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Baltic Event announces largest ever Co-Production Market selection

Festivals 2017-10-30

20 projects have been selected for the Co-Production Market taking place on November 29-December 1, 2017, at Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event during Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The 16 projects in the main selection are accompanied by two projects from Focus Region Flanders, Belgium, and two additional projects in the…

Szczecin European Film Festival '17 Awards

Festivals 2017-10-29

THE EUROPEAN COMPETITION The award for the best film that tests the boundaries of documentary film, in the amount of 15,000 PLN, funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. "21 x Nowy Jork" dir. Piotr Stasik Hypnotizing portrait of loneliness in a big city wrapped in a compelling…

Two actors, kiss scene and green screen - Bratislava IFF presents the visual identity of its 19th edition along with a programme brimming with new film releases

Festivals 2017-10-27

The already 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival, which will take place from 9 to 16 November, will bring a new perspective on the art of film acting, new local releases in their film premieres as well as award-winning hits from festivals around the world. The main faces…

ADAM STOCKHAUSEN WILL RECEIVE CAMERIMAGE AWARD TO PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Festivals 2017-10-27

When we hear about production design, quite often what we imagine is physical construction of various types of structures, adapting existing buildings to a specific time period, as well as interior decoration. Simply put, creating the optimal conditions for the cast and crew to shoot the film. But the profession…

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce the Works In Progress projects

Festivals 2017-10-26

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce the jury, awards and projects that have been selected into the two works in progress showcases - the International and Baltic Event Works In Progress, which are screened to the sales agents and festival programmers onNovember the 29th and 30th respectively. The Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic…

Competition titles and juries announced for PÖFF Shorts 2017

Festivals 2017-10-26

Sub-festival of Black Nights Film Festival to showcase a diverse array of shorts to a jury of renowned industry professionals. PÖFF Shorts, the sub-festival of the Black Nights Film Festival that amalgamates previous events Animated Dreams and Sleepwalkers, has announced the titles that will comprise its five competitions alongside the…

CAMERIMAGE 2017 JURIES

Festivals 2017-10-26

Main Competition Michael Apted – Jury President (director, screenwriter; Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey, The World Is Not Enough) Christian Berger, AAC (cinematographer; The White Ribbon, By the Sea, Happy End) Stuart Dryburgh, ASC/NZCS (cinematographer; The Piano, We Were Soldiers, The Secret Life…

'Wonderful Losers. A Different World" by DGA-winner A. Matelis wins Best Documentary at Warsaw Film Festival

Festivals 2017-10-24

'Wonderful Losers. A Different World", from Lithuanian film director Arunas Matelis, was awarded the Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd edition of the International Warsaw Film Festival (WFF). As the winner at one of the top eight 'A' class film festivals (along with Cannes, Venice and Berlin) in Europe, Arunas…

The Black Nights Film Festival completes the lineup for the First Feature Competition programme

Festivals 2017-10-24

Adding to the previously announced five titles, the Black Nights Film Festival announces 11 others that will be part of the First Feature Competition programme, including Brazil’s candidate for the Academy Awards. Entering it’s third year, the First Feature Competition is an international competition programme for first-time feature directors that…

KARLOVY VARY’S EAST OF THE WEST COMPETITION OPENS TO FILMS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. FESTIVAL INTRODUCES ‘EASTERN PROMISES’ INDUSTRY PLATFORM

Festivals 2017-10-24

Films and projects from the Middle East will now be eligible to enter the East of the West Competition and the Eastern Promises Works-in-Progress pitching Treated projects-in-development from Central and Eastern Europe will be showcased for the first time thanks to a new Submissions for the 53rd Karlovy Vary International…

AUDIENCE AWARDS AT 33. WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL

Festivals 2017-10-24

Every year, it's the audience that decides some of the winners at Warsaw Film Festival. With A Hustler’s Diary chosen as the Best Feature Film, here is the full list.

The Program of 11th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

Festivals 2017-10-23

The 11th edition of Five Flavours Asian Film Festival will be held on November 15 – 22 in Warsaw, in Muranów and Kinoteka cinemas and in the Museum of Modern Art. The program includes over 40 feature films and nine short films. Eight selected pictures will also be screened in…

Nacer Khemir, the master of epic films, will grace the 7th Malatya International Film Festival

Festivals 2017-10-23

The veteran Tunisian director Nacer Khemir, who reflects the traditional and mystical elements of the North African, Arabic and Persian cultures in his films while creating a fairy world inspiring the audience, will grace the 7th Malatya International Film Festival as the jury president of the International Feature Film Competition.…

To Kill a Watermelon by Zehao Gao wins Warsaw Grand Prix

Festivals 2017-10-22

The international jury including Claudia Landsberger, Jan Hryniak, Denis Ivanov, Eran Riklis and Ivica Zubak decided to award the Chinese production.

„Into the magic world of cinema“– 5th edition of Giffoni Macedonia

Festivals 2017-10-20

The 5th edition of “Giffoni Macedonia” Youth Film Festival will run October 18-23 in Skopje under the motto: “Into the magic world of cinema”. The opening ceremony took place on October 18 at Cinema Millennium at 07:30 pm, followed by the Macedonian premiere of the feature film “Hunting flies” by…

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce the projects for the Script Pool and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange

Festivals 2017-10-19

The two initiatives by Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event that work with script projects, have announced the 2017 participants. Script Pool Tallinn is the new script development competition that is launching at this year’s Industry@Tallinn with the main prize including 5000 euros and mentoring sessions with a professional script doctor, both…

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival introduces PÖFF Sho

Festivals 2017-10-19

Joining the programmes of its previous sub-festivals Animated Dreams and Sleepwalkers, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) introduces PÖFF Shorts, the newest festival in the Baltics dedicated to short films and animation. The new format will keep the Animated Dreams and Sleepwalkers programmes with their respective competition programmes and programming…

WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL SUPPORTS YOUNG CRITICS

Festivals 2017-10-18

The twelfth edition of the FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project will last until the 22nd of October A group of young and carefully selected critics from Central and Eastern Europe will be covering the festival and industry events, delivering film reviews and interviews for our partners – Cineuropa and FilmNewEurope. FIPRESCI…

Vilnius International Film Festival: Call for entries for Lithuanian films

Festivals 2017-10-18

23rd Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris” is inviting Lithuanian and Lithuanian diaspora filmmakers around the world to submit their fiction, documentary, animation and experimental short and feature length films. All you need is to: register your film using the following link: https://vp.eventival.eu/viff/2018 read Terms & Condition fill out the…

Lexicon of film acting, LUX Prize finalists and a selection of the most interesting European films in Bratislava IFF’s programme

Festivals 2017-10-18

The 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival will revolve around and explore film acting, emerging stars of the contemporary film scene as well as time proven festival hits. Its Lexicon section will shed some light on the specifics, history and future of acting for film, starting with the…