Ad market recovery predicted
The ad market in Central and Eastern Europe will return to a growth stage in 2010, according to a July 6 report released by ZenithOptimedia.
DISCOP weathers recession year
Despite a drop in the number of participants, 1,542 compared with 1,729 in 2008, DISCOP East managing director Patrick Jucaud put a positive spin on the business results.
CFO Macmillan resigns from CME
Central European Media Enterprises (www.cetv-net.com) announced that Wallace Macmillan will step down as the company Chief Financial Officer effective July 1.
LUX Prize nominees announced
Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Romania are among the countries fielding nominated films for the European Parliament's LUX Prize, with three finalists to be announced during the Venice Film Festival.
HBO Central Europe signs format deal
HBO Central Europe has signed an agreement on format rights to the Israeli series that HBO produces in the US under the title In Treatment.
Film Europe locks up sales going into DISCOP
Film Europe, the sister company of SPI International (www.spi-film.eu), has confirmed distribution agreements for five films following the Cannes market, and adds a slate of documentary films to its presence…
Karpiński elected as member to EFP Board
Maciej Karpiński, Deputy Director and Head of International Relations at the Polish Film Institute, has been elected as the new representative on European Film Promotion's (EFP) Board of Directors.
Poker Channel expands into Central Europe
The Poker Channel announced new distribution agreements in Poland, Cyprus, and Croatia.
Eurimages funding announced
At its 115th meeting, held from May 30 to June 2, 2009, in Vilnius, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support the co-production…
Bathory locks up Cannes sales
The Czech/Slovak box office hit Bathory signed sales agreements with Germany and Hong Kong during the Cannes film market.
Disney rebrands CEE channels
The Walt Disney Company will re-brand its Jetix channels in Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria as Disney Channel, increasing the channel's distribution to 12 million households in the…
Hungarian and Romanian sports channels planned
Digi Communication and Broadcast Ltd. (www.digi.tv) will launch new sports channels in Hungary and Romania.
FNE in Cannes: ScripTeast Announcers winner of the Prestigious Krzysztof Kieslowski Prize
(See Who's Partying At.. for awards photos)Romanian scriptwriter Ioan Antoci was awarded the prestigious ScripTeast Krzysztof Kieslowski Prize for his script The Japanese Day at a glamourous champagne beach party…
FNE in Cannes: The Winners Are…
The winners of the main competition were announced Sunday evening as one of the most controversial Cannes line-ups in many years drew to a close. With top European auteurs on…
FNE Cannes Screening Alert!!
Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
EC prepares new Media Mundus programme
The European Commission (ec.europa.eu) has released details on the new Media Mundus programme, which will launch in 2011.
FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition White Ribbon
CANNES: Today's screening of Michael Haneke's What Ribbon was definitely the unveiling of one of the competition's most serious artistic achievements. Set in a small village in Northern Germany on…
Vezér elected EFP president
Éva Vezér has been elected president of European Film Promotion, replacing Claudia Landsberger who stepped aside but stays on as vice president.
