The European Film Academy congratulates the nominees for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2014 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film.
PRAGUE: Czech actor, playwright, and anti-Communist dissident Pavel Landovsky (78) died on 10 October 2014.
SIBIU: Director Sergei Loznitsa received the Trophy for Best Film for his full-length documentary Maidan at the 21st ASTRA Film Festival which wrapped 11 October.
A selection of films from post-communist countries, including VIKTORIA, VELVET TERRORISTS, ALL THAT I LOVE, THIS AIN'T CALIFORNIA will tour seven European festivals, starting with special screenings at REC Tarragona every Monday in November.
October starts with several international film festivals featuring Slovak films.
The successful producer and Holocaust survivor Branko Lustig was rewarded with the „Goldener Rathausmann“ by the Mayor of the City of Vienna on October 7th.
A total of 15 documentaries that will be presented within the official programme of the 57th DOK.Leipzig, the biggest documentary and animation event in Germany, were developed under or otherwise supported by IDF’s activities (Ex Oriente Film, Doc Launch, East Silver or Project Market) and five of them will compete for the prizes in four categories.
WARSAW: The 10th edition of CentEast Market Warsaw will present works-in-progress from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia as part of the 30th Warsaw Film Festival from 17 to 19 October 2014.
VIENNA: Famous Croatian producer and Holocaust survivor Branko Lustig received the Goldener Rathausmann from the Mayor of the City of Vienna on 7 October. Lustig is in Vienna as a guest of the LET'S CEE Film Festival which is showing 91 productions from Central and Eastern Europe from 2 to 11 October 2014.
TALLINN: The 18th edition of the Black Nights Film Festival will focus on Polish cinema. Nearly two dozen Polish films will be presented from 14 to 30 November 2014. The festival will open with Jan Komasa's Warsaw 1944 produced by Akson Studio .
