FESTIVALS: Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival sets attendance record
The cavalcade of films screened at the 5th annual Haapsalu Fantasy and Horror Film Festival (HOFF) was visited by more than 2500 people, a new record for the five-year-old event.
FNE at Anifilm: Anifilm revives Trebon festival
The Czech spa town of Trebon and the organizers of the first Anifilm festival (www.anifilm.cz) succeeded in pulling together a ne animated film festival in two months, after the original…
Cutbacks at Lithuanian National Radio and TV
Public broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT, www.lrt.lt ) saw revenues losses climb in 2009, to 10.565 million Litas.
FESTIVALS: Kameralne Lato expands Polish workshop
The 3rd All-Poland Film Meeting KAMERALNE LATO - RADOM 2010 festival has announced a May 10 deadline for entries, this year expanding its workshop event to include student filmmakers.
Mother Teresa of Cats chosen for Karlovy Vary
Pavel Sala's debut film Mother Teresa of Cats will have its premiere in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary film festival (www.kviff.cz).
Israel Theatres Takes Over Cinema City International in Bulgaria
Israel Theatres has agreed to buy Cinema City International in Bulgaria (www.cinemacity.bg) for approximately 85m Euros.
Deficit rises for Romanian National TV
In 2009 the deficit of Romanian National Television (SRTv, www.tvr.ro) rose by 1.36 million in 2009, for an overall gap of 13 million euros.
Soul At Peace Wins Top Slovak Film Prize
BRATISLAVA: The Sun in the Net awards for Slovak films of 2008 and 2009 were announced at a gala ceremony on 27 April at the Slovak National Theatre.
New 15 Screen Multiplex Opens in Bucharest
Cinema City has opened a new 15 screen multiplex in the newly opened Sun Plaza shopping centre in Bucharest.
FNE Turkish Week: Turkish Comedy Franchise Tops Turkish Box Office Again in 2010
ISTANBUL: The money spinning Turkish comedy franchise Recep Ivedik has scored a third straight year of box office success with the release of Recep Ivedik 3. Released in 378 prints…
Slovakia gets Cinéfondation spot at Cannes
Slovak director Matyas Prikler's mid-length film Dakujem, dobre (Thanks, fine) will have its international premiere in the Cinéfondation selection at the Cannes film festival.
FNE Turkish Week: Turkish Film Continues to Dominate Local Box Office
ISTANBUL: Turkish films dominated the local market in 2009 with a 51% share of the box office in 2009.
FESTIVALS: Fresh Film fest moves to Prague
The Fresh Film Fest will move to Prague this year, after six years in the spa town of Karlovy Vary.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Midpoint launches new training programme
Five leading Central European film schools are joining forces on a project to move young filmmakers into the professional world with Midpoint, the Central European Script Center (www.midpoint-center.eu).
Romanian grant conditions announced
The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) has allocated 4,354,000 million euro (18 million RON) for the first session of the grants in 2010.
FNE Turkish Week: Turkish Film Production Up more than 700% in Seven Years
ISTANBUL: Turkish feature film production has increased from 9 films released in 2002 to 69 in released in 2009 according to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Wisla Polish film fest opens in Moscow
33 sceny z życia (33 Scenes from Life) by Małgorzata Szumowska opened the Wisla Polish Film Festival (www.festiwalwisla.pl) in Moscow, with the festival dedicated to deputy minister of foreign affairs…
Bulgaria’s Zincograph selected by Cannes L'Atelier
Vladislav Todorov's and Yavor Gardev's political psycho-thriller Zincograph is the first Bulgarian feature project ever chosen by the Cannes Cinéfondation (www.festival-cannes.com/fr/cinefoundation) L'Atelier networking program.
FESTIVALS: Final call for BuSho film fest
The 6th BuSho film festival, running September 1-5, 2010 in Budapest, has announced its final call for online entries on May 1, 2010.
Ezel Sweeps Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards
The first ever Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards (http://www.ismailcemawards.com/) took place on 24 April in the Turkish resort of Antalya. Prizes were awarded by Mustafa Akaydın, Provost of Antalya. The…
