Lithuanian Director Wins Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Alantė Kavaitė wins World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival for her film The Summer of Sangaile. It was the first Lithuanian film to vie…
Romanian Journalists Vote Closer to the Moon Best Romanian Film of 2014
BUCHAREST: Closer to the Moon, Nae Caranfil’s first English language film, was chosen Best Romanian film in 2014 by Romanian film journalists and critics. The ceremony took place on 30…
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.
Slovak and Czech Wins at the Europa Cinemas Awards 2014
Two out of the three awards from the Europa Cinema Awards 2014 were granted to CEE countries.
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.
Sweden’s Eyewell Picks Up 1944
TALLINN: Swedish-based Eyewell has picked up international rights for Elmo Nüganen’s upcoming Estonian war epic 1944. The film makes its market debut at this year’s Berlin European Film Market and…
Croatia Benefits from MEDIA Programme Membership
ZAGREB: Croatian beneficiaries and audiovisual industry stakeholders have drawn 3.3 million Euro of non-returnable grants from 2008 to 2013. The MEDIA Sub-Programme gave 531,424 EUR to Croatian audiovisual projects in…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Registrations for East Doc Platform Open until 15 February
East Doc Platform, the most important industry event dedicated to documentary films from East and Central Europe, organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, will take place in Prague from…
Five Latvian Feature Films to be Released in 2015
RIGA: Five Latvian features, including Laila Pakalnina's Dawn, are expected to be released in 2015.
Malta Film Fund Supported 20 Local Projects
VALLETTA: Twenty projects were supported by Malta Film Fund in 2013 with a total amount of 230,000 EUR.
Romanian VoD Service Seenow Saw Good Results in 2014
BUCHAREST: Seenow, the first Romanian service of live TV and VoD available on all screens, had 19,564,591 viewers in 2014.
Renowned Film Professionals Awaited in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The 4th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, which will take place in Bratislava form 11 to 14 March 2015, will welcome renowned film professionals, who will share their…
Small Screen Takes Over Polish Animation Studio
LODZ: British film company Small Screen took over one of the oldest Polish animation studios Se-Ma-For, due to its financial problems. Se-Ma-For has been active since 1947, with more than…
Domestic Box Office Success for Hostage
BRATISLAVA: Juraj Nvota’s Slovak-Czech coproduction Hostage/Rukojemník had the best opening weekend for a domestic feature film since the beginning of the year.
Beta Cinema Acquires Aferim!
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's historical film Aferim!, selected for the competition section of Berlinale, will be sold internationally by the German company Beta Cinema. Its press screening and world premiere are…
FESTIVALS: One World 2015 Will Burst Through Our Bubble
PRAGUE: The 17th edition of the International Human Rights Film Festival One World, running from 2 to 11 March 2015 under the motto “Burst through your bubble!”, will explore the…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Documentary Grants
ZAGREB: Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 292,260 EUR / 2,260,000 HRK for documentary production and documentary script and project development.
Gopo Awards Gala Announced
BUCHAREST: The 9th edition of Gopo Awards gala will take place on 30 March 2015. The application process was launched on 26 January 2015 and will wrap on 6 February…
VoD Provider Chili TV Launched in Poland and Austria
WARSAW: Italian VoD provider Chili TV has launched its services in Poland and Austria on all internet devices.
The Way Out Dominates the Czech Critics Awards
PRAGUE: Petr Václav’s The Way Out/Cesta ven won four awards, including Best Feature Film, at the 5th edition of the Czech Critics´ Awards organized by the Czech Critics Association.
