Hungary buys Obama biography
Hungarian channel ATV picked up BIOGRAPHY: Barack Obama from AETN.
First Baltic Channel back on air
Following a one week break, First Baltic Channel (PBK) resumed broadcasting in Estonia.
Ratings Increase for Kino Polska TV
Kino Polska TV announced record ratings in the first week of 2009.
Wiley to head MTV Poland
MTV Networks Poland announced the appointment of Izabella Wiley as general manager and senior vice president.
Cartoon uproar in Romania
A Minimax children's cartoon show has drawn objections in Romania for inappropriate content.
ARTE looking at Romania
The Romanian New Agency reports that ARTE will meet with local TV officials to explore the possibility of entering the Romanian market.
Slovenian co-production film plans March shoot start
Slovenian production company Staragara (www.staragara.com) will begin filming Circus Fantasticus by writer /director Janez Burger on March 2.
Antichrist gets Polish funding
In its first session of the year, the Polish Film Institute (PFI) decided to fund the anticipated new horror film from Lars von Trier.
Mosquitos’ Tango premieres in Slovakia
Two Slovak film premieres in January and the Rotterdam screening of the critically praised debut Blind Loves (Slepe lasky) paint a promising start for Slovak film in 2009.
Controversial Polish documentary hits cinemas
War Games, the long awaited documentary from director Dariusz Jabłoński about Colonel Ryszard Kukliński, one of the most controversial figures in Polish contemporary history, opens in Polish cinemas on January…
Bulgarian Short shows in Sundance
Nadezhda Koseva's short Omelette (http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/omelette) was chosen for the International Short Films program of the Utah based Sundance Film Festival.
Recession hits Slovene TV plans
Slovene public broadcaster RTV (www.rtvslo.si) announced it will cancel Passions, the first Slovenian daily TV series, and one of RTV's biggest projects, which debuted late last year.
Czech Wolf at Berlinale
A Czech family film, Are you Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (Kdopak by se vlka bál), has been chosen to screen at the Berlinale, opening February 5.
Estonia announces 2008 box office results
Estonia witnessed a stable year at the box office in 2008, with two domestic films in top 10 and the total number of admissions staying on par with the preceding…
Bulgarian actor Dimitar Manchev dies at age 74
Dimitar Manchev, one of Bulgaria's most popular stage, film and tv actors passed away January 14 in Sofia.
PFI funds more international co-productions
The first session of the Polish Film Institute in 2009 resulted in additional funding for four international co-productions involving producers from Poland.
TV Barrandov enters Czech market
TV Barrandov, a new digital TV channel that received a DVB-T broadcasting licence last year, launched on January 11.
Romanian TV station fined
The Romanian National Audiovisual Council fined station National TV €1,200 following a violent outburst by a TV presenter.
For Ever released in Slovenia
For Ever, the latest offering from Slovenian director (and European Film Academy member) Damjan Kozole opened January 8 in Slovenia.
Torn From the Flag wins Hi-Def festival
Torn From the Flag, Klaudia Kovacs' indie documentary on the global effects of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, took the main prize at the Beverly Hills Hi-Def film festival.
