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Slovenian Film Centre Presents Panel Discussion "Women in the film sector: a gender issue"

Press releases 2018-03-12

Within the 20th Documentary Film FestivalTuesday, 20th of March 2018 at 15:00Klub Lily Novy at Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana PROGRAMMEPart I 15.00 Introductory speech - Nataša Bučar, Director of the Slovenian Film Centre 15.05 Presentation of the Council of Europe Recommendations on gender equality in the AV sector - Enrico Vannucci,…

DOC LAB POLAND Honoured With The EDN Award 2018

Press releases 2018-03-08

The 14th EDN Award is presented to Adam Ślesicki and Katarzyna Ślesicka from DOC LAB POLAND. They receive the award in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the development of the European documentary culture through their work in connection with the DOC LAB POLAND initiative. Adam Ślesicki and Katarzyna Ślesicka …

2nd International Conference on Film Education

Press releases 2018-03-06

Film education offers exciting opportunities for new and innovative ways of teaching. At the 2nd International Conference on Film Education, we will present examples of good practices in film education taking place in schools and cinemas, involving close co-operation between teachers and filmmakers. We will learn about the various ways…

MIDPOINT Intensive Iceland – Project selection announced

Press releases 2018-03-06

We are thrilled to announce the selection of projects for this year's MIDPOINT Intensive Iceland. The 4 projects will participate in a 2-day workshop in Reykjavik starting this weekend, on Saturday-Sunday March 10-11. Thanks to a new collaboration with the Icelandic Film Centre, we have once again been able to…

EUROPA DISTRIBUTION Workshop at CARTOON MOVIE March 7-10 2018

Press releases 2018-03-01

Europa Distribution and Cartoon celebrate this year a partnership established in 2009 to facilitate independent distributors to attend one of largest and more renown pitching & co-pro forum for animated feature films in Europe. More than 40 Europa Distribution members will be in Bordeaux from the 7th to 10th March …

European Genre Forum Announces 2018 Projects

Press releases 2018-02-28

Now running into its second year, the European Genre Forum has selected eight exciting projects to take part in the 2018 training cycle, starting on April 16th, 2018. The 2018 project selection spreads geographically well over Europe, reaching as far as Israel. The stories reflect a wide variety of fantastic…

Critical Documentary Filmmaking is Becoming a Risky Business

Press releases 2018-02-26

The EAST DOC PLATFORM, the largest event for documentary professionals in Central and Eastern Europe, takes place March 3-9, 2018. During the week-long event, Prague will host leading documentary professionals, distributors, TV and festival selectors from around the world. Filmmakers will pitch their documentary projects and compete for several prizes…

Institute of Documentary Film (IDF)

Press releases 2018-02-23

The international documentary event EAST DOC PLATFORM takes place March 3 – 8, 2018 in Prague. The week-long event will host leading film professionals, distributors, TV and festival programmers. Filmmakers will present documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe that can win one of several prizes worth a total of…

East Doc Platform to Focus on “New Resistance”

Press releases 2018-02-22

The largest industry event dedicated to documentary filmmaking in Central and Eastern Europe reflects on the rise of populist regimes in the region and examines the options available for fighting efforts to suppress critical voices.

Stipan Tadić is the author of this year's World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb festival illustration

Press releases 2018-02-21

The author of this year's World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb illustration is Stipan Tadić. Tadić is one of the most prominent Croatian painters of the younger generation, has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions all over the world and is a winner of several awards. His…

Alba Rohrwacher Welcomes this Year's Finest Young Acting Talent

Press releases 2018-02-19

Awards Ceremony for the 2018 European Shooting Stars at the Berlinale Palast Tonight the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2018 were welcomed to the Berlinale Palast stage by former Italian Shooting Star Alba Rohrwacher - who just celebrated the world premiere of her new film DAUGHTER OF MINE in the Official Competition…

A tribute to Austin Film Society at the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF, Richard Linklater will be among guests of the program focusing on filmmakers from Texas

Press releases 2018-02-19

The 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF (June 29 – July 7, 2018) will dedicate a special section to the Austin Film Society (AFS), the non-profit film organization founded in 1985 which has grown into one of the USA´s key film institutions. “A tribute to AFS represents an exciting chapter in KVIFF´s…

News from EFM: Baltic Film Centres and Locarno IFF Strike Deal on Participation in “Match Me!”

Press releases 2018-02-18

The film centres of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have signed an agreement with Locarno International Film Festival that will see six Baltic producers participate in the festival’s international “Match Me!” programme.

The EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2018 Ready to Rock Berlin

Press releases 2018-02-16

Flying in from all over Europe the group of ten outstanding acting talents finally arrived to start their busy days in Berlin. Presented at the Berlin International Film Festival, EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS is celebrating its 21st edition. The programme supports young acting talent from across Europe. Their tailor-made schedule of…

Two coproductions of Polish company Message Film having their world premieres at Berlinale 2018!

Press releases 2018-02-16

Two coproductions of Polish company Message Film will have their world premieres at the International Film Festival in Berlin. Russian/Polish/Serbian DOVLATOV by Russian director Alexey German Jr will be presented in the Competition. Ukrainian/Polish/Macedonian production WHEN THE TREES FALL by Marysia Nikitiuk, a debuting director and scriptwriter, will be premiered…

MIDPOINT Intensive Serbia Announced + Meet Us at Berlinale

Press releases 2018-02-15

MIDPOINT Intensive Serbia announced + Meet us at Berlinale We are very pleased to announce the first intensive workshop in Belgrade aimed at the Serbian film professionals. Thanks to a partnership with Film Center Serbia, this 4-day workshop has been made possible.Hungarian writer, director and script consultant Csaba Bollok will…

UNIC update on cinema-going in 2017

Press releases 2018-02-15

UNIC: EUROPEAN CINEMA INDUSTRY SEES FURTHER GROWTH IN 2017

Spain and Croatia join #europeanfilmchallenge for biggest contest ever

Press releases 2018-02-15

Film fans from six countries compete for VIP trip to Cannes Film Festival.

East Doc Platform 2018: Line-up / guests

Press releases 2018-02-14

LIVE PITCH! Iikka and Mikael will conduct a live pitch and Q&A – OPEN LECTURE Saturday March 3 | 17:30-19:00 |Cinema Hall, Institute Cervantes A welcome session to deep-dive in one of the hottest topic of the workshop Ex Oriente Film: Ikka Vehkalahti and Mikael Opstrup will give a realistic…

INSIDE PICTURES 2018 – FROM EUROPE TO HOLLYWOOD

Press releases 2018-02-09

INSIDE PICTURES 2018 Programme Open for Applications Developing the Next Generation of Leaders in the European Film Industry London, 8th February 2018: The National Film and Television School (NFTS) today announces that applications are open for its prestigious Inside Pictures business training and leadership skills development scheme. Now in its…