LIMASSOL: Eleven short films made by Cypriot directors are included in the National Programme of the 10th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC), which takes place at the Rialto Theatre from 10 to 16 October 2020.
Konrad (Koni) Steinbacher: Recipient of 2020 Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award
Festivals 16-09-2020Konrad (Koni) Steinbacher was born in 1940 in Zgornje Prebukovje, a village in the Pohorje Hills above Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia. After receiving his first years of schooling in Šmartno na Pohorju and Slovenska Bistrica, he wanted to continue his education where he could show his talent. Teachers advised him to enrol at the School of Design in Ljubljana. There, Steinbacher soon joined the film club established by the students of the Ivan Cankar Student Residence Hall with the help of their dorm parent, film educator Mirjana Borčič. Thanks to his mentor, he realised one can start making films as early as in high school, and went on to produce his first docudrama The Death of the Wall (Umrl je zid). After finishing his studies at the School of Design and Faculty of Education, Steinbacher got a job as an art teacher at the Izola Primary School in 1964. Right away, he started a film club and a school cinema, discussing the secrets of cinema and writing screenplays with pupils. As they had no cameras to work with, filming was the only stage they did not tackle. In his art classes, Steinbacher introduced children to the ABCs of animation.
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SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
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BUDAPEST: The Hungarian black comedy Liza the Fox-Fairy (2015) directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros is being adapted in India. Aafat-E-Ishq directed by Indrajit Nattoji has recently started shooting and will be available on the Indian video on demand service ZEE5 later in 2020.
BUCHAREST: The eight-episode TV series RUXX, directed by Iulia Rugină and Octav Gheorghe, and produced by HBO Europe, has started shooting in Romania. Cristian Mungiu and Tudor Reu are providing production services through Mobra Films.
ZAGREB: Five Croatian producers have been selected to participate in EAVE workshops with five Irish producers, to develop projects together.
The National Film Centre of Latvia announced the following grants on 14 September 2020.
SIBIU: Andrei Dăscălescu's Holy Father was awarded the Audience Award at the open-air edition of the 27th Astra Film Fest, which was held from 4 to 13 September 2020. The online segment of the edition, which will include the International Competition, the European Competition and the Student Competition, will take place from 16 to 25 October 2020.
In the last couple of days we've announced first titles of the official selection of 36. WFF: Best Polish Shorts of 2020, Polish Classics and Family Cinema Weekend. In the coming days, until the end of September, we'll be announcing further titles included in the official selection.
