PRODUCTION: The Last Shepherds in Production
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dumitru Budrala is working on a long observational documentary encompassing an ancient occupation, Păstoritul transhumant/ The Last Shepherds.
PRODUCTION: Slovenia`s Victory Receives TV Premiere
Victory, a TV film shot in black and white by Slovenian director and screenwriter Miran Zupanič, premiered on RTV Slovenija on 9 November, following its theatrical debut at the 14th Slovenian Film Festival. It was completed in 27 shooting days at the beginning of the year 2011.
PRODUCTION: TVP in Production with Just My Luck
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is moving into production with a family series, Just My Luck. The show is based on an original Polish script and will replace family.pl, a Canadian licensed series produced by TVP.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Romantic Comedy Filming at MediaPro Studios
BUCHAREST: A Romanian comedy directed by Iura Luncaşu and produced by MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com) started a three week shoot on 31 October 2011.
Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on 26 September. Shooting took place on location at Sighişoara for two weeks and Căciulaţi, near Bucharest, before wrapping at Castel Film Studios (www.castelfilm.ro).
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland directing Czech miniseries for HBO Central Europe
WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland will direct a miniseries about the 1968 Prague Spring crackdown and Jan Palach, a young student who set himself on fire as a form of protest. The series is planned to be available to all HBO subscribers in Central Europe.
PRODUCTION: Slovak Documentary Comeback in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Comeback, a Slovak documentary on the situation of ex-convicts trying to reenter society upon their release from a high-security prison, is in its final stage of rough cut. The 70,000 euro feature-length film is schedule for release in March 2012.
PRODUCTION: Mission: Afghanistan Wraps First Shoot
WARSAW: Grzegorz Kuczeriszka has finished the first part of the shoot for Mission: Afghanistan, an original Polish series produced by Akson Studio for Canal+. The production will resume in April 2012 with a premiere planned for the fall of 2012.
PRODUCTION: TVN Medical Series Alicia's Hospital
TORUN: Polish private broadcaster TVN had moved into production with Alicia's Hospital, a new medical drama series. The show will premiere in 2012.
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian documentary Zone in Postproduction
The Lithuanian documentary film Zone (Nebalta drobė) directed by Jurga Naraškevičiūtė is now in postproduction.
Lithuanian documentary Zone in Postproduction
The Lithuanian documentary film Zone (Nebalta drobė) directed by Jurga Naraškevičiūtė is now in postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Conspiracy in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak directorial duo Gabriel Hoštaj and Roman Lazar are in post-production with Conspiracy, a feature debut for both artists, which should be completed by the end of 2011.
Conspiracy in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak directorial duo Gabriel Hoštaj and Roman Lazar are in post-production with Conspiracy, a feature debut for both artists, which should be completed by the end of 2011.
PRODUCTION: A Fold in My Blanket Completes Shooting
TBILISI: Zaza Rusadze's feature debut A Fold in My Blanket (produced by Zazarfilm, www.zazarusadze.com) is wrapping the principal shooting.
PRODUCTION: Across the Mountain in Development
BUCHAREST: Ileana Stănculescu, whose first documentary The Bridge/Podul peste Tisa won First Appereance Award at IDFA in 2004, is developing Across the Mountain, a creative documentary about the friendship between a group of imigrants on their way to Germany but accidentally trapped in the small Romanian town of Şomcuţa Mare (Maramureş district) and the local people.
PRODUCTION: From Romania to Zion in Preproduction
BUCHAREST: Producer-director Oana Giurgiu is in preproduction with From Romania to Zion, a long documentary on Jewish immigration from Romania to Israel and the present relations between both countries. She plans to use archive materials and interviews in order to build a light, colourful film, "a journey through family life stories" with a glimpse at the complexity of 130 years of history.