East Silver, a documentary market specialised in Eastern and Central European documentary film, is still open for submissions for upcoming projects in rough cut stage.

ODESSA: Edith Sepp, Head of the Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association, will give a presentation of Film New Europe at the seminar Creative Europe MEDIA Programme –Possibilities for the Audiovisual Industry. The seminar will take place within the Odessa IFF on 22 July 2016.

SARAJEVO: Twenty one titles have been selected for the Documentary Competition Programme of the 22th Sarajevo International Film Festival, running from 12 to 20 August 2016.

WARSAW: Jan Naszewski's sales outlet New Europe Film Sales picks up the Polish Locarno main competition entry The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński.

BUCHAREST: A state aid scheme for movie productions in Romania could lead to a fivefold increase in the local film industry, up to approximately 250 m EUR per year. It would also help create some 4,000 new jobs, according to a PwC Romania study.

PULA: Zrinko Ogresta’s On the Other Side was awarded the Grand Golden Arena at the 63rd edition of Pula Film Festival, which took place from 9 to 16 July 2016. The film received seven other awards including best director and screenplay.

VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo will both receive Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival set to take place from 31 August to 10 September 2016.

Long-awaited documentary FC Roma by Tomáš Bojar and Rozálie Kohoutová had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF. The film, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film, tells the story of a football team consisting mainly of Roma people.

DUBROVNIK: Robin Hood – Origins, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Jamie Foxx, is rumored to shoot in Dubrovnik in January-February 2017.