The most striking example is Gümüş (Silver) which has become very popular in Bulgaria, where it was the most watched programme of 2009 with 1.96 million viewers. Its market share in Bulgaria was 60.4%.
Gümüş has enjoyed success in Arab countries as well, with Egypt and Lebanon taking the lead.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.