MOSCOW: June 24-26, Moscow Business Square, 24-26 June, the business platform of the Moscow International Film Festival will open its doors to more than 500 film industry professionals this year.

On the Sea with Badjao, a Polish/German documentary kickstarter campaign for finance postproduction reaches its target. Read about the project on DOKweb.

VILNIUS: The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the amendments to the Law of Corporate Income Tax on 13 June 2013, clearing the way for a film tax incentive scheme to encourage business investments in the film sector.

COTTBUS: Central Europe’s leading pitching forum, Connecting Cottbus, is accepting applications for the 2013 East- West coproduction market until 15 July 2013. 

PRAGUE: Alena Hanakova has resigned her position as Minister of Culture and will leave the in July.

(MEDIAS) German producer Regina Ziegler is the guest of honor at  the 3rd Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) taking place 24-28 June 2013.

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s film fund is handing out an additional four grants to the six grants recently announced. 

VILNIUS: Lithuanian production company Fralita Films is in preproduction with the feature film Sangaile directed by Alante Kavaite.

KOSICE: A wealth of new TV programmes will compete for the Golden Beggar awards during the 19th International Festival of Local Televisions, held in the Slovak city of Kosice, 11-15 June 2013. With Kosice celebrating being named 2013 European Capital of Culture, this edition promises to be an especially rich event.