Worlds's living legend of comedy John Cleese will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his extraordinary contribution to the art of film at the 23rd edition of Sarajevo Film Festival.
After the award ceremony, Sarajevo Film Festival’s audience will have the opportunity to see legendary comedy A FISH CALLED WANDA within the Open Air Programme.
John Cleese is best known for his involvement in MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS, FAWLTY TOWERS, MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN, and A FISH CALLED WANDA.
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Digital Single Market
4/07: MEPs endorse Mariya Gabriel as Digital Economy Commissioner – Parliament Magazine
MEPs have confirmed Mariya Gabriel as the new digital economy and society Commissioner. Gabriel has been an MEP since 2009 and is currently a Vice-Chair of Parliament's EPP group. She was recently rapporteur on introducing a visa waiver for Ukrainian citizens entering the EU.
4/07: European Audiovisual Observatory study : Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright – EAO website
The study aims at providing a general overview of the rationale and the evolution of the exceptions and limitations to copyright in the numerous international treaties and European directives devoted to this topic, and in the consequent ratifications and implementations at national level.
10/07: EPP Group position on copyright: fair remuneration for creativity – EPP website
The EPP Group has adopted its common position on the proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Presidencies of the EU
7/07: Priorities Estonian Presidency of the EU – Estonian Presidency website
The priorities of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU include: An open and innovative European Economy, a safe and secure Europe, a digital Europe and a free movement of data, and an inclusive and sustainable Europe.
MEDIA Programme
23/06: Call for proposals "Crowdsourcing subtitling to increase the circulation of European works" – European Commission website
The Commission launches a €1 million call for proposals to find innovative solutions for film translation and for tracking language versions of films.
LUX Film Prize
3/07: LUX FILM PRIZE Official Selection Unveiled – FNE
One Polish film and no less than three Bulgarian co-productions are among the ten films selected for the Official Selection of the LUX Prize.
Events
2/07: Update on the Trilogue negotiations on the Geo-blocking Regulation in IMCO committee – more information here 13/07: Consideration of amendments in JURI committee for the Broadcasting Regulation – more information here 8/09: Conference "Best practices in the fight against counterfeiting & piracy – the role and responsibility of advertising, logistic and financial service providers", Switzerland – more information here
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. has agreed a 230 m EUR deal to sell its leading broadcast operations in Croatia (Nova TV) and in Slovenia (POP TV) to Slovenia Broadband S.à r.l., a subsidiary of United Group B.V.. The deal is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
The program for the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival (August 3-13) will include the film for which Sofia Coppola won the award for best director at the latest Cannes Festival, The Beguiled.
MOTOVUN: Eighteen films have been selected for the main programme of the 20th Motovun IFF, set to take place from 25 to 29 July 2017.
Latvian long documentary The Smuggler, currently in production, follows a guy who is helping immigrants to get across the border between Russia and Latvia.
COTTBUS: Applications are open for the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), set to take place during the FilmFestival Cottbus on 9-10 November 2017. Producers can apply with a project for coco Pitch and also for the new programme coco Work in Progress.
The following grants were announced on 5 July 2017.
Karlovy Vary IFF, MIDPOINT, Trieste FF and WEMW to Launch Programme for CEE Emerging Talents
Region 06-07-2017KARLOVY VARY: Karlovy Vary IFF together with MIDPOINT, Trieste FF and When East Meets West launched a training and development programme for emerging talents from Central and Eastern Europe. The programme will scout the most talented filmmakers and producers of the future.
ZAGREB: Shooting of the BBC series McMafia directed by James Watkins and starring James Norton wrapped in Opatija last week. The series was shot in various locations first during the winter of 2016, when most of the scenes were filmed in Zagreb, while the second part of filming took place from May 2017, when the cast and crew moved down to the coast. The local spending of international projects benefitting of the incentives programme is expected to be more than 13.5 EUR / 100 m HRK in 2017.
