TVP to Produce More Documentaries in 2012
WARSAW: A meeting between representatives of TVP1 and Polish documentary filmmakers has resulted in a plan to boost Polish documentary film production in 2012,
FNE 2011 Visegrad Special: Slovak Coproductions
BRATISLAVA: Slovak producers usually prefer to coproduce with partners in the Visegrad region. The Czech Republic has always been the most important coproduction country for Slovak filmmakers, followed by Poland…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus IFF Opens
NICOSIA: The 6th Cyprus International Film Festival (www.cyprusfilmfestival.org) opened on 30 September 2011 and runs through 16 October. This year, the festival screens two world premieres among the 26 Greek…
FESTIVALS: Worldfilm Call for Documentary Entries
The 9th Worldfilm ( www.worldfilm.ee) festival to be held 19-25 March 2012 in Tartu, Estonia, is accepting entries through 17 October 2017, with an extended deadline for world premieres.
FNE Visegrad 2011 Country Profile: Czech Republic
The 2011 year offered some surprizes, with the arrival of new foreign TV productions while the audience share for Czech films fell to 17 percent in the first five months…
PRODUCTION: A Polish Pawiak Prison Documentary in Production
WARSAW: Director/writer/cinematographer Andrzej Kałuszko is completing filming on Z Pawiaka (From Pawiak) a documentary devoted to the story of Polish actress Alina Janowska who was imprisonment at the German Gestapo…
UPC Romania to be Auctioned
BUCHAREST: Due to the failed negotiations with potential buyer RCS&RDS (www.rcs-rds.ro), the communication company UPC (www.upc.ro) will be finally put on public auction, according to HotNews.ro quoting anonymous sources from…
PRODUCTION: TVP Shoots Doc on Costume Designer
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is completing shooting on Oscar Candidate: Barbara Ptak, a documentary devoted to one of the legends of Polish film and television costume design.
PRODUCTION: The Hatfields and McCoys Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: Kevin Reynolds(The Count of Monte Cristo, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) is directing the miniseries The Hatfields and McCoys: An American Vendetta whose shooting started in Romania on 12…
UPC Poland Acquires Aster
WARSAW: UPC Poland has completed the purchase of Aster, a Polish cable provider, from Mid Europa Partners for 2.4 million PLN. The transaction was approved by the Polish Office of…
CentEast Announces Programme
WARSAW: CentEast Market ( www.centeast.eu), the presentation of CEE works-in-progress taking place 14 October 2011 during the Warsaw IFF (www.wff.pl) has announced the title of nine selected film projects.
Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Dervis Zaim Interview
ADANA: FNE spoke to Adana Golden Boll FF jury president and distinguished Turkish filmmaker Dervis Zaim on the occassion of the retrospective of his films presented in Adana.
EFA Announces Short Film Nominations
Two Polish films, two Romanian films, and one Austrian film are among the 15 films nominated for the European Film Association's short film award.
Alvernia Studios Partners with Wroclaw American Festival
KRAKOW: Krakow-based Alvernia Studios (www.alvernia.com) will partner with the 2nd American Film Festival's (www.americanfilmfestival.pl) coproduction market Gotham in Progress, taking place 17-19 November 2011 in Wroclaw.
FESTIVALS: Lithuania Hosts Slovak New Wave
KAUNAS, LITHUANIA: The 5th Kaunas film festival (27 September - 16 October 2011, www.kinofestivalis.lt) screens nine films in a 1960's Slovak New Wave special section, introduced by a two-part documentary…
PRODUCTION: A Fold in My Blanket Begins Filming in Georgia
Zaza Rusadze's feature debut A Fold in My Blanket produced by Zazarfilm (www.zazarusadze.com) began shooting 12 September 2011 in Georgia.
PRODUCTION: Wajda's Wałęsa Film to Shoot in November
WARSAW: Shoot on Andrzej Wajda's biopic Walesa, postponed by the director's recent health collapse, is set to begin in November 2011. Wajda still has not cast an actor to play…
PRODUCTION: Domestic in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru (Pescuit sportiv/Angling, Din dragoste, cu cele mai bune intenţii/Best Intentions) is preparing to shoot his third feature, Domestic. Sitaru's second film, Best Intentions, recently won the FNE…
FNE at Jameson Cinefest: Austria's Breathing Take Main Prize
MISKOLC, HUNGARY: The 8th Jameson CineFest (www.cinefest.hu) awarded tthe Austrian film Breathing (Atmen) directed by Karl Markovicx the Emeric Pressburger Prize, named for the Oscar-winning native son of the northeastern…
FESTIVALS: Gypsy Shares Main Prize at Batumi IFF
Slovak director Martin Sulik's multiple prize winning film Gypsy shared the Grand Prix at the 2011 Batumi IFF in Georgia (17-25 September 2011, biaff.org) with the Iranian film Golchehreh directed…
