The Croatian Audiovisual Center announced on 5 April 2013 the production and development grants for 2012 and also the production minority coproduction grants for 2013. 

The Finnish Film Foundation announced 1,130 000 EUR in grants for two feature films and 265,000 EUR for two documentaries. 

PLZEN: Slovak director Juraj Nvota’s (Muzika) Slovak-Czech-Polish coproduction The Confidant is one of ten films competing for the Golden Kingfisher prize at the 26th Finale Plzen festival of Czech films, running 21-27 April 2013.

 

PRAGUE: DonT Stop, a Czech-Slovak coproduction directed by Richard Řeřicha and produced by Evolution Films, will screen in the main competition of the 26th Finale Plzen festival of Czech films, running 21-27 April 2013.

CANNES: German-based distributor Beta Film has picked up the distribution rights for HBO Europe’s three part miniseries Burning Bush directed by Academy Award nominee Agnieszka Holland.

RIGA: Latvia will provide 300,00 Lats (426, 864 EUR) for foreign film production taking place in Latvia.

The 8th edition of the Meetings on the Bridge organised within the scope of the 32nd Istanbul Film Festival under the sponsorship of Efes starts. The Film Development and Work In Progress Workshops will be realised on Wednesday, 10 April and Thursday, 11 April with the participation of directors and producers from Turkey. Following the first international presentation of the projects and the films in post-production stage during the workshops, the awards will be presented to the selected projects and the films at the awards ceremony on Thursday, 11 April at the French Palais.

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Press Releases:

Meetings on the Bridge Work-in-progress Workshop Projects Selected

Meetings on the Bridge organised within the 32nd Istanbul Film Festival, and sponsored by EFES this year, has announced the 5 films selected for the 2013 Work In Progress Workshop.

 

Meetings on the Bridge 2013 Film Development Workshop Projects Selected

Meetings on the Bridge, organised within the scope of the 32nd Istanbul Film Festival for the eighth times and sponsored by EFES this year, has announced the participants of the 2013 Film Development Workshop.

 

Meetings on the Bridge 2013 Panels and Masterclasses

Full program of panels and masterclasses of the 2013 edition of Meeting on the Bridge.

The 2013 Ex Oriente Workshop is accepting applications from documentary film directors and producers through 1 June 2013. Read the full story on DOKweb.

WIESBADEN: Ten feature films and six documentaries will compete at the 13th edition of goEast, running 10 – 16 April 2013.