PRODUCTION: Dracula Meets Stoker to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Bestselling writer Dacre Stoker, the great-grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, is preparing Dracula Meets Stoker, a docu-feature in 3D planned for release in 2012 on the occasion of the centennial…
PRODUCTION: Animated Kreskostoria in Production
WARSAW: Xantus Studio is working on Kreskostoria (Linestory), a original cartoon series about Polish history for cinema and television release. The film will be an entertainment and educational series presenting…
Poland Announces 2011 Grants
The Polish Film Institute has announced grants for 22 films, for a total of PLN 10 million. Included are production grants for four feature films, six documentary films, and one…
Poland Approved Digitalization Bill
WARSAW: Polish President Bronisław Komorowski has approved a "digitalization" bill ending the use of analogue transmitters in Poland by June 2013.
Bulgaria Debates Amendment to TV and Radio Act
SOFIA: Legal proposals to repeal restrictions to prime time advertising and product placement on Bulgarian National Television (BNT, www.bnt.bg) and Bulgarian National Radio (www.bnr.bg) have passed a first reading at…
Croatia Approves Tax Incentives Bill
ZAGREB: The Croatian Parliament adopted an amendment to it Audiovisual Law which introduces a 20% tax rebate for film production costs. The law was passed on 15 July 2011.
New regulation on product placement
The new amendment to the Polish Broadcasting Act 1992 legalizes product placement in television and radio. Since May 23, 2011 as the act comes into force, the broadcasters will be…
FNE launches new Salans legal column for film professionals
WARSAW: FNE is happy to announce the launch a new column from leading intellectual property and audiovisual law specialists. Experts from Salans IP & New Tachnology team headed by Małgorzata…
PRODUCTION: Signal Begins Filming
PRAGUE: Czech director Tomas Rehorek is shooting Signal, a Czech comedy, for producer Tomas Hoffman, who also produced the 2010 Czech blockbuster Women in Temptation.
FESTIVALS: CEE Films Compete at Locarno
Three Romanian films screen in the main competition of the 68th Locarno film festival,3-13 August 2011, including a Polish coproduction, while Croatia, Poland and Romania compete in the short film…
FESTIVALS: 58th Pula FF Opens
The 58th Pula Film Festival, running 16-23 July 2011, screens 19 feature-length films, opening with Lea i Darija by Branko Ivanda.
PRODUCTION: One in the Chamber Shooting in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: The filming on One in the Chamber started in Bucharest on 10 July 2011. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Dolph Lundgren stars in William Kaufman's action movie produced by Motion…
PRODUCTION: One in the Chamber Shooting in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: The filming on One in the Chamber started in Bucharest on 10 July 2011. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Dolph Lundgren stars in William Kaufman's action movie produced by Motion…
Ten Projects Selected for Polsh-Norwegian Coproduction Forum
WROCLAW: Five Polish film projects and five Norwegian film projects have been chosen to participate in the Polish-Norwegian Co-production Forum, taking place 26-28 July 2011 during the 11th New Horizons…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Europa Cinemas Accepting New Exhibitors
Europa Cinemas, a European network funded by the MEDIA Programme, is now open for applications from new members. Membership allows cinemas that programme a significant number of European films to…
PRODUCTION: September 11,1683 Wraps Romanian Shoot
BUCHAREST: September 11,1683, Italian director Renzo Martinelli's second collaboration with the Romanian Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro), wrapped filming in Romania at the end of June.
PRODUCTION: September 11,1683 Wraps Romanian Shoot
BUCHAREST: September 11,1683, Italian director Renzo Martinelli's second collaboration with the Romanian Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro), wrapped filming in Romania at the end of June.
FESTIVALS: Seven Croatian Films Compete at Sarajevo
Seven Croatian films have entered the official competition programme of this year's 17th Sarajevo Film Festival (22-30 July).
Estonia Adds Animation Workshop
TALLINN: Animated Dreams, the Estonian animation film festival, will introduce the first training and networking platform, AnimaCampus Tallinn, 15-19 November 2011.
Debt Consolidation Moves Forward in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian National Film Fund will receive HUF 5.97 billion (EUR 22.5 million) to consolidate the debts of the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu). The 11 July 2011 decision…
