North from Calabria Sold to Arte
{mosimage}WARSAW: North from Calabria, a Polish documentary directed by Marcin Sauter, has been sold to the French-German TV network Arte.
ATM Grupa Sees Modest Rise in 2011 Results
WARSAW: Polish TV and film production company ATM Grupa (www.atmgrupa.pl) posted revenues of 115.34 million PLN for 2011, an increase of 1 million PLN over 2010 results.
Bulgarian Station Accused of Price Dumping
SOFIA: Bulgarian commercial channel bTV has initiated a lawsuit against competitor Nova TV charging it it with unfair price dumping.
PRODUCTION: Here..., I Mean There in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Laura Capatana-Juller is finishing postproduction (sound mixing) on her first film, an 80 minute observational documentary about two young sisters waiting for their parents to return from Spain where…
27 projects pitched at Sofia Meetings
SOFIA: Bulgaria's leading industry event, held during the Sofia International Festival (www.siff.bg) the 2012 Sofia Meetings included 27 projects pitched for the first time or selected in partnership with EAVE,…
Rose dominates the 14th Polish Film Awards
WARSAW: "Rose" directed by Wojciech Smarzowski had won seven Polish Film Awards: The Eagles, including prizes for Best Film and Best Directing.
PRODUCTION: Kenyeres Balint in Preproduction with Hier
{mosimage}BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Kenyeres Balint will shoot his first feature, Hier, in Morroco for seven weeeks and in Hungary for one week fall 2012.
PRODUCTION: Koszałka Shooting Lust Killer in Krakow
{mosimage}KRAKOW: Polish documentary filmmaker Marcin Koszałka is midway through filming Lust Killer, a documentary about serial killers.
Iron Sky Sells Worldwide
{mosimage}Iron Sky, a Finnish-Austrian-German sci-fi coproduction directed by Timo Vuorensola, has been sold to over 70 countries, production company Blind Spot Pictures (www.blindspot.fi) announced.
Crulic – The Path to Beyond Wins UCIN Grand Prix
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN) gave its Grand Prix and its trophy for Best Romanian Film of 2011 to Crulic - The Path to Beyond.
FESTIVALS: Brazil’s Stories Wins Sofia IFF Grand Prix
{mosimage}SOFIA: The 16th Sofia International Festival (www.siff.bg) jury headed by director David Mackenzie gave its top prize to Julia Murat's lyrical debut Stories Only Exist When Remembered, a 2011 Brazilian-Argentinean-French…
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.
PRODUCTION: Cricket and Antoinette in Development
ZAGREB: Darko Bakliza is in development with Cricket and Antoinette, and 80 minute animated film produced by Dino Krpan and Diedra (www.diedra.hr).
New date for Polish Eagles Awards
{mosimage}Warsaw: The annual Polish Eagles awards for best Polish films of the year will be held on Monday 19 March 2012 after being cancelled due to a day of national…
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…
Frankenstein’s Army Shooting in Czech Republic
{mosimage}Dutch director/writer Richard Raaphorst has begun filming the horror movie Frankenstein's Army in the Czech Republic.
FESTIVALS: Arsenals Festival to End
{mosimage}RIGA: The organizers of Latvia's international film festival Arsenals (www.arsenals.lv) announced that there will be no further editions of the festival.
Polish critics award Erratum as top film of 2011
{mosimage}WARSAW: Film critics of the Polish Filmmakers Association and FIPRESCI have chosen the best productions of the year.
Crulic – The Path to Beyond Sells Across Europe
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Crulic - The Path to Beyond, Anca Damian's animated long documentary inspired by the death of a Romanian in a Polish prison, has been sold to Germany, Austria, Italy…
Domestic Film Attendance Soars in Finland
Domestic attendance for Finnish films increased 52 percent in the first two months of 2012, reaching 670,000 admissions.
