First Slovenian film retrospective heads to New York
At the Crossroads: Slovenian Cinema, the first retrospective of the history of Slovenian cinema which will take place at the Walter Reade Theater in New York July 16-22.
Japanese distributor backs Kedzierzawska film
Tomorrow Will Be Better, Dorota Kedzierzawska's latest film, began shooting July 11 in north-east Poland, with financial support from Japan.
Czech film sales led by I Served the King of England
I Served the King of England by venerable Czech director Jiri Menzel was the Czech Republic's largest internationally successful film for 2007 through June of 2008, selling to 36 territories…
BUFO wraps The Hills Run Red in Bulgaria
The $4.5 million (€2.8 million) Bulgarian Unified Film Organization (BUFO) production of The Hills Run Red wrapped filming in Sofia and surrounding areas in early July.
Terribly Happy wins Karlovy Vary grand prize
Danish entry Terribly Happy won the Crystal Globe at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which concluded July 12. Jury president Ivan Passer presented the award to the film's…
Director of international hit Fresh Air launches new project
KARLOVY VARY: One of Hungary's hottest new production outfits, KMH Film (www.khm.hu), has announced that it is in pre-production on a new film by Agnes Kocsis titled Adrian Pal which…
Director of international hit Fresh Air launches new project
KARLOVY VARY: One of Hungary's hottest new production outfits, KMH Film (www.khm.hu), has announced that it is in pre-production on a new film by Agnes Kocsis titled Adrian Pal which…
Little Robbers starts principal photography
The Latvian family adventure Little Robbers, directed by Armands Zvirbulis, began principal photography on the Riga Film Studio sound stages on July 8.
French producers meet Central Europeans at new Balkan event
Two days of “Meetings on the Lake” brought together French and Central European producers during the first Macedonian festival of French films taking place in Ohrid the first week in…
Karlovy Vary film festival East of the West competition It´s Hard to Be Nice
Veteran writer/director Srdan Vuletic competes in the Karlovy Vary film festival East of the West section with the Slovenian co-production It´s Hard to Be Nice.
Hungarian film strives for repeat success
A Kind of America 2, Gabor Herendi's follow-up to the most successful Hungarian film of the past decade, wraps filming on Saturday, July 12.
Polish production house invests in Hollywood
City Island, a film starring Andy Garcia, is the first American movie with significant input from a Polish producer.
Increased Slovak Ministry of Culture Funds Fuel Slovak Production Boom
KARLOVY VARY: Slovak film is experiencing its biggest production boom since 1989 with nearly 20 films in production this year.The increase in production has been the result of the Slovak…
HBO to fund Czech feature documentaries
HBO announced it has chosen five documentary projects for development with the goal of beginning production on two feature length films in the fall.
EBU elects new president in Budapest
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU, www.ebu.ch) announced on July 4 the election of John-Paul Phillipot for a two year term as president at its General Assembly in Budapest.
Karlovy Vary film festival East of the West competition The Hollow
Russian director Marina Razbezhkina is in Karlovy Vary for the international premier of her film Jar (The Hollow) which is in competition in the East of the West section of…
Karlovy Vary festival East of the West competition Vogelfrei
The Latvian film Vogelfrei is the sole omnibus film competing in the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary film festival, a joint effort from four of Latvia's…
France tops Czech box office
French family film Asterix at the Olympic Games led the Czech box office for the first five months of 2008, according to results from Czech distributors. The remaing seven slots…
Documentaries in post-production draw strong interest at Karlovy Vary
The fourth edition of Docu Talents from the East at the Karlovy Vary film festival on July 7 attracted over 70 buyers, distributors, festival representatives, journalists and film industry professionals…
Works in Progress draws overflow crowd
Robust industry interest boosted attendance at the Karlovy Vary film festival (KVIFF.com) East of the West Works in Progress 2008 presentations. Producers from 26 films showed clips to a standing…
