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Estonian viewers as top European cinemagoers appreciate domestic film

Estonian film audiences, ascending to the top tier of European cinemagoers per capita, have year-by-year shown a steady rise in their interest towards domestic film according to the figures of 2016 that saw the crowd-pleasing hit-comedy Class Reunion as their highest-grossing film.
02-02-2017

GEORGIA AT THE 67TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Four Georgian films have been selected to participate in one of the most prestigious film festivals around the world – the Berlin International Film Festival. This is the first time so many Georgian films have been screened at one of the world’s leading film festivals. The selected Georgian films will…
27-01-2017

RE–ACT announces six selected projects in the second round of co-development funding

During a brief ceremony held in the framework of the annual When East Meets West Co-production Forum in Trieste, the representatives of Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund and Slovenian Film Centre, the partner funds of the transregional audiovisual cooperation and training initiative RE–ACT set up in 2015,…
24-01-2017

The most nominations for the Czech Lion Awards have been obtained by the films Masaryk (Prominent Patient), Anthropoid and Učitelka (The Teacher)

The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) has revealed the nominations for the 24th Czech Lion Annual Awards. This year the academics could choose from the 71 feature films, animated films and documentary features which had been distributed in the year of 2016. The films can be awarded the statuette…
19-01-2017

dok.incubator rough-cut workshop calls for submissions!

PRAGUE: Editors, directors and producers are invited to apply to dok.incubator workshop 2017. DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1 dok.incubator rough-cut workshop invites you to work with top internationally-active mentors for 6 months. Throughout the postproduction period, you will focus on editing and building a sophisticated tailor-made marketing and distribution strategy. dok.incubator is…
17-01-2017

The European Audiovisual Observatory celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a new look and a new Presidency – Poland!

The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has launched the celebrations of its 25th anniversary this year. Kicking off with a brand new logo, the Observatory’s reports on the audiovisual industries in Europe, website and databases will all be given a radical re-design in the…
15-01-2017

The European Audiovisual Observatory celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a new look and a new Presidency – Poland!

The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has launched the celebrations of its 25th anniversary this year. Kicking off with a brand new logo, the Observatory’s reports on the audiovisual industries in Europe, website and databases will all be given a radical re-design in the…
15-01-2017

The MOST SUCCESSFUL POLISH movie for YOUNG viewers - BEHIND THE BLUE DOOR

“Behind The Blue Door” (original title: ‘Za niebieskimi drzwiami') a record-breaker at the box office! It's the most successful Polish movie for young viewers co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. Over 215 thousand viewers! Film record at IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6233882/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Directed by Mariusz Palej, “Behind The Blue Door” is the first…
21-12-2016

WEMW: 22 projects selected for the Trieste co-production forum

Trieste - December 19, 2016 – 22 film projects from 15 countries will be presented at the seventh edition of When East Meets West, the Italian co-production forum taking place on January 22-24, 2017 in the context of the Trieste Film Festival. This year WEMW will bring together more than…
19-12-2016

EAVE 2017 Producers Workshop selection

We are thrilled to announce officially the participants for the EAVE Producers Workshop 2017, selected out of 172 applications from 51 different countries.
15-12-2016

The 2017 European Shooting Stars: Ready to Rule the Red Carpet

European Film Promotion (EFP) proudly presents its ten up-and-coming actors for the annual actors' showcase during the Berlin International Film Festival 2017, as it celebrates its 20th year For the 20th edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS the jury of industry experts has selected the ten most gifted performers, that will…
15-12-2016

Pitch the Doc – soft launch of new Internet platform for documentary professionals.

Pitch the Doc is an innovative, versatile and worldwide online platform that provides functionality comparable to traditional, live documentary pitching sessions for projects in development, works-in-progress, postproduction or those in the market-ready stage. “It's the right idea at the right time, an invaluable tool in the documentary producer's armory, solving…
14-12-2016

Marcin Łuczaj joins New Europe Film Sales

Jan Naszewski’s Polish sales outlet New Europe Film Sales announced that the popular programmer Marcin Łuczaj has joined the team of the Warsaw-based company as Acquisitons Executive and Head of Short Film Sales. He will represent New Europe at co-production markets and short film markets and coordinate the company’s acquisition…
13-12-2016

FILMFÖRDERUNGSANSTALT (FFA) IS THE NEW PARTNER OF THE POLISH-GERMAN FILM FUND

On 9 December 2016, representatives of the institutions participating in the Polish-GermanFilm Fund: Magdalena Sroka, head of the Polish Film Institute; Peter Dinges, head ofFilmförderungsanstalt; Kirsten Niehuus, head of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and ClaasDanielsen, head of Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung, signed an agreement on cooperationwithin the framework of the Polish-German Film Fund, which…
11-12-2016

European Film Awards with Cinema Stars from Across Europe

Only four more days before European filmmakers, EFA Members, guests, nominees and winners will gather to celebrate European cinema at its finest at the 29th European Film Awards in Wrocław, European Capital of Culture 2016. This year’s edition of the awards ceremony will be celebrated at Wrocław’s National Forum of…
06-12-2016

dok.incubator workshop calls for ambitious feature docs in rough-cut stage

DEADLINE: February 1st, 2017 dok.incubator’s six–month long mentorship focused on filmmakers’ professional development gives you access to internationally experienced tutors, supporting you as you explore new ways of angles to your story. Eight teams, comprising a producer, a director and an editor, will focus the film’s unique perspective and sharpen…
03-12-2016

Slovak Film News: Celebration of Slovak Cinema in Brussels

Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union is slowly coming to its end, and we are delighted that the last month of the Presidency is marked by two Brussels´ film gatherings with a special focus on Slovak cinema! Brussels Cinema Days in BOZAR (Nov 30 – Dec 4,…
30-11-2016

LAST CALL for the unique development programme with shooting practice EKRAN+ 2017. Application deadline: DECEMBER 1st!

Are you a director working in a team with writer/producer/DOP? Deadline for the unique development programme with shooting practice EKRAN+ 2017 is December 1st!
29-11-2016

Aniont.cz offers more than 700 minutes of authorial animation

Aniont is the only online videotheque of its kind which specializes exclusively in exceptional authorial animation and offers it for free. Web portal Aniont.cz, which was launched in Czech and English versions last June, has grown significantly.
29-11-2016

SUBMIT YOUR FILM! 2nd Deadline November 30th 2016

19th EDITION / March 6 - 15, 2017 / PragueFollowed by regional screenings in over 30 towns around the Czech Republic. We would like to remind you that you have the last chance to subscribe your filminvite you to submit your films to the 19th edition of the One World…
24-11-2016