TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE/TRENCIN: The 6th edition of MIDPOINT Script Development Workshops for feature films and short films will have its first part at  the 23rd Art Film Fest (19-26 June 2015).

BRUSSELS: The Annual Report 2014-2015 of the International Union of Cinemas,UNIC shows that the overall box office as well as the market share of national films in the CEE countries increased significantly especially in Turkey and Poland in 2014 compared to 2013. In Turkey, the box office had a spectacular rise with 29.5%.

BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu launched a crowdfunding compaign on Indiegogo for his independent feature Two Lottery Tickets/Doua lozuri. His aim is to collect 7,650 USD in 19 days.

SOFIA: Indian film actor/director/producer Ajay Devgn is currently looking at locations in Bulgaria for his second feature set to be shot in January 2016, as he has decided to also promote tourism in Bulgaria.

RIGA: Movie channel FilmBox Baltic and the extreme-sports channel Fast&FunBox will be launched by SPI International on the telecom operator SIA Lattelecom.

DUBROVNIK: FreemantleMedia Croatia and Jadran Film will develop and produce a TV series based on the bestseller The Witch of Gric by Marija Juric Zagorka, one of the most popular Croatian writers.

ŽILINA: The 8th Fest Anča International Animation Festival is ready to start with several competitions for short films from 24 to 28 June 2015.

LIEGE: The 3D Content Financing Market (3DFM), an international co-production and financing market for projects for stereoscopic-3D (S-3D) contents, is open for applications through 28 September 2015, for the market taking place on 14-15 Dec 2015 in Liège, Belgium.

JIHLAVA: WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will be a guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival from 27 October to 1 November 2015. He will attend through a video conference as one of the speakers at the 5th edition of the Inspiration Forum.