Hungarian TV Announces Job Cuts
BUDAPEST: Hungarian state media will eliminate 600 jobs in TV and Radio. The move will cut an estimated HUF 3 billion on salaries, which is to go toward production.
FNE at KVIFF: CEE Territories Compete for LUX Prize
KARLOVY VARY: Films from Hungary, Poland and Romania are among the ten titles competing for the 2011 LUX Prize. The nominees were unveiled during the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com).
FNE at KVIFF: Cottbus Unveils Polish/Ukraine Focus
KARLOVY VARY: The 21st FilmFestival Cottbus (1-6 November 2011, www.filmfestivalcottbus.de) is taking a new "anti-nationalist approach," festival director Roland Rust told FNE, with a regional Polish-Ukraine focus, a parallel to…
MIFF 2011: Star studded closing for Moscow International Film Festival
MOSCOW: The 33 Moscow International Film Festival (23 June-2 July 2011) closed with Helen Mirren accepting the festivl’s Stanislavsky Award for Lifetime Achievement. Mirren whose real name is Yelena Vasilyevna…
FNE at KVIFF: A Company Launches Distribution Branch
KARLOVY VARY: A Company Consulting and Licensing launched a new distribution company in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 2 July 2011.
FNE at KVIFF: Voice Bank Expands Activities
KARLOVY VARY: Vox Humana - The Voice Bank launched a new film festival interview series at the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) with Hungarian director Istvan Szabo as its first subject.
FNE at New Horizons: Separation to Open Festival
The winner of the 2011 Golden Bear in Berlin, Nader And Simin, A Separation by Asghar Farhadi will open the Wrocław-based New Horizons (www.nowehoryzonty.pl) film festival on the 21 July…
FNE at KVIFF: Czech Film Production Soars
KARLOVY VARY: An impressive 64 Czech films have entered domestic distribution since February 2010 through 30 June 2011, the Czech Film Center reported in its annual mid-year overview of the…
MGM Signs Distribution Agreement with Forum Film
MGM signed a long-term distribution agreement with Forum Film, the distribution arm of Cinema City International NV (CCI), covering Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Israel, and includes both theatrical and…
MIFF 2011: Moscow Film Festival Prize Winners
MOSCOW: The 33 Moscow International Film Festival finished last night (2 July 2011) with the awarding of the festival’s Golden and Silver George prizes for the following films:
FNE at KVIFF 2011: French films occupy important spot at Czech box office.
KARLOVY VARY: French films were the third most popular after USA and Czech productions at the Czech box office in 2010. French films accounted for 2.1% of the Czech box…
FNE at KVIFF 2011: Connecting Cottbus Adds Postproduction Award
(KARLOVY VARY) The 13th edition of Connecting Cottbus (3-4 November 2011, www.connecting-cottbus.de) will introduce a new award for postproduction services under incoming artistic director Bernd Bruder.
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Films Have Become Illustrations: Interview With Michal Marczak
The upcoming Karlovy Vary IFF will present several documentary films from Eastern Europe, many of them in competition. Among them is the Polish documentary film At the Edge of Russia…
Hungarian government funds six new feature films
KARLOVY VARY: The Hungarian government has quietly funded at least six new feature films in the last few weeks according the Hungarian daily newspaper Nepszabadsag. While Hungarian filmmakers continue to…
FNE at KVIFF 2011: Lifetime achievement award for Dame Judi Dench
KARLOVY VARY: The 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (www.kviff.com) opened with a lifetime achievement award for Dame Judi Dench at the opening ceremony 1 July 2011. The much awarded…
Czechs to Fund 2012 Tax Incentives
PRAGUE: The Czech government will continue its support of film tax incentives through 2012, Czech Minister of Culture Jiri Besser told FNE.
FESTIVALS: Animated Dreams Call for Submissions
TALLINN: Animated Dreams (16-20 November 2011, www.anima.ee), the oldest and largest animated film event in Estonia, is accepting film submissions through 15 August 2011.
FNE at KVIFF: Sulik Leads Solid Slovak Line-up at Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: Slovakia brings a notable selection of films to Karlovy Vary (1-9 July 2011, www.kviff.com), a testament to the country's new healthy and savvy funding by the Slovak Audiovisual…
FNE at KVIFF East of the West Competition: Mother's Paradise
Shortly after The Light Thief (2010), the Kyrgyz filmmaker Aktan Arym Kubat presents a new feature film, Mother's Paradise.
CME Completes Bontonfilm Acquisition
HAMILTON, BERMUDA: Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CME) closed its previously announced transaction to acquire 100% of the shares of Bontonfilm a.s. on 30 June 2011.
