Hungarian Film Fund back new Mundruczo film
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Fund (www.filmalap.hu) has granted 1.6m EUR to Fehér Isten/White God, thenew project of Kornel Mundruczo and to Utóélet/Afterlife, the directorial debut of Virág Zomborácz, as well…
Polish-Norwegian Salt in production
KRAKOW: A Polish coal mine in Wieliczka near Krakow will be a setting for a challenging new Polish Norwegian production titled Salt which combines dance, special effects and puppet theatre.
PRODUCTION: HiFilm Productions Develops One Step Behind the Seraphim
BUCHAREST: Ada Solomon of HiFilm Productions is developing a Romanian-Hungarian coproduction, One Step Behind the Seraphim the first feature film of Daniel Gabriel Sandu. The project has been selected for…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Georgian Documentary at Sundance
The Georgian documentary "The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear" will screen in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance IFF.
TVP series sold to over 10 countries
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will sell the license for Into Deep Water to Europe, Middle East and Australia.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month – Cinema Lumière, Slovak Republic
FNE together with Europa Cinemas continues its Cinema of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European cinema operators we choose a cinema from each…
PRODUCTION: Gyorgy Palfi Developing The Voice
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director György Pálfi (Hukkle, Taxidermia) will participate in the Berlinale Co-production Market with The Voice. The filmmakers are looking for coproducers and a world sales agent.
Czechs Move Forward with Tax Incentives Programme While Awaiting Ratification
PRAGUE: Films which have applied for tax incentives under the Czech Film Industry Support Program (FISP) have until 18 January 2013 to record their applications at the Ministry of Culture…
Cinema City Admission Up in Central Europe
WARSAW: Admissions in Cinema City International multiplexes rose 2.5% in 2012, equaled 36.3 million in 2012 compared to 35.5 million in 2011.
PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Shooting in USA
ŁÓDŹ: The Sound of Nature – The Nature of Sound, a documentary directed by Jacek Piotr Bławut is scheduled to film between March 2013 and January 2014 in United States.
Croatian Film Admissions Triple in 2012
ZAGREB: Croatian films attracted 326,455 admissions in 2012, compared with 108,386 admissions in 2011.
Traction Media Picks up Borcuch’s Lasting
WARSAW: L.A. based Traction Media will handle North American rights for Jacek Borcuch’s fourth feature film Lasting which premieres on 20 January 2013 in competition at Sundance IFF.
Romanian Box Office Grows in 2012
BUCHAREST: Romanian films saw better domestic results in 2012, with four films topping 20,000 admissions, out of 20 Romanian films which premiered in 2012.
Freemantle Picks Up Estonian Series
TALLINN: London-based international production company FremantleMedia has purchased the syndication rights to the Estonian television crime series Revenge Inc. (Kattemaksukontor) produced by Balti Video.
PRODUCTION: Shot in Postproduction
ZAGREB: Robert Orhel's 90 minute drama Shot, filmed in November and December 2012, is in postproduction for completion in June 2013. Kinorama is producing in coproduction with public broadcaster Croatian…
Bulgarian President Vetoes Film Tax Incentives
SOFIA: Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev vetoed the Investment Encouragement Act, which outlined tax incentives for film productions, shortly after it passed a vote in Parliament.
New Czech Film Law Awaits EU Approval
PRAGUE: The long-awaited Czech Film Law, which was adopted by the Czech Parliament on its second vote after overriding a veto by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, is waiting for ratification…
EKRAN Applications Close 20 January
WARSAW: The EKRAN training programme for creative preproduction organized by Wajda Studio and the Wajda School is accepting applications from Poland and Croatia until 20 January 2013. Participation in the…
Bulgaria Assumes European Audiovisual Observatory Presidency
STRASBOURG: Irina Kanousheva will represent Bulgaria as the country takes on the annually rotating Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory for 2013.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East European Docs Invited to Apply to IDFA Fund
Creative documentaries from Eastern Europe are eligible to apply for IDFA's Bertha Fund, which has a deadline of 1 February. Read the full story on the IDF website.
