PRODUCTION: Wojciech Smarzowski In Preproduction with Angel
WARSAW: Accomplished Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski will direct a film based on The Mighty Angel, the bestselling Polish novel by Jerzy Pilch.
PRODUCTION: TVP Shooting Series in Italy and Poland
LUBLIN, POLAND: Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) has begun production of a new daytime drama that will be shot both in Lublin and Milan.
The Best Offer Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: The Best Offer, by Italian film director Giuseppe Tornatore, is filming in central Prague through local service provider Sirena Film (www.serenafilm.com). The drama set amid the world of art…
PRODUCTION: Sharon Stone, Andy Garcia to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Klaus Menzel's independent medium budget feature What About Love starring Sharon Stone and Andy Garcia is scheduled to begin filming in Romania on 5 August 2012.
Bulgaria Seeks Delay of Digital Switchover
SOFIA: Bulgaria will request an extension of the September 2012 deadline for the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting.
Malta Boosts Film Fund
The government of Malta announced it will invest an additional 250,000 euros to support the local film industry.
REGIOfun Call for Applications
KATOWICE, POLAND: The third REGIOfun (www.regiofun.pl) festival of regionally funded films has announced its call for applications, with a deadline of 15 August 2012.
Locarno Industry Days Supports new STEP IN CEE Initiative
Within the innovative and congenial atmosphere of the Festival del fi lm Locarno, INDUSTRY DAYS develops tailor made initiatives to cater to the international industry professionals attending the festival. We…
Film New Europe STEP IN Locarno
Film New Europe is happy to announce its partnership with Locarno Film Festival's Industry Days STEP IN initiative. STEP IN will provide insight and look for global and pan-European solutions…
Pavlatova Nominated for Cartoon d’Or 2012
The Oscar-nominated Czech filmmaker Michaela Pavlatova is one of five final nominees for the 2012 Cartoon d'Or award, given to the best short animated European film.
Diana Biopic Filming in Croatia
Caught in Flight, a UK-Croatian coproduction about the last years of Princess Diana's life starring Naomi Watts, is in the midst of a three week shoot on locations around Croatia.
PRODUCTION: The Shoe Box in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Mihai Ionescu (Different Mothers) is in the early stages of preparation and financing for his second feature, The Shoe Box, a tragicomedy set in the communist era.
New Hungarian Development Grants Announced
BUDAPEST: Two new features and one long documentary received a total of 8 million HUF/27,256 EUR as development grants from the Hungarian National Film Fund (www.filmalap.hu) on 28 June 2012.
Protest over Cable Fee in Latvia
Cable operators are protesting plans to charge them a fee for rebroadcasting national TV channels.
Die Hard Resumes Production in Hungary
The fifth installment of the Die Hard franchise, A Good Day to Die Hard, resumed filming in Hungary, following a fire on the set.
FNE at KVIFF 2012: Karlovy Vary FF Prize winners
{mosimage}KARLOVY VARY: The 47th Karlovy Vary IFF (29 June-7 July 2012) awarded its Grand Prix to Norwegian director Martin Lund for his film The Almost Man. The team from the…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Steam and Faith
The Bulgarian documentary Steam and Faith is participating in the 2012 Ex-Oriente Workshop as it prepares for a March 2013 completion date.
PRODUCTION: Jiri Menzel Begins Filming Suknickari
PRAGUE: Oscar winning director has started a two month shoot on Suknickari, (Womanizer or Skirt-chaser) his first film since I Served the King of England.
India and Poland Sign Coproduction Agreement
The Polish Minister of Culture signed an agreement with his counterpart in India on bilateral cooperation in the audiovisual sector.
PRODUCTION: Liza, the Fox-Fairy Begins Filming
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian-Swedish coproduction Liza, the Fox-Fairy, the feature film debut of Karoly Ujj Meszaros written by Meszaros and Balint Hegedus, is currently in production with shooting due to wrap…
