Solid opening week for Karamazovs in Poland
Petr Zelenka's The Karamazovs racked up nearly 9,000 admissions in its first week in distribution in Polish cinemas.
New cuts in film funding
Estonia's government on Thursday, February 12, moved to cut over €500 million from the 2009 state budget which is expected to decrease annual subsidies for the Estonian Film Foundation, the…
Cooking History documentary heads to cinemas
Peter Kerekes´ new full-length documentary film Cooking History (Ako sa varia dejiny) has its Slovak premiere on February 18th.
FNE in Berlin: Tobruk - first Czech film in SONY 4 K scores big for Marhoul
Tobruk the first Czech film to use the SONY 4 K technology has scored big on the international as well as the domestic market.
Marhoul scores big in Berlin with WWII epic Tobruk
Prague based director, producer and scriptwriter Vaclav Marhoul has scored big with his three million Euro WWII Czech historic action drama Tobruk.
Polish-Czech Hel moves into production
Hel, a debut feature from Kinga Dębska, started shooting on February 10, after spending two years pre-production.
News channel sold to journalist
Well know Slovenian journalist Vladimir Vodušek has bought a majority share in commercial news station Info TV (www.infotv.si) from its founder Leo Oblak.
Bučar moves to film fund
Nataša Bučar has been appointed to the post of Assistant Director of the Slovenian Film Fund.
TVP increases ad rates
Polish public broadcaster TVP raised the prices of commercial time, in a search for additional profits as part of the station's new development plan.
Wajda at Berlin with Sweet Rush
Poland's acclaimed director Andrzej Wajda is in Berlin for the world premiere of Sweet Rush, screening in competition at the Berlinale.
Cinema attendance leaps in Slovakia and Bulgaria
Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Russia were the top performing European countries for cinema attendance growth in 2008.
Polish TV ad revenues strong in 2009
Ad revenues for Polish broadcasters held strong in January, but TVN's digital TV channel 'n' posted losses for 2008 due primarily to fluctuating currency exchage rates.
First HD Television planned for Slovakia
Czech Television Nova Sport aims to reach the the Slovak market with its new Nova Sport HD.
Tobruk finds a buyer at Berlinale
Director Václav Marhoul big-budget war drama Tobruk secured an an international sales agreement at the Berlinale market.
Estonia commissions post-prodution study
A consortium of public and private film organisations has commissioned a study on the feasibility of setting up an audiovisual post-production cluster in Tallinn to boost Estonia's film services exports.
SPI introduces partner company Film Europe at Berlinale's EFM
Film Europe, a new arrival on the co-production scene, makes its bow on the world stage at the European Film Market at the Berlinale with a slate of new films…
FNE IN BERLIN: EFP Shooting Star Orsi Toth
Hungarian actress Orsi Toth is an actress of few words, a rare thing in a profession where language and lengthy dialogues are the tools of the trade.
Tobruk, Country Teacher and Karamazovs lead Czech Lion nominations
This year´s Czech Lion ceremony, the annual awards of the Czech film and television academy (www.cfta.cz), will celebrate three main movies -
I'm Not Your Friend in cinemas
Following its premiere of the 40th Hungarian Film Week, Gyorgy Palfi's (Taxidermia, Hukkle) I'm Not Your Friend was released in cinemas in Hungary on February 5.
MPT launches Poznań Media Expo
The Poznań International Fair (MPT) will host one of the biggest television events in Poland, the Poznań Media Expo, February 19-21, 2009.
