ScripTeast projects announced

Twelve film projects from nine CEE countries have been selected for the 4th edition of ScripTeast, which begins its first session in Poland September 26-October 2.
20-09-2009

CME looks at Bulgarian channel

News Corp is considering the sale of a 55% stake in its Bulgarian TV station bTV to Central European Media Enterprises (CME).
20-09-2009

Foreign releases slated for Shameless

Shameless, the 2008 film from acclaimed Czech director Jan Hřebejk will open in Polish cinemas September 18, and is scheduled for US distribution in February 2010.
17-09-2009

The Father's Acre competes for European Film Awards

The European Film Academy has announced that the debut film of Viktor Oszkár Nagy, Father's Acre (Apaföld) will represent Hungary in the European Film Awards.
17-09-2009

Janosik opens strong in Slovakia

The opening weekend of Janosik. The True Story in Slovakia drew more than 31,000 viewers -- a huge success in Slovak distribution.
16-09-2009

EFP features new distributors at San Sebastian

For the second year, European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) gathers a group of eight young European film distributors in partnership with the Sales Office at the San Sebastian film festival.
15-09-2009

The Whistleblower to shoot in Romania

The Whistleblower, a first feature by Larysa Kondracki, will be shot in Romania this year with MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com) providing services.
15-09-2009

Nickelodeon airs on TV2

Nickelodeon is broadcasting for the first time on Hungarian terrestrial TV.
15-09-2009

New boss at Hungarian Viasat3 and TV6

Camilla Hammer, currently the COO of Free-TV Emerging Markets within MTG (www.mtg.se), has also been appointed the new CEO of Viasat3 (www.viasat3.hu) and TV6 (www.tv6.co.hu) in Hungary.
14-09-2009

Production: Ujica wraps the final chapter of his trilogy of the communism

Andrei Ujica is editing The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, the third part of his trilogy about communism, after the highly acclaimed Videogramme einer Revolution and Out of the Present.
14-09-2009

History Channel begins Czech broadcasts

The History Channel and History HD begins Czech language broadcasts in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in this fall.
14-09-2009

Eastern Plays received Lux nomination

Kamen Kalev's acclaimed look at Sofia's underground youth life, Eastern Plays, has received one of the coveted three nominations for the European LUX Prize of 2009.
13-09-2009

Summer box office in Hungary

U.S. films drew strong summer box office, with several titles competing for the top spot.
13-09-2009

Newcomer in Hungarian distribution

Though the market of the independent films has shrunk in Hungary, a new distribution company recently entered the market: Palace Pictures.
10-09-2009

TV3 names new CEO

Priit Leito is the new CEO for commercial Estonian channels TV3, TV6, and 3+.
09-09-2009

Producer workshop scheduled for Slovakia

The next MAIA Workshop for emerging European producers will take place October 5-9 in Modra, near Bratislava.
09-09-2009

Janosik sees strong opening in Poland

Janosik. A True Story, the year's biggest CEE production, opened in Poland September 4, attracting over 35,000 viewers on opening weekend.
08-09-2009

Production: Shooting wraps for Polish-Israeli co-production

Shooting has been completed on My Australia, the first Polish film devoted to the topic of Polish Jews emigrating to Israel in the 1960's.
08-09-2009