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A Cooperation agreement between the Film Polish Institute and the Lithuanian Film Centre
On 22 May, 2017, during the 70th Cannes International Film Festival, representatives of the Polish Film Institute and the Lithuanian Film Centre – director Magdalena Sroka and director Rolandas Kvietkauskas – signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two national institutions in the field of cinematography and the implementation…
Cannes Declaration - European Film Agency Directors
Preserving territoriality to improve the circulation of European films and access to European culture
European film agency directors call on the Europe Commission, Parliament and Council to promote and preserve cultural diversity and territoriality
The European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) have published a declaration outlining their concerns about the actions being taken at the European Union level which will undermine cultural diversity, contractual freedom, and territorial exclusivity. The declaration was adopted at our plenary meeting at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival…
Call of European Filmmakers - Cannes Film Festival 2017
First signatories: Fatih Akin (Germany / Allemagne)Robert Alberdingk Thijm (Netherlands / Pays-Bas)Alejandro Amenábar (Spain / Espagne)Christophe Andréi (France)Montxo Armendáriz (Spain / Espagne)Clio Barnard (United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni)Marco Bellocchio (Italy / Italie)Lucas Belvaux (Belgium / Belgique)Pablo Berger (Spain / Espagne)Julie Bertuccelli (France)Iciar Bollain (Spain / Espagne)John Boorman (United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni)Fred …
PEN AMERICA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO FREE UKRAINIAN WRITER AND FILMMAKER OLEG SENTSOV
May 10, 2017 NEW YORK—Authors Chimamanda Adichie, Jonathan Franzen, and Masha Gessen, film giants Wim Wenders and Agnieszka Holland, television hosts Trevor Noah and Samantha Bee, and other creative allies joined PEN America today in a letter calling on U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to press for the immediate…
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Ex Oriente Film with DAFilms.com
Ex Oriente Film workshop was established in 2003 as the very first training initiative focusing on Eastern and Central European creative documentary films.
Czech-In Film Festival Paris – a window into Czech and Slovak Cinema
Launched in 2009, the Czech-In Film Festival, from the 9th to the 16th of June, will present Paris with the best of recent Czech and Slovak cinema. Amongst 75 feature-length films and documentaries from the Czech Republic, and 43 from Slovakia in 2016, the most remarkable have been selected for…
Polish documentary project DIAGNOSIS Goes to Cannes!
DIAGNOSIS, a documentary feature film debut of the director Ewa Podgórska and producer Małgorzata Wabińska (Entertain Pictures), will be presented in the work-in-progress section in Cannes. It will be the only documentary project from the selection of New Horizons’ Polish Days Goes to Cannes. DIAGNOSIS is a journey into the…
Daniel Rafaelić named director of Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Daniel Rafaelić has been named Director of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre for the next four years, after a unanimous vote held at the 8th Meeting of the Board of Directors. On Thursday, May 4th, after conducting interviews with all candidates, the 8th Meeting of the Board of Directors was held.…
MIDPOINT Announces Selected Projects for Feature Launch 2017
It's our great pleasure to announce the selected projects and participants for this year's MIDPOINT Feature Launch which takes off in June. An extraordinary number of 75 projects were submitted, and filmmakers from no less than 32 countries were considered for the 9 slots in MIDPOINT's feature film program. The…
6th edition of Visegrad Film Forum was special!
International event at the end of April fulfilled its mission and brought big names of cinematography and students from all around the world to Bratislava. Masterclasses, screenings and discussions were balanced by friendly atmosphere. Five-day event started with the screening of cult film The Neverending Story. Spectators travelled back to…
EFP PRESENTS THE 18TH EDITION OF PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE
Europe's most dynamic producers at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 EFP (European Film Promotion) and its member organisations have again selected 20 of the most promising up-and-coming European producers to take part in EFP's high-profile networking platform PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE at the Cannes Film Festival (May 17 - 28,…
Line-up of the Visegrad Animation Forum 2017 Unveiled
The fifth edition of the VAF Trebon, a key industry meeting for animation professionals mainly from CEE region, takes place in Trebon, Czech Republic, May 2-4, 2017.
Slovenian Society of Cinematographers: IRIS Awards
Slovenian Society of Cinematographers (ZFS) is committed to the progress and development of professional cinematography, it advocates respect of moral and ethical principles of the profession and stands for continuous development and quality of Slovenian cinema. For the second time Slovenian Society of Cinematographers (ZFS) has awarded new award -…
Presentation of Polish films during New Horizons’ Polish Days Goes to Cannes at Marche du Film
At the initiative of the Polish Film Institute, the T-Mobile New Horizons Film Festival is now one of the 10 international film festivals to present selected films in the prestigious The Goes to Cannes during the biggest film market, Marché du Film, during the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. The…
SOFA- School of Film Agents 2017/18
Innovations for Year Five – Follow-up workshop for the fourth class in Tbilisi in May
European Film and TV directors call for a new talent-driven MEDIA programme
At a time when isolationist forces threaten the European ideal, FERA believes in the continued importance of Creative Europe, and that its success and financial integrity are essential to fostering cultural diversity and the sustainability of a dynamic European audiovisual sector in the digital era.
SOFA – School of Film Agents 2017/18
Jump on it! - The application period for the two-part workshop has started
I tried to catch all the feelings and small movements, says Paweł Łoziński about his latest film
East Doc Platform this year included a focus on Polish doc director Pawel Lozinski. FNE teams up with IDF to bring you this interview with the director.
DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR US IN PROGRESS PARIS - APRIL 20th 2017
Organized since 2013 in collaboration with the American Film Festival, US IN PROGRESS PARIS, a three-day work in progress event targeted at US independent filmmakers and European buyers, will take place in the scope of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival from June 20th till 22nd 2017 in Paris, France.
