The Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) has officially launched the new documentary portal www.DOKweb.net. In addition to the daily updated news section, the portal now boasts the most comprehensive online database of East European documentary films produced after 1989, a database of East European documentary professionals, and a detailed industry directory that lists European and international festivals, grants, funds, organizations, institutions, production and distribution companies, markets, workshops, film schools and many more categories. Replacing IDF's former site www.DOCUinter.net, www.DOKweb.net now offers more content and interactivity.

Bratislava, 1 March 2010 - IFF Bratislava will soon welcome in Slovakia two major European initiatives supporting emerging film talents: Torino Film Lab andScript&Pitch workshops.

Honey (Bal), awarded the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, will be shown in Polish cinemas this year. Mañana is a distributor of the movie in Poland.

First General Meeting of the "Sponsorship Association Friends of the German-Russian Film Academy" (Förderverein Deutsch-Russische Filmakademie e.V.) with Russian members

Prague, February 24, 2010 - The 60th International Film Festival in Berlin (February 11 - 21, 2010) proved to be a major success for director Jan Hřebejk. His film Kawasaki's Rose picked up not one, but two prizes this year when two independent juries - the Ecumenical Jury and the Jury of the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas (C.I.C.A.E.) - deemed it a winner.

Camilo Sanabria from Colombia wins the Score Competition

On behalf of BlueCat Screenwriting's goal to bring more exposure to screenwriters from Czech Republic, I'm writing to cordially invite writers in your community to consider submitting a feature length screenplay to the 2010 BlueCat Screenplay Competition.

Berlinale session of ScripTeast, a training program for scriptwriters from Central and Eastern Europe, has been completed.