Locarno FF’s Industry Office launches STEP IN Focus on Eastern and Central Europe
{mosimage}CANNES: The Industry office of the Festival del film Locarno is announcing the launch of STEP IN, a new industry initiative in Cannes. The initiative will focus in 2012 on…
FNE at Cannes IFF 2012: ScriptTeast projects in Cannes
Throughout Cannes FNE will be highlighting the new projects being developed by scriptwriters working with ScripTeast. ScripTeast (www.scriptesat.pl) is supported by the MEDIA programme of the EU and the Polish…
FNE at Cannes IFF 2012: Competition Amour
CANNES: Cannes Film Festival had to change the rules after Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher swept so many awards to prevent any film from dominating the festival to that extent…
FNE at Cannes IFF 2012: Competition: Beyond the Hills
CANNES: Romania director Cristian Mungiu returns to Cannes with Beyond the Hills, his first feature since 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days which won the Palm d'Or in 2007 and…
FNE at Cannes IFF 2012: Competition: Moonrise Kingdom
CANNES: Director Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom opened the Cannes Film Festival with a strange genre of film that can only be described as a "Wes Anderson" film. It is a…
Estonia, Bulgaria Show Box Office Gains
Estonia was a star performer in box office, admissions and national market share for domestic films in 2011, with Bulgaria also making a very strong showing.
DOK.Incubator Announces New Award
{mosimage}DOK.Incubator (www.dokincubator.net), a workshop focused on the distribution and rough cut phase, is offering a postproduction award for the documentary project that show the development at the workshop.
FNE announces fifth year of MEDIA support
WARSAW: FNE will once again be supported by the European Union’s MEDIA programme making this the fifth year the EU funding body has endorsed the work of FNE by granting…
CME Q1 Revenues Down
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) reported a 3.1% decline in net revenues in the first quarter of 2012, falling to USD 167.4 million.
FESTIVALS: Latvia, Romania Get Cannes Competition Slots
{mosimage}In the Fog (www.rijafilms.lv), a Latvian coproduction directed by Sergei Loznitsa, and Beyond the Hills (www.mobrafilms.ro) by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu have been chosen for the main competition of the…
CICAE Workshops Set for June, August
{mosimage}The CICAE (International Confederation of Art Cinemas, www.cicae.org) will offer the first international training program designed for arthouse cinema theatre managers and their assistants.
Wajda Studio and School Sponsor Film Think Tank
WARSAW: Wajda Studio and Wajda School (www.wajdaschool.pl) are co-organizers of the Into the Future 2012 Think Tank which will concentrate on the collaboration between Professional Training Providers and European Funders,…
Eurimages Supports CEE Films
Half of Eurimages' first round of 2012 grants, totaling 4.89 million euros, will go to films from Central and Eastern Europe.
Palace Cinemas Drives Cinema City Growth
International exhibitor Cinema City posted 14% increase in revenues in 2011, for a total of 267.5 million euros.
Top doc maker Mandy Rose at East Doc Platform 2012
PRAGUE: Award winning documentary maker Mandy Rose revealed what industry and commissioners can expect from innovations in the new world of participatory documentary (PD) making at a master class at…
