East Pictures Tests Polish 3D Market

WARSAW: 4:13 To Katowice, the first Polish thriller made only for 3D screenings, will have its premiere on 21 October 2011 in Warsaw. The film will be first presented in…
19-10-2011

PRODUCTION: Portaits in a Forest Completes Shoot

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dinu Tănase wraps filming 19 October 2011 on Portraits in a Forest, a contemporary police story involving a crime and an officer solving the case. Shooting started…
18-10-2011

Koko and the Ghosts Tops Croatian Domestic Box Office

The feature live-action film Koko and the Ghosts has become the number one box office entry in Croatia after its premiere in early October. During the opening weekend it was…
18-10-2011

Polish Pay-TV Market Near Saturation

WARSAW: Poland has reached 74% penetration of the pay TV market, according to a report in the Warsaw Voice. Analysts estimate that only just over 500,000 new customers are yet…
18-10-2011

Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot Adapted by Estonian Director Rainer Sarnet

An adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, The Idiot (Idioot) by Estonian director Rainer Sarnet screened in the Flash Forward section of the Busan International Film Festival. The film, produced by…
18-10-2011

Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot adapted by Estonian Director Rainer Sarnet

An adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, The Idiot (Idioot) by Estonian director Rainer Sarnet screened in the Flash Forward section of the Busan International Film Festival. The film, produced by…
18-10-2011

CentEast Works in Progress: Baby Blues

WARSAW: Polish director Katarzyna Rosłaniec explores the topic of teen pregnancy in her new drama Baby Blues presented at the CentEast forum in Warsaw.
18-10-2011

CentEast Works in Progress: Baby Blues

WARSAW: Polish director Katarzyna Rosłaniec explores the topic of teen pregnancy in her new drama Baby Blues presented at the CentEast forum in Warsaw.
18-10-2011

Root Joins HBO CE as Vice President

BUDAPEST: HBO Central Europe has appointed Antony Root as Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production at HBO Central Europe, reporting to Chief Executive Linda Jensen. He will be responsible…
17-10-2011

CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Polish Works in Progress: Blind Watching

WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) is in post production with Blind Watching, a moving drama with documentary-style improvised moments about the importance of making a connection despite the loss…
17-10-2011

CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Polish Works in Progress: Blind Watching

WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) is in post production with Blind Watching, a moving drama with documentary-style improvised moments about the importance of making a connection despite the loss…
17-10-2011

FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF: Rules of Single Life

Rules of Single Life, a character-driven documentary, was directed by Bulgaria born expat Tonislav Hristov, residing in Finland since 1999.
17-10-2011

FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF: Rules of Single Life

Rules of Single Life, a character-driven documentary, was directed by Bulgaria born expat Tonislav Hristov, residing in Finland since 1999.
17-10-2011

FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF: Mothers

The experimental three parts film Mothers by Milcho Manchevski is the Macedonian director's second coproduction with Bulgaria, following Shadows which was coproduced the Bulgarian company Camera (www.camera.bg). Mothers was coproduced…
17-10-2011

FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF: Mothers

The experimental three partsfilm Mothers by Milcho Manchevski is the Macedonian director's second coproduction with Bulgaria, following Shadows which was coproduced the Bulgarian company Camera (www.camera.bg). Mothers was coproduced by…
17-10-2011

FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF: Fish Cry Freedom

The low-budget 61-minute HD feature film Fish Cry Freedom is a feature debut from an Austrian film director and cultural anthropologist living in Munich, Wilma Kiener. Gergana Kofardzhieva and Itzko…
17-10-2011

FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF: Fish Cry Freedom

The low-budget 61-minute HD feature film Fish Cry Freedomis a feature debut from an Austrian film director and cultural anthropologist living in Munich, Wilma Kiener. Gergana Kofardzhieva and Itzko Finci…
17-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Rose Wins Warsaw Grand Prix

WARSAW: The closing ceremony of the 27th Warsaw Film Festival (www.wff.pl) on 16 October 2011 was a night of home town success amid a festival line-up that was strong on…
16-10-2011

FESTIVALS: NO. 1 Grabs the Bulgarian Golden Rose Award

VARNA, BULGARIA: The 30th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (7-13 October 2011) delivered the Best Feature Film "Golden rose" award to Atanas Hristoskov's debut film NO. 1. The president…
16-10-2011

Crulic - The Path To Beyond Gets Polish Distribution

WARSAW: Crulic - The Path to Beyond, a striking animated documentary based on the tragedy of Claudiu Crulic, will open in Polish cinemas in December 2011.The decision followed the film's…
16-10-2011