FESTIVALS: Istanbul Festival Celebrates 30th Anniversary
ISTANBUL: The 30th anniversary edition of the Istanbul Film Festival (film.idvs.org) runs 2-17 April 2011 with a line-up of 230 films in 21 sections. With 150,000 visitors in 2010, the…
Czech TV Raided by Military Police
PRAGUE: Czech head of military police and two commanders have been suspended after a raid on the news desk of Czech public broadcaster Czech TV (www.ceskatelevize.cz) which was captured live…
Slovak TV Goes Digital
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia's transition from analogue television broadcasting to digital technology was launched on 8 March 2011. The last analogue transmitter is expected to be switched off by the end of…
Slovenian Cinema Attendance Shows Steady Growth
LJUBLJANA: Cinema admissions in Slovenia in 2010 continued a trend of steady increase, helped by the success of a hit national film. Slovenian theatres had 2,891,641 admissions in 2010, a…
FESTIVALS: Sofia Meetings Award Best Film Projects
SOFIA: Two film projects dominated the awards of the 8th annual Sofia Meetings which brought industry professionals together to pitch their projects and network in the Bulgarian capitol of Sofia…
FESTIVALS: Bulgarian Shelter Grabs Top Sofia IFF Award
(SOFIA): Bulgarian director Dragomir Sholev and producer Rossitsa Valkanova accepted the Grand Prix of the 15th Sofia International Film Festival (4-13 March, www.siff.bg) for the debut feature film Shelter. Sholev…
Slovenian Broadcaster to Increase HD
Slovenia public broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenia) has teamed up with services provider Ericcson to increase HD offerings via transmitting and receiving content, enabling a wider roll-out of HD services.
HBO Adds HD Channels in Poland
WARSAW: HBO Poland is introduced several new movie channels in HD on 7 March 2011: HBO2 HD, HBO Comedy HD and Cinemax2 HD. All HBO and Cinemax channels also became…
PRODUCTION: TVN Soccer Film in Preproduction
WARSAW: Polish commercial broadcaster TVN is casting the lead in its film production Fusbal, the story of a young provincial football player whose strength of character helps him overcome obstacles…
Romtelecom Launches Dolce TV Online
BUCHAREST: After launching its first specialized channel, Dolce Sport (www.dolce-sport.ro) last year, Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) launched the first online video integrate portal in Romania on 9 March 2011.
PRODUCTION: First Polish HBO Series in Postproduction
WARSAW: Without Secrets (Bez Tajemniec), the Polish production of HBO's hit series about psychotherapy In Treatment, wrapped shooting on 8 March 2011 and is in postproduction. The series filmed 25…
Fox Establishes Estonian Company
TALLINN: FOX International Channels (FIC) annouonced on 9 March 2011 the founding of FOX International Channels Estonia OÜ, a Tallinn-based regional headquarters servicing the Baltic region. The new company will…
FNE - IDF DocBloc : VIVISECTfest 2011 Announces Deadline
The 6th VIVISECTfest - Festival on Human Rights takes place May 9 - 13, 2011 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Organized by the NGO Vojvodjanka since 2004, the festival is dedicated…
FNE - IDF DocBloc : Vivisectfest 2011 Announces Deadline
The 6th VIVISECTfest - Festival on Human Rights takes place May 9 - 13, 2011 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Organized by the NGO Vojvodjanka since 2004, the festival is dedicated…
Wajda To Receive Top Polish Honour
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Wajda, who turned 85 on 6 March 2011, will receive the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest state honour, at a ceremony on 21 March…
Morgen wins Romanian Filmmakers Union Prize
BUCHAREST: Marian Crişan's Morgen, Călin Peter Netzer's Medal of Honor/Medalia de onoare and Florin Şerban's If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier shared the top…
Poland Amends Media Bill
WARSAW: The Polish Government has passed an amendment to the media bill which brings it up to European Union requirements.
The World is Big... Sells to North America
Berlin-based world sales company m-appeal (www.m-appeal.com) announced that it has closed a deal with Olive Film for the North American distribution rights of Stephan Komandarev's Bulgarian film The World is…
Walking Too Fast Gets Second Distribution Chance
Following its triumph at the Czech Lions on 5 March 2011, Walking Too Fast is returning to Czech cinemas. The political psychological thriller produced by rising Czech company Bionaut (www.bionaut.cz)…
Slovak AV Fund Appoints New Board President
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund (www.avf.sk) has announced the appointment of Zuzana Gindl-Tatárová as president of its board. She was elected from among nine board members at the February 2011…
