Polish distributors Jakub Duszynski, Gutek Film

Gutek Film creative director and head of acuisitions Jakub Duszynski melds art house distribution with festival programming, hosting a weekly TV program, and working on the selection committee of the…
23-09-2008

Romanian distributor Stefan Bradea, Transilvania Film

Stefan Bradea's grounding in international business and his connection to Romania's young generation of filmgoers made him an ideal choice to head up Transilvania Film when it was founded in…
23-09-2008

Slovak distributor Michal Drobny, Continental Film

Michal Drobny joined the distribution business the old fashioned way: ten years ago his family established Continental Film, s.r.o.
23-09-2008

Slovenian distributor Natasa Bucar, Cankarjev dom

When Natasa Bucar began working for Cankarjev dom in 2001, the venerable national cultural institution already had an established eight-year-old distribution arm.
23-09-2008

FNE Media Partner of European Film Promotion in San Sebastian

FNE Daily Newsletter will be publishing profiles of the EFP Central European distributors on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 September. From These dates you can also access profiles at News…
23-09-2008

Hungarian-shot John Adams wins 13 Emmy Awards

The $110 million, Hungarian-filmed, HBO Films's (www.hbo.com/films/) seven-part mini-series John Adams, won five awards at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (www.emmys.org) on September 22, after snapping up eight Creative Arts…
23-09-2008

Autumn Ball wins grand prix in Anapa

Veiko Ounpuu's Estonian box office hit and Venice Orrizonti winner Autumn Ball picked up the Kinoshok grand prize, the critics' award, and the press prize at the Anapa film festival…
22-09-2008

Film financing in Lithuania: Rasa Miskiniyte

Producer Rasa Miskiniyte's 600,000 euro documentary The Bug Trainer is a tribute to persistence and diligence in the face of limited national funding resources.
22-09-2008

Film financing in Lithuania: Loss marketing campaign

With no state institutional funding, the Lithuanian producers of Loss decided that a multi-pronged promotional campaign was the only way to recover their investment on the 600,000 euro project.
22-09-2008

Polish Film Festival in Gdynia Underlines Revival of National Film Industry

The 33rd annual festival of Polish Feature Films in Gdynia underlined the revival of the national film industry fueled by funding from the government backed Polish Film Institute.
21-09-2008

Bathory reaches one million admissions

Big-budget historical movie Bathory by Juraj Jakubisko reached one million admissions as of September 15, distributor Bontonfilm (www.bontonfilm.cz) announced.
21-09-2008

Dzift selected for Oscar entry from Bulgaria

Javor Gardev's provocative neo-noir debut Dzift, which won a best director prize at the Moscow fim festival, is Bulgaria's bid for an Oscar nomination.
21-09-2008

Chop Shop wins Arsenals lottery grand prize

Inviting representatives from each of the 16 "winning" international competition films on stage for the closing Arsenals ceremony on September 20, the festival concluded with its traditional lottery prize drawing,…
21-09-2008

Renessaince TV series from Bela Tarr

The National Cultural Fund of Hungary (www.nka.hu) is supporting a Renessaince television series project from production company T.T. Filmmuhely under the artistic direction of Bela Tarr.
18-09-2008

Freimane to launch new production company

Producer Laima Freimane of Screen Vision production company is set to launch a new services oriented company, 5 Level Production, at a grand opening on October 9.
18-09-2008

Baltic film production soars

Baltic filmmakers and industry professionals are showing off the jewels of newly energized film production in the Baltic Film Competition, which opened September 17 as part of the Arsenals festival…
18-09-2008

New tender on Slovak digital television

The Telecommunication Office of the Slovak Republic (www.teleoff.gov.sk) invites tenders for the first two DVB-T multiplexes.
18-09-2008

Marhoul back in action with Tobruk

Tobruk, the new World Warr II film from former Barrandov CEO-turned producer-turned director Vaclav Marhoul, fittingly had its pre-premier in Eastern Slovakia on the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising.
18-09-2008

I Was Here tops Estonia’s box office on first weekend

The Karlovy Vary East of the West competition film I Was Here, directed by Rene Vilbre, premiered on Friday, September 12, and shot to the top of Estonian box office…
16-09-2008