PRODUCTION: Shanghai Gypsy Begins Filming
Shanghai Gypsy, the second feature film by Slovenian director Marko Naberšnik, began shooting on 27 June 2011 and is expected to wrap on 2 October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Of Snails and Men to Shoot in August
BUCHAREST: Tudor Giurgiu's second feature, Of Snails and Men/Despre oameni şi melci, is inspired by true events, even if they may sound quite odd. In 2002, Reuters published an news report stating that the workers from a Romanian factory proposed donating their sperm in order to obtain funds to save their factory from being privatized.
PRODUCTION: Of Snails and Men to Shoot in August
BUCHAREST: Tudor Giurgiu's second feature, Of Snails and Men/Despre oameni şi melci, is inspired by true events, even if they may sound quite odd. In 2002, Reuters published an news report stating that the workers from a Romanian factory proposed donating their sperm in order to obtain funds to save their factory from being privatized.
PRODUCTION: Destiny in development
The Czech Production company Central European Production and Locations (www.praguelocations.com) signed an coproduction agreement with the Chinese production company V.V .Hand Productions of Beijing to co-produce the action adventure film Destiny.
PRODUCTION: The New Life of a Family Album in Production
BRATISLAVA: Young Slovak director Adam Oľha (Martin-Lisbon) is in the final stage of production with his second feature documentary, The New Life of a Family Album. Based on a long-term observation and shot over the period of three years, the movie is a portrait of the author's own family.
PRODUCTION: Everybody in Our Family to Begin Filming
BUCHAREST: Everybody in Our Family, the second feature from Romanian director Radu Jude (The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume) starts shooting in 15 June 2011 producer Ada Solomon told FNE. Described as a war movie set in an appartment, Everybody in Our Family bears a resemblance to a short film Jude made in 2007, Alexandra. The approach will be a realistic one, as in all of Jude's films.
PRODUCTION: Everybody in Our Family to Begin Filming
BUCHAREST: Everybody in Our Family, the second feature from Romanian director Radu Jude (The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume) starts shooting in 15 June 2011 producer Ada Solomon told FNE. Described as a war movie set in an appartment, Everybody in Our Family bears a resemblance to a short film Jude made in 2007, Alexandra. The approach will be a realistic one, as in all of Jude's films.
PRODUCTION: Süskind Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: Rudolf van den Berg's feature film Süskind is a war drama based on true events. In Amsterdam, 1942, Walter Süskind, a Jew, befriended SS officer Ferdinand Aus der Funten in an attempt to save a group of children from the death camp. He managed to save almost one thousand until he himself was caught.
PRODUCTION: Süskind Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: Rudolf van den Berg's feature film Süskind is a war drama based on true events. In Amsterdam, 1942, Walter Süskind, a Jew, befriended SS officer Ferdinand Aus der Funten in an attempt to save a group of children from the death camp. He managed to save almost one thousand until he himself was caught.
PRODUCTION: Estonia Marks Film Centennial with Mega-Film
TALLINN: The Estonian NGO Cinema Bus (www.kinobuss.ee), which tours the country with film and animation workshops and screens films in rural areas, has initiated an ambitious project to produce a feature film with 10,000 volunteers from across the country. The project, defined as a sci-fi documentary, is a mixture of guerilla film-making and community activism and is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Estonian film in 2012.
PRODUCTION: Crulic - The Path To Beyond in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Writer-director Anca Damian (Crossing Dates) is in postproduction with a long animated feature Crulic - The Path to Beyond, a Romanian-Polish coproduction based on the tragic story of Claudiu Crulic, a 33-year-old Romanian who starved himself to death in a Polish prison in January 2008.
PRODUCTION: Crulic - The Path To Beyond in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Writer-director Anca Damian (Crossing Dates) is in postproduction with a long animated feature Crulic - The Path to Beyond, a Romanian-Polish coproduction based on the tragic story of Claudiu Crulic, a 33-year-old Romanian who starved himself to death in a Polish prison in January 2008.
PRODUCTION: A Night Too Young Goes into Postproduction
PRAGUE: Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu wrapped the shoot on the Czech-Slovenian feature film A Night Too Young (Prilis mlada noc) in late May, and the film has now moved into the postproduction phase. Producer Jiri Konecny told FNE that the film, which will be a low-budget production coming in at under 200,000 euros, will be released in early 2012.
PRODUCTION: Rosłaniec Shooting Baby Blues
Katarzyna Rosłaniec, the director of Mall Girls, is shooting Baby Blues on the topic of teen pregnancy. The shoot for the film started in the second half of May in Warsaw and will last through the end of June 2011.
PRODUCTION: Mihăileanu Prepares English-language Debut
BUCHAREST: Romanian-born French director Radu Mihăileanu is developing his first English-language feature film, with plans to shoot in Los Angeles in 2012 or at the begining of 2013. The still-untitled project is expected to attract some name actors.
PRODUCTION: Mihăileanu Prepares English-language Debut
BUCHAREST: Romanian-born French director Radu Mihăileanu is developing his first English-language feature film, with plans to shoot in Los Angeles in 2012 or at the begining of 2013. The still-untitled project is expected to attract some name actors.