PRODUCTION: Karin Babinska to Direct Czech-Dutch Coproduction
PRAGUE: Rick McCallum and Martin Šebík from Film United, the Prague-based company which coproduced the TV series Borgia, have announced that their new project, Following the Dream/Za sny, will be a Czech-Dutch coproduction. They are planning to shoot next year.
PRODUCTION: Paul Negoescu Develops Two Projects Simultaneously
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu is developing Never Let It Go, which was supported the Romanian National Film Center, and also an independent feature Two Lottery Tickets. He doesn’t know which one he will shoot first.
PRODUCTION: Constantin Popescu Preps Pororoca
BUCHAREST: The new feature by Constantin Popescu, Proroca tells the story of a couple who lose their daughter in a park. The writer/director told FNE that he wrote the script especially for the actor Bogdan Dumitrache.
PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu Develops New Project
BUCHAREST: After Beyond the Hills (2012) Cristian Mungiu's new project will deal with parenting and focus on a male character. The producer/writer/director hopes to shoot it in 2015 "Ideally while there are still leaves on the trees", he told FNE.
PRODUCTION: Nightlife by Damjan Kozole Starts Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: In February, award-winning Slovenian filmmaker Damjan Kozole finished shooting his tenth feature film Nightlife, which has now entered postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Era of Dance Shooting
RIGA: Viktors Buda and his team at VFS Films are shooting Era of Dance / Dejulaikmets, a music documentary on Rave, Dance and DJ cultures that bridged West Germany and the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, with Riga caught in the middle.
PRODUCTION: Juliet and Alfa Romeo in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: Blaz Zavrsnik is in postproduction with his second feature, Juliet and Alfa Romeo/Julija in Alfa Romeo, a love story set to be released by its Slovenian distributor Fivia in autumn 2015.
PRODUCTION: Adonis Florides Shooting Rosemarie
NICOSIA: Cypriot director Adonis Florides is in production on his new film Rosemarie which is currently shooting in Cyprus. The film is supposed to be finished late 2015.
PRODUCTION: Tragicomedy Miracle in Production
VILNIUS: A tragicomic drama with flourishes of magical realism Miracle/Stebuklas written and directed by Eglė Vertelytė is in production.
PRODUCTION: The Ancient Forest in Postproduction
VILNIUS: Feature documentary The Ancient Forest by Mindaugas Survila (The Field of Magic, Monoklis Studio) is currently in postproduction with the premiere set for the end of 2016.
PRODUCTION: TVN Producing Sequel to Polish Box Office Hit
WARSAW: Maciej Dejczer is shooting a sequel to Letters To Santa, a romantic comedy that sold 2.3m tickets in 2011.
PRODUCTION: Mariam Khatchvani Preps Dede
TBILISI: Mariam Khatchvani is in preparation with Dede and she plans to start shooting in mid-September 2015. Vladimer Katcharava is producing.
PRODUCTION: Jan P. Matuszyński Preps a Biopic on Painter Zdzisław Beksiński
WARSAW: Ostatnia Rodzina/Last Family, Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature will focus on the relationship between the painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son Tomasz Beksiński, a renowned music journalist and translator, who both passed away tragically.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Game Count
WARSAW: Renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland is preparing to shoot Game Count, a Polish/Czech/German coproduction, in June. The premiere is planned for the begining of 2017.
PRODUCTION: Tomasz Wasilewski Shooting United States of Love
WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski, the director of Floating Skyscrapers produced by Alter Ego Pictures, started shooting his new drama United States of Love.
PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Shooting Sierra-Nevada
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed writer and director Cristi Puiu is shooting his highly anticipated film Sierra-Nevada, a feature about a family reunion. The film is an international coproduction with the premiere set for 2016.