Latvian Film Centre Announces 2014 Grants
RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia will give nearly 1.5 m EUR in grants to 28 projects.
FESTIVALS: Sixteen goEast Competition Films Vie for Awards
Ten feature films and six documentary films will screen in the goEast film festival, running 9-15 April 2014.
EFA 2016 Awards Go to Wroclaw
WROCLAW: The European Film Academy will hold the 2016 European Film Awards in Wroclaw, a city which will also be the European Capital of Culture for 2016.
Cyprus Film Days 2014 opens on Friday, April 4th
The 12th edition of the International Film Festival Cyprus Film Days opens simultaneously in Limassol and in Nicosia on Friday, April 4th, 2014. The Festival is co-organised by the Cultural…
Vilnius IFF 2014: Winners have been announced
VILNIUS: Vilnius International Film Festival closed its 19th edition on April 3. There were two competition programmes: “New Europe – New Names” and “Baltic Gaze”, which was launched in 2014.
GRANTS: Hungary Announces 2014 Grants for TV Productions
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian National Media Authority awarded announced 722 m HUF (2.4 m EUR) to eight television film productions.
PRODUCTION: Therapy for Murder in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Kiki Vasilescu's independent black comedy is in the last stages of postproduction and set for domestic release in June 2014.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex-Oriente Opens Applications
The year-long documentary workshop Ex-Oriente is now accepting submissions for the 2014 session.
FNE at BIFF: The Selfish Giant wins at Bucharest IFF
BUCHAREST: The Selfish Giant (GB), Clio Barnard's debut feature, won Best Film and the prize of the Youth Jury at the 10th edition of the Bucharest IFF which wrapped eight…
TVP Reins in Losses
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster had a deficit of 20.5 m PLN in 2013, a substantial decrease from 2012.
Vilnius Meeting Point Draws Industry to Lithuania
VILNIUS: The fifth edition of the Vilnius IFF industry sidebar Meeting Point Vilnius presented 22 Baltic films and works in progress to an audience of 150 international guests.
New Director Appointed at National Film Centre of Latvia
RIGA: Film critic Dita Rietuma has been elected the new director of the Latvian Film Centre, replacing long-time director Ilze Gailite-Holmberga who resigned in January 2014.
Croatia Announces 2014 Minority Coproduction Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has allotted 321,500EUR/2,460,000HRK to five minority coproductions including Romanian Cristi Puiu's new feature, Sierra Nevada.
The Second Game Looks Westward after Romanian Release
BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu's essay on time, history and football will hit Romanian cinemas on 4 April 2014 and is close to finalizing deals with German and French distributors.
Lithuania Sees Ad Market Growth in 2014
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian advertising market is expected to grow by 7% in 2014, with advertising prices rising across the board.
OBITUARY: Eva Vezer
BUDAPEST: Eva Vezer, who presided over European Film Promotion from 2009-2011, died on 28 March 2014 after a long illness.
Reisch Leaves Top Spot at Kino Polska TV
WARSAW: Bogułsaw Kisielewski will replace Piotr Reisch as the President of Kino Polska TV, whose newest project Stopklatka TV is one of the top three film channels in Poland.
Slawomir Idziak Completes Shooting on New Natalie Portman movie
WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Slawomir Idziak has just wrapped shooting A Tale of Love and Darkness directed by and starring Natalie Portman. The film which is based on a novel by…
Bulgarian Advertising Market Struggles to Remain Stable
SOFIA: The Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies reported that in 2013 the country’s advertising market amounted to 303 m BGN, a decrease of 0.62%, and has a possibility of 2%…
FESTIVALS: Home Takes Febiofest Grand Prix
PRAGUE: The Swedish-Icelandic romantic tragicomedy Home (Hemma), the first film by director Maximilian Hult, won the main award and a prize of 5,000 EUR at Febiofest’s closing ceremony on 28…
