PRODUCTION: Jan P. Matuszyński Preps a Biopic on Painter Zdzisław Beksiński

WARSAW: Ostatnia Rodzina/Last Family, Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature will focus on the relationship between the painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son Tomasz Beksiński, a renowned music journalist and translator, who both passed away tragically.

27-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Game Count

WARSAW: Renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland is preparing to shoot Game Count, a Polish/Czech/German coproduction, in June. The premiere is planned for the begining of 2017.

25-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Tomasz Wasilewski Shooting United States of Love

WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski, the director of Floating Skyscrapers produced by Alter Ego Pictures, started shooting his new drama United States of Love.

24-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Shooting Sierra-Nevada

BUCHAREST: Acclaimed writer and director Cristi Puiu is shooting his highly anticipated film Sierra-Nevada, a feature about a family reunion. The film is an international coproduction with the premiere set for 2016.

20-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Adrian Sitaru Shooting Fixeur

BUCHAREST: This week Adrian Sitaru, director of Hooked (4 Proof Film) and Best Intentions (Hi Film Productions), started shooting Fixeur, a feature inspired by true events involving the idea of personal ascent versus loss of innocence.

19-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Oscar Nominated Łukasz Żal Shooting Polish Thriller

WARSAW: Łukasz Żal, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in Ida (Opus Film), is theDoP of Na granicy/On the Border, the debut feature of an experienced documentary filmmaker Wojciech Kasperski.

18-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Ivan Fíla Preps The Day of Happiness

PRAGUE: Ivan Fíla, a Czech-born director partly based in Germany, is preparing his third feature film, The Day of Happiness.

17-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Spanish director Daniela Féjerman's New Feature in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Spanish writer and director Daniela Féjerman is shooting her new feature The Wait/La Espera in Lithuania.

04-02-2015

PRODUCTION: George Ovashvili Develops Khibula

TBILISI: Acclaimed director, producer and screenwriter George Ovashvili plans to shoot his next project, Khibula, at the end of 2015. He is now in the financing stage.

02-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Peter Budinský in Development with Heart of a Tower

BRATISLAVA: Heart of a Tower/Srdce veže by director and animator Peter Budinský, will be the first Slovak animated feature film after 33 years. Its premiere is set for 2020.

30-01-2015

PRODUCTION: Filip Bajon Shooting Mrs. Dulska's Morality with an All-Star Polish Cast

WARSAW: Shooting has started for Filip Bajon's new version of the classic Polish comedy Mrs. Dulska's Morality. The premiere is planned for October 2015.

26-01-2015

PRODUCTION: Adina Pintilie in Preparation with Touch Me Not

BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie is planning to shoot her debut feature in Romania and Germany in June-August 2015.

22-01-2015

PRODUCTION: All the Best in Preparation

ZAGREB: Snjezana Tribuson's romantic musical comedy All the Best is set for shooting in February 2015 and is expected to hit Croatian cinemas next Christmas.

19-12-2014

PRODUCTION: Estonia Preps Polar Boy

TALLINN: Estonian writer/director Anu Aun is working on The Polar Boy, the tale of a talented and promising young photographer who fakes bipolar disorder in order to avoid a prison sentence and discovers he must leave his destructive girlfriend.

18-12-2014

PRODUCTION: Janis Nords Develops Survivalist

TALLLINN: Latvian director Janis Nords is writing Survivalist, a drama of a schoolmaster who fakes his own death to escape mounting personal and financial pressures.

17-12-2014

PRODUCTION: The Tatooist Ready to Begin Financing

BRATISLAVA: Slovak writer/director Martin Repka is completing the third draft of the Slovak/Czech film The Tatooist with cowriter Agda Bavi Pain as the film prepares to move into the financing phase in 2015.

16-12-2014