EFP Producer on the Move: Ada Solomon
BUCHAREST: For Romania's European Film Promotion Producer on the Move Ada Solomon, the tips for being a good producer are "diplomacy, acting skills, being good in budgeting sudoku, keeping your…
EFP Producer on the Move: Radim Procházka
Almost every production from Radim Procházka has received both critical acclaim and prestigious film awards, including The Greatest Czechs by director Robert Sedláček, nominated for seven awards at the 2010…
EFP Producer on the Move: Michal Kollár
Slovakia's Michal Kollár, taking part in the 2011 European Film Promotion's Producer on the Move presentation in Cannes, describes himself as "quasi-schizophrenic" as he alternately acts as producer, director and…
EFP Producer On The Move: Lukasz Dzieciol
European Film Promotion's (EFP) Polish Producer on the Move Łukasz Dzięcioł is one of the youngest and most successful film professionals in Poland. Thanks to his experience in the American…
PRODUCTION: TVP Series Higher Power in Production
WARSAW: ATM Grupa (www.atmgrupa.pl) is producing an original new series, Higher Power, a comedy that will explore the spiritual life of Poles. Polish public broadcaster TVP (www.tvp.pl) has commissioned one…
PRODUCTION: Alvernia Producing Hollywood's Arbitrage
KRAKOW: Alvernia Studios, one of the most modern Polish film studios, is co-producing and investing in Arbitrage, a drama starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth.
Lithuanian Producers Promote Film Tax Incentive
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Producers Association is planning to discuss a tax incentives scheme for the film industry with government representatives, according to local reports.
PRODUCTION: Kolski in Production with Kill the Beaver
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski is currently filming his 14th film, Kill The Beaver. Shooting started in Popielawy near Lodz at the beginning of April 2011 and will…
EP2C Postproduction Workshop Set for Warsaw
WARSAW: EP2C (www.ep2c.com) has announced a one-week postproduction workshop to be held in Warsaw 4-9 October 2011 for producers and post-production supervisors.
MMKA fined for avoiding procurement
BUDAPEST: The embattled Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu) has been fined 2 million HUF for avoiding procurement on several activities where it should have asked for a tender. The MMK…
FESTIVALS: TVP Films Screen in Copenhagen
WARSAW: Andrzej Żuławski is in the center of this year's edition of the CPH PIX, the Copenhagen International Film Festival taking place between 14 April - 1 May 2011. The…
Georgian National Film Center and the Robert Bosch Stiftung Industry Meetings
TBLISI: Robert Bosch Stiftung is implementing a joint project in collaboration with the Georgian National Film Center to enable young Georgian filmmakers to develop their projects and cooperate with young…
CME Revenues on the Rise in Q1 Statement
PRAGUE: Although still operating in the red, Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) showed marked improvement over 2010 results in its first quarter earnings statement, released on 27 April 2011.…
Cyfrowy Polsat Completes Acquisition of Polsat TV
WARSAW: Cyfrowy Polsat Group has completed its purchase of Polsat Televison (www.polsat.pl), acting upon a 15 November 2010 letter of intent, buying 2,369,467 shares for 3.75 million PLN (EUR 951,237).…
FNE - IDF DocBlock: Jan Vrijman Fund Looking For Projects
IDFA's Jan Vrijman Fund is now looking for proposals for creative documentaries and events that offer a platform for documentaries and filmmakers in and from developing countries. Application deadline: May…
Cartoon Forum Call for Scholarship Applications
Cartoon Forum has announced a call for scholarship applicants from the new MEDIA member countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) for…
Pimp My Ride by Coca-Cola Zero Arrives in Poland
DISCOP BUDAPEST (www.discop.com) reports that MTV Networks Poland, and Coca-Cola Poland Services are collaborating on the project Pimp My Ride by Coca-Cola Zero, the first Polish edition of the international…
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu Racks up New Sales
BUCHAREST: Romanian documentary director Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu (www.autobiografia.ro) was sold to the USA to be distributed by Film Desk (http://www.thefilmdesk.com/) and to the Benelux territory where…
Czech and Slovak Blockbuster Bathory Continues International Success
PRAGUE: Juraj Jakubisko's Czech and Slovak production Bathory continues its winning streak both commercially and on the festival circuit. Bathory was awarded the top prizes at Houston Worldfest which took…
FNE AT FINALE PLZEN: Kooky and Eighty Letters Share Czech Fest Prize
PLZEN: Debuting director Vaclav Krdenka's (www.vaclavkadrnka.com) autobiographically-based Eighty Letters and Oscar-awarded Jan Sverak's (www.sverak.cz) family film Kooky shared the Golden Kingfisher prize for best feature film at the 24th edition…
