Malta Awaits Simshar Premiere
VALLETTA: The most ambitious Maltese film so far and the largest to date will be premiered locally on 27 April and released in two cinema complexes on the islands on…
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Munk Studio in Production with Musical
KRAKOW: Munk Studio has begun production on its first musical Circus Maximus, the short filmdirecting début of Bartek Kulas
Bulgaria Sets 2014 Film Funding
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center will distribute 12.7 m BGN (6.5 m EUR) in film funding in 2014.
Papusza Sold to UK and Macedonia
WARSAW: The black and white biopic Papusza directed by Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze continues its sales to new territories.
FNE Europa Distribution - Distributor of the Month: Ivo Andrle
FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
Ida Triumphs in France
PARIS: Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida topped 400,000 admissions in France over the weekend of 21-23 March 2014, making it the third best performing Polish film ever released in France.
Child's Pose Wins Big at Gopo
BUCHAREST: Călin Peter Netzer’s Child's Pose was the big winner at the 8th Gopo Gala Romanian national film awards on 24 March 2014, taking the Best Film prize.
Kino Polska TV Plans Global Expansion
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV, which noted a 5% increase in revenues (110.3 m PLN income in 2013), will use its additional funding to expand into Africa and South America.
FESTIVALS: Plzen Finale Announces Czech Slovak Competition
PLZEN: Fourteen Czech and Slovak films will compete for the main Golden Kingfisher at the Plzen Finale Festival, running 27 April – 3 May 2014.
British Space Age Wraps at Alvernia Studios
KRAKOW: Poland's Alvernia Studios is executive producer of the futuristic series Space Age, which has wrapped production.
PRODUCTION: Stalin Era Chronicles of Melanie in Production
RIGA: The Latvian-Finnish coproduction of Viesturs Kairiss’s historical drama Chronicles of Melanie (Melanijas hronika) resumes shooting in April with another filming segment scheduled for August 2014.
TVP Gives 15 Million PLN to Feature Films
WARSAW: Public broadcaster TVP has announced the 10 feature films which will receive more than 15 m PLN in financing from the channel’s cinematography fund in 2014.
Romanian Public TV Requests Annulment of Debts
BUCHAREST: The Romanian public broadcaster TVR reported a profit of 554,200 EUR/2.5 m RON in 2013, but it is unable to pay debts of 120.5 m EUR/543.7 m RON to…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Lithuania Wins Pitching Award
The Lithuanian documentary Liebe Tante, Guten Tag! won the best pitch award at the East European Forum.
Scandinavian Daughter Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Danish fantasy adventure film The Shamer’s Daughter directed by Kenneth Kainz and produced by Nina Lyng and Eva Juel Hammerich from Nepenthe Film and coproduced by Storm Films…
Young Audience Boosts Box Office of Stones for the Rampant
WARSAW: Stones for the Rampant, the long-awaited film adaptation of a Polish WWII novel, sold 337,000 tickets during the first week in distribution.
TVP Racks up International Sales for over 20 productions abroad
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is celebrating a sales streak that saw some 20 productions sold to seven countries.
Eurimages Awards Grants to Eleven CEE Coproductions
STRASBOURG: Eurimages announced 5,367,000 EUR in support for 19 projects, including 17 feature films, one animated film, and one documentary film, following the conclusion of its 134th meeting held in…
FESTIVALS: Istanbul FF Matches Films with Meetings
ISTANBUL: The 33rd Istanbul Film Festival, running 5 - 20 April 2014, expects 150,000 people to attend screenings of over 200 films in 20 categories.
FESTIVALS: TMobile New Horizons IFF Polishes Industry Focus
WARSAW: T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, the biggest Polish film event, returns with new editions of Polish Days, New Horizons Studio and A Sunday In the Country.
