Czech Fest Logistics Company Makes International Mark
PRAGUE: Eventival, a Czech company that streamlines film festival systems, has expanded its international reach to a client list of some 90 events and organizations worldwide.
Slovakia Rides Documentary Wave with Miro Remos Comeback at KVIFF
BRATISLAVA: Slovak documentary filmmaker Miro Remo will debut his documentary Comeback in the documentary competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF.
Malta’s U-Film Studios Visits Moscow
MOSCOW: The Malta based U-Film head of production Marina Budykho is in Moscow for Moscow Business Square to speak with Russian producers after a busy start to the year for…
FNE at KVIFF 2014: Attention all film critics coming to Karlovy Vary IFF
This year for the first time FNE together with FIPRESCI will offer the ratings of all films in the main competition and the East of the West competition of the…
FNE at Fest Anca 2014 Kozuch Wins Slovak Award
ZILINA: Irish director Alan Holly won the Anca Award for Coda and Joana Kozuch won the Fest Anca Slovak Award for Fongopolis at the 7th Fest Anca festival of animated…
MPhilms Completing Postproduction on Vojtek, Hajdu Films
TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE: MPhilms producer Matyas Prikler is gearing up to roll out his second and third films of the year, both expected to complete postproduction in July.
PRODUCtION: Slovak Fairytale Laska na Vlasku Preps for Fall Bow
TRENSIANSKE TEPLICE: Slovakia will have a domestic fairytale in cinemas in October 2014 with the premiere of Laska na Vlasku, a 15th century romance directed by Mariana Cengel Solcanska, and…
FNE at Fest Anca: 2014 Anca Launches Animation Industry Programme
ZILINA, SLOVAKIA: The seventh edition of Fest Anca kicked off with the launch of a two-day industry programme running on 19 and 20 June 2014. Seven animators and projects were…
PRODUCTION: Dalibor Matanić Preps The High Sun
ZAGREB: Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić will begin shooting the Croatian-Slovenian coproduction The High Sun/Zvizdan on 22 September 2014. The film is now in the location scouting and casting phase.
Romanian Feature Films Hit New High in Financing
BUCHAREST: 25 Romanian feature films received financing in 2013, the highest number since 2009. Admissions and gross box office also increased, but the number of cinemas decreased by five, according…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Last Call for East Silver
Deadline for submitting your new documentary films to East Silver market is approaching: only two weeks left! Submit your film to the largest internationally recognized database of creative feature and…
GRANTS: Latvia Funds Seven Debut Films
RIGA: The Latvian Film Centre will finance seven projects under its newly introduced debut film tender.
TVP Reaches Nearly 100 Percent Coverage
WARSAW: Poland’s public broadcaster Polish TV has expanded its digital coverage to 99.5 percent of the population, according to the Ministry of Administration and Digitalisation.
GRANTS: Latvian Film Centre Funds Two Latvian Russian Films
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia awarded two grants under its new cofinancing tender announced in May 2014.
Czech TV Begins Filming Jan Hus Biopic
PRAGUE: Czech TV announced the start of filming on its two-part TV film Jan Hus, starring Matej Hadek as the early 15th century church reformer, on 14 June 2014.
Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody in Bulgaria for new film
SOFIA: Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody are currently in Bulgaria for the filming of Septembers of Shiraz, according to local media reports.
Polish Pay TV Market on the Rise
WARSAW: The Polish pay TV market is on target to be the sixth largest in Europe, with project revenue of 1.8 billion USD in 2014.
Pitt and Jolie Expected to Film in Malta
Malta news sources report that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will be shooting a film in Malta after spending two days scouting locations on the island of Gozo.
PRODUCTION: Kätilö finishes filming in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Popular Finnish director Antti J. Jokinen is shooting the feature film Kätilö (Wildeye) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The director is known for his work on The Resident (2011), Puhdistus (2012)…
FNE at MIFF 2014: Polish Hardcore Disco in Competition in Moscow
MOSCOW: Polish director Krzysztof Skonieczny will debut his new film Hardcore Disco in the main competition of the 36. Moscow International Film Festival (19-28 June 2014).
