KATOWICE: The deadline for submissions to the International Co-Production Forum Regiofund is fast approaching. You can submit your film up until 14 August 2017.
International Co-Production Forum Regiofund – submit your project before August 14th!
Press releases 09-08-2017The International Co-Production Forum Regiofund will be held in Katowice from October 4th through 7th. The event draws from the experiences and established practices of Regiofun Festival, but at the same time assumes more industry-driven formula. You can submit your film only until August 14th.
SARAJEVO: The third and final 2017 workshop for MIDPOINT TV Launch will take place during CineLink Industry Days, the industry platform of Sarajevo Film Festival (11-18 August 2017).
The third and final workshop of this year's MIDPOINT TV Launch is just around the corner. On August 12 – 16, the seven TV drama projects will meet again at the third residential workshop which takes place in collaboration with CineLink Industry Days during Sarajevo Film Festival.
ARAD: Wild Berries by Romulus Balazs (France) Marianna Vas (Hungary) and Hedda Bednarszky (Romania) is the winner of the 12th edition of Aristoteles Workshop, the one-month documentary workshop that took place in Bata, Arad county, from 3 July to 5 August 2017.
BIAFF Batumi Art-house Film Festival management is preparing for its XII edition
Festivals 07-08-2017XII Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during September 17-24 September, 2017, closed film submission on 1 August. Festival organizer – “Batumi Art-house ARGANI”, official partner – Batumi City Hall.
BIAFF festival management finalized the submissions to festival. The complete program will be announced by 1 September, 2017. Starting from the middle of August, BIAFF management will periodically announce the films of various sections of program.
Festival will be opened on 17 September, at Batumi State Musical Center. The honorary guest of opening ceremony is famous Georgian composer (author of music of many Georgian films) – Gia Kancheli, who will be awarded with BIAFF special prize – for contribution to world cinema.
BIAFF film screenings locations:
- Cinema “Apollo”
- Hotel “Wyndham” conference hall
- OPEN AIR cinema at ERA Square
BIAFF festival program - consists of following sections: International Competition (Feature, Doc, Shorts), Master Collection, Georgian Panorama, Retrospectives, EFA (European Film Academy) collection of Best European Short Films.
During BIAFF 2017, in different sections will be presented around 40 full length feature and Doc films and 40 shorts films from around 30 countries.
Master classes – part of festival program are workshops and master classes organized by festival guests (film makers, producers, actors etc.).
BIAFF Prizes – festival award prizes in following nominations:
- Feature film competition - Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Male Actor, Best Female Actor, Jury Special prize
- Doc Film Competition - Best Doc , Jury Special prize
- Short Films Competition - Best Film, Best Director
- Special prizes - Award for lifetime achievement in world cinema (foreign film maker), Award for outstanding contribution in cinematography (Georgian film maker), Special prize of BIAFF committee
How to Attend BIAFF festival - Attending Film Screenings are free of charge. To attend film screenings in cinema APOLLO person should take “FREE TICKETS” (it is used for better control and access to film screenings) in cinema APOLO at BIAFF info center.
Media Accreditation – representatives of various media, can apply for accreditation via online - http://biaff.org/media-acreditation
Festival Sponsors – Batumi City Hall, Ministry of Culture of Georgia, Georgian National Film Center, Ministry of Cultura of Ajara AR, Hotel Wyndham Batumi
Festival Supporters – British Council, Goethe Institute Georgia, Cinema APOLLO, Hotel Rcheuli, Hotel Batumi Plaza, Tourism Department of Ajara AR, HQ propaganda, Tour Company “Wonderland”
Festival Media Partners – Radio Fortuna/Fortuna+, Adjara TV, Publicity Group (www.publicity.ge), www.newswire.ge, Film New Europe (www.filmneweurope.com), Newspaper BATUMELEBI
Contact information: Tel: 599-482181, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , For accreditation – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The festival's Best Film Award was presented to Agnieszka Holland's gripping crime thriller Spoor / Pokot. The subversive Polish masterpiece was previously selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and won that festival's Alfred Bauer Prize.
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish film director Krzysztof Zanussi is preparing a new feature film Ether, which will follow a military doctor at the beginning of the 20th century as he is experimenting with science in order to get power over people.
Jury of the Competition Programme – Feature Film
President of the Jury
MICHEL FRANCO
Director, Writer, Producer, Mexico
MARK ADAMS
Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK
GORAN BOGDAN
Actor, B&H, Croatia
FATMA AL REMAIHI
Chief Executive Officer of Doha Film Institute, Qatar
MELISA SÖZEN
Actress, Turkey
Jury of the Competition Programme – Documentary Film
CLAAS DANIELSEN
CEO Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung gmbh (MDM), Germany
GITTE HANSEN
Deputy Director for First Hand Films, Switzerland
ŽELIMIR ŽILNIK
Director, Serbia
Jury of the Competition Programme – Student Film
BOAZ FRANKEL
Director, Editor, Israel
GUILLAUME DE SEILLE
Producer, France
TEONA STRUGAR MITEVSKA
Director, Macedonia
TBILISI: Rezo Gigineishvili’s Hostages has been sold so far to France, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Eastern Europe Pay TV and China.
