TVP to Coproduce with BBC Worldwide
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP and BBC Worldwide have signed an intention letter furthering their trade co-operation, which includes coproducing new series and films.
FNE at Paphos International Film Festival 2016: Two Cyprus Films Share Award
NICOSIA: Why Talk Feminism? and The Olive Tree at the Border shared the prize for best short film in the national competition of the Paphos International Film Festival. The awards,…
PRODUCTION: American/Czech Series Knightfall Starts Shooting in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: The first season of the series Knightfall produced by the A&E Television Network (U.S.) and Stillking Films (Czech Republic) started shooting in Dubrovnik on 27 June 2016. The series,…
Agnus Dei Gets US Release
WARSAW: Anne Fontaine’s drama Agnus Dei starring Agata Kulesza and Agata Buzek will be released by Music Box Films in the U.S. on 1 July 2016.
PRODUCTION: Radu Jude Shoots Indie Documentary
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude is in production with an untitled independent 90 minute documentary about the photo collection of Costică Acsinte (1897-1984). The film will use approximately 2,000 photos from the…
PRODUCTION: Ryszard Zatorski Shoots Romantic Comedy
WARSAW: Ryszard Zatroski is shooting Porady na zdrady, a romantic comedy about marital infidelity starring Weronika Rosati. Figaro Film Production Ltd. is producing.
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Grants for 2016
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 316,060 EUR in grants to 17 films in its 2016 grants round. The grants will go to 14 projects for preproduction, two films…
PRODUCTION: The Eternal Road Goes into Production
TALLINN: The Finnish/Swedish/Estonian coproduction The Eternal Road directed by Antti-Jussi Annila has begun filming in Estonia.
FNE at Fest Anca 2016: Animation Festival Features Slovak Competition
ZILINA: Slovakia is set for the opening of its third festival in three weeks, with Fest Anca scheduled to take place 29 June to 3 July.
Hollywood Professionals Explore Georgia
TBILISI: A group of eight location scouts and producers from Hollywood are currently visiting Georgia. They have been invited by the Georgian National Film Centre and Enterprise Georgia.
PRODUCTION: Alberto Fasulo Preps Italian/Romanian Coproduction
BUCHAREST: Menocchio, the new project of Alberto Fasulo, who won the 2013 Rome Film Festival with TIR, will be an Italian/Romanian coproduction and is set to be shot in summer/autumn…
Malta Seeks Investment in Film Studios
VALLETTA: Speaking at a public event, the Malta Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said that the government will be seeking investors for the Malta Film Studios.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: The Goldspinners
An interview with filmmakers Kiur Aarma and Hardi Volmer.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Karlovy Vary Unveils Industry Programme
PRAGUE: The 51st Karlovy Vary IFF, which runs 1-9 July 2016, has announced awards totalling 150,000 EUR as part of its Film Industry @KVIFF 2016 events.
OBITUARY: Andrzej Kondratiuk
WARSAW: Polish cult film director Andrzej Kondratiuk died 22 June 2016 in Warsaw. He would have turned 80 on 20 July.
Polish Film Institute Creates Film School Digital Base
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute launched a digital library of school films made by the students and graduates of four leading Polish film schools. The collection includes over 200 productions,…
Romanian Parliament Postpones Discussions on Cinema Law Amendments
BUCHAREST: Discussions on the amendments to the Cinema Law proposed by the Ministry of Culture will have to wait until September 2016 as the judicial commission from the Chamber of…
UNIC Reports Increased Attendance in CEE
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) 2015 annual report shows healthy increased cinema attendance across much of Central and Eastern Europe, with especially strong results in Poland, Estonia and the…
Czech Company Invests in Serbian Studio
PRAGUE: The Czech company SEBRE has purchased a 20 percent stake in Serbia’s Avala Film Studio. The company said there are plans to invest as much as 10 m EUR…
New Board for Polish Filmmakers Association
WARSAW: The Board of the Polish Filmmakers Association has elected a new team of officers to join President Jacek Bromski.
