FESTIVALS: Judgment in Hungary Wins One World 2014
PRAGUE: Judgement in Hungary directed by Eszter Hajdú tales the Best Film award at the One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
CT Art Channel Hits its Stride
PRAGUE: Czech TV’s new Art Channel has reached an audience share of 0.59% as it marks six months since its launch, putting it on a par with cultural channels elsewhere…
SIFF 2014 Unveils 34 Bulgarian Films
SOFIA: The 18th Sofia International Film Fest will screen 34 Bulgarian films including ten supported by the Bulgarian NFC and the rest of the production mostly privately financed.
Gangster of Love Steals Croatian Hearts
ZAGREB: Nebojša Slijepčević’s documentary Gangster of Love, a coproduction between Croatia, Germany and Romania, sold 6,664 tickets domestically in the first four weeks including 5,000 tickets in the first two…
Georgian Mini EAVE Accepting Applications
TBLISIS: The Georgian National Film Center and EAVE have announced a call for applications for developing Georgian film projects and scripts.
Swedish kids' adventure shooting in Croatia
ZAGREB: A Christmas in the Sun is a Swedish production with Croatian service provider Kinorama, began shooting 24 February and is set to premiere 1 December on Swedish public channel…
PRODUCTION: Live with Ema set for shooting
BUCHAREST: After more than two years in development, the premiere feature of Vlad Păunescu, owner and CEO of Castel Film Studios, will start filming 14 April.
Polsat bringing Hell's Kitchen to Poland
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster Polsat is betting on success with adapting a culinary reality TV format from New Zealand, with shooting set for 5 March.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Seven projects engage with cross-media
Documentary development organization East Doc Platform is betting on seven surprisingly diverse "socio-eco-politically oriented" projects, presenting them today at Prague's Cervantes Institute in the context of the One World festival.
Jack Strong just shy of 1 million
WARSAW: A spy thriller from Władysław Pasikowski is set to be the first film hitting a million in Polish admissions for 2014, surpassing big international titles.
Febiofest expands into new venues
PRAGUE: The 21st edition of the city's biggest film gala, Febiofest, running 20-28 March in the Cinestar Andel multiplex, has announced its program, encompassing 141 films from 60 countries. In…
Top Malta Production Outfit Rebrands as U-Film
VALLETTA: Leading production company U-Film, a 15-year veteran of films shot in and around Malta, has rebranded from its previous iteration, Film Corporation.
Romania to appoint new minister of Culture
BUCHAREST: A new culture minister, Kelemen Hunor, has pledged his support for increasing the number of cinemas in Romania, a perennial issue for the film industry after many were taken…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Visegrad
This month we are presenting the only film club in Paris showing Central and Eastern European films and we speak with Marketa Hodouskova, one of its founders.
Silver Eye docu nominees' work streamed free
PRAGUE: In conjunction with the One World docu fest, the work of documentarians who are in the running for the Silver Eye award is being hosted online gratis 3-9 March…
Romanian-Hollywood co-production released
BUCHAREST: Closer to the Moon, Nae Caranfil's first English-language film starring Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong, will hold its national premiere 7 March, following a successful opening at the Making…
CME is revising cinemas in Romania and other countries
PRAGUE: Regional TV web Central European Media Enterprises has announced a $545 million credit agreement with its largest shareholder, Time Warner. The pact, reported by co-CEO Michael Del Nin in…
Romania sets price for new digital licenses
BUCHAREST: The Romanian government has approved the starting price of 300,000 EUR for each of the five digital television licenses to be given via competitive selection by the National Authority…
Georgian animation projects sought
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has announced a competition for animated short films. Winning projects will be eligible for support from this development program.
BBCWorldwide teams with Poland's Apple Film TVP on WWI series
Building on last year's pact to co-produce a Spies in Warsaw together, the BBC and Polish pubcaster TVP have signed a deal with Apple Film Production in Poland for a…
