Cinemania 2008 brings big titles to Sofia
The 22nd Cinemania World Film Panorama kicks off November 7 in Sofia with Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones film Shine a Light.
Cable TV Congress set for Bratislava
The 2008 edition of the Slovak Cable Television Congress takes place November 10 and 11 in Bratislava.
Polish local film funding spreads to the Westpomeranian Region
Poland's newest film fund has been established at the Westpomeranian Province, a region with a strong need for a cinema industry development.
German film completes Malta shoot
German comedy Vicky the Viking has completed filming in Malta.
Baltic media company increase local investment
Baltic Media Alliance has invested over €3 million into development in the Baltic States.
Mustafa leads Turkish box office
Mustafa, a film about the founder of modern Turkey, has grossed over 2 million Turkish Lira (1.05 million euros) with 469,508 tickets sold in its first week.
Polish Tricks in French distribution
Tricks directed by Andrzej Jakimowski had gone into regular cinema release in France, gathering enthusiastic reviews.
Jerzy Hoffman loses copyrights in Ukraine
Polish director Jerzy Hoffman has lost a court case against the Ukrainian government over Hoffman's hit movie With Fire and Sword.
Cyprus hosts Romanian film fest
Romanian films will be the focus of a week-end festival being held in Limassol, Cyprus, November 7-10.
PISF celebrates 100 years of Polish cinema
Celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the first Polish feature film, the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) had prepared a series of events including gallery shows, retrospectives and a DVD collection.
Perpetuum Mobile premieres in Lithuania
Valdas Navasaitis' new feature film Perpetuum mobile premieres on November 4 in Vilnius, with nation-wide distribution beginning on November 7.
Mustafa takes box office crown
Mustafa, a 115-minute documentary about the founder of the modern Turkish Republic, led the box office charts on its opening day.
Sappho takes top Cyprus fest awards
Director Robert Crombie's Sappho took home the bulk of the awards at the closing ceremony of the 3rd Cyprus International Film Festival on October 25.
Rome win for Zanussi film
Krzysztof Zanussi's competition film, With a Warm Heart, earned the best actor prize for Bodhan Stupka at the awards ceremony of the Rome International Film Festival on October 31.
Landscape No. 2 wins Portoroz top prize
Vinko Moedendorfer's second feature film, Landscape No. 2, won the Vesna best film award at the 11th Slovenian Film Festival held in the resort town of Portoroz.
New Turkish films lift local box office
New Turkish films hitting the cinemas are expected to attract record numbers of viewers and drive local box office.
Krakow film fest invites entries
The 49 Krakow Film Festival, running May 29-June 4, announced its call for competition films in three categories.
Polish films win top Tokyo prize
Two Polish productions won the Grand Prix and the Special Jury Prize at the 21st Tokyo Film Festival.
Eurimages supports 13 European co-productions
The Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund (www.coe.int/Eurimages) announced support of 13 European co-productions, out of 20 applicants, with 4,212,529 euros in funding.
Immigrants world premier in Hungary
Immigrants - L.A. Dolce Vita (www.immigrantsthemovie.com), the feature animation film from Hungarian-American filmmaker Gabor Csupo, has its world premiere on October 30 in Hungary.
