ESTONIAN FOCUS: The Temptation of St. Tony
The second feature by Venice Horizons winner Veiko Õunpuu, The Temptation of St Tony, is premiered October 10 as the opening film of the second multiplex cinema in Tallinn, Estonia.
PRODUCTION: Third Cvitkovič film in production
Slovenian director Jan Cvitkovič, winner of the 2001 Venice Lion of the Future for his debut Bread and Milk and 2005 Best New Director Award at San Sebastián, is in production with his third film Archeo.
PRODUCTION: Judgment finds German co-producer
Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev's production company Argo Film is co-producing his second feature film, The Judgment, with Germany's Leipzig-based LE Vision.
PRODUCTION: Vlado Škafar's Father in postproduction
Following the completion of 12 shooting days during autumn, Slovenian director Vlado Škafar's debut feature film Father has moved into the postproduction phase.
PRODUCTION: : If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle in postproduction
The first feature of Romanian director Florin Şerban, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, will wrap postproduction in Sweden in December.
PRODUCTION: Zsombor Dyga shooting Run to Ground
The young Hungarian director Zsombor Dyga is shooting his new feature thriller Run to Ground.
PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean films Tuesday after Christmas
Romanian filmmaker Radu Muntean began shooting Tuesday after Christmas /Marţi după Crăciun, a contemporary story about a married couple on the verge of breaking-up, on November 9.
PRODUCTION: Helen Mirren to star in István Szabó film
Academy Award winner Helen Mirren will play the main role in the film in The Door for Hungarian director István Szabó.
PRODUCTION: Poland's Pawlikowski comes home to shoot
UK based Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski is returning to Poland to shoot Sister of Mercy in his native language.
PRODUCTION: Lidice sets filming dates
Lidice, a Czech-Polish war drama from director Alice Nellis, will begin shooting at the end of November, producer Adam Dvořák, head of production/distribution company Bioscop (www.bioscop.cz), announced.
Whistleblower begins filming at MediaPro Studios
The Whistelblower, Larysa Kondracki's feature debut starring Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, David Straitharn and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, started filming at MediaPro Studios (www.mediaprostudios.com) in Bucharest on October 26.
Production: Animated Project Chopin in production
A Polish/British Oscar-winning animation team have started work on Project Chopin, the biggest European animation film of the year.
Production: Silviu Purcărete shooting debut film Somewhere in Palilula
Internationally acclaimed stage director Silviu Purcărete makes his directorial film debut with Somewhere in Palilula, an ambitious dark comedy about life under communism. Shooting started in Bucharest on October 14.
FNE FEATURE SPOTLIGHT: Janosik
The opening of Janosik. A True Story in Central Europe came after more than six years in production limbo before being resuscitated by Polish funding.
Production: Women´s Temptation goes into post-production
Women´s Temptation, a comedy by director Jiří Vejdělek, moved into post-production following completion of filming on October 19.
Production: Adrian Sitaru preps For Love With Best Intentions
After Angling/Pescuit sportiv, Adrian Sitaru is preparing his second feature, From Love With Best Intentions/ Din dragoste cu cele mai bune intenţii, a story about growing up in contemporary Romania.
