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Digital Single Market
26/09: European digital single market – a priority of Council Presidency conference – EU2018AT
At the High Level Conference on Digital and E-Government which took place on 26 September 2018 in Vienna, ministers and high‑level expert officials had a constructive exchange on elementary e-government and digitalisation issues.
EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive
26/09: Audiovisual media: MEPs vote on new rules fit for a digital age – European Parliament
New rules on audiovisual media aim to better protect viewers, encourage innovation and promote European content. MEPs approved them on 2 October.
Creative Europe Programme
27/09: FNE TV: MEP Silvia Costa, EU Parliament Culture & Education Committee and Rapporteur for Creative Europe 2021-2027 – Film New Europe
FNE asked Silvia Costa about the most important differences between Creative Europe 2021-2027 and the previous programme and the importance of the LUX Prix for European culture.
EU Budget
26/09: DRAFT INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – European Parliament
26/09: EU Budget 2019: MEPs increase funding on youth, migration and research – European Parliament
Budget MEPs increased Erasmus+ funds and restored budgets for infrastructure investments, as well as Horizon 2020, the EU research programme.
European Union Intellectual Property Office
01/10: Christian Archambeau takes over as Executive Director of EUIPO – EUIPO
Mr Christian Archambeau has now taken up his duties as Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) after his appointment was confirmed by the European Council.
European Audiovisual Observatory
26/09: How are audiovisual media services licenced in Europe today? – European Audiovisual Observatory
European Audiovisual Observatory has published a new mapping report of the licensing systems for audiovisual media services in today’s European Union.
Events
8-9 October: Challenging (the) Content – Content made in Europe in the digital economy - Vienna
8-11 October: NATO Fall Summit
10 October: CICI Lunch - European Parliament, Brussels
10 October: Attaché meeting - EU Copyright Directive
15 & 16 October: UNIC Cinema Days - Brussels
17 October: Attaché meeting - EU Copyright Directive
25 October: Trilogue - EU Copyright Directive
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro announced support in the amount of 137,000.00 EUR for three projects in the category of minority coproductions.
“My films are the celebration of reality, of life, of my friends, of actual daily life that passes and is gone tomorrow. We don't pay attention to it when it happens.”
NICOSIA: The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency has invited producers from Bollywood, Hollywood and Pinewood along with a contingent of international representatives from around the world to a film summit taking place from 9 to 12 October.
VILNIUS: LIM (Less is More), the European development programme for limited budget feature films, has announced new partnerships with the Lithuanian Film Center and the Macedonian Film Agency, as well as Norway’s Film Institute. The two year old organisation has also opened a call for projects, with a deadline on 31 October 2018.
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian family comedy Gaja’s World / Gajin Svet directed by Peter Bratusa opened at the number one spot at the domestic box office in Slovenia.
The Institute of Documentary Film interviews one of the leading Czech documentary directors, HelenaTrestikova.
The following grants were allotted by the Film Centre of Montenegro for 2017.
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak cinema chain Cinemax will expand into Romania with plans to open its first two cinemas in Bucharest and Brasov.
