FNE Visegrad Prix for Best Intentions

MISKOLC, HUNGARY: Hungarian coproducer Emoke Vagasi of Cor Leonis Films picked up the FNE Visegrad Prix for best coproduction for the film Best Intentions at the 8th Jameson Cinefest held…
25-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2011 Winners

ADANA: The awards of the 18. Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com) held from 17-25 September 2011 in the historic Turkish city of Adana were shared between four films which…
25-09-2011

FESTIVALS: Warsaw Announces Competition Line-up

WARSAW: Twenty films will compete in the main competition of the Warsaw IFF (www.wff.pl) taking place 7-17 October 2011. The selection includes four world premieres, three international premieres, and five…
25-09-2011

FESTIVALS: Docs Prized at Slovak Cinematik

PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA: British director Mike Leign took home the main prize at Slovakia's 6th Cinematik film festival (www.cinematik.sk), with Slovak documentaries capturing two additional awards.
25-09-2011

PRODUCTION: Siberian Education filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Italian director Gabriele Salvatores is shooting English language feature film Siberian Education (Educazione Siberiana) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The film is a coproduction between Italian film company Cattleya S.r.l. (http://www.cattleya.it/home/)…
25-09-2011

FNE Visegrad: 2011 Hungarian Film Industry Overview

BUDAPEST: Most of the Hungarian film professionals spent the last year waiting for the government to restructure funding for the Hungarian film industry. The Hungarian Film Fund (www.filmalap.hu) has just…
23-09-2011

Czech Doc Shoots in Georgia

Czech TV (www.ceskatelevize.cz) and studio FRMOL (www.frmol.com) are shooting a documentary film in Georgia. . Within the framework of a popular documentary series "On the road" and in collaboration with…
23-09-2011

FNE - IDF DocBloc: Deadline: Baltic Event Co-Production Market

The 10th film market Baltic Event, held annually in Tallin, Estonia, invites European filmmakers who seek financing and presenting. If you are interested in your project entering the co-production market,…
23-09-2011

Adana Gold Boll FF: Simurgh

Simurgh, a docu-drama produced and directed by Ruhi Karadag, has its world premiere in the Turkish national competition section of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com).
23-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Velvet

Velvet directed by Erdogan Kar has its world premiere in the Turkish national competition at the Golden Boll Film Festival in Adana (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com).
23-09-2011

Dvorak to Head Czech TV

PRAGUE: Petr Dvorak has been selected as the new executive director of public broadcaster Czech TV (www.ceskatelevize.cz). His appointment was announced on 22 September 2011.
22-09-2011

Battle Of Warsaw 1920 in UK Distribution

WARSAW: Battle of Warsaw 1920, directed by Jerzy Hoffman and one of the biggest Polish productions ever made, is set to premiere in 16 British cities on 7 October 2011.
22-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Love Me

Veteran Turkish director Ali Ozgenturk's latest film Love Me (Gorunmeyen) competed in the Turkish national competition section of the Golden Boll Film Festival in Adana (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com). The…
22-09-2011

Finlayson Named General Counsel of HBO CE

BUDAPEST: HBO Central Europe announced the appointment of Gordon Finlayson to the senior position of General Counsel, based at the company's offices in Budapest, Hungary.
22-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Home

Home, the directorial debut of Turkish actor Muzaffer Ozdem, has its world premiere in the Turkish national competition of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com)
21-09-2011

FNE Visegrad 2011: Coproductions in Hungary 2011

BUDAPEST: The tax incentive scheme in Hungary set up in 2004 together with special grants for international coproduction from the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMK www.mmka.hu) was responsible for a…
21-09-2011

Adana Golden Boll FF: Turkish Passport

The documentary Turkish Passport directed by Burak Arliel makes its world premiere in the Turkish national competition section of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (17-25 September 2011, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com)
21-09-2011

Polish Coalition For Film Education

WARSAW: Polish Film Institute has initiated a special agreement between public institutions, schools and independent organizations to improve the film education among the Polish school youth: the Coalition for Film…
21-09-2011

Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life

BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
21-09-2011

Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life

BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
21-09-2011