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The countdown for the Central European Film Festival in Timișoara begins
From the 3rd to the 9th of September 2017, in Timișoara, recent productions from 16 countries, nationally and internationally awarded, exhibitions, debates, concerts, film workshops in various projection spaces (Cinema Timiș, Libertății Square, Iulius Mall, Cetate, Dacia Square, Hall 2 of the National Theater, Casa Artelor, Cărturești) will all be…
5th SOFA – SCHOOL OF FILM AGENTS / 27 August – 1 September 2017
Only few more days before some of Europe’s leading film professionals reach Warsaw to conduct the 5th SOFA workshop. Who will be guiding this year’s participants in Poland?
51 Feature Films Selected for European Film Awards
It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the titles of the 51 films on this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2017! With 31 European countries represented, the list…
EUROPA DISTRIBUTION OPEN PANEL Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund
For the second year in a row, Europa Distribution will organise an Open Panel in the scope of the Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund, in collaboration with New Nordic Films. The event will take place on 24 August 2017, from 10.00-11.30 at the Scandic Maritim Hotel, and will bring together…
MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017 - Winners Announced
MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017 concluded today in Sarajevo after 9 months. 7 content-rich TV series projects have gone through the intensive idea-to-market development program. Thanks to a close partnership with HBO Europe, the HBO Europe Award 2017 was handed out to the winning project 'The Midnight Shift' by writers Harry…
Extended deadline - Script Pool Tallinn and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange submissions open until September 1
POWR Baltic Stories Exchange pitching workshop and platform admits full-length fiction film script ideas by Baltic and Nordic writers via their respective MEDIA Desks. Applications from BE Focus Region, Flanders, are also welcome! For more information, please visit our website. Script Pool Tallinn accepts projects of a full-length fiction film…
Extended deadline - BE Co-Production Market submissions open until September 1
Baltic Event Co-Production Market, presenting the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in the amount of 20 000 Euros, is open to full-length fiction film projects designed to be co-produced within or with Baltics, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, and the 2017 Focus Region Flanders, Belgium. This year, projects…
15 Documentaries Selected for European Film Awards
It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 15 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year's European Film Awards.
Submission opens for audiovisual and media tech startup accelerator Storytek
Submissions are now open for the Storytek accelerator, the first mentor-driven accelerator fully focusing on audiovisual sector, where deep knowledge of the global film and creative industry mixes with top notch technology competence. Estonia, already a world leader in technology innovation with pioneering e-residency and e-governance solutions and home to…
An exceptional research project presents Laterna magika, the first multimedia theatre in the world
The National Film Archive based in Prague, Czech Republic has launched the website laterna-research.com, the first result of the extensive research project Laterna magika* looking to preserve, document and present this phenomenon of world significance to the international public. Why research Laterna magika? Laterna magika is the first multimedia theatre…
International Co-Production Forum Regiofund – Call for Projects extended until August 22nd!
The International Co-Production Forum Regiofund will be held in Katowice from October 4th through 7th, culminating in a pitching session. Call for Projects was extended until August 22nd! The Forum’s main event is a pitching session for European film projects, as well as one-to-one meetings with industry professionals. The organizers…
International Co-Production Forum Regiofund – submit your project before August 14th!
The International Co-Production Forum Regiofund will be held in Katowice from October 4th through 7th. The event draws from the experiences and established practices of Regiofun Festival, but at the same time assumes more industry-driven formula. You can submit your film only until August 14th.
TV Launch 2017 - Workshop 3 is taking off
The third and final workshop of this year's MIDPOINT TV Launch is just around the corner. On August 12 – 16, the seven TV drama projects will meet again at the third residential workshop which takes place in collaboration with CineLink Industry Days during Sarajevo Film Festival.
WestEnd releases first international trailer of acclaimed Berlin Panorama title HOSTAGES
WestEnd Films has just released the international trailer of Rezo Gigineishvili’s Hostages, which received rave reviews at this year’s Berlinale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apVZcaujlGs WestEnd has sold the rights of HOSTAGES to France (Kinovista - who has released the film yesterday), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs), Italy (Merlino), Spain (Karma - who will be releasing…
Baltic View Awards New Baltic Talent in Locarno
Baltic View, an established Baltic online cinema space dedicated to promoting Baltic films, will introduce its own award in the framework of First Look in Locarno. On August 4-6, Locarno Film Festival will host the 7th edition of First Look, aiming to showcase new films in post-production from a specific…
The Tartu Love Film Festival announces its full lineup
The 12th Tartu Love Film Festival, aka TARTUFF, the biggest open air film festival in the Baltics has announced its full lineup. This year's programme is made up of 13 features and 5 documentaries. The feature programme includes Keep the Change directed by Rachel Israel, which won several awards at…
Common Baltic Short Film Contest: 3rd Edition
The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Polish Film Festival, Pomeranian Film Foundation & Gdynia Film School have announced the 3rd edition of the Common Baltic Short Film Contest, centred around the universal theme of the Baltic Sea region. The organisers invite participants to engage in creative pursuits and answering the questions: how…
5th SOFA – SCHOOL OF FILM AGENTS / 27 August – 1 September 2017
They act as agents to the industry and as ambassadors to the audience. Regardless of how film agents are introduced, their aim is one: bringing film and audience together. Turning an idea into a film is a long way and even longer to reach an audience. Who is following that…
Focus on cooperation with Baltic countries at the Odessa Film Festival
Today, the Baltic Focus events dedicated to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are launching within the programme of the industry days of the International Odessa Film Festival. During the discussion “Opportunities of cooperation with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia” representatives of the national film agencies from all three countries will present the…
EURIMAGES LAB PROJECT AWARD
For the second year, New Nordic Films in Haugesund is proud to select a recipient of the Eurimages Lab Project Award. The award of 50 000 EUR is intended for the most promising cutting-edge feature film project (mainly fiction or hybrid) made outside traditional rules of film making, both in…
