SOFIA: Viktor Chouchkov Jr.'s debut film Tilt (www.tilt.bg) rose to the top spot on the Bulgarian box office on its opening weekend 11-13 February 2011), with 14,200 admissions and box…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Documentary Screenings In Moscow and Nizhny Novogrod
The Institute of Documentary Film and the Jihlava IDFF in cooperation with the Czech Centre Moscow organize screenings of selected documentary films in Moscow (Feb 22 - 25) and Nizhny…
Prima Love TV Launches in Czech Republic
Stockholm based Modern Times Group (www.mtg.se) announced it will launch Prima LOVE in Prague on 8 March 2011. The channel i MTG's third free-TV channel in the Czech Republic, joining…
PRODUCTION: Nejc Gazvoda`s A Trip in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: A Trip, the debut feature film of young Slovenian director and screenwriter Nejc Gazvoda is currently in postproduction and expected to be completed in fall 2011. The film was…
