PLZEN: I, Olga Hepnerova directed by Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda won the main prize of the 30th Finale Plzen national festival of Czech Films, which concluded on 26 April 2017.
ZAGREB: Two TV projects from Croatia and Serbia have been selected for development by HBO Europe from its HBO Adria First Draft Contest for original drama out of more than 500 entries.
The Good Change by Konrad Szolajski examines the current political situation in Poland.
FESTIVALS: EFAD’s Samuel Young to Speak at 21th European Film Festival in Bucharest
Romania 26-04-2017BUCHAREST: The 21th European Film Festival will run 64 films in the capital city of Romania and also in Iași, Târgu Mureș, Gura Humorului and Timișoara from 4 to 28 May 2017. One of the oldest film festivals in Bucharest, the festival has new sections, new sidebar events and, for the first time, an artistic director.
PLZEN: MIDPOINT, the international script development programme, is moving into the Balkans with workshops scheduled to take place in Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Innovations for Year Five – Follow-up workshop for the fourth class in Tbilisi in May
BRUSSELS: FERA, the federation of European film and TV directors, has issued a position paper calling for the MEDIA programme to refocus its sights on film and TV directors.
JIHLAVA: CEE documentary filmmakers have until 30 April 2017 to submit their films for two calls from the Jihlava Film Festival.
European Film and TV directors call for a new talent-driven MEDIA programme
Press releases 20-04-2017At a time when isolationist forces threaten the European ideal, FERA believes in the continued importance of Creative Europe, and that its success and financial integrity are essential to fostering cultural diversity and the sustainability of a dynamic European audiovisual sector in the digital era.
