FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Lithuania
With the Lithuanian Film Centre (www.lfc.lt) beginning operations on 1 May 2012, the local film industry has received a strong and much-needed boost.
BIAFF Summer Film School Underway in Georgia
BATUMI, GEORGIA: Batumi art house "Argani"/BIAFF International Film Festival (www.biaff.org) launched the BIAFF summer film school on script development in Batumi on 28 July 2012, running through 3 August, 2012.
PRODUCTION: The Gentleman from the Courtyard in Postproduction
BUCHAREST:The Romanian-French filmmaker Cornel Gheorghita (Europolis) is in postproduction with his second feature, a Romanian-French coproduction shot mostly in Romania.
PRODUCTION: The Exhibition in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Slovak directors Peter Begányi (Erotic Nation) and Andrej Kolenčík are in post-production with The Exhibition, a medium-length bitter comedy scheduled to come out in early 2013.
Eighteen Producers Selected for New Jihlava Project
PRAGUE: The Jihlava IDFF (www.dokument-festival.com) announced the names of 18 documentary producers who will participate in the first Emerging Producers platform.
FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Hungary
This year has seen the beginning of the revival of the Hungarian film industry, with filmmakers once again able to access funding after a nearly two year hiatus.
FESTIVALS: Letter Take Top Prize at Pula
PULA, CROATIA: A Letter to My Father (www.hfs.hr) won the Best Film award and a prize of 30,000 HRK at the National Competition of the 59th Pula Film Festival (www.pulafilmfestival.hr)…
GNFC Announces Winners of Script Development Competition
TIBLISI: The Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge) selected five projects which will receive script development grants of 5000 GEL (2,500 EUR).
From Thursday Till Sunday wins T-Mobile New Horizons Grand Prix
WROCŁAW: Director Dominga Sotomayor Castillo won the Grand Prix and 20000 EUR for his new drama From Thursday till Sunday (De jueves a domingo, Chile, www.cinestacion.cl).
Film New Europe - Step In - Locarno: Country Report: Estonia
A new film commission, increased cinema attendance driven in part by popular domestic films, and the construction of a new post-production facility are all signs that Estonia has continued to…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Cult Film Director Shooting Flight Redirected
VILNIUS: Emilis Velyvis, director of the Lithuanian cult film hit Zero 2, is in production with Flight Redirected, a Lithuanian/UK coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Piekorz in Preproduction with Encounters
WARSAW: Magdalena Piekorz, one of Poland's rising young directors, is preparing to film Encounters (Zblizenia), a drama about a tumultuous relationship between a mother and her older daughter and her…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Kesaj Tchave
PRAGUE: Czech company Fresh Films is planning an April 2013 premiere for Rozalie Kohoutova's Roma-themed documentary Kesay Tchave.
Film New Europe - Step In - Locarno: Country Report: Czech Republic
The first half of the 2012 has been a crucial period for the Czech film industry as it awaits the new Film Act to be approved in the parliament. Czech…
RTL II to Launch in Romania
BUCHAREST: TV channel RTL II, airing entertainment and movies with the original content produced entirely in Hungary and in the Hungarian language, will begin broadcasts in Romania by the end…
PRODUCTION: Polish Kids Pic Gabriel Begins Filming
WARSAW: Director Mikołaj Haremski is in production with Gabriel, a family film for young children, shooting on location in rural Poland.
Historical Drama Dream Team 1935 in Postproduction
RIGA: Dream Team 1935 (www.platformafilm.com), a sports-themed historical film from Latvian director-producer team Aigars Grauba and Andrejs Ekis, is in the final stage of postproduction, with the national premiere of…
Film New Europe STEP IN - Locarno
Film New Europe is happy to announce its partnership with Locarno Film Festival's Industry Days STEP IN initiative. STEP IN will provide insight and look for global and pan-European solutions…
FILM NEW EUROPE - STEP IN - LOCARNO: COUNTRY REPORT: CROATIA
Croatia's most significant recent event affecting the film and TV industry was the approval of a 20% cash rebate for production costs incurred for feature films, documentaries, animation and TV…
Markiza to Launch Men’s Channel
BRATISLAVA: TV Markíza (www.markiza.sk), Slovakia's leading broadcaster owned by Central European Media Enterprises (www.cetv-net.com), is set to launch a third channel by the end of August 2012,.
