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…
BucharEST International Film Festival: 20-25 April
BucharEST International Film Festival: 20-25 April. Guest of honour will be Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky who will be presenting a retrospective of his films.
PRODUCTON: Novel for Men completes filming in Slovakia
A Novel for Men, a bittersweet comedy based on the novel from Czech bestselling author Michal Viewegh, has finished shooting in Slovakia and moved to Czech exteriors, producer Rudolf Biermann…
FESTIVALS: Zlin festival marks 50th anniversary
One of the oldest film festival events in Europe and the largest celebration of films for the youth and young adult market, Film Festival Zlin (www.zlinfest.cz) marks a milestone 50th…
South Korea picks up Made in Hungaria
Made in Hungaria has been acquired by Chris Lee Pictures International on behalf of Korea Telecom.
Poirot sells to CEE
Eight CEE territories have picked up Poirot, the TV series from ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
EFP launches Euro-Canadian co-production lab
European Film Promotion is partnering with with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and the Toronto International Film Festival to launch the Producers Lab Toronto September 10-12.
Liza, The Fox-Fairy going to Atelier
Accomplished short film and commercial director Károly Ujj-Mészáros' first feauture film, Liza the Fox-Fairy now in pre-production. has been invited to Cannes Film Festival's sixth Cinefondation Atelier.
Polish Film Institute grants 12 international productions
The Polish Film Institute had granted over 36.4 million PLN (EUR 9.4million) to support new Polish productions, including twelve international projects.
Agora enters the multiplex cinema market
Agora Group has signed a preliminary agreement to buy out 84% of shares of Centrum Filmowe Helios, the biggest Polish multiplex chain.
FNE at Vilnius IFF: Winners 2010
VILNIUS: The 15th annual Vilnius International Film Festival (18 March-2 April) sent a new record with 54, 000 admissions to this year's event and a strong showing of films from…
PRODUCTION: So I Say in preproduction
Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer is in preproduction with So I Say starring Gerard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel, with shooting set for August 28 - October 9, 2010, in the Romanian city…
Lithuania presents first Cinematographer awards
Cinematographer Viktoras Radzevičius received the first Lithuanian Cinematographers award "The Oak" (www.azuolai.lt) for the film Vortex (Duburys, director Gytis Lukšas).
Viasat launches new Baltic channel
Viasat announced it will launch a new channel, Viasat Nature East, in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia as well as in the Ukraine on May 3.
PRODUCTION: Strach goes into production with two films
Czech director Jiří Strach will shoot two movies based on novels by best-selling Czech author Miloš Urban, coproduction company Czech television (www.ceskatelevize.cz) announced.
Police, Adjective wins Gopo Awards
Corneliu Porumboiu's film Police, Adjective took six top awards at the 4th edition of Romania's Gopo Awards.
PRODUCTION: Script-winning House in production
House, based on an award-winning script by Slovak director/writer Zuzana Liova, started shooting in Slovakia on March 20.
