Krakow Lifetime Achievement Award for Dreissen
Krakow, 15th March 2013 – Dutch film director and animator Paul Driessen, nominated in 2000 for the Oscar for his short 3 Misses, will receive the Dragon of Dragons Award…
Non-show Mungiu Steals the Show
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Cristian Mungiu received an Excellency Prize from the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN), despite his refusal to allow his film Beyond the Hills/După dealuri to compete for the…
FNE TV: Malta Film Commissioner Peter Busuttil
FNE TV spoke to Commissioner Busuttil about how being a small country can be an advantage for film production and new developments in Malta’s tax incentives and local Maltese productions.
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FNE at SIFF 2013: Grand Prix for Oh Boy
SOFIA: The Grand Prix for best film in the International Competition for first and second films of the 17th Sofia IFF went to the black and white film Oh Boy…
New Minister of Culture Appointed in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Actor Vladimir Penev was appointed Minister of Culture in the interim government by President Rosen Plevneliev on 12 March 2013.
Deadline for New Horizons
WARSAW: The 13th T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, running 18-28 July 2013, is accepting submissions until 15 March. The festival is accepting films in the following categories:
FESTIVALS: Vilnius Hosts Meeting Poing
VILNIUS: The 18th Vilnius International Film Festival, running 25-28 March 2013, will hold the fourth edition of its industry event for European and Lithuanian professionals, Meeting Point – Vilnius.
AXN Spin Launched in Romania
BUCHAREST: AXN Spin was launched in Romania on 1 March 2013, the second CEE territory for the channel, after a launch in Poland in January 2012.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan Films Free to Stream
In the week from March 11 to 17, VOD portal DAFilms presents a selection of films from the new collection of recently finished documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe which…
Plus Camerimage to Recognize Idziak
WARSAW: Sławomir Idziak will be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Plus Camerimage, to be…
Malta Announces Training Programme
The Malta Film Commission has been awarded 500,000 EUR to create a certified training programme aime at improving employment opportunities and develop a skilled film industry workforce.
Romania Gets Kiss
BUCHAREST: HBO Europe will begin production on the Romanian version of the Israeli series Shall We Kiss in spring 2013.
FNE TV: One World Festival and IDF East Doc Platform
FNE TV teams up with Ontente to bring you news and interviews from One World Film Festival and IDF's East Doc Platform in Prague. Click HERE to see the videos
PRODUCTION: Colette in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Milan Cieslar has finished shooting his romantic war film Colette based on the book of the same name by Pulitizer Prize nominated Czech writer Arnost Lustig who also co-wrote…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2013: Competition Films Announced Films
PLZEN: Eleven Czech feature films will compete for the Golden Kingfisher awards at the 26th Finále Plzeň festival of Czech films.
RCS&RDS Sells Digi TV Croatia to Vipnet
BUCHAREST-ZAGREB: Digi TV has been sold to Croatian operator Vipnet, a subsidiary of Telekom Austria for an undisclosed sum.
FESTIVALS: One World Reaches Wider Audiences
PRAGUE: One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which saw audience numbers rise by 25 percent for the 2013 festival, presents its Best Film Award to the Danish film…
Golden Tapes for Rose and Amour
WARSAW: The Golden Tapes, held on 11 March 2013, gave its Best Film award to the post WWII drama Rose directed by Wojciech Smarzowski.
Child's Pose Sets Opening Record in Romania
BUCHAREST: Child's Pose directed by Calin Peter Netzer set a 20 year opening weekend box office record in Romania, taking in 59,407 EUR/ 259,217 RON.
Plus Camerimage Gets Oscar Nod
Poland’s cinematography themed festival Plus Camerimage has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a qualifying festival in the Documentary Short Subject category.
