PRODUCTION: Adalbert's Dream in pre-production
Gabriel Achim's first feature, Aldabert's Dream, is a black comedy set on May 8, 1986, the anniversary of the Communist Party, and the day following a historic Champion's League football…
FNE at FINALE Plzen FF: Competition: Foxes
Mira Fornay's debut film Foxes screens in competition at Finale Plzen, following a successful premiere at the Venice festival last fall.
FNE at FINALE Plzen FF: Competition: Walking Too Fast
Radim Špaček returns to the absurdism of Communist life in the 1980's in his Finale Plzen competition film Walking Too Fast (Pouta), a Czech/Slovak/Polish coproduction.
Slovak Audiovisual Fund announces its first grants
The Slovak Audiovisual Fund (www.avf.sk) has approved grants totalling 1,245,300 Euro in its first round of support for Slovak films.
FNE at FINALE Plzen FF: Competition: Men in Rut
Robert Sedláček's satirical comedy Men in Rut, screening in the main Finale Plzen main competition, takes place during the "Deer-Luring" competition in a south Moravian village.
FNE at Istanbul IFF: Winners 2010
The closing of the 29th Istanbul IFF (www.ifsv.org) in Istanbul was over shadowed by the pan-European air chaos as international guests attending the ceremony prepared to either extend their stay…
CFC screens shorts at Plzen
The Czech Film Center will present a marathon of Czech short films as well as its annual presentation of selected upcoming films at the Finale festival of Czech films in…
FNE at FINALE Plzen FF: Competition: Kawasaki's Rose
Director Jan Hrebejk's film Kawasaki´s Rose screens in competition at Finale Plzen after its Berlinale success where it picked up awards from the Ecumenical Jury and the Jury of the…
IMAX signs first deal in Croatia
IMAX announced its first agreement in the former Yugoslavia, with with Blitz-Cinestar, to open a stand-alone IMAX theatre as part of a ten-screen cinema, the Cinestar Arena in Zagreb.
Slovakia unveils new doc fest
Building upon its emergence as a documentary powerhouse, Slovakia is launching a new documentary festival, Fórum.DOCsk.
Czechs digitalize their film heritage
The Czech MEDIA Desk is hosting a panel on Digitalization of the Czech Film Heritage on April 21, as part of the Days of European Film festival,
Finale fest picks nine Czech competition films
The Finale festival of Czech films (www.filmfestfinale.cz) opens April 18 in Plzen, with nine new Czech feature films in the main competition.
IMAX signs first deal in Croatia
IMAX announced the signing of its first cinema in the former Yugoslav territories, with Croatian exhibitor Blitz-Cinestar, to open in Zabreb in December 2010.
ERA New Horizons launches film workshop
ERA New Horizons International Film Festival will introduce NEW HORIZONS Studio, a workshop for young film professionals, taking place July 26-29, 2010, as part of this year's festival, running July…
Croatia increases support for coproductions
The Croatian audiovisual centre announced grants to three minority feature film co-productions with a total 370,000 euros.
Turkey’s Top Resort To Host Big Bash For Turkish TV Awards
ANTALYA: The first ever Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards (http://www.ismailcemawards.com/) on 24 April in Antalya promises to be one of the biggest events of the year in Turkey. Antalya already…
PRODUCTION: Cezary Pazura prepares his directing debut
Popular Polish actor/singer/comic Cezary Pazura debuts as a director and producer in his comedy titled Weekend.
PRODUCTON: Leaving prepares for June filming
Former Czech president and renowned playwright Vaclav Havel announced he will begin shooting his film directing debut, Leaving (based on his stage play) in June.
PRODUCTION: Conan filming in Bulgaria
The Nu Image/Millennium/Lionsgate Conanremake starring Jason Momoa has begun a 12-week shoot in Sofia.
PRODUCTION: Snow White: Turkish Photo Artist Selim Gunes Directs First Feature Snow White
ISTANBUL: Celebrated Turkish photo artist Selim Gunes is in production on his first feature film Snow White produced by Istanbul based Augostos Film (www.agustos.com). The film was one of nine…
