Kids Kino Industry, the pitching and co-production forum for feature films and series (live-action, animation and documentaries) for young audiences, has announced the line-up for its next edition, to be held in Warsaw, Poland and online from 28 September to 1 October 2021.
The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival’s In Focus programme brings the best achievements of regional cinematography from the past and this year. It is a selection of strong achievements of both already established artists and debutants that gained success at prestigious film festivals around the world or in the domestic market.
FNE at Venice 2021: Memento International Picks Up Bogdan George Apetri’s Miracle
Romania 28-07-2021BUCHAREST: Miracle / Miracol, the third feature film by the Romanian-born, New York- based director Bogdan George Apetri, has been picked up by Memento International ahead its world premiere in the Orizzonti Competition of the 78 Venice Film Festival, 1-11 September 2021. The film is a Romanian/Czech/Latvian coproduction.
BUCHAREST: The 7th Pustnik Screenwriters Residency has selected eight projects to participate in the in-person is 2021 programme taking place at Port Cultural Cetate, September 13–20.
PRAGUE: Hungarian-Romanian director Cristina Grosan is currently shooting her sophomore feature Ordinary Failures / Běžná selhání. Shooting started on 28 June 2021 and will wrap 18 August 2021. The film is a coproduction between Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia.
Hypewriter, the international pitch forum for original tv series ideas has extended its submission deadline until August 31. Organizers Paprika Studios and RTL Hungary have received almost 200 ideas from 20 countries until the original July 15 deadline but have decided to give the chance to those late to the party and will hold the pitch forum in Budapest during the Fall.
Murina cast and crew in Cannes
At this year’s Cannes Film Festival gala closing ceremony, held on Saturday, 17th July, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Murina wins the prestigious Camera d’Or, one of the biggest international achievements of Croatian film to date.
Camera d’Or is the annual Cannes Film Festival award bestowed on the best first feature film from all festival programmes (Official Selection, International Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight), with 31 titles vying for the award this year.
The Czech Film Fund announced support for ten minority co-productions using the full amount of CZK 20 000 000 (aprox EUR 770 000) allocated in this call. Czech co-producers of five fiction features, three documentary features, one animated film and one short film succeeded in this call and will be capable to build strong ties with partners from Slovak Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Slovenia, Latvia or North Macedonia.
At the 78th Venice International Film Festival, Czech cinema will be represented by 3 films, which have been selected for this year’s official selection. Polish-French-Czech political thriller Leave No Traces will celebrate its world premiere in the Venezia 78 Competition. Slovak-Czech-Ukrainian 107 Mothers and Romanian-Czech-Latvian Miracle will both world-premiere in the Orizzonti Competition. Read more HERE.
In its 7th year, after an online edition, Pustnik Screenwriters Residency is returning to the banks of the Danube for its 2021 programme at Port Cultural Cetate, September 13–20. 123 applications were received from 49 countries, out of which eight were selected:
”Unrooted” by Geo Doba, Romania
“Levirat” by Mikaël Gaudin, France
“Soft Power” by Adina Istrate, Romania/UK
“The Ceremony” by Jack King, UK
“Explorer” by Hilke Rönnfeldt, Germany/Denmark
“Change of Heart” by Apoorva Satish & Pedro Carneiro, India/Czech Republic/Portugal
“Other People” by Meedo Taha, Lebanon/USA
“Eastshore Wildwest” by Joana Vogdt, Germany
“Our goal is to give residents a focused and encouraging environment where they can work in the calm company of other writers. After a year of isolation – for many of us spent indoors – Pustnik is a chance to reconnect with nature, our peers, and the thrill of storytelling.” (Bryn Chainey, co-founder)
