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THE FLYING MACHINE’s WORLD PREMIERE IN BEJING ON AUGUST 3O.

Press releases 2011-08-26

The Flying Machine will have its official premiere screening in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on August 30 as a part of celebration of the Polish Presidency in European Union. For this most famous concert hall in China the screening will mark the first 3D movie projection ever.Minister…

World Premiere of "Rose" by Smarzowski at Toronto IFF

Press releases 2011-08-19

„Rose” by Wojciech Smarzowski (director of “Dark House”) will screen in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival marking the film’s world premiere. It is a 6th film supported by the Polish Film Institute that joined the line-up of Toronto as well as the other…

SUBMIT YOUR FILM TO EAST EUROPEAN FORUM AND GET FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT!

Press releases 2011-08-18

Application deadline: September 1, 2011 Please find the application here: http://www.dokweb.net/en/east-european-forum/entry-form/ Organized by: Institute of Documentary FilmEast European Forum 2011 October 24 - 30, 2011 / Jihlava, Czech Republic approx. 50 international commissioning editors, buyers, sales agents, distributors, film fund and festival representatives public project presentations Feedback Round Tables -…

EFA Nomination for FROZEN STORIES / OPOWIESCI Z CHLODNI from Poland

Press releases 2011-08-16

The European Film Academy (EFA) and the Festival del film Locarno congratulate the Locarno Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards 2011 OPOWIESCI Z CHLODNI (FROZEN STORIES) by Grzegorz Jaroszuk Poland 2011, 26 min., fiction In a grotesque way, the film shows the deep loneliness of two outsiders and…

ART CINEMA = ACTION + MANAGEMENT

Press releases 2011-08-10

European Summer University for professionals of Arthouse cinemasVenice, San Servolo Island, 3> 11/09/ 2011 The 8th European Summer University for professionals of Arthouse cinemas organized within the framework of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, will take place on the campus-island of San Servolo, during Venice International Film Festival.…

PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO: Participants Revealed

Press releases 2011-08-09

EFP, OMDC and TIFF continue with successful co-production programme at TIFF2011 Participants Revealed for Producers Lab TorontoEuropean and Canadian producers are joining forces yet again for international film projects with the programme PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO (PLT), now in its second year. European Film Promotion (EFP) has collaborated with the Ontario…

“The Mole” will make its world premiere in the World Competition of the 35th Montreal World FF

Press releases 2011-07-26

It is a feature debut of Rafael Lewandowski and the cinematographer credit goes to Piotr Rosołowski. “The Mole” was produced by Metro Films and co-produced by KUIV Productions, Silesia-Film, Non Stop Film Service, Le Frensoy – studio national des arts contemporains, Vertigo, Trafik. The film received the financial support from…

ANIMACAMPUS TALLINN 2011

Press releases 2011-07-21

November 15-19, 2011 / Tallinn, EstoniaCALL FOR TALENTSDeadline for application: August 1, 2011.AnimaCampus Tallinn is a brand new networking platform and training event for up-and-coming young filmmakers working in the field of animation. The five-day creative summit takes place in parallel with the Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams, the sub-festival…

Cinema City received the award 'The Company of the Year 2011'

Press releases 2011-07-15

Cinema City received the award 'The Company of the Year 2011' from The Polish Association of Individual Investors Warsaw, 12 July 2011Cinema City received the award 'The Company of the Year 2011' from The Polish Association of Individual Investors.During the 15th edition of WallStreet in Zakopane, Cinema City International was…

Six short films nominated for the Cartoon d'Or 2011

Press releases 2011-07-15

Six short films from Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland and United Kingdom will compete for the Cartoon d'Or 2011, the award for the best European animation short film. The jury composed of directors and producers Stéphane Bernasconi (France), Tony Loeser (Germany) and Victor Maldonado (Spain) have selected the finalists among a…

2. New Horizons Studio at the 11. New Horizons IFF

Press releases 2011-07-15

The second edition of the New Horizons Studio is held on 23-26 July, during the 11. New Horizons IFF in Wrocław. These workshops for young professionals give them knowledge they rarely get access to at film school. Within the Studio the participants have the opportunity to talk about promotion, film…

Academy of Document Dragon Forum during the Polish presidency in EU

Press releases 2011-07-21

On the 1st of July 2011 Poland will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. In the framework of the Presidency's cultural programme, Dragon Forum organizes the Polish Academy of Document in Kiev, Minsk and Moscow. Three sessions, each five days long, will consists of workshops…

HBO Central Europe appoints Peter Koltai as Vice President of Business Development

Press releases 2011-07-08

HBO Central Europe appoints Peter Koltai as Vice President of Business Development Budapest July 8 2011HBO Central Europe has appointed Peter Koltai as Vice President of Business Development, he joined the company on July 4th 2011. Based in the Budapest offices, and reporting to Linda Jensen, CEO of HBO Central…

Cinema City awarded the title "International Exhibitor of the Year"

Press releases 2011-07-01

Press release Warsaw, 1 July 2011 Cinema City awarded the title "International Exhibitor of the Year"Moshe Greidinger receives the highest award of the cinema industry in Amsterdam Moshe (Mooky) Greidinger received yesterday the award "International Exhibitor of the Year" granted by European theatrical community during CineEurope in Amsterdam, the largest…

Final Reminder: Submit your soon-to-be-released film to Doc Lauch

Press releases 2011-06-29

Only three days left to submit your films to Doc Launch – a presentation that showcases 9 soon-to-be-released documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe. Festival programmers, distributors, sales agents, members of the press and audiences get the first glimpse of films in post-production slated for theatrical release over the next…

Eurimages Supports Estonian-Finnish co-production „Rat King“

Press releases 2011-06-17

Press releaseJune 16, 2011Eurimages Supports Estonian-Finnish co-production „Rat King“European Council’s co-production fund Eurimages decided to support Estonian-Finnish co-production movie „Rat King“ with 250 000 euros. The decision was made last week at the eurimages meeting in Helsinki, Finland „Rat King“ is about a schoolboy who is hooked on online gaming…

EEFA Script Development Workshop for Fiction Projects

Press releases 2011-06-08

The second workshop of EEFA Training Network 2011, Script Development Workshop for Fiction Projects, is taking place in Sofia between 9th and 13th June 2011 for eight fiction feature film projects from all over Europe and not only. Ms. Catherine Buresi as Head of Studies of EEFA Training Network 2011…

Call for applications: UnionDocs Collaborative

Press releases 2011-06-08

To Whom it May Concern,I am working with Christopher and Steve at UnionDocs, the Brooklyn, NY based nonprofit media arts organization. We are currently doing outreach to help spread the call for the next round of fellowships in our Collaborative Program, which has completed two years of successful operations, screening…

CINECLASSICS CONTINUES WITH KIESLOWSKI, SZŐTS AND PASCAL

Press releases 2011-05-30

After the positive resonance of CineFest's film history series CineClassics, the program continues in September 2011 with retrospective screenings, exhibitions and conferences. CineClassics' aim is to emphasize Central Europe's contribution to world cinema. A retrospective of director István Szőts celebrates the 70th anniversary of his 1941 masterpiece Men of the…

THE 5TH KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI SCRIPTEAST AWARD

Press releases 2011-05-19

Today, at 5pm, at Plage des Palmes in Cannes we found out the winner ofthis year's Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for the best Eastern and Central European Script.Through the decision of the Advisory Board members: Sandy Lieberson, Manfred Schmidt, Dariusz Jablonski and ScripTeast Heads of Studies: Tom Abrams and Christian…