GDYNIA: The Gdynia Film Festival, which will run from 14-19 September 2015, is holding a film criticism contest which will take place from 3 July to 7 August 2015. The winners will participate in classes for film critics which will take place during the 40th edition of the festival.

PARIS: The French National Center of Cinematography, the CNC with the support of the European Commission's Creative Europe - MEDIA, is launching a new funding body that aims to promote the distribution of international coproductions. 

KARLOVY VARY: The Film New Europe Association will be hosting the Event: How to Coproduce With France on Wednesday 8 July 2015 in Karlovy Vary this year. Participants and partners include Film France and Georgian National Film Centre (GNFC)

KARLOVY VARY: Ten films that have been shortlisted for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize were unveiled at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). Four of the 10 films shortlisted were from central and eastern Europe, The High Sun, Son of Saul, The Lesson and Toto and His Sisters.

KARLOVY VARY: FNE together with FIPRESCI invited critics in Karlovy Vary to rate the films in the official Competition and East of the West programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4 or 5 stars - 5 is the best and 1 is the worst.   

European Content in Digital Era. Towards a modernised copyright framework. What is at stake?

Sunday, July 5, 2015, from 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm

ZAGREB: Nautical Channel is shooting a 10-episode documentary series called Sail Ho! Croatia along the Adriatic Coast. Shooting started early June and will wrap mid-July 2015.

The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will present a total of 11 new Czech documentaries in various sections.

PRAGUE: The Czech government has approved an amendment to the audiovisual law that will increase transparency and pump up to 200m CZK more into the film industry.

KARLOVY VARY: Anca Damian’s Magic Mountain screens in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this year.