Polish film crisis averted
The Polish film industry have effectively protested against the loss of the headquarters of the The Documentary and Feature Films Studio (WFDiF,www.wfdif.com.pl).
Hungarian box office on the rise
Hungarian box office and attendance are on the rise, despite a drop in the number of screenings during the first quarter of 2009 according to the National Film Office.
New decision at MMKA
The Motion Picture Foundation of Hungary (www.mmka.hu) announced support for 25 festivals and film events at a total amount with €305,000.
FNE Cannes Screening Alert!!
Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
Palace Cinemas to open 3 new multiplexes
Palace Cinemas will open three new multiplexes in the Czech Republic in 2010, the company announced on May 20.
Pro TV signs deal with Tandem
Romania's Pro TV and Germany's Tandem Communications announced that the Romanian's have an exclusive output deal with Tandem.
EC prepares new Media Mundus programme
The European Commission (ec.europa.eu) has released details on the new Media Mundus programme, which will launch in 2011.
FNE at Festival De Cannes 2009: Competition White Ribbon
CANNES: Today's screening of Michael Haneke's What Ribbon was definitely the unveiling of one of the competition's most serious artistic achievements. Set in a small village in Northern Germany on…
Sweet Rush directed Adrzej Wajda:Supported by PISF
Sweet Rush (Polish: Tatarak), directed by the acclaimed Andrzej Wajda, is partly based on a short story by Polish writer Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. Wajda previously made three films based on Iwaszkiewicz's…
The Polish Film Institute every year backs the production of a wide range of short films.
Some of this year's best have been collected into the programme Polish Shorts. Polish Shorts are available to screen on demand at the Short Film Corner at the lower level…
Hungarian-Romanian-Swedish co-production to film in Sweden
Hungarian director Judit Elek will begin filming her Communist-era co-production Returning Home in Sweden in July.
New support from MEDIA for Slovene companies
Slovenian producers and distribution companies have received an additional €74,042 from Media Desk Slovenia (www.mediadeskslovenia.eu) to retroactively cover 2008 budget costs.
Vezér elected EFP president
Éva Vezér has been elected president of European Film Promotion, replacing Claudia Landsberger who stepped aside but stays on as vice president.
FNE Cannes Party and Screening Alert !! - Wednesday 20 May
Please remember that your FNE publishes insider party information. But this is NOT an invitation. To attend any of these events you MUST have an invitation from the party organizers…
