CME appoints David Sach as new CFO
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) has appointed David Sach as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1, 2010.
Liberty Global posts Q4 gain in CEE
Liberty Global saw a 6.5% increase in its UPC CEE division in the fourth quarter of 2009, but posted an annual decrease of 13.9%
Whistle begins theatrical roll-out
Berlinale Silver Bear winner If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle begins it first theatrical release in Romania on March 26, with sales to foreign territories lining up.
15 screen multiplex arriving in megamall
A new multiplex with 15 screens will open in Bucharest on April 28, as part of Sun Plaza (www.sunplaza.ro), the biggest mall in Romania, which opened on February 25.
PRODUCTION: Purcarete in postproduction with Somewhere in Palilula
Somewhere in Palilula, the first feature of the acclaimed Romanian stage director Silviu Purcărete, moved into editing in mid-February, but still has six days of shooting scheduled for the end…
M-appeal locks sales for Cyprus, Bulgaria and Slovenia
Berlin-based world sales company m-appeal announced sales for top films from Bulgaria, Cyprus and Slovenia.
Turner plans to launch TNT and truTV in Romania
Romania could see the launch of TNT (www.tnt.tv) and truTV (www.trutv.com) in 2010.
Polish Eagle for Stawiński
Polish scriptwriter and director Jerzy Stefan Stawiński will receive a Polish Eagle for Lifetime Achievement at the film industry's gala ceremony on March 1.
JMB takes top Slovak grants
Slovak firm JMB Film and TV Production received the two largest grants from the Slovak Audiovisual program 2009 for the films Visible World (410,000 Euro), and Cherrie Boy (380 000…
Strong web usage in CEE territories
An IAB report shows heavy web usage among users in CEE territories, compared with West European counterparts.
Happiest Girl leads Romania's Gopo nominations
Radu Jude's The Happiest Girl In The World topped the nominations for Romania's Gopo national film awards with 11 nominations, followed by Corneliu Porumboiu's Police, adjective with ten nominations. .
New Hungarian studio awaits April opening
Raleigh film studio executives had a first look at their new HUF17 billion Hungarian film studio located outside Budapest.
Mañana picks up Turkish Berlinale winner
Polish arthouse distribution company Mañana will distribute the Honey (Bal) by director Semih Kaplanoglu, the Berlinale Golden Bear winning film from Turkey.
Poland awaits Polish Eagles awards
The prestigious Polish Film Awards, the Eagles will take place March 1 in Warsaw. Members of the Polish Film Academy have chosen the nominees in 16 categories.
CME buys Bulgaria's bTV
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has negotiated a deal to buy Bulgarian channel bTV from News Corporation for $400 million.
FNE in Berlin: CEE Filmmakers Triumph at 60th Berlinale
BERLIN: The 60th Berlinale was dominated by filmmakers and films from central and Eastern Europe this year who swept most prizes in the top categories.
Poland's Vivarto picks up Sundance's Peepli
Polish distributor Vivarto has acquired indian film Peepli Live following its successful debut at the Sundance film festival.
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle - a Romanian debut in the Official Competition of the Berlinale
After being awarded in Cannes every year since 2004, the new Romanian cinema now has a film in the Official Competition of the Berlinale, a feature by Romanian director Florin…
