PRODUCTION: Colette in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Milan Cieslar has finished shooting his romantic war film Colette based on the book of the same name by Pulitizer Prize nominated Czech writer Arnost Lustig who also co-wrote the script.
PRODUCTION: Name in the Dark Goes into Postproduction
VILNIUS: Name in the Dark (Vardas tamsoje), a Lithuanian detective story directed by Agnė Marcinkevičiūtė is in post-production for an October 2013 premiere.
Privately Financed Lithuanian Comedies Going into Production
After the success of the romantic comedy Valentinas Vienas (Lonely Valentin),producer Žilvinas Naujokas announced two upcoming projects that will premiere in winter 2013/2014.
PRODUCTION: Martin and Venus Completes Production
PRAGUE: Director Jiří Chlumský has completed production on the romantic comedy Martin a Venuše (Martin and Venus).
PRODUCTION: Polish Animated Children Series in Production
ŁÓDŹ: The first puppet series to be made in Poland in 12 years, Flapper the Hare (Zajączek Parauszek), will complete production on its initial 13-episode series in April 2013.
PRODUCTION: The Blue Room in Production
WARSAW: Tomasz Siwinski is completing production on his directorial debut The Blue Room, a short animated film made under the artistic supervision of acclaimed Polish animator Piotr Dumała.
PRODUCTION: Czech Polish Journey to Rome in Production
WARSAW/PRAGUE: Journey to Rome, a debut road-comedy directed by Prague-based Polish director Tomasz Mielnik, is in production.
PRODUCTION: Man’s Life in Autumn in Preproduction
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Gytis Lukšas is in preproduction with a Lithuanian-Danish coproduction Man’s Life in Autumn.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Developing Two New Projects
WARSAW: Polish director Agnieszka Holland is planning a film based on the contemporary novel Drive Your Plough over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.
Production: Danish Czech 1864 Preps in Prague
PRAGUE: Preproduction on the TV series and feature film historical epic drama 1864 is underway in Prague for an April 2013 start of filming.
PRODUCTION: The Gambler in postproduction
VILNIUS: The first Lithuanian-Latvian coproduction feature film The Gambler (Lošėjas) from director Ignas Jonynas is now in postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Latallo Developing Comedy
WARSAW: Polish documentary filmmaker Marcin Latałło is preparing Sailor in Łódź a feature comedy about a man who is lost in the fiction he creates.
PRODUCTION: Krakow Documentary in Development
KRAKOW: Magdalena Piekorz is developing a City(W)rites documentary with the working title Krakow Adama Zagajewskiego (Adam Zagajewski's Krakow).
PRODUCTION: Little Crushes in Production
WARSAW: Independent Polish art-house production company Koi Studio is in production with its first fiction feature film Little Crushes (Małe stłuczki).
PRODUCTION: TVN in Production with Medical Drama
KRAKOW: Private broadcaster TVN is increasing its more original Polish content with the addition of a new series, Szpital (The Hospital).
PRODUCTION: Lonely Valentin Completes Postproduction
VILNIUS: Four directors have teamed up on the feature film Lonely Valentin (Valentinas Vienas) which is completing postproduction in advance of a pan-European premiere on 8 February 2013.
