Production: Meszaros wraps Hope
Cannes, Berlin, and Venice winner Marta Meszaros has finished shooting Hope, her first film since 2004's The Unburied Man, producer Erika Tarr told FNE.
Record grant for animation director
Czech animation director and recent Athens Animfest winner Jan Balej received a record 10 million crown (370,000) grant for his new film, Little Fishergirl.
Mungiu ignites Romanian film funding controversy
Following an "open letter" from Palme d'Orwinning director Cristian Mungiu criticizing the grants process of the National Centre for Cinema, eight leading critics have issued a statement in support of…
Barrandov opens Digitalization center
Barrandov opened a new Film Digitalization and Postproduction Center at the Barrandov Studios Film Laboratories Division on April 16.
EFP announces Producers on the Move
European Film Promotion (EFP) has selected nine producers from Central Europe for its 10th "Producers on the Move" spotlight at the Cannes Film Festival.
God's Kiss equals box office bliss
Czech director Marie Poledňáková love story and Falcon Film release You Kiss Like God (Líbáš jako Bůh) reached a surprising 709,000 viewers by April 15, two months after opening.
Production: Magic Boys in preproduction
Director Robert Koltai (Colossal Sensation, Train Keeps a Rollin') is in preproduction with Magic Boys, an international co-production starring Michael Madsen and Adrian Paul.
Controversial TVP chairman survives recall vote
A motion to recall Piotr Farfał as public broadcaster TVP's temporary chairman and the reinstatement of Andrzej Urbański, Sławomir Siwek and Marcin Bochenek failed by a one vote margin.
Bulgarian ad market in decline
The Association of Bulgarian Advertising Agencies (http://www.arabulgaria.org/) reports that the Bulgarian media market fell 20% during the first quarter of 2009.
Slovenian government discusses RTV funding
The Slovenian parliament will adress underfunding and organizational structure of public broadcaster RTV.
Production: Sports murder doc planned
A documentary about the tragic death of well-known handball player Marian Cozma is being filmed in Hungary, producer Gabor Kalomista told FNE.
East Silver doc submissions open
East Silver, the specialized Central and East European documentary market, has announced it will be accepting film submissions on a year round basis.
SPI distirbution agreement with Forum Film Hungary
Forum Film Hungary has picked up theatrical distribution rights to SPI International's stable of acquired films in Hungary.
Sequel breaks Recep Idevik record
Sahan Gokbaker starrer Recep Ivedik 2, with admissions totalling 4,320,320 in its eighth week, breaks the Turkish box office record set by the original Recep Ivedik.
Euro Media Group eyes Romania
The Euro Media Group executive director has met with the head of Romania's Communication and Information Society Ministry to discuss the company's entry into Romania.
Slovenian parliament will discuss about underfund public broadcaster
In culture committee meeting in Slovenian parliament participants agreed that there should be a wider discussion about public Broadcaster (http://www.rtv.si/) about underfund situation and its organizing structure.
Top spot for Little Robbers
The €1.1 million Latvian-Austrian co-production Little Robbers took first place at the box office in its opening week, but results reflected the economic turmoil confronting Latvians.
Austria funds two Hungarian films
The Austrian Film Commission announced grants for a pair of Hungarian co-productions in its latest round of funding.
Lelouch to film in Romania
Palme d'Or winner Claude Lelouch will be shooting his next film in Romania this summer.
PRODUCTION: Erdelyi’s Security in preproduction
Daniel Erdelyi's second feature film, Security, is in preproduction, the director told FNE, with filming planned for the first half of 2010.
