FESTIVALS: GSCHLACHT’S WOMEN WITHOUT MEN Takes Top Prize at ICFF Manaki Brothers

BITOLA: The 31st edition of Europe's oldest festival dedicated to honouring outstanding work by cinematographers, the ICFF Manaki Brothers, (16-22 October 2010) gave its top award to DoP Martin Gshlacht…
24-10-2010

Georgia Opens Documentary and Short Film Grants

The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) has announced its national competition for financing documentary and short animated films for 2011 production. The grants will support national film production on the…
24-10-2010

Digital TV on the Rise in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Digital TV subscriptions were poised to top 1.3 million at the end of August, according to a report from Hungary's National Media and Telecommunications Authority.
21-10-2010

Czech Film Center Hosts Locations Tour

PRAGUE: The Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz) held its first locations tour in Prague on 8 October 2010, hosting German and Czech producers for a visit to some of the city's…
21-10-2010

PRODUCTION: The Ghosts in development

BUCHAREST: Bobby Păunescu (Francesca) is in early development with his second feature film, The Ghosts/Fantomele after completing a first draft of the script. Foreign investors and coproducers from USA, Italy…
21-10-2010

Jolie shooting Bosnia in Budapest

BUDAPEST: American superstar Angelina Jolie is shooting her directorial debut in Budapest under the working title Untitled Bosnian War Love Story. The film which is based on her own script…
20-10-2010

Croatian Shooting Star Heads to Rome

European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) continues to expand its Shooting Star brand, with its first presence at the Rome IFF. Croatian Shooting Star Zrinka Cvitesić is one of three rising young…
20-10-2010

FESTIVALS: Turkish Film Wins Cyprus Festival

A Turkish debut film, Love in Another Language directed by Ilksen Basarir, won the best film award at the Cyprus International Film Festival (www.cyprusfilmfestival.org) which concluded on 18 October 2010.…
20-10-2010

Modern Times Group reports improved Q3 results

Swedish based Modern Times Group (MTG, www.mtg.se) which operates channels in the Baltics, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia, reported a net rise in sales of 11% to 378…
19-10-2010

PRODUCTION: Loverboy shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: Loverboy, the second feature from Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu is now in production.
19-10-2010

Kino Polska Honors Former President

WARSAW: Kino Polska Television (www.kinopolska.pl), one of the channels owned by SPI International, has honored the former Polish President Lech Walesa, giving him an exclusive edition of films collection of…
19-10-2010

New CEO for Bulgaria’s Nova TV

SOFIA: Svetlana Vassileva has been appointed CEO of Modern Times Group's Bulgarian station, Nova TV. The appointment was announced on 19 October 2010.
19-10-2010

TVN signs deal with Polish Telecom

WARSAW: Polish national commercial channel TVN (www.tvn.pl) has signed an 10-year agreement with Polish telecom operator Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) (www.tp.pl). TP will purchase content from TVN, while TP's broadband services…
18-10-2010

Czech Elsa nominations announced

PRAGUE: The nominations Czech Elsa awards for best TV shows were announced 18 October 2010.
18-10-2010

PRODUCTION: Flying Lessons starts shooting

BUCHAREST: The second feature of Moldavian filmmaker Igor Cobileanski, Flying Lessons/La limita de jos a cerului began filming 17 October 2010. The film is based on a script written by…
18-10-2010

PRODUCTION: István Szabó shooting The Door

BUDAPEST: Oscar-winning Hungarian director István Szabó is mid-way through shooting a film based on the best-selling novel by Hungarian writer Magda Szabó, The Door with Academy Award winner Helen Mirren…
18-10-2010

Berlinale's Dieter Kosslick makes first official visit to Bulgaria

SOFIA: Yet another sign of the Bulgarian film industry's recent rise to prominence, Berlinale programmer Dieter Kosslick completed his first trip to Bulgaria to speak with Bulgarian filmmakers.
17-10-2010

FNE Focus: Georgian Call for Financing Foreign Coproductions

TBILISI: Georgia is opening its doors to European producers with its latest call from the Georgian National Film Center for funding of Georgian foreign coproductions.
17-10-2010

SPI Announces New Hungarian TV Channels

SPI International (www.spi.pl) will launch two new movie channels in Hungary, building on the Film Box label. FilmBox and FilmBox Plus will air 24/7.
17-10-2010

EAVE closes 2010 with Belgrade workshop

The third and final 2010 EAVE (www.eave.org) training session for European producers is taking place 18-25 in Belgrade. All 50 participants, nearly one-third of them from CEE territories, will have…
17-10-2010