COTTBUS: The 26th edition of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) has announced the selection for cocoPITCH (projects in development) and cocoWIP (works in progress). coco will take place 6 - 8 November 2024 during the FilmFestival Cottbus (5 – 10 November 2024).

PRAGUE: CEE Animation Workshop has opened applications for its 7th edition, which will be held in 2025. The deadline for submissions is 8 November 2024.

RIGA: Sixteen projects (eight feature films and eight series) from the Baltics and Eastern as well as Central Europe have been selected for the 3rd edition of RIGA IFF SHOWCASE. The coproduction market will be held 24 – 26 October within the Riga International Film Festival (Riga IFF, 17 – 27 October 2024).

STRASBOURG: Latvian animated film Flow by Gints Zilbalodis and Romanian/Cypriot/Bulgarian minority coproduction Animal by Sofia Exarchou are among the five titles nominated for LUX – The European Audience Film Award 2025, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas.

BRATISLAVA: The Hungarian Dressmaker by Iveta Grófová has been selected as Slovakia’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.

TRIESTE: When East Meets West (WEMW) is launching five different sections with a total of 15 calls for 15 different initiatives at its 15th edition, set for 19 – 22 January 2025.