Estonian Ad Prices Rise

TALLINN: Advertising prices grew 21.6% in Estonia in the first half of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010.
31-07-2011

DISCOP Istanbul Registration is Open

ISTANBUL: The second edition of DISCOP Istanbul (www.discop.com ), set for 28 February - 1 March 2012, has opened early registration.
31-07-2011

PRODUCTION: Diaz - Don’t Clean up this Blood Shoots in Romania

BUCHAREST: Daniele Vicari's feature Diaz - Don't Clean up this Blood is filming in Bucharest until 20 August 2011, then the production will move to Italy where it will wrap…
31-07-2011

French films make major gains at Polish box office

WARSAW: French films made major gains at the Polish box office in 2010 compared to 2009 with 6.050.224 Euros earned by French films in 2010 compared to 1 463 955…
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Austria Funds eight new feature film productions

VIENNA: The Austrian Film Institute has announced funding of 3.16m Euros for 45 new projects including just over 2m Euros for eight new feature film projects.
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FNE at Venice IFF 2011: Polish and Czech films in Venice lineup

Polish films will have a strong presence at the Venice International Film Festival (31 August-10 September 2011) this year with two Polish films in the official programme. Polish director Roman…
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Play Poland Film Festival bring Polish films to UK

WARSAW: The Play Poland Film Festival (http://playpoland.org.uk) will be bring Polish cinema to audiences in Scotland from 2 August to 25 September with screenings in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Sponsored in…
28-07-2011

Two Riversides Festival kicks off with Polish premier of new Dardenne Brothers film

WARSAW: The year’s edition of Two Riversides Film Festival will kick off with the Polish premier of the new Dardenne Brothers film The Kid With a Bike which received the…
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CME posts profit in Q2

PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has posted a small 2011 second quarter profit despite a contraction in the advertising market generally in central and eastern Europe. Second quarter net…
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Romanian admissions for domestic films declines

BUCHAREST: Romanian films at the domestic box office are down in the first half of 2011 compared to 2010. Topping the first six months of this year for domestically produced…
27-07-2011

French Sales Company Wide Management picks up The Mole

WARSAW: Paris based international sales outfit Wide Management has added Rafael Lewandowski’s The Mole to its strong line-up. The Mole with will be released theatrically in Poland on 5 August…
27-07-2011

Local films dominate box office in Turkey

ISTANBUL: Turkish films continue to dominate at the local box office with domestic productions taking seven out of the top ten slots for the first six months of 2011. The…
27-07-2011

Bulgarian Films Head to Sarajevo Film Festival

SOFIA: Bulgarian films continue their international success story with seven Bulgarian films due to participate in the 17th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival (22-30 July 2011) in the capital of…
26-07-2011

First Golden Carpathian TV and Digital Market Launched

BUCHAREST: The first edition of a new TV content market, the Golden Carpathian Market, is set for 25-28 August 2011 in Ploiesti in the Carpathian region of Romania. The event…
26-07-2011

PRODUCTION: Jean Claude Van Damme to shoot Six Bullets in Romania

BUCHAREST: Six Bullets aka The Butcher, a new actioner starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, is set to shoot in Romania in September, with MediaPro Studios (www.mediaprostudios.com ) providing production services. The…
26-07-2011

Foreign productions boost Malta economy

MALTA: The 13 part TV series Sinbad the Sailor produced by UK based Impossible Pictures for SKY TV will pump over 8 m euros into the Malta economy according to…
25-07-2011

Pula Film Festival Prize Winners

PULA: The 58th Pula Film Festival awarded its main prize, the Grand Golden Arena, to Kotlovina directed by Tomislav Radic in its National Competition for Croatian film. The film also…
25-07-2011

Second edition of Odessa IFF builds bridges to Europe

ODESSA: The Grand Prix of the Odessa International Film Festival (15-23 July 2011) was awarded to the French film Tomboy directed by Celine Sciamma. The OIFF’s main prize, the Golden…
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Six Degrees in Production

WARSAW: The team behind the award-winning Rabbit a la Berlin has begun shooting the concept documentary Six Degrees, which takes a literal and exploratory look at the theory that everyone…
22-07-2011

Six Degrees in Production

WARSAW: The team behind the award-winning Rabbit a la Berlin has begun shooting the concept documentary Six Degrees, which takes a literal and exploratory look at the theory that everyone…
22-07-2011