Lithuania presents first Cinematographer awards
Cinematographer Viktoras Radzevičius received the first Lithuanian Cinematographers award "The Oak" (www.azuolai.lt) for the film Vortex (Duburys, director Gytis Lukšas).
Viasat launches new Baltic channel
Viasat announced it will launch a new channel, Viasat Nature East, in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia as well as in the Ukraine on May 3.
PRODUCTION: Strach goes into production with two films
Czech director Jiří Strach will shoot two movies based on novels by best-selling Czech author Miloš Urban, coproduction company Czech television (www.ceskatelevize.cz) announced.
Police, Adjective wins Gopo Awards
Corneliu Porumboiu's film Police, Adjective took six top awards at the 4th edition of Romania's Gopo Awards.
PRODUCTION: Script-winning House in production
House, based on an award-winning script by Slovak director/writer Zuzana Liova, started shooting in Slovakia on March 20.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Love.net ends shooting
The first national IT romantic drama Love.net ended a three part shooting that took place between October 29, 2009 and March 29, 2010.
FESTIVALS: Vilnius fest screens 28 Lithuanian films
Vilnius international film festival (VIFF) "Kino pavasaris" (www.kinopavasaris.lt) is presenting 28 films by Lithuanian artists, including eight premieres.
Slovenian Film Fund appoints new director
Igor Kadunc has been appointed general manager of the Slovenian Film Fund (www.film-sklad.si).
MFI announces sciptwriting contest
MFI and Scriptbase are offering a full scholarship to the Script 2 Film Workshop, held on the Aegean islands of Nissyros and Samos.
PRODUCTION: Lidice plans June shoot
Lidice, a Czech-Polish war drama from director Alice Nellis, will begin shooting in June, producer Adam Dvořák, head of production/distribution company Bioscop (www.bioscop.cz), announced.
Little Violent Robinson plans distribution
The Slovak documentary film Little Violet Robinson from director Tina Diosi is planning distribution in summer 2010.
PRODUCTION: Animated Čtyřlístek begins shooting
The well-loved Czech comic book series Čtyřlístek (The Four-Leaf Clover, refering to four life-long friends ) will be adapted into a full lenght animated film combining classic animation with 3D.
FESTIVALS: Istanbul Film Festival announces 29th edition
Under the sponsorship of Akbank for 6th time, the 29th International Istanbul Film Festival will take place April 3-18.
Polsat posts Q4 profits
Cyfrowy Polsat reported that 2009 fourth quarter profits rose 50% over the same period in 2008, to zł.60.5 million.
Ekis leads Latvian media consolidation effort
Andrejs Ekis, founder and chairman of Latvian commercial TV channel LNT (www.lnt.lv), is heading up a plan to create a media association that will consolidate indepedent mass media.
Three films win Latvian grants
Latvia's National Film Center (NFC) has awarded LAT 381,200 in funding (26% of the NFC's budget) to three feature length films, out of 13 submissions.
Bulgaria predicts 10% ad decline
The Association of Bulgarian Advertising Agencies (www.arabulgaria.org) predicts that in 2010 the Bulgarian media market will fall by at least 10%.
New Europe Film brings CEE cinema to Edinburgh
The 4th New Europe Film festival (April 16-28) will screen films from eight new European Union countries at Edinburgh's favorite art cinema venue, Filmhouse.
PRODUCTION: Jan Svěrák´s Kuky goes to post-production
Kuky Returns (Kuky se vrací), a feature film by Oscar winner Jan Svěrák combining live action and puppet animation is in post-production prior to its May 20 release.
Forgotten Transports travels to New York
The awarded four-part feature documentary series Forgotten Transports by Lukas Pribyl will be the centerpiece of the Legacy of Shoah Film Festival, March 27-28 in New York City.
