Moveast grand prize goes to Ukraine
The Ukrainian film At the River (U Reki) won the Golden Benjamin at the 4th Moveast International Film Festival in Pecs.
Malta Broadcasting Authority head resigns
Kevin Aquilina he CEO of the Malta Broadcasting Authority, the government agency which oversees TV and radio broadcasting, will resign at the end of 2008.
Eurimages supports Lithuanian-Latvian co-production
The European Cinema Support Fund Eurimages has awarded €350,000 to a Lithuanian/Latvian co-production, the animated feature The Golden Horse.
CME stock trading suspended in Prague
Trading of CME stock on the Prague Stock Exchange was suspended on Friday, October 24, after the stock dropped 28%.
Jihlave International Documentary Festival opens
With the recent EFA Prix Arte documentary film award to Czech director Helena Trestikova's Rene, interest in the Jihlava doc fest, running October 24-29, is on the rise.
Goat Story admissions record on opening weekend
Goat Story: The Old Prague Legends, the first Czech CGI feature animated movie, set a new Czech record for animated films, distributor Bontonfilm (www.bontonfilm.cz) announced.
Innocently Yours films in Bulgaria
Producer/writer/director Kiran Kolarov's Innocently Yours has begun filming in Bulgaria,
Polish dramatist debuts in 30 Minutes
Krzysztof Bizio moves from scriptwriter to director with All of Anna's Lies, which began filming October 20.
Bollywood movies drive Polish newspaper sales
After finding marketing success by offering movie collections along with the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, the newspaper has found a new marketing tool: Bollywood movies.
Strawberry Wine reaps festival success
Dariusz Jablonski's Strawberry Wine took home the audience award from the 16 Trzyniec film festival in the Czech Republic before screening at the Haifa film festival.
Shooting begins on The Temptation of St. Tony
Venice winner Veiko Ounpuu has begun shooting on his second feature film, The Temptation of St. Tony, in Estonia.
The Balcony opens theatrically across Lithuania
Film and theatre director Giedre Beinoriute's new film The Balcony (http://balkonas.wordpress.com) opened in the four biggest Lithuanian cities: Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, and Siauliai.
Distribution of Bulgarian films gains traction
The fall kicked off with the first success of a modern distribution style for new Bulgarian films.
56’ revolution Documentary for Oscar
Hungarian born Hollywood director Klaudia Kovacs will place her documentary Torn from the Flag in competition for the best feature-length documentary Academy Award.
BooBoo in the Land of Bears and Palms
Agencies selling films abroad, institutions common in the West, are still as rare in Poland as snow in Havana.
Opus Film Sees Potential in Young Artists
The films presented at this year's CentEast Market included My Flesh, My Blood by debuting director Marcin Wrona, a project involving Opus Film, one of Poland's largest production companies.
Czechs dominate EFA documentary nominations
Prix Arte winner Rene was one of two Czech films among the ten documentary films nominated for the European Film Academy (EFA) "European Film Academy Documentary 2008 - Prix Arte".
Antalya Film Festival And Eurasia Market and Festival
The 45th edition of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (October 10-19) turned out to be a surprise
Festival winners also market winners in Warsaw
Three award winners at the 24th Warsaw International Film Festival were also screened in the CentEast Market Warsaw programme, which ran during the latter half of the Warsaw festival.
