Romanian Films Hit the Local Cinemas This Autumn
BUCHAREST: At least eight high profile Romanian films are scheduled to open domestically in the next three months, with hopes of improving on the lukewarm reception by local audiences. The…
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: Outrage Beyond
VENICE: Japanese director and actor Takeshi Kitano returns to Venice with his sequel to his gory but beautifully choreographed 2010 hit Outrage. Beyond Outrage takes up where Outrage left off…
FNE at Golden Boll Film Festival: Voice of My Father
ADANA: Adana Golden Boll competition film Voice of My Father had its world premiere in the Rotterdam Film Festival main competition and its Turkish premiere at the Istanbul Film Festival…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month. Czech Republic – Ivo Andrle, Aerofilms
FNE together with Europa Distribution have launched its new Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they…
FESTIVALS: Golden Boll Adds Film Market
ADANA: The 19th Golden Boll Film Festival (17-23 September 2012, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com) will launch the first Turkish film market, Bazaar Adana, in association with the Film Producers Association of Turkey, SE-YAP…
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: To The Wonder
VENICE: Terrence Malick was never going to have an easy time trying to follow-up on his Tree of Life success but To The Wonder rather underwhelms in the attempt. While…
Weak Admissions Drive Down Revenues for Cinema City
ROTTERDAM: Cinema City International (cinemacity.nl), Central Europe’s largest multiplex operator, reported a 5.5 percent decline in revenues and 4.9 percent decline in ticket sales in the first half of 2012…
FESTIVALS: Seven Film Compete in MECEFF
MEDIAS, ROMANIA: The second edition of the Medias Central European Film Festival (www.meceff.ro), running 2-8 September 2012, will screen seven films from seven Central European countries in its official competition.
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: The Master
VENICE: Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s portrait of religious cult in post World War II America is definitely one of the most powerful entries in this year’s Biennale Film Festival competition.
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: Paradise: Faith
VENICE: Austrian director Ulrich Seidl launched his three part trilogy Paradise in Cannes with Paradise: Love and he now arrives in Venice with part two, Paradise: Faith.
New Horizons Association launches an art-house multiplex in Wrocław
WROCLAW: A new type of cinema will launch in Wrocław on 31 August, introducing the first multiplex focused on challenging cinema in Poland.
Beta Cinema Picks up Jakimowski Film
WARSAW: Andrzej Jakimowski’s English language feature Imagine was picked up by Germany’s Beta Cinema (www.betacinema.com) prior to the film’s world premiere at the Toronto IFF.
Romanian TV Cuts Staff
BUCHAREST: The newly installed Council of Administration of Romania’s public broadcaster TVR (www.tvr.ro) will cut nearly 30 percent of its staff, 980 out of its 3,340 employers, in an attempt…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Documentary Seminar Deadline Extended
The deadline for the Coproducing Documentaries in Europe seminar, taking place in Slovakia, has been extended until 31 August 2012.
PRODUCTION: TVP Crime Series Set for September Launch
WARSAW: Accomplished Polish film directors Greg Zglinski and Borys Lankosz are shooting a new crime series Paradox for public broadcaster TV Polska (www.tvp.pl), scheduled for a 6 September 2012
PRODUCTION: Mediterranean Breviary in Development
ZAGREB: Director/producer/playwriter and actor Filip Sovagovic who played one of the main characters in Danis Tanovic's No Man's Land is developing a cinematic adaptation of the Predrag Matvejevic bestseller Mediterranean…
Koliha to Head Czech Kids Channel
PRAGUE: Petr Koliha, artistic director of the Zlin children’s film festival (www.zlinfest.cz), will take on the position of director of Czech TV’s (www.ceskatelevize.cz) new children and youth channel as of…
PRODUCTION: Belgian-Dutch Coproduction Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Belgian director Benny Vandendriessche is in preparation with his debut feature, Drift, a low-budget film planned to shoot entirely in Romania 10 - 25 September 2012 and for three…
Baltic Event CoProduction Market Call for Entries
TALLINN: The Baltic Event CoProduction Market (www.be.poff.ee) taking place 26-28 November 2012 during the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2012.poff.ee) is accepting entries through 15 September.
PRODUCTION: Zanussi in Pre-production with Inner Voice
WARSAW: Krzysztof Zanussi is in pre-production for an early spring 2013 shoot of his script The Inner Voice (Głos wewnętrzny) an international coproduction between Poland, Russia and Italy.
