Gdynia Polish Film Festival Cmpetition Spotlight: 0_1_0
0_1_0 competes in Gdynia after its dramatic premiere at the Era New Horizons Film Festival in Wroclaw, just one month after the sudden death of director Piotr Lazarkiewicz in June.
No tax breaks for cinema tickets
The Estonian government last week dashed hopes of reducing the 18% VAT tax on cinema tickets to 5% in its efforts to put together a balanced state budget for the…
Fluke in postproduction
Tamas Kemenyffy's directorial feature debut Fluke (http://mazli.film.hu/) is in postproduction, following a month-long shoot, and will be released in Hungary October 23, the director told FNE.
Arsenals' other competition
The Arsenals film festival opened with a screening of the restored Norwegian silent film, The Bridal Party in Hardanger, along with the winner of a decidedly non-film competition, A newly-created…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: A Warm Heart
A Warm Heart from Krzysztof Zanussi takes a dark comedy approach to the subject of heart transplants.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: The Offsiders
Kasia Adamik, daughter of Agnieszka Holland, makes her debut with The Offsiders, a story about a football team composed entirely of homeless people.
SPI picks up The Wrestler
Independent distributor SPI International Central Europa has will distribute Venice film festival Golden Lion winner The Wrestler.
Salome opens Arsenals
Riga's Arsenals film festival earns its reputation for unconventionality from betinning to end, opening this year on September 12 with the 1923 film based on the Oscar Wilde/Aubrey Beardsley sensation…
Experimental Antigone in the works
Gabor Dettre, whose latest movie Tableau screened in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, has completed principal photography with the cast on his experimental film based on Sophocles' Antigone.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: 33 Scenes from Life
Malgorzata Szumowska's 33 Scenes from Life, winner of the Locarno Special Jury Award, depicts a 33-year-old artist who has come to a crossroads in her life.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Howling Wolf Ranch
A feature version of a Polish hit comedy series, Howling Wolf Ranch from director Wojciech Adamczyk brings local colour to the competition in Gdynia.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Splinters
Foundation for Promotion of Polish Film, the distributor of Splinters call the film a comedy-drama of three young people living in the region of Silesia and "the need for love…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Four Nights with Anna
The first film by Jerzy Skolimowski since the 30 Door Key made 17 years ago, Four Nights with Anna interweaves a story of fanatic love with the story of a…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Spotlight: The Brothers Karamazov
Czech Velvet Wave director Petr Zelenka's Polish-Czech co-production The Brothers Karamazov is a film adaptation of his stage success based on a rehearsal of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel staged in a…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Mr. Kuka's Advice
Dariusz Gajewski's Polish-Austrian co-production Mr. Kuka's Advice screens in the Gdynia main competition following a successful premier in Austria.
Debra Winger plans project with Hungarian director Janos Szasz
Debra Winger confirmed that she has been in talks with Hungarian director, Janos Szasz to act in his upcoming film.
Budapest preps for Hungarian Film Week
Walter Carvalho has finished the rough cut on Budapest, co-producer Peter Miskolczi told FNE.
Hungarian crime comedy sets October release
Hungarian thriller comedy Para (www.szupermodern.hu/paraafilm) is in post production and will be released October 16, director Peter Fazakas told FNE.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition Spotlight: Scratch
The main competition in Gdynia festival will be opened by Scratch directed by Michał Rosa, a controversial picture that received a positive reception during this year's Venice Days.
Gdynia Polish Film Festival Competition: Scratch
The main competition in Gdynia festival will be opened by Scratch directed by Michał Rosa, a controversial picture that received a positive reception during this year's Venice Days.
