FNE at Berlinale 2011: Competition Coriolanus
BERLIN: Ralph Fiennes does not disappoint with his directorial debut of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Indeed Fiennes' mastery of the Shakespearian material makes this look more like the work of an experienced…
Foreign Films Head to Malta
Malta is hosting a full slate of European film productions in 2011, beginning with the latest French film from the Asterix and Obelix series, God Save Britannia. Also heading for…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Sees Record Number of Submissions
The Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl) has received a record 2,700 submissions for its 51st edition, taking place 23-29 May 2011. Only 250 films will be selected for screening. France and…
PRODUCTION: Flying Lessons in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (Tache) is currently editing his second feature, Flying Lessons/La limita de jos a cerului, a bittersweet drama about the friendship of two small-time drug dealers in a…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Czech Documentary film in 2010
The Institute of Documentary Film has published a press release that looks back at Czech documentary film in 2010. It includes an overview of viewer numbers for Czech Television, cinema…
Cinema Admissions Rise Across CEE
Cinema admissions showed significant increases in several Central and East European countries in 2010, outperforming European territories overall. The most notable results were registered in Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Turkey.…
The Hungarian state-owned film studios to merge
BUDAPEST: The four state-owned film production companies that produced the majority of the Hungarian films before 1989 are about to merge. János Rózsa (head of Objektiv, http://www.objektivfilm.hu), Pál Sándor (head…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: New Loznitza film In the Fog to shoot in Latvia
BERLIN: German Ukrainina director Sergei Lotznitza has inked a deal with Lativan Rijafilms (www.rijafilms.lv) to shoot his new production In the Fog in Latvia in September.
FNE at Berlinale 2011: First Slovak Film in Berlin in 20 Years
BERLIN: The House directed by Slovak director Zuzana Liova which screens in the Forum is the first Slovak feature film to screen in one of the main programmes of the…
FNE at Berlinnale 2011: Competition The Prize
BERLIN: Polish cinematographer Wojciech Staron's lensing of competition entry The Prize (El Premio) with his extreme close-ups and somber images dominates this film and gives it a tension and a…
FNE at Berlinale 2011: Cinema Total Unites Central European Neighbours
BERLIN: The 4th edition of Cinema Total running at the Berlinale promises to be a hot ticket for journalists and film industry professionals as the new team restructuring the Hungarian…
TVP Presents Three Films in Berlin
Polish public broadcaster Polish Television (TVP, www.tvp.pl) will presents three films at the European Film Market in Berlin. Venice screens 11.02 at 12:30 in Arsenal 2. Made in Poland screens…
Czech Documentaries Triple Audiences in 2010
PRAGUE: Czech documentaries saw increased attendance in 2010, according to a report from the Institute of Documentary Film (www.dokweb.net ). Attendance was over 160,000, nearly three times the 2009 results.…
FESTIVALS: Slovakia Boasts Berlin Presence
Slovakia makes a strong showing at the 2011 Berlinale with two films in the Forum section, participation in the Central European Stand (with Slovenia and Czech Republic) at the European…
PRODUCTION: Adalbert's Dream in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim is currently in postproduction with his first feature Adalbert's Dream, a black comedy set on 8 May 1986, when Romania was usually celebrating the anniversary of the…
