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Black Nights Film Festival mourns the passing of programmer Igor Gouskov
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival sadly informs that festival programmer, film researcher and critic Igor Gouskov passed away on the 8th of October. Gouskov died in Paris where he had lived for the last few years. He was 50 years old. Festival director Tiina Lokk said: ‘Igor was one of…
The Black Nights Film Festival is to celebrate’s Finland’s 100th anniversary with a 48-hour marathon screening
In special recognition of Finland's 100th birthday, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has created a special programme of 23 films celebrating Finnish cinematic history, which will be shown in a 48-hour-long marathon screening. The unprecedented screening is set to take place between the 24th and 26th of November at the…
Slovak Film News: Bloody Lady by Viktor Kubal in Lyon & Slovak national Oscar nomination
Digitally restored classic Bloody Lady at Lumière Festival The re-release of Viktor Kubal’s Bloody Lady (1980), that was digitized and restored by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute, will take place at the 9th Lumière Festival. The film will be screened within the section Archival treasures and…
Star of The Big Blue, Renowned European Actor and Director Jean-Marc Barr to Receive Bratislava IFF’s Award for Artistic Excellence in World Cinema
The 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival will welcome one of the most distinctive European actors and a unique director JEAN-MARC BARR, who has received world recognition thanks to his cooperation with the controversial Danish director Lars von Trier on films such as Europa, Dogville or Nymphomaniac, and…
The Golden Leopard, the inventor of the documentary theory and Grizzly Man at Astra Film Festival
The 24th edition of Astra Film Festival brings a series of premieres, offers the opportunity for meetings that take place only once in a lifetime, and paves the way for memorable experiences offered by immersive cinema. Over 360 events will take place throughout the 7 days of the festival, from…
Indigenousness Concept in Turkish Cinema Symposium Ended
The symposium was held on 22-23 September, and the first session, which took place on September 22nd, was attended by Mayor Ahmet Çakır, Deputy Secretaries-General of the Municipality, Festival Director Suat Köçer, Deputy Mayor of Battalgazi, Vice Rector of İnönü University, AKP Vice Provincial Head, several officials, university students, and…
Pitch & Meet. Warsaw Co-production Meetings 2017
On the 6th September 2017, The Polish Film Institute in cooperation with The Warsaw Film Festival opened the application form for a pitching session in the frame of Pitch & Meet. Warsaw Coproduction Meetings. The submissions were open to Polish and international filmmakers. Selected film projects will be presented to…
Documentaries in the Fake News Era
Documentary films and news in the „POST-TRUTH” ERA In the “POST-TRUTH” ERA, the 2017 edition of Astra Film Festival brings forward two programmes aimed to look into the issue of truth in documentary cinema and the media landscape. Documentary film has become known as the cinema genre that faithfully renders…
CAMERIMAGE INITIATES HOMESTAY PROGRAM FOR 2017!
Part of the tradition of CAMERIMAGE Film Festival is to help young filmmakers and film school students to improve their skills through numerous workshops and seminars led by recognised film professionals. To support student attendance at the Festival, the organizers offer a special price for STUDENT Entry Cards and free…
REGIO – CANNES 2017
Selection of films from the 70th Cannes Film Festival made by the festival’s frequent participant – Adam Pazera, the manager of “Światowid” film theatre. „Światowid” Film Theatre, 04.10 – 08.10.2017 (Quinzaine Réalisateurs) 04.10 (Wednesday), 6PM – “Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc” (Jeannette l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc), dir. Bruno…
33. WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS: MAIN COMPETITION!
The line-up is to include the world premieres of Zaza Urushadze's The Confession and Once Upon a Time in November by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Andrzej Jakimowski Balkan Noir (En Balkan Noir), dir. Dražen Kuljanin, Sweden 2017, 74', World PremiereIt has been five years since Nina's daughter went missing and only…
BIAFF 2017 Closing Ceremony and Awards
BIAFF Film festival closing ceremony took place on 24 September, at Batumi State Musical Center. International Jury awarded prizes in three-competition section – International Feature Films, Doc Films and Short Films section. BIAFF 2017 international competition section’s Jury consisting of five members – Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Iran/UK), Siddiq Barmak (France), Boris…
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR PITCH & MEET WARSAW COPRODUCTION MEETINGS AND INVITATION TO POLISH MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS TO PRESENT THEIR PROJECTS
Due to big interest in Pitch & Meet Project among film professionals, we would like to invite Polish majority co-productions to present their projects to international film professionals at Warsaw Industry Days. Please note that presented majority co-production film projects will not be considered for the Pitch & Meet Award.…
Immersive cinema at ASTRA Film Festival: THE FUTURE IS NOW
This year, AFF returns with the second edition of the section called THE FUTURE IS NOW, dedicated to the new documentary formats. The festival’s audience will have the opportunity to view a broad selection of documentary projects of virtual reality, as well as screenings that are specially presented in the…
TALENT DEMO 2017 CONSULTING PROGRAM OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS!
25th Camerimage Film Festival will once again run its filmmaking advisory program Talent Demo. This initiative is addressed primarily to students of film and art schools as well as independent filmmakers who will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present their projects to film industry experts: cinematographers, directors, producers, distributors, talent…
MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION OF DAVID LYNCH’S ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS AT 25TH CAMERIMAGE
In less than two months, in Bydgoszcz, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE will celebrate its 25th anniversary. For this special edition, which will be held between 11th and 18th November 2017, the organizers are assembling a wide variety of attractions and surprises. It will enable…
SPECIAL SCREENINGS OF 33. WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL
New films by Wim Wenders, Tony Gatlif, Yorgos Lanthimos and many more will be shown at the 33rd Warsaw Film Festival. Djam, dir. Tony Gatlif, France, Greece, Turkey 2017, 97’ Djam, a young Greek woman, goes to Istanbul. In the city she meets a young French female, broke and lost,…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces the first competition titles
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) announces 13 titles from its two international competition programmes. The remaining films from each lineup will be announced in October. The festival has renamed the Main Competition the Official Selection, retaining most of its previous awards and regulations. The eight films announced are…
Michał Kwieciński to receive Regiofund’s Border Gate Award
The Border Gate Award is a distinction bestowed by the organizers of Regiofund Forum upon distinguished film producers. The Award is presented to producers who think and act outside of the box, whose experiments and searches result in novel approaches and surprising discoveries. Border Gate’s previous recipients include Peter Aalbæk…
Malatya Film Platform In High Demand!
Submissions to the first edition of Malatya Film Platform ended on September 1st, Friday. 108 projects have been submitted, including screenplays by awarded filmmakers along with debut projects. Turkish Cinema will gain new talents through Malatya Film Platform, Mayor Ahmet Çakır said. Expressing his great joy at seeing such a…
