Polish Docs Shorlisted for Oscar
WARSAW: Two Polish documentaries are on the short list of eight films vying for an Oscar nomination in the Best Short Documentary category.
CME to Announce Third Quarter Results
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises, which is facing a continuing decline in its stock price, will unveil its third quarter results on 30 October 2014.
Five Czech Docs from Jihlava Get Distribution
PRAGUE: Five Czech documentaries will be distributed in Czech cinemas following screenings at the Jihlava International Documentary Festival.
The President Boosts Georgia as Shooting Location
TBILISI: Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s new film The President, which was shot in Georgia with Georgian actors, was praised for its gritty and realistic action and location work and has given a…
Polish Gods Hits UK Screens
WARSAW: Polish director Łukasz Palkowski ‘s Gods is set to hit UK screens today, 24 October, distributed by Project London Productions Ltd that also distributed other Polish box office hits…
PRODUCTION: ZDF Shooting Auschwitz Documentary in Poland
WROCŁAW: Shooting on the ZDF docudrama Roads To Auschwitz...Staying Alive Was Not An Option directed by Oliver Halmburger has started in Wrocław.
FNE at Zagreb IFF: Croatia Looks North for Coproductions
ZAGREB: The attendance of Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, Margret the 2nd, and his Royal Highnesss the Prince Consort at the European premiere of the Danish/Croatian/Swedish coproduction Itsi Bitsi…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: DOK.Incubator 2014 Will Wrap in Leipzig
DOK.Incubator 2014’s six month workshop will wrap in DOK Leipzig which takes place 27 October-2 November 2014
Steven Spielberg to shoot in Poland
WROCŁAW: Steven Spielberg will shoot part of his new drama St. James Place starring Tom Hanks in Wrocław in November.
FESTIVALS: Latvian Film Festival Lielais Kristaps Announces Nominations
RIGA: The Latvian National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps, one of the central events of the upcoming Riga International Film Festival, has announced its nominees.
Eurimages Supports 7 CEE Coproductions
STRASBOURG: Eurimages, the Council of Europe's fund for the support of the European film industry has agreed to support 16 feature films in total and one documentary project for a…
Global City Holdings to Become a Major Shareholder in Cineworld Plc.
AMSTERDAM: Global City Holdings, the largest cinema operator in CCE and the second largest in Europe, announced its shares in Cineworld Plc. have now crossed the threshold of 29%.
Hungarian Film Week Makes Successful Return
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Week (HFW) has made a successful return after a two year absence and the only prize winners were the audience and guests who were able to…
FNE at Film Festival Cottbus 2014: Programme Lineup Announced
COTTBUS: Twelve feature films from 17 countries will compete for the main prize at the 24th Film Festival Cottbus.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2014: Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic
This year the FNE partners with the Jihlava International Documentary Festival who will be presenting its Emerging Producers project 22-26 October 2014 as a part of the event. The Jihlava…
Łukasz Palkowski’s Gods Opens at Number One at Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Polish films took possession of the top three slots at the local box office with the latest in a string of local hits, Gods directed by Łukasz Palkowski topping…
FESTIVALS: Winners of the 8th Cyprus International Short Film Festival
LIMASSOL: Lullaby of the Butterfly, a film about a mysterious crime directed by Tonia Mishiali, won the 1st Prize in the National Competition of the 8th Cyprus International Short Film…
Jakub Duszyński re-elected as Co-President of Europa Distribution
WARSAW: Jakub Duszyński, artistic director at Gutek Film has once again been chosen to co-head Europa Distribution, this time alongside Laurent Dutoit and Gabor Boszormenyi.
Romanian director Iulia Rugina in Postproduction with a Box Office Hit Sequel
WARSAW: Another Love Building is a sequel to Romania's 2013 box office hit Love Building written by Iulia Rugină, Oana Răsuceanu and Ana Agopian. "Our first feature project was very…
Love in Your Soul Sets Slovak Box Record
BRATISLAVA: A new Slovak fairytale Love in Your Soul/Láska na Vlásku directed by Mariana Čengel Solčanská has had the best opening weekend for a domestic feature film in the last…
