Cyfrowy Polsat Completes Acquisition of Polsat TV

WARSAW: Cyfrowy Polsat Group has completed its purchase of Polsat Televison (www.polsat.pl), acting upon a 15 November 2010 letter of intent, buying 2,369,467 shares for 3.75 million PLN (EUR 951,237).…
27-04-2011

FNE - IDF DocBlock: Jan Vrijman Fund Looking For Projects

IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund is now looking for proposals for creative documentaries and events that offer a platform for documentaries and filmmakers in and from developing countries. Application deadline: May…
27-04-2011

Cartoon Forum Call for Scholarship Applications

Cartoon Forum has announced a call for scholarship applicants from the new MEDIA member countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) for…
26-04-2011

Pimp My Ride by Coca-Cola Zero Arrives in Poland

DISCOP BUDAPEST (www.discop.com) reports that MTV Networks Poland, and Coca-Cola Poland Services are collaborating on the project Pimp My Ride by Coca-Cola Zero, the first Polish edition of the international…
26-04-2011

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu Racks up New Sales

BUCHAREST: Romanian documentary director Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu (www.autobiografia.ro) was sold to the USA to be distributed by Film Desk (http://www.thefilmdesk.com/) and to the Benelux territory where…
26-04-2011

Czech and Slovak Blockbuster Bathory Continues International Success

PRAGUE: Juraj Jakubisko's Czech and Slovak production Bathory continues its winning streak both commercially and on the festival circuit. Bathory was awarded the top prizes at Houston Worldfest which took…
25-04-2011

FNE AT FINALE PLZEN: Kooky and Eighty Letters Share Czech Fest Prize

PLZEN: Debuting director Vaclav Krdenka's (www.vaclavkadrnka.com) autobiographically-based Eighty Letters and Oscar-awarded Jan Sverak's (www.sverak.cz) family film Kooky shared the Golden Kingfisher prize for best feature film at the 24th edition…
25-04-2011

Markíza Begins Broadcasting in 3D

BRATISLAVA: TV Markíza, Slovakia's leading private broadcaster, launched a 3D version of its entire content on 11 April 2011. The station is using telecommunication operator Orange Slovakia to provide the…
25-04-2011

Hungarian Film Commissioner Andy Vajna Takes Lead in Debt Negotiations

BUDAPEST: Hungarian film producers who are in trouble with the banks after the financial collapse of Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu) are pinning their hopes on Hungary film commissioner Andy…
25-04-2011

TVN Picks Up Everybody Loves Raymond Format

WARSAW: Leading Polish private broadcaster TVN has bought the licence to the American hit sitcom format Everybody Loves Raymond.
21-04-2011

Polish Film Festivals Announce New Association

WARSAW: The directors of main Poland's leading film festivals signed a 19 April 2011 co-operation agreement to further develop and raise the level of Polish film events.
21-04-2011

New Distributor on Polish Market

WARSAW: Lancelot Media Distribution announced a 6 May 2011 launch on the Polish market. Founder and artistic director Piotr Kaźmirski told FNE that the company will focus on independent productions,…
21-04-2011

PRODUCTION: Croatian Doc Receives Romanian Funding

Croatian documentary film Gangster Loves You by director Nebojša Slijepčević and produced by Restart and Fade In received a grant of €26,000 from the Romanian National Film Fund CNC (Centrui…
21-04-2011

FNE - IDF DocBlock: Hungarian/German Awards Bosch Prize

The Robert Bosch Stiftung awarded a total of 210,000 euros to three CEE films, including a Hungarian/German documentary, Roma Rally, and the Romanian/German short film Pepsi directed by Peter Kerek.
21-04-2011

TeliaSonera Reports Declining Revenues

Swedish telecom group TeliaSonera reported a drop of 6% in revenues for the first quarter of 2011. The company has operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
20-04-2011

Celluloid Dreams Picks Up Loverboy

BUCHAREST: Cătălin Mitulescu's second feature, Loverboy has been acquired by Celluloid Dreams (www.celluloid-dreams.com). The film will have soon its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011…
20-04-2011

FESTIVALS: Wisla Honors Wajda

The Wisla Polish Film Festival (www.festiwalwisla.pl). running through 5 May 2011, is marking the 85th birthday of director Andrzej Wajda with screenings of Everything for Sale and The Maids of…
20-04-2011

FilmBox Launches in Spain

WARSAW: Polish-based Kino Polska TV announced the launch of broadcast in of its channels FilmBox and FilmBox Espana in Spain on the Starmax HD platform beginning on 18 April 2011.
20-04-2011

EFP Unveils Producers on the Move

Central Europe will make a strong showing at European Film Promotion's (EFP) Producers on the Move event taking place 14-17 May at the 2011 Cannes IFF.
19-04-2011

FESTIVALS: Kalev Tapped for Directors Fortnight

Rising Bulgarian star director Kamen Kalev won one of two CEE spot in the Cannes 2011 Directors Fortnight, 12-22 May, with his Bulgarian/Swedish coproduction The Island. Hungarian producer Ferenc Pusztai…
19-04-2011