FNE at KVIFF: New Arpad Sopsits project in development

KARLOVY VARY: Hungarian director and scriptwriter Arpad Sopsits is in development on a new project titled Psyche based the work of Hungarian poet Sandor Weores.
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FNE at KVIFF 2009: Poland with Seven Films at KVIFF

KARLOVY VARY: After the successful cooperation between Poland and the Czech Republic with the Polish backed Brothers Karamazov directed by the Czech Republic's Petr Zelenka the Czechs have definitely decided…
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FNE in KVIFF: Lithuanian Film Industry Struggles With Major Funding Cuts and Stalled Film Law

KARLOVY VARY: Lithuanian filmmakers are facing major obstacles with government funding cut from 2m Euros last year to just over 1m Euros this year. Adding to the small film industry's…
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Isle of MTV raises Malta profile

The Isle of MTV, one of Malta's biggest platforms on the international stage, expects to attract 50,000 people to the event underway through July 8.
05-07-2009

Cyprus-owned station fined

Volia Cable, a Kiev-based analog TV company, has been fined by Ukraine's Antimonopoly Committee.
05-07-2009

Director of Slovenian Film Fund Jelka Stergel in court victory

KARLOVY VARY: Jelka Stergel, director of the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) and Eurimages representative for Slovenia, has won her battle against her dismissal from her post as director of the…
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FNE at KVIFF 2009: Hungarians Field Slate of Seven Films at KVIFF

KARLOVY VARY: The Hungarians make up the one of the largest national contingents in Karlovy Vary in 2009 with five films, -seven including coproductions,- screening in various official programmes and…
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CME signs WB deal

Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced that it signed a multi-year output deal for Warner Bros TV (www.timewarner.com) series and feature films for CME's Bulgarian station, PRO.BG.
02-07-2009

Production: Tanti in postproduction

Romanian filmmaker Şerban Marinescu is completing Tanti, a contemporary drama from a script written by Mircea Daneliuc.
02-07-2009

Production: Bogdan Apetri shooting feature debut

Outskirts (Periferic) the feature debut from director Bogdan Apetri, written by Cristian Mungiu and Ioana Uricaru (Tales from the Golden Age) is in shooting through August 3.
01-07-2009

Production: Hrebejk begins Kawasaki shoot

Director Jan Hrebejk announced he has started shooting his newest film, Kawasaki´s Roses (or Roses for Kawasaki).
01-07-2009

SCI FI launches on Cyfra+

NBC Universal Global Networks announced the launch of its SCI FI channel on Poland's Cyfra+ platform.
30-06-2009

SNORAS announces media investment

The Lithuanian SNORAS Group announced that it acquired a 34% stake in Lietuvos rytas, the largest Lithuanian mass media group.
29-06-2009

News programme receives hefty state funding

A low budget daily programme on Malta's Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) received 68% of the station's Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding through September 2008.
29-06-2009

Cinema school to open in Riga

The Riga Motion Pictures Studio is partnering with the Latvian Academy of Culture to open a film school in Riga.
28-06-2009

Malta sees pay-TV growth

The Malta Communication Authority 2008 report shows that the country's pay-TV market reached 89% of the population, compared to 84% in 2007.
28-06-2009

DISCOP weathers recession year

Despite a drop in the number of participants, 1,542 compared with 1,729 in 2008, DISCOP East managing director Patrick Jucaud put a positive spin on the business results.
28-06-2009

Bulgarian company wins digital TV tender

Hannu Pro Bulgaria has been selected from a field of six bidders for the tender to build digital TV networks in Bulgaria.
25-06-2009