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Czech Parliament Overrides Klaus Veto to Approve New Film Law
PRAGUE: The Czech film industry is celebrating as the long awaited new film law was passed this week by the Czech parliament.
Croatian hit Sonja and the Bull best opening in 10 years
ZAGREB: Vlatka Vorkapic's debut feature Sonja and the Bull scored the best opening by box office for a Croatian film in 10 years.
Controversial Slovak docmaker Zuzana Piussi hits back with new online doc release
BRATISLAVA: Controversial Slovak film director Zuzana Piussi has launched her new From Fico to Fico (Od Fica do Fica) online after Slovak mulplexes refused to screen the controversial doc which…
Malta Film Commission in the spotlight
MALTA: The recent European Film Academy Awards have shown a spotlight on the Malta Film Commission (www.mfc.com.mt) and new developments in the film industry in Malta.
Film Corporation bringing new productions to Malta
MALTA: Film Corporation (www.filmok.org) has become one of the leaders in European production services during its five short years of operation in Malta with over a dozen international productions serviced…
Five Finnish Films in box office top 20
HELSINKI: Finnish films have scored an impressive five out of the Top 20 at the box office with the domestic thriller Nightmare/Painajainen merellä topping the fox office this week.
Finnish Film Foundation announces production grants
HELSINKI: Three features are receiving 1,072,000 EUR from the Finnish Film Foundation (www.ses.fi) in December 2012 with Kaisu Isto as film commissioner.
PRODUCTION: New Pasikowski project based on controversial Cold War spy Ryszard Kuklinski
WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski is following his controversial Aftermath with a new drama Jack Strong, based on the life of colonel Ryszard Kukliński.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Wajda School’s Ekran 2013 Training Call Open
The application deadline for Ekran, a training programme organized by Wajda Studio and Wajda School, is 21 January 2013. Participation is free.
Czech parliament to vote on vetoed Cinema Law and 2013 budget for tax incentives
PRAGUE: Czech Ministry of Culture confirmed today that the parliamentary vote about the new Law redefining support for audiovisual production and cinematography postponed from 4 December will take place 18…
FNE at Baltic Event 2012: Kazakhfilm welcomes European coproduction
TALLINN: A new, young generation of Kazakh filmmakers have opened the doors to European producers and coproducers in Kazakhstan.
PRODUCTION: City'44 goes into production
WARSAW: After six years of development, Jan Komasa started work on a contemporary drama on the Warsaw Uprising.
TVP invests in hybrid television
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP (www.tvp.pl) has launched the first HbbTV applications. The Polish pubcaster started broadcasting in hybrid mode on 10 December 2012 on all it's digital ground channels.
Georgian Film Week in Strasbourg
STRASBOURG: The Georgian National Film Centre (www.gnfc.ge) continues to spearhead the integration of Georgian film into the European arthouse mainstream with its latest venture, a Georgian film in Strasbourg 16-22…
FNE: Interview with Stefan Kitanov, Europa Cinemas Entrepreneur of the Year
SOFIA: FNE spoke with Stefan Kitanov on the challenges facing the development of the Sofia Film Fest and the distribution of European films in Eastern Europe.
PRODUCTION: Porumboiu in postproduction with A Nine-Minute Interval
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Corneliu Porumboiu, recipient of Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes for Police, Adjective (2009), is in postproduction with his third feature.
Krakow Film Fest Silver Dragons winners join Oscars list
WARSAW: Krakow Film Festival’s Sliver Dragon winners have been added to the list of qualifying awards for the Academy Awards nominations in the short film category.
PRODUCTION: Polish musical quasi-documentary in production
WARSAW: Aleksander Dembski is working on his quasi-documentary I Love You Like Ireland about a Polish band Kobranocka.
Bulgarian Cinemania fest reports record breaking audiences
SOFIA: The most important Sofia autumn film event Cinemania (www.kinomania.bg), which for the first year was also held in Plovdiv and Varna, reported record breaking audiences.
