New Record for Admissions in 2014 Estonian Box Office
TALLINN: According to Statistics Estonia, in 2014 the country recorded the highest number of cinema admissions since the country’s restoration of independence in 1992. The overall number of tickets sold…
FERA Publish Five Point Plan on Single Digital Market
BRUSSELS: The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), which represents film and television directors from 29 countries across Europe, is publishing a five point plan aimed at highlighting the important…
Secret Society of Souptown Most Successful Estonian Children's Film
TALLINN: Secret Society of Souptown by Margus Paju has beaten the all-time opening weekend record for Estonian children films, with over 17,000 admissions.
Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Tommy Wirkola’s What Happened to Monday? starring Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close will be shot entirely in Romania with Castel Film providing services this summer.
FESTIVALS: LET'S CEE Film Festival Call for Shorts and Official Trailer
VIENNA: The fourth LET'S CEE Film Festival, which will take place from 1 to 11 October 2015 in Vienna, is calling for Short Films and the Official Festival Trailer.
Single Digital Market Assembly to be Held in Riga
RIGA: The digital assembly 2015, coorganised by the European Comission and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be held in Riga to discuss the single…
FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) Brings Together Troika of Eastern European Film Fund Chiefs
CLUJ: The first session of think-tank platform FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) brought together a troika of three Eastern European film fund heads to participate in a working group with…
Game of Thrones Seasons Six and Seven to Be Shot in Croatia
ZAGREB: Seasons six and seven of HBO television series Game of Thrones will be partially shot in Croatia, where HBO is expected to invest over 8m EUR with local partners.
Film Education Initiative for Teachers Launched in Latvia
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia in collaboration with the National Centre for Education has developed a new project entitled “Kino Skolās”, which aims at promoting accessibility and knowledge…
Record Attendance for European Films in Latvia
RIGA: Latvian cinemas saw a dramatic increase in admissions for European films in 2014.
ScripTeast Winning Team Nabs IPDF Project Prize with Dora
SOFIA: Feature film project Dora, co-written by Milko Lazarov and Simeon Ventislavov and produced by Sofia based Red Carpet was chosen as “best project“ by the International Project Discovery Forum,…
The Treasure Racks Up More Sales
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Treasure/Comoara which started sales prior to Cannes has been sold by Wild Bunch in new territories.
PRODUCTION: The Naked Wraps Shooting
TBILISI: Georgian director Nino Basilia’s debut feature, The Naked, which has just wrapped a 27 day shoot, is a social drama about a mother desperately trying to get to the…
Luc Besson Production to Shoot in Croatia
ZAGREB: Steven Quale’s action thriller Lake, produced by Luc Besson and starring Sullivan Stapleton (300: Rise of an Empire) and Oscar-winning J.K.Simmons (Whiplash) will be shot in Croatia this summer.
Croatian Audiovisual Stakeholders Express Concern Over Single Digital Market Strategy
ZAGREB: Representatives from throughout the Croatian audiovisual industry have expressed their concern over the lack of clarity in the "Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe", published by the European Commission…
FESTIVALS: Polish Documentaries Triumph at the 55th Krakow Film Festival
KRAKOW: Call Me Marianna, Casa Blanca and Queen Of Silence dominated the winners line-up at 55th Krakow Film Festival.
FNE at TIFF: The Fire Wins Transilvania International Film Festival
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Juan Schnitan's film The Fire/El Incendio received Best Film Award and the Transilvania Trophy at the 14th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) which wrapped on 7 June 2015.
GRANTS: State Cinematography Fund Supports Six Czech films
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund has announced the support for production of six Czech feature films, out of 22 projects which applied.
FESTIVALS: Golden Slippers Awarded in Zlin
ZLIN: The winners have been announced for the 55th International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlin.
Romanian Music Channel Taraf TV to Broadcast in America and Asia
BUCHAREST: The Audiovisual Council of Romania has approved that the Taraf TV channel expand its broadcast coverage to Europe, North America and South-East Asia.
