CME Sells Czech Series to U.S.
PRAGUE: MediaPro Distribution, the sales agent for Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com ) announced a deal to develop the Czech crime series Organized Crime Unit in the U.S. The…
FESTIVALS: Pal Adrienne Awarded at Crossing Europe
LINZ: Hungarian director Ágnes Kocsis' drama Pal Adrienne received the Audience Award at the Crossing Europe festival (www.crossingEurope.at) closing ceremony on 16 April 2011. The film previously was the recipient…
Outbound Sold in Four Territories
BUCHAREST: Sales agent mk2 (www.mk2.com) has sold Bogdan George Apetri's Outbound/Periferic (www.periferic.ro) to Poland, Greece, Israel and Switzerland. The Romanian film will be distributed by Against Gravity (www.againstgravity.pl) in Poland,…
FNE at Istanbul IFF 2011: New projects score development funding
ISTANBUL: Development funding for a number of new feature film projects was announced at the Istanbul IFF (http://film.iksv.org/trrnfor ) Meetings on the Bridge industry event last night. The new Turkish…
Kaunas Announces Plans for New Film Studio
KAUNAS: The Kaunas City Municipality (www.kaunas.lt) has approved the establishment a new film studio in Kaunas. The founders of the public institution will be the city municipality, businessman Edvinas Bindokas…
FESTIVALS: Turkey, Romania Get Cannes Slots
CANNES: Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan won a coveted Cannes competition slot with his film Once Upon a Time in Anatolya (Bir Zamanlar Andolu'da), as did expat Romanian director Radu…
Dragon Forum Call for Applications
KRAKOW: Dragon Forum Pitching 2011 has announced an open call for documentary film projects through 29 April 2011. The sixth edition takes place 25-29 May during the 51st Krakow International…
Latvia’s Ticket Prices Drop as Local Films Attract Viewers
RIGA: Newly released date from the Latvian National Film Center (www.nfc.lv) show the effect that Latvia's economic problems of the past two years have had on cinema. Most alarmingly, ticket…
TVP's Venice Awarded in Cleveland
WARSAW: Venice by Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski has been honored with the Special Jury Mention for Cinematography by Arthur Reinhartd at the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival.
Cinema City Continues Expansion in Romania
Cinema City opened its tenth multiplex in Romania in early April. The cinema, located in Braila has 10 screens and 2,135 seats and it's equipped with 5 digital projectors. Cinema…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
The documentary film Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits, makes its world premiere at the Istanbul Film Festival as the final screening in the National Competition.
FNE - IDF DocBlock: The Blueberry Spirits
Blueberry spirits tells the ghost stories of the small Gypsy family who spend their summers living in forest. Every member of the small community has experienced several scary encounters with…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Our Grand Despair
Seyfi Teoman's Our Grand Despair, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, received both the Best Film award and the Film Critics' Choice award at the Turkey/German Film Festival in…
PRODUCTION: Apricot Island Premieres in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Bebjak's debut feature, Apricot Island, will hit Slovak cinemas on 14 April 2011 after four years in production.
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Press
Press had its world premiere at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October 2010, and was released in Turkish cinemas on 18 March 2011. The film received the Special…
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court Declares Controversial Film Law Amendment Illegal
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has struck down a controversial amendment to the Film Industry Act that would have reduced the government’s obligations to fund the film industry and opened the…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Hair
Hair had its world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2010, with the Turkish premiere following in October at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where…
Romania Awards 2.4 Million Euros in Grants
BUCHAREST: Ten feature films, including three debut films, are among the recipients of the latest round of Romanian film grants. Over 2.4 million Euros was dispersed to full length features,…
FESTIVALS: FNE at Istanbul IFF: Toll Booth
Toll Booth is the debut film by director Tolga Karacelik. It received the Best First Film, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography awards at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Co-production Blood in the Snow Wraps Shoot
VILNIUS: The Spanish-Lithuanian co-production Blood in the Snow (Sangre en la nieve) from director Gerardo Herrero will complete filming by 15 April 2011.
