Bulgarian National Television Reopens Second Channel
SOFIA: The second channel of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (www.bnt.bg) launched in 1975 and cancelled in 2000 for financial reasons will restart on 3 October 2011. Previous known as…
Sponsoring Gets International Distribution
WARSAW: After a successful screening at the Toronto IFF, the new drama from Małgorzata Szumowska Sponsoring was sold to over a dozen countries including UK, Spain, Brazil and Hongkong.
Adana Golden Boll FF: Future Lasts Forever
The Future Lasts Forever directed by Ozcan Alper screens in the Turkish competition of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com), immediately following its world premiere at…
Adana Golden Boll FF: September
September, which had its world premiere in the Montreal World Film Festival on 25 August 2011, screens in the Turkish national competition of the Adana Golden Bull Film Festival (17-25…
Grand Cinema Multiplex Opens in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Grand Cinema Digiplex (www.grandcinemadigiplex.ro), which opens 23 September 2011 in Băneasa Shopping City (www.baneasashoppingcity.ro) in Bucharest, will bring the widest flat screen in Romania (22m wide).
FNE Visegrad 2011 Country Focus : Poland
WARSAW: Heading into the last quarter of 2011, Polish cinema is on track to repeat the steady growth that can be observed since 2005. Thanks to the activities of local…
FNE at BIAFF 2011: Georgian fest launches industry meetings
BATUMI: The 6th edition of the Batumi International Art House Film Festival (http://biaff.org) (17-24 September 2011) kicks off today in the Black Sea resort city with Woody Allen’s Midnight in…
Adana Golden Boll FF: Mar
Caner Erzincan's first film Mar will make its premiere in the Turkish national competition of the Adana Golden Bull Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com).
Adana Golden Boll FF: Loser's Club
Loser's Club, which was released on 25 March 2011 in Turkey, was the seventh spot most popular Turkish film in 2011. Attendance reached nearly 500,000, with 4.5 million Turkish Liras…
FESTIVALS: 30th Bulgarian “Golden Rose” Festival Gets National Funding
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Centre (www.nfc.bg) announced that despite the severe financial crisis it will organize the 30th edition of the Festival of Bulgarian Feature Film "Golden Rose" in…
FESTIVALS: Batumi Fest Adds Industry Section
BATUMI, GEORGIA: The sixth Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (www.biaff.org) taking place from 17-24 September 2011, has selected 9 films for its international feature film competitions and ten films which…
Czech blockbuster Saxana opens on a record 140 screens
PRAGUE: One of the biggest film openings in Central Europe takes place this week in the Czech and Slovak Republic. The object of all the attention is Saxana: The Little…
Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Country Problem
The Turkish national competition at the Adana Golden Boll film festival (15-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com) will screen Country Problem, a film that had little impact on the box office. It…
Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Body
Body, the feature film debut from Mustafa Nuri, competes in the Turkish national film competition of the Adana Golden Boll film festival (15-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com), after making its world…
Saxama Opens with 50 Print Release
PRAGUE: One of the biggest film openings in Central Europe takes place on 15 September 2011 in the Czech Republic. The object of all the attention is Saxana: The Little…
FESTIVALS: Poland Sends Six Films to Korean Fest
WARSAW: Six films will represent Poland at the 16th Busan IFF taking place in Korea 6-14 October 2011. The selection includes Wymyk (Courage) by Greg Zglinski, marking its international premiere…
Adana Golden Boll FF 2011: Hidden Lives
Hidden Lives, a directing debut film from Ahmet Haluk Unal, screens in the Turkish competition section of the Adana Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.altinkozafestivali.org.tr).
Sex Comedy Scores a Hit with Czechs
PRAGUE: Men in Hope, the follow-up to director Jiri Vejdelek's 2010 hit Women in Temptation, lured 285,000 spectators in its first two weeks in distribution, with less than a 20%…
Central European Films Among EFA Nominees
Eleven films from FNE member countries are represented among the 45 films nominated for the European Film Academy's European Film Awards, including a high number of coproductions.
PRODUCTION: Irish-Polish Sanctuary Wraps Shoot
WARSAW: Irish director Norah McGettingan completed filming her debut drama Sanctuary on 10 September 2011. The Irish/Polish coproduction was shot both in Poland and Ireland.
