Polish critics award Erratum as top film of 2011
{mosimage}WARSAW: Film critics of the Polish Filmmakers Association and FIPRESCI have chosen the best productions of the year.
Crulic – The Path to Beyond Sells Across Europe
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Crulic - The Path to Beyond, Anca Damian's animated long documentary inspired by the death of a Romanian in a Polish prison, has been sold to Germany, Austria, Italy…
Domestic Film Attendance Soars in Finland
Domestic attendance for Finnish films increased 52 percent in the first two months of 2012, reaching 670,000 admissions.
Open Call for Dragon Forum Pitching
{mosimage}KRAKOW: The documentary film pitching forum Dragon Forum, held 30 May - 3 June 2012 during the Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl), is accepting applications through 26 April.
PRODUCTION: The Mysterious Boy in Development in Croatia
ZAGREB: Dražen Žarković plans to shoot The Mysterious Boy, a sequel to the box office success Koko and the Ghosts,in November-December 2012.
Lithuania Announces 2012 Film Grants
The Lithuanian Ministry of Culture has announced 4,233,360 LT (1.22 million EUR) in film grants for 14 feature, documentary and animated films.
Poland Signs Film Agreement with France
WARSAW: The Polish and French Ministers of Culture have signed an agreement covering film coproductions between the two countries, replacing an outdated 1970 agreement.
PRODUCTION: Cowboys in Preproduction
ZAGREB: Tomislav Mršić plans to shoot Cowboys, a comedic drama about eight people facing their lifetime opportunity to put on a theatre production, based on a popular Croatian play.
PRODUCTION: Magna cum fraudae in Development
BUCHAREST: Producer Iuliana Tarnoveţchi and Alien Film (www.alienfilm.ro) are developing Magna cum fraudae, a feature planned to shoot in Romania, Denmark, France and Spain. The Romanian producer signed a deal…
Gypsy, The House Dominate Sun in Net Nominations
{mosimage}BRATISLAVA: The House (www.fogndesirefilms.com) directed by Zuzana Liova and Gypsy (www.infilm.cz) directed by Martin Sulik each received 12 nominations for the 2012 Slovak national film awards, Sun in a Net,…
PRODUCTION: Company of Heroes Filming in Bulgaria
SOFIA: A Hollywood film based on the video game of the same name Company of Heroes is spending the month of March filming in Bulgaria.
PRODUCTION: Raw and Cooked in Development
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim (Adalbert's Dream/Visul lui Adalbert) is developing Raw and Cooked, a political black comedy fantasy about the last days of Nicolae Ceauşescu. The story takes place on 22…
PRODUCTION: The Reaper in Development
ZAGREB: Zvonimir Juric is developing The Reaper, a drama with four stories connected by an accidental death, produced by Ankica Juric Tilic and Kinorama (www.kinorama.hr).
Bulgaria and Turkey Build Coproduction Ties
SOFIA: A Turkish-Bulgarian soap opera is leading the way toward closer cooperation between the Turkish and Bulgarian film and TV industries.
PRODUCTION: Vorel Shooting To the Woods
PRAGUE: Producer, screenwriter, DOP and director Tomas Vorel is in production with To the Woods/ Cesta do lesa , a romantic comedy celebrating the woods, water, and hillsides, and paying…
PRODUCTION: Smarzowski in Production with 7 Days
WARSAW: Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski is following his 2011 critically acclaimed drama Rose with a crime drama, 7 Days, now filming in Warsaw.
Zelezny Re-enters Czech TV Industry
PRAGUE: Former TV Nova (www.nova.cz) general director Vladimir Zelezny has partnered with a digital multiplex platform working on a new TV channel in the Czech Republic.
Depardieu Film Shooting in Czech Republic
Leading French production company EuropaCorp has begun filming The Man Who Laughs on locations in the Czech Republic.
Poland Announces First 2012 Film Grants
{mosimage}The Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) announced over 31 million PLN (7.5 million euros) in film funding for the first grants round of 2012. Among the 11 films receiving funding is…
Malta Promotes Film Industry in India
Building on its burgeoning film service industry, the government of Malta has begun promoting the country as a filmmaking destination to India's film industry.
