Now in its 8th edition since 2020, First Cut+ is a program initiated by Tatino Films that operates twice a year, working in close cooperation with two dynamic and well-established film industry
platforms: Trieste’s When East Meets West and Karlovy Vary IFF’s Eastern Promises.
Submissions are still open for the 25th edition of East-West co-production market connecting cottbus. Taking place during FilmFestival Cottbus on 8-10 November 2023, coco will present
13 projects in development (cocoPITCH) and 6 works in progress (cocoWIP).
BERLIN: After 19 years in Venice, the international Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) organised by Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai (C.I.C.A.E.) is moving to Berlin, where it will be held 30 October - 5 November 2023.
Call For Applications: Renowned Arthouse Cinema Training Finds New Home in Berlin
Press releases 26-06-2023It’s a premiere! For the first time, Berlin will host the international Arthouse Cinema Training from 30 October to 5 November 2023. The only programme of its kind worldwide, the ACT gathers independent arthouse cinema professionals from across the globe for a week-long intensive workshop on running an arthouse movie theatre and advancing film culture. For its 20th edition, the Training will relocate to Holzmarkt, an event campus in the heart of the German capital, after 19 years in Venice, where it took place during the Venice Film Festival. In its 20-year history, over 1,000 independent cinema operators and industry representatives from 60 countries have participated in the programme.
VALLETTA: Ridley Scott’s team has moved from Morocco to Malta for the shooting of a sequel to Gladiator 23 years after the original film. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou and Joseph Quinn, the Paramount production is set for release on 24 November 2024.
WARSAW: Films Boutique has signed new distribution deals for Agnieszka Holland’s feature film The Green Border with Spain, Austria, the Baltics, Iceland and Hungary after the project was showcased in Cannes’ Marché du Film 2023.
The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has announced the following grants on 15 June 2023.
BUCHAREST: Raluca Turcan is the new Minister of Culture in Romania as a new coalition Government, led by PM Marcel Ciolacu, has been appointed. Turcan is replacing Lucian Romașcanu.
WARSAW: The 7th edition of Young Horizons Industry (former Kids Kino Industry) will showcase 26 projects from 4 to 6 October 2023. The international coproduction forum will be held on-site in Warsaw and online, within the Young Horizons International Film Festival (former Kids Kino IFF).
The 27th Ji.hlava IDFF revealed its poster. Its author is the award-winning illustrator Juraj Horváth.
