PRODUCTION: Translator Wraps Filming

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC, www.havc.hr) announced that a five week shoot on Translator was completed in mid-March. The film, directed by Biljana Čakić Veselič, is produced by Inter…
22-03-2011

Poland Alters Media Bill

WARSAW: After protests from private broadcasters and internet users the Polish government changed the VOD and promotion content regulations in the new media bill to be less restrictive.The vote passed…
21-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Agon in development

BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
21-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Agon in development

BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
21-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Jakub Kroner’s Lóve in Postproduction

BRATISLAVA: The 24-year-old Slovak director/writer Jakub Kroner (Bratislavafilm) is in post-production with his sophomore effort, Lóve (Slovak slang for ‘money'), the story of a young gangster who tries to change…
21-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Vendetta in Production

PRAGUE: Czech producer Vratislav Šlajer of Bionaut Films company (www.bionaut.cz) and director/screenwriter Miroslav Ondruš are in production with a criminal thriller, Vendeta. The 20 day shoot began 10 March 2011…
21-03-2011

Slovak TV Cancels Production Contracts

BRATISLAVA: The management of the newly-created Radio and Television of Slovakia (www.rtvs.sk), Slovakia' public broadcaster, has announced it will cancel a number of outsourcing contracts between Slovak Television (www.stv.sk) and…
20-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Yuma in Production

The Polish/Czech coproduction Yuma, a drama set in the early 1990's directed by Piotr Mularuk, is scheduled to go into postproduction in May 2011. The Polish premiere is scheduled for…
20-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Yuma in Production

The Polish/Czech coproduction Yuma, a drama set in the early 1990's directed by Piotr Mularuk, is scheduled to go into postproduction in May 2011. The Polish premiere is scheduled for…
20-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production

BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
20-03-2011

PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production

BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
20-03-2011

Innocence sold to France and Benelux

PRAGUE: Innocense, by Czech director Jan Hřebejk, has been sold to France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, producer Rudolf Biermann of Infilm announced. Biermann signed a distribution and franchise contract with…
20-03-2011

Georgian National Film Center sends Mosidze to MAIA Workshops

TBILISI: Georgian film director Papuna Mosidze has won a Georgian National Film Center (GNFC, www.gnfc.ge) competition to participate in the MAIA workshops for young film-makers. Mosidze, aged 27, participated in…
20-03-2011

Czech State Fund Continues Support Digitalisation of Cinemas

PRAGUE: The Czech State Fund has called for submission to the forth wave of financial support of digitalisation of Czech cinemas with 50 milion CZK (1.2 milion euro) available. The…
17-03-2011

PRODUCTION: The Corpse Must Die Delays Premiere

BRATISLAVA: The Corpse Must Die, screenwriter Jozef Paštéka's directorial debut,is set to hit Slovak cinemas after its September premiere. Initially, the opening night was scheduled for 31 March 2011, but…
17-03-2011

FESTIVALS: Krakow Lifetime Achievement for Piotr Kamler

KRAKOW: The Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl) will give the Dragon of Dragons Award for lifetime achievement award to Piotr Kamler, a French animation director of Polish origin, and 1975 winner…
17-03-2011

PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
17-03-2011

PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
17-03-2011

PRODUCTION: In the Shadow Filming in Prague

WARSAW: Czech director David Ondricek is in production with In The Shadow, a Czech-Polish-Slovak coproduction which began shooting on 5 March 2011 in Prague. Polish cinematographer Adam Sikora is the…
17-03-2011

PRODUCTION: In the Shadow Filming in Prague

WARSAW: Czech director David Ondricek is in production with In The Shadow, a Czech-Polish-Slovak coproduction which began shooting on 5 March 2011 in Prague. Polish cinematographer Adam Sikora is the…
17-03-2011