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The call for projects for the 4th edition of Kids Kino Industry (previously known as Warsaw Kids Film Forum) is open and will last till 5th of June.

BRUSSELS: European film distributors represented by Europa Distribution and the International Federation of Film Distributors’ Associations FIAD have issued a joint call for urgently needed support during the COVID-19 crisis.

TALLINN: The Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) is the latest festival to move to an online format instead of postponing until the fall. HÕFF's organisers announced that the 15th edition of the festival will take place online, running from the 8 to 10 May 2020.

SARAJEVO: The 16th edition of Docu Talents from the East is accepting submissions for its open call through 30 April 2020.

WARSAW: The 4th edition of Kids Kino Industry, formerly known as Warsaw Kids Film Forum, is accepting projects through 5 June 2020.

European film distributors, represented by Europa Distribution - the Network of independent Publishers and Distributors and FIAD - the International Federation of Film Distributors’ Associations, need urgent support during the Covid-19 crisis to avoid a long-term catastrophe, not just for the film industry and employment  as a whole but for the EU’s commitment to cultural diversity.

A talented musician with a jail sentence, a bard from a German mine, an eccentric artist from Israel – those are just a few heroes of this year’s music documentary competition DocFilmMusic which focuses on artists from various places in the world, often very far away.

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Lessons of LoveLessons of Love. Małgorzata Goliszewska, Katarzyna Mateja; Poland; 2019

EFP is committed to presenting the third edition of THE CHANGING FACE OF EUROPE in collaboration with Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival despite these difficult times. All 10 of the films selected for the programme will take part in Hot Docs Industry All-Access Online program, which will run during the original dates of the festival and continue until May 31. The Festival's public screenings have been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Dear documentary directors and producers,

We would like to remind you that the deadline for submissions to the Ex Oriente Film 2020 international training programme is April 30th.
If you have a feature length documentary project or docu series in development or early production, be sure to submit it via our online application form.
The open call is aimed at filmmakers from the CEE region, but it is also open for projects thematically focused on the CEE region. Please, find all the information in Ex Oriente Film 2020 Guidelines