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Film Festival Cottbus: List of Titles Programme series >FOCUS

ALBANIAN CHRONICLE / KRONIKË SHQIPTARE Directed by: Artan Minarolli, Ylljet Aliçka, Albania, France, Italy, Greece 2009, 90 min. A village in the south of Albania. As long as people can remember, Muslims and Christians have coexisted peacefully here. Yet this coexistence is put to the test by the love between…
28-09-2012

Film Festival Cottbus: Our >Focus

From 6th to 11th November, the 22nd FilmFestival Cottbus continues its cinematic exploration of Eastern European diversity with its programme section >Focus: this year, under the heading of "Eastern Europe by Religions". With a combination of up-to-date documentary and feature films, the altogether 15 programm items in this section shed…
28-09-2012

Respekt weekly and Jihlava IDFF are looking for the best television, video and online report.

Respekt weekly and Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2012 announce the 6th edition of the Respekt Award for the best television, video and online report of the past year. The competition is not limited to domestic themes only; reports dealing with foreign themes can be submitted as well.
28-09-2012

Last chance to get your film finished and promoted via US in Progress Wrocław

US in Progress Wrocław, a two-day works-in-progress event targeted at American independent filmmakers and European buyers will take place in the scope of 3.American Film Festival in Wrocław, Poland on November 14-16, 2012. The organizers are looking for US indie soon-to-be-finished films at post-production stage (rough cuts). Deadline for applications…
28-09-2012

Main programme sections of Jihlava IDFF

Main Competition Sections Opus Bonum selects remarkable films representing the tendencies in world documentary. The jury comprises a single juror who picks up the most brilliant work (the winning film of 2011 was Lost Land).
27-09-2012

Connecting Cottbus: Reception in Prishtina

From 26th to 30th September, connecting cottbus visited the Prishtina International Film Festival. Martina Bleis held a workshop with upcoming producers from the region at the “PriFilmForum”. Bernd Buder, who also is a programme consultant for the festival, moderated the panel discussion on "Funding Films from the Balkan". The “PriFilmForum”…
26-09-2012

The 22nd FilmFestival Cottbus presents highlights of Eastern European cinema and strikes new paths

The FilmFestival Cottbus invites you to its 22nd edition from November 6 to 11. The three competitions and over ten programme sections of the world’s leading forum for Eastern European cinema will show more than 130 productions from over 30 countries. During the festival week, the audience has the unique…
26-09-2012

A SCI FI WON JAMESON CINEFEST’S MAIN PRIZE

16 features in competition, all Hungarian premieres, 7 features out of competition, 3 film classics in the CineClassics section, alltogether 69 films, 3 workshops, master classes, conferences, international film market, several professional meetings – this is the rapid assessment of 9th Miskolc International Film Festival which ended on Saturday evening.…
26-09-2012

Connecting Cottbus presents Pitching Projects 2012

13 new feature film projects are looking for international co-production partners Cottbus, September 26, 2012 - On November 8 and 9, 2012 the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus marks its 14th edition. The industry forum, contemporaneous with the 22. FilmFestival Cottbus, offers a platform for about 150 participants to present…
26-09-2012

LITHUANIAN SCI-FI, DANISH BEAR, BERBERIAN SOUNDS: JCF'S WINNERS

The Lithuanian Vanishing Waves by Kristina Buozyte won the Emeric Pressburger Prize of the 9th Jameson CineFest.
24-09-2012

National Student Film Competition and Mediterranean Short Film Competition Awards Has Announced

NATIONAL STUDENT FILM COMPETITION AWARDS Best Documentary: I, You, Her / Director: Zeynep Oral DOM / Director: Halil AygünBest Animation: Upside Down / Director: Tuğçe ÖzdemirBest Experimental: The Cage / Director: Oğuhan AkalınBest Fiction: The Gate / Director: Nazire Taş
24-09-2012

AWARDED FILMS OF THE GOLDEN BOLL

BEST FILM: Babamın Sesi – Voice of My Father Yılmaz Güney Special Prize: Present Tense AUDİENCE AWARD / Night Of Silence SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: Know My Name BEST DIRECTOR: Pelin Esmer (Watchtower) BEST SCREENPLAY: Orhan Eskiköy (Voice Of My Father)
24-09-2012

Jameson CineFest IFF: Winners

The Lithuanian Vanishing Waves by Kristina Buozyte won the Emeric Pressburger Prize of the 9th Jameson CineFest. The Grand Prix of the festival, named upon Adolph Zukor, the Hungarian born founder of Paramount Pictures, went ex aequo to the Danish Teddy Bear by Mads Matthiesen and Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound…
24-09-2012

BIAFF 2012 – Closing Ceremony

On September 23, closing ceremony of VII Batumi International Art-House Film Festival will be held at the hall of the Hotel “Sheraton”, Batumi.
23-09-2012

BIAFF 2012 Festival awards

BIAFF festival jury, at closing ceremony announced BIAFF 2012 winners in different categories.
23-09-2012

International festival of animated films AniFest. Call for entries for 2013.

Starting from 20th September, AniFest 2013 accepts films made after 1st January 2011. Final deadline for submissions is 20th December. AniFest 2013 will take place from 26th April till 1st May 2013. You can submit films in following categories:
21-09-2012

BIAFF Industrial Meetings

On September 22, “BIAFF Industrial Meetings” of Batumi International Art-House Film Festival, at “Center for Civic Engagement” (Address: 62/64 Parnavaz Mepe Street), at 11:00-16:30.
21-09-2012

Ursula Meier‘s “Sister” to open the sixth Kaunas International Film Festival

Ursula Meier‘s film “Sister“ (fr. “L'enfant d'en haut”, 2012) will open the sixth Kaunas International Film Festival with Ursula Meier’s participation. The award-winning film “Sister“ depicts a story of a twelve-year-old boy and his restless elder sister who live near a luxurious skiing resort at the foot of a mountain.…
20-09-2012

ELDAR SHENGELAYA HELD MASTER CLASS FOR BIAFF AUDIENCE

On September 20, Master Class of Eldar Shengelaya, Head of Jury of in festival feature films of Batumi International Art-House Film Festival was arranged at the conference hall of Hotel Radisson Blue Batumi, at noon. Meeting was held during 2 hours.
20-09-2012