This year, the 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF) welcomed filmmaking talents from the Baltic countries and Croatia to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. Pitching twelve projects to key industry figures, alongside participating in a series of talks, lectures, and training sessions, the attendees benefited from an event that continues to be regarded as one of the most important industry showcases in the Baltic region.
BUDAPEST: The 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which will run in Budapest 6 – 13 November 2024, has a new programming team who stake on both award-winning films and hidden gems.
JIHLAVA: Thirteen titles from countries including Latvia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Czech Republic have been selected for the international competition section Opus Bonum of the 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which will be held 25 October – 3 November 2024.
LIMASSOL: Fifteen short films made by Cypriot directors have been selected for the National Competition of the 14th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, which will take place in Limassol from 12 to 18 October 2024.
WARSAW: The 8th edition of the coproduction forum and meeting hub Young Horizons Industry wrapped in Warsaw. The event was held, as usual, within the Young Horizons International Film Festival.
POTSDAM: The Erich Pommer Institut has announced the seminars, courses and info sessions organised in October and November 2024.
In mid-September, a week-long workshop dedicated to cinematic storytelling took place at Le Groupe Ouest, in Brittany, on the far western edge of Europe. The event brought together six writer-directors, and six film commissioners and producers from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. This workshop was part of LIM | Less is More, the European feature film development programme, in partnership with Lithuanian Film Centre, Estonian Film Institute and National Film Centre of Latvia.
Info Sessions: The Art of Negotiating Agreements and European Co-Production | TAP Alumna at Filmfest Hamburg
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Cinema Dome at Astra Film Festival: An Immersive Spectacle with Rare Footage and Legendary Hits from Queen and Pink Floyd in Sibiu’s Piața Mare
Festivals 10-10-2024Queen and Pink Floyd are subjects of some of the most anticipated screenings of the fall! The massive Cinema Dome, set up in Piața Mare, remains the central hub of futuristic cinema at this year’s edition, offering audiences a chance to literally step into the heart of the action. Astra Film Festival, the most important cultural event in Romania dedicated to documentary cinema, is once again the only festival in the country offering immersive full-dome film screenings, which feel as though they’re straight from the future. Find the New Media Dome program, tickets, and passes here: (https://www.astrafilm.ro/astra-film-new-media-dome).
During the award ceremony at the Young Horizons Industry, international co-production event in Warsaw, Poland, Zofia Horszczaruk, Head of Young Horizons Industry, and Maciej Jakubczyk, Head of Young Horizons, together with award partners: Magdalena Zimecka, Managing Director of ORKA Postproduction Studio, Magda Janowska, Postproduction Manager at FIXAFILM, Anna Szadkowska, Production Manager at Wroclaw Feature Film Studio, Adam Romanowski, CEO of No Problemo Music, Lennart Ström, Managing Director of m:brane, and Anna Głowik, representing CEE Animation Forum, handed over the awards for the best projects presented in the in-development and work-in-progress section.
