New Slovenian Film Center Appoints Director
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center, a public agency which began operations on 1 January 2011, replacing the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) (www.film-sklad.si), has appointed Samo Rugelj as acting director. He…
National Distributors Promote New Bulgarian Titles
Bulgarian distributors are stepping up to distribute domestic films. Two companies, A Plus and Pro Films, are investing their own funds to continue support for Bulgarian films in 2011.
Estonia Scores Record Admissions in 2010
TALLINN: Estonia's cinema admissions rose by 16% in 2010, amounting to a record-breaking 2.1 million, or a healthy 1.59 admissions per capita. The figure marks the best result since the…
Hungary’s CHB Hosts Meeting Point at Berlinale
Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (.CHB, www.hungaricu.de) is presenting its fourth Cinema Total event from 12-15 February 2011 at the Berlin Film Festival.
Czech Channel Z1 Ends Broadcasts
PRAGUE: Czech media reported that Z1, the first privately owned Czech 24-hour news channel, was ceasing broadcasts as of 24 January 2011.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver TV Projects Attract Dutch, Polish Buyers
East Silver was recently approached by two European TV stations that showed interest in two titles from the market. One of them is the Dutch TV station HUMAN which acquired…
Five Minarets Tops Turkish 2010 Box Office
In 2010, Turkish films continued to dominate the national box office in Turkey, claiming 186 Million Turkish Liras of a total 357 million TL in box income, once more staying…
Batman Franchise Scouts Romania
BUCHAREST: Bucharest City Hall has informed local media that The Dark Knight Rises, the upcoming film in the Batman series, is in discussions to film in Romania.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days upgraded to international competition
CYPRUS: The Ministry of Education and Culture announces that the 9th CYPRUS FILM DAYS -International Film Festival 2011, co-organised with the Rialto theatre has been upgraded to an international competition…
Estonia Announces Digital TV Tender
A new tender for a public digital TV license has been announced by Estonia's Ministry of Culture.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days Adds International Competition
The Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture has announced that the 9th CYPRUS FILM DAYS -International Film Festival 2011, co-organised with the Rialto theatre has been upgraded to an international…
Malta Sets June Switch to Digital TV
The island nation of Malta has announced the switch from analogue to digital TV broadcast effective as of 1 June 2011.
Poland Increases Digital Archive Programme
WARSAW: Poland's National Film Archives announced that it will digitally restore and preserve dozens of Polish films in 2011 with funding from the Ministry of Culture.
Latvian TV Advertising Increases
Latvia had a 33% increase in TV advertisements in December 2010, compared with December 2009.
Polish Filmmakers Receive Presidential Awards
WARSAW: Directors Jerzy Skolimowski and Jan Jakub Kolski, and actress Krystyna Janda were among the Polish film professionals who the Polish president awarded at a ceremony 18 January 2011 in…
RADEF Renovates, Opens Old Cinemas
BUCHAREST: RADEF RomâniaFilm (www.romaniafilm.ro), the communist era manager of Romanian cinemas and current owner of some 30 screens in Romania, has opened its first 3D cine-café in Bucharest. The company…
TVP Cuts Ad Rates
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP has cut its advertising rates for February by 20%, due to changes in its pricing strategy.
Dark Polish Comedy has a Record Opening
WARSAW: Weekend, a dark gangster comedy directed by Cezary Pazura, hit a new Polish record opening weekend with 275,000 admissions. The film is the directing debut of Pazura, a Polish…
PRODUCTION: Touch Me Not in development
BUCHAREST: Writer/ director Adina Pintile is developing her first feature film, Touch Me Not, a study of the human longing for contact, with three a woman and two men fighting…
FESTIVALS: Poland, Hungary, Turkey win Berlinale Competition slots
Hungary, Poland and Turkey are among the 19 countries represented in the 22-film Berlinale competition line-up. The festival (www.berlinale.de) runs 10-20 February 2011.
