Estonian digital channel declares bankruptcy

TV4, a short-lived Estonian commercial channel that emerged from the bankrupt Kalev Meedia group has itself filed for bankruptcy, an indication of the turbulent times on the TV advertising market.
12-05-2009

Jakubisko plans Slavic epic

Juraj Jakubisko, whose recent box office hit Bathory, broke Central European production records, is developing a Slavic saga entitled One Thousand Years of Solitude.
12-05-2009

Czech films drive local box office

Czech films conquered the local admissions and helped drive the 2008 box office to an all-time record and post-Communist record admissions of 12.9 million.
12-05-2009

EFP Producer on the Move: Slovenia's Eva Rohrman

Through her independent production company Forum Ljubljana, founded in 1994, Eva Rohrman has recently become one of the most productive producers in Slovenia.
12-05-2009

Polish films at Cannes

The Polish Film Institute (PSIF) hosts an ambitious presentation of features and short films on Wednesday, May 20, following the Lars von Trier co-production, Antichrist, which premiered in Cannes.
11-05-2009

Production: Excursionist filming in Lithuania

Director Audrius Juzėnas is shooting the Lithuanian feature film The Excursionist (Ekskursantė) through May 23 in Vilnius.
11-05-2009

Slovakia sees strong foreign sales

Following a rise in local film production and co-productions, Slovakia is finding increased sales fo foreign territories for its top titles.
11-05-2009

IDF at Sunny Side, Karlovy Vary

Tne Prague-based Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) will host four events over the next two month, including presentations at Sunny Side of the Doc and the Karlovy Vary film festival.
11-05-2009

EFP Producer on the Move: Slovakia's Peter Kerekes

The Austrian-Slovak-Czech documentary film Cooking History (Ako sa varia dejiny) was five year in the making, but for producer/director Peter Kerekes, the selection as a Producers on the Move in…
11-05-2009

Smatlak to direct new Slovak film fund

Martin Smatlak has been chosen as the first director of the new Slovak Audiovisual Fund.
11-05-2009

Estonia at Marche du Film

ESTONIA will be taking part of Marche du Film this year again, as a part of Baltic Films organization. The Estonian/Baltic Films stand is in the Palais Riviera, number E12.
10-05-2009

EFP Producer on the Move: Romania's Daniel Mitulescu

Daniel Mitulescu, the 30 year old brother of director Cătălin Mitulescu, melds film producing with film distribution, and events coordination with festival programming.
10-05-2009

New journey begins for Czech film quartet

Lukáš Přibyl's four-part labor of love that began with his family history, the Czech feature documentary series Forgotten Transports, is ready to set out on its final journery: the international…
10-05-2009

RealD and Sony 3D launch in Romania

At the beginning of May, Bucharest Hollywood Multiplex and Cinema Pro became the first cinemas in Romania to run the latest version of digital system and 3D from Sony and…
10-05-2009

MEDIA slate funding for Libra

Libra Film Productions (http://www.librafilm.net/) is the first Romanian company to receive MEDIA Programme development funding, a total of €136,200 for a slate of 5 films.
07-05-2009

EFP Producer on the Move: Poland's Andrzej Jakimowski

Independent Polish filmmaker/producer Andrzej Jakimowski, will arrive in Cannes for EFP's Producers on the Move with his new project The Touch, now in development.
07-05-2009

Gatteo moves into production

Film Studio Gatteo is gearing up for its debut as a film producer, after working for three years on Juraj Herz's psychological thriller T.M.A.
07-05-2009

Osadne locks up TV sales

Slovak producer Marko Škop (Blind Loves) is wrapping postproduction on the full-length documentary Osadne, which will premiere at Karlovy Vary (www.kviff.com) (July 3-11, 2009) in the documentary competition.
07-05-2009

Production: Counting Sheep nears end of filming

Romanian-Irish co-production Counting Sheep, from director Dieter Auner, will complete a one-year filming schedule by the end of May.
07-05-2009

EFP Producer on the Move: Hungary's Gabor Sipos

Laokoon Film's Hungarian Producer on the Move Gabor Sipos, age 32, grew up surrounded by the film production business.
06-05-2009