BUCHAREST: Mobra Films is partnering with HBO Europe and German coproducer TNT Serie on HBO Europe’s first international coproduction, the cyber-crime drama Hackerville.

 

Transilvania International Film Festival organizes between 1st and 2nd of June the 5th edition of Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS), a program which supports the first steps towards funding for the most promising film projects, facilitating their international visibility. The winner of TPS co-production platform will be awarded Eurimages Co-production Development Award, valued at 20.000 euro. 

Deadline to apply: March 31, 2018.

TPS co-production platform is dedicated to directors from Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Greece, Turkey and Georgia and aims to discover a strong selection of projects destined for European co-production. Winner of last year edition, director Rati Tsiteladze and his project The Empty House will be one of the 10 Talent Projects to be presented in the Berlinale Co-production market in February, 2018.

All documents required to complete the application can be found by consulting the TPS guidelines. Please, find all the details here.

 

BERLIN: The annual European Film Forum will take place in Berlin on 19 February at the Ritz Carlton Hotel kicking off at 10:00.

The film centres of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have signed an agreement with Locarno International Film Festival that will see six Baltic producers participate in the festival’s international “Match Me!” programme.

PRAGUE: President Blanik by Marek Najbrt, a satirical film based on a popular Czech sitcom, which opened in first place on 1 February 2018, held on to the second spot on the Czech box office in week two, leading a list of four films in the top ten.

PRAGUE: The MIDPOINT international script development programme is accepting applications for its first workshop to be held in Belgrade, MIDPOINT Intensive Serbia.

LONDON: The London-based production company Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) will partner on films with Georgian, Lithuanian and Slovak production companies in 2018.