PRAGUE: The 51st edition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, running 1-9 July 2016, resumes its mantel as the world’s gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, with eight of the twelve films in the main competition coming from the CEE region.

FNE asked Michal Bregant about why the Cannes Film Festival has chosen Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák to screen in its prestigious Cannes Classics programme this year and about the importance of making film heritage accessible to a new generation.

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COTTBUS: The East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) is accepting project submissions for its 2016 pitching session until 30 July.

BRUSSELS: The European Commission adopted new legislative proposal amending the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) on 25 May 2016.

BUCHAREST: Romania will double the percentage of taxes collected from gambling and lottery which is allotted to the Film Fund from the current 1 percent to 2 percent according to a law approved on 25 May 2016.

ZLIN: Ten juries consisting of 21 adults and 14 children are arriving in Zlin for the opening of the 56th International Film Festival for Youth and Children on 27 May 2016. The festival runs through 3 June.

Czech director Karel Vachek will present his project Communism at FIDlab in Marseilles in July.