Three Czech docs are seeing unprecedented popularity
Three Czech documentaries have become especially popular with domestic audiences after winning a string of international awards.
Two men convicted of stealing Bathory film
Two men operating in the Czech film industry have been convicted of stealing a copy of the big-budget Juraj Jakubisko film Bathory while it was being edited earlier this year.
New legal code brings 425 million crowns to Czech film
Czech film production will get a huge financial boost in the next three years thanks to legislation signed by Czech President Václav Klaus.
Carvalho
Prominent Brazilian cinematographer Walter Carvalho is set to shoot Budapestas his directorial debut, with principal photography in both the Hungarian capital and his homeland.
Hungarian Filmjus pledges 51,800 euros for script-writing
The board of Filmjus, Hungary's audiovisual copyright protection body, set aside 13.3 million forints (Є51,800) for screenwriting and project development in its latest round of allocations.
Baltic Event co-production market bigger than ever
The sixth edition of the Baltic Event co-production market will kick off in Tallinn on Dec. 2 with the longest guest list ever. Modelled on its Scandinavian counterpart the Nordic…
Faked media event boosts Hungarian comedy
As Hungary's premiere comedian, Robert Koltai, storms the local box office with his latest film Train Keeps a Rollin', an accompanying publicity event is having unforeseen ramifications.
Rise in Polish ad market boosted by Internet sales
Poland's advertising market rose by 12.7% to 4.48 billion zloties (1.3 billion euros) in the first nine months of 2007 with the highest growth in the Internet segment, according to…
ITI reports improved nine-month results
ITI Group reported consolidated nine-month revenues up 33.1% over the same period in 2006 to 318.6 million euros, driven by the performance of TVN Group.
First projects from Polish Script Laboratory picked up for production
A project organised by the Polish Filmmakers Association to help young scriptwriters and directors make their debuts in the film industry, Script Laboratory, is beginning to bear fruit. System, written…
Liberty Global announces new 500M dollar stock repurchase program
Liberty Global Inc., which operates cable TV systems in Central Europe under the UPC brand, has announced a stock repurchase program under which the company may acquire up to $500…
Volny TV extends coverage to 500,000 households
Czech telco Volny, whose formal name is Telekom Austria Czech Republic a.s., has extended coverage of its IPTV service via more than half a million telephone lines in the Czech…
New website covers doc production in Southeast Europe
A new website is in operation to help fill an information void about contemporary documentary production in Southeast Europe. The website, www.seedox.org, went on line earlier this month with essays…
Last EAVE session of 2007 draws 150 professionals to Prague
About 150 professionals from the European film industry are in Prague this week to participate in the year's last session of the European training program EAVE.
RWE to invest 25 million crowns in Czech films in 2008
German-based RWE Group, which owns gas company RWE Transgas in the Czech Republic, plans to continue its support for new Czech films in 2008 by spending more than 25 million…
Poland wins its first Emmy
The live-action fairy tale The Magic Tree by Andrzej Maleszka, produced by Polish public broadcaster TVP SA, has become the first Polish winner of an International Emmy.
Barrandov Studios boasts largest film stage in Europe
Barrandov Studios now can lay claim to the largest film stage in Europe, with the opening this month of a complex of three new soundproof film stages. Construction began this…
Shooting under way on new Filip Renc film
Shooting is under way on a new Filip Renč film, a portrayal of a troubled soldier called Guard Nr. 47, just as the director is winding up postproduction of a…
Cheap or giveaway DVDs support Czech film market
Czech film distributors and publishers have a new and growing source of revenue: cheap DVDs placed in newspapers, tabloids and life-style magazines.
Sony Pictures buys rights to Czech King of England film in US
One of the largest U.S. film distributors, Sony Pictures, has picked up rights for the Czech film I Served the King of England by director Jiří Menzel.
