Poland considers second digital TV multiplex

Poland's Office of Electronic Communications and the National Broadcasting Council are considering a second and possibly third multiplex for transmission of digital TV channels.
18-01-2010

Poland's top channels see drop in viewers

The three biggest Polish broadcasters have noted significant drops in the number of viewers, beginning in early 2009 and continuing into 2010.
18-01-2010

Ticket prices fall in Estonia

The average ticket price in Estonia fell by 7% to 4.2 EUR in 2009.
17-01-2010

Habermann's Mill takes Bavarian Film Award prizes

Habermann's Mill, a Czech-German-Austrian co-production from Slovak born Czechoslovak New Wave director Juraj Herz, won two awards at the Bavarian Film Prize ceremonies in Munich on January 15.
17-01-2010

Strong year ahead for new Bulgarian films

Bulgaria's National Film Center (www.nfc.bg) announced that 14 new titles are expected to be produced in 2010.
17-01-2010

Kőrösi elected as MMKA president

Writer and editor Dr. Zoltán Kőrösi 48) has been selected as the new president of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (MMKA).
14-01-2010

Eastern Plays lines up theatrical releases

Kamen Kalev's festival success, Eastern Plays, will have theatrical releases in 15 countries across Europe -- including Hungary and Slovenia -- and beyond, through international sales agent Memento Films.
14-01-2010

Mixed results at Estonian box office

Estonia's box rose in 2009, but the share for domestic films dropped sharply.
14-01-2010

Stanchev depart Romania's Kanal D

The Bulgarian CEO of Romanian channel Kanal D, Pavel Stanchev, confirmed he will leave the station for a new position to be announced within the next three weeks.
13-01-2010

Damjan Kozole film sold to American market

Damjan Kozole's third film Slovenian Girl has been sold to distribution company Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com) and will be shown under the title A Call Girl in American cinemas in the…
13-01-2010

Central European films screen at NY Jewish Film Festival

Acclaimed fiction and documentary films from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania will screen at the NY Jewish Film Festival, running through January 28.
13-01-2010

Polish filmmakers stage sit-in protest over Lodz film center

Marek Żydowicz, the director of the Camerimage festival, is leading a sit-in strike by 150 film supporters in the Lodz City Council over failure of the City Council to introduce…
12-01-2010

Law TV channel to launch in Romania

Juridic TV, the first Romanian theme channel focused on legal issues will premiere in February. The channel, financed by local law firm Coltuc (www.coltuc.ro), will air 24 hours per day…
12-01-2010

Slovenian Film Fund appoints temporary director

The Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si) has appointed Marjetica Mahne, president of the Film Fund's supervisory board, as acting director.
12-01-2010

KidsCo expands in Central Europe, Cyprus

KidsCo increased its territories throughout Central Europe, with several launches in place by the start of 2010.
11-01-2010

Romania launches online film channel

MediaPro Interactiv (www.mpinteractiv.ro) has launched www.muvix.ro, the first Romanian pay-website with movies that can be watched online.
11-01-2010

Cinema admissions up in Slovenia

Admissions at Slovenian cinemas rose 8% in 2009, to over 2.6 million tickets for an attendance rate of 1.3 tickets per person.
11-01-2010

Romania's new minister of culture promises more film funding

Romania's new minister of culture, Kelemen Hunor, will intervene in the government's 2009 annulment of a 4% tax on gambling profits directed to the Cinema Fund.
10-01-2010

Jancsó film to open Hungarian Film Week

The 41st Hungarian Film Week (www.hungarianfilmweek.com) will screen 16 films in competition, with Miklós Jancsó's So Much For Justice! set to open the festival on February 2.
10-01-2010

Bulgarian film industry faces drastic cuts

The Bulgarian government is proposing a 57% cut in public funding for the national film industry, prompting an official protest by the National Film Council.
10-01-2010