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Palace Cinemas adds 12 digital 3D screens
Palace Cinemas has added 12 new 3D-capable digital screens at its sites in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
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33 Scenes From Life named Best Film at 11th Polish Film Awards
Malgorzata Szumowska's drama 33 Scenes From Life was named best film at the 11th Polish Film Awards in Warsaw and Jerzy Skolimowksi received the Eagle for best director for his work on Four Nights With Anna.
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Stillking and Pioneer launch joint venture in Budapest
Stillking Films and Pioneer Pictures have announced the launch of a new joint venture, P.S. Films, to co-produce and service feature films in Budapest.
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Sofia to open with world premiere of The Goat
The Sofia International Film Festival opens March 5 with the world premier of The Goat, a dark comedy from Bulgarian director Georgi Djulgerov and close March 15 with Wim Wenders presenting his film The Palermo Shooting.
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The Rest Is Silence dominates Romanian academy awards
The Rest Is Silence has picked up the lion’s share of trophies, including best feature, at the 2009 Gopos,Romania’s national film awards.
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Polish Film Institute awards $17m in funding
The Polish Film institute has announced more than $17m in new funding for film projects and productions, including $14.5m for feature production.
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Juraj Herz to begin shooting Habermann in March
Slovak auteur Juraj Herz will begin filming March 17 on his new film, Habermann.The $10m production is a co-production between Art Oko Film of Germany, KN Filmcompany of the Czech Republic, and Wega Film of Austria.
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Meszáros wraps production on historical drama The Hope
Hungarian auteur Márta Meszáros has concluded production on historical drama The Hope.
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Russian World Studios plans new partnership with New Cinema
Leading Russian producer Russian World Studios today announced that it is in negotiations to form a strategic partnership with Sergei Chliyants' New Cinema Studio.
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Lost Times takes Golden Reel in Budapest
The Golden Reel, the main prize of the 40th Hungarian Film Week, was awarded to Lost Times, the debut feature of director Aron Matyassy. The film is a moving portrayal of a small-time criminal's search for justice after his autistic sister is raped. The film stars Jozsef Kadas as the ...
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Hungary and Ireland to sign co-production agreement
Representatives of the Irish Film Board and the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation will sign a co-production agreement in Berlin on Sunday, February 8, which is designed to foster co-productions between the two territories.
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Film Europe picks up five films for EFM
SPI International’s new sales arm, Film Europe, has picked up five completed films premiering atBerlin next month.
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Hungarian Film Week announces main competition line up
Eighteen new feature films will compete for the Golden Reel Award at the 40th Hungarian Film Week (January 27-February 3) Budapest.
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Czech box-office admissions down 10%
Czech admissions have dropped nearly 10% year-on-year, according to new data from the Czech Union of Film Distributors, but local distributors have reason to hope that year-end results will rebound.
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Danish dark comedy Terribly Happy to get English-language remake
Stillking Films and Fine & Mellow are planning an English-language remake of the Danish film Terribly Happy, with Henrik Ruben Genz remaining in the director's chair.
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Black Nights Festival announces competition line up
The 12th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 13-December 7) has announced its international competition programmes and the projects included in the Baltic Event Co-Production Market.
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Rutger Hauer, Michael York join The Hill And The Cross
Rutger Hauer and Michael York have joined the cast of The Hill And The Cross, currently in production in Katowice, Poland.
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Once star Market Irglova turns down Darkness
Marketa Irglova has backed out Darkness, a new film from veteran Czech director Juraj Herz, which began shooting this week.
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Russia faces dramatic production curbs in wake of credit crunch
Russian market faces contraction in production, Central Partnership's Armen Dishdishyan says largest companies will weather crisis.
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Czech documentary Rene wins Prix ARTE
The European Film Academy has announced that Rene, by Czech director Helena Trestikova, will receive the 2008 Prix ARTE for documentary film.