Polish-Czech Hel moves into production
Hel, a debut feature from Kinga Dębska, started shooting on February 10, after spending two years pre-production.
News channel sold to journalist
Well know Slovenian journalist Vladimir Vodušek has bought a majority share in commercial news station Info TV (www.infotv.si) from its founder Leo Oblak.
Bučar moves to film fund
Nataša Bučar has been appointed to the post of Assistant Director of the Slovenian Film Fund.
TVP increases ad rates
Polish public broadcaster TVP raised the prices of commercial time, in a search for additional profits as part of the station's new development plan.
Wajda at Berlin with Sweet Rush
Poland's acclaimed director Andrzej Wajda is in Berlin for the world premiere of Sweet Rush, screening in competition at the Berlinale.
Cinema attendance leaps in Slovakia and Bulgaria
Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Russia were the top performing European countries for cinema attendance growth in 2008.
Polish TV ad revenues strong in 2009
Ad revenues for Polish broadcasters held strong in January, but TVN's digital TV channel 'n' posted losses for 2008 due primarily to fluctuating currency exchage rates.
First HD Television planned for Slovakia
Czech Television Nova Sport aims to reach the the Slovak market with its new Nova Sport HD.
Tobruk finds a buyer at Berlinale
Director Václav Marhoul big-budget war drama Tobruk secured an an international sales agreement at the Berlinale market.
Estonia commissions post-prodution study
A consortium of public and private film organisations has commissioned a study on the feasibility of setting up an audiovisual post-production cluster in Tallinn to boost Estonia's film services exports.
SPI introduces partner company Film Europe at Berlinale's EFM
Film Europe, a new arrival on the co-production scene, makes its bow on the world stage at the European Film Market at the Berlinale with a slate of new films…
FNE IN BERLIN: EFP Shooting Star Orsi Toth
Hungarian actress Orsi Toth is an actress of few words, a rare thing in a profession where language and lengthy dialogues are the tools of the trade.
Tobruk, Country Teacher and Karamazovs lead Czech Lion nominations
This year´s Czech Lion ceremony, the annual awards of the Czech film and television academy (www.cfta.cz), will celebrate three main movies -
I'm Not Your Friend in cinemas
Following its premiere of the 40th Hungarian Film Week, Gyorgy Palfi's (Taxidermia, Hukkle) I'm Not Your Friend was released in cinemas in Hungary on February 5.
MPT launches Poznań Media Expo
The Poznań International Fair (MPT) will host one of the biggest television events in Poland, the Poznań Media Expo, February 19-21, 2009.
Five Bulgarian co-productions will be traded at the EFM
One national film and four international co-productions are scheduled at the European Film Market, denoting the highest Bulgarian involvement in the EFM to date.
Buratino, Son of Pinocchio, travels to Berlin
Buratino, Son of Pinocchio, an Estonian-Russian co-production to be released on March 12, is presented at this year's Berlin European Film Market as a previously unheard-of-genre piece: a juvenile musical…
Polish-German coproduction meeting in Warsaw
Central and East European based filmmakers will have a chance to pitch their ideas to Polish and German producers during a special Warsaw meeting in May 2009.
Slovak films head to Berlin
Six Slovak films are representing Slovak film production at the European Film Market in Berlin, including three premieres.
When Apples Roll in Berlin
Director Reinis Kalnaellis unveils his first animated film When Apples Roll (Kad āboli ripo), premiering at the Berlinale.
