RIGA: Applications for the 25th edition of the Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries are welcome till 11 June 2021. The most important documentary training and pitching event in the Baltic countries is scheduled to take place in a hybrid formula 1 – 12 September 2021, with the industry events held mostly online.
Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD) is the most importantdocumentary training and pitching event in the Baltic countries, taking place in Riga, Latvia. The 25th edition is scheduled to take placein a hybrid form from 1 – 12 September 2021, with the industry events held mostly online. The call for projects is open now and will close on 11 June.
goEast 2021 – Female Filmmakers Receive Highest Honours at the Festival's 21st Edition THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP Wins Golden Lily // Best Director Goes to BEBIA, À MON SEUL DÉSIR
Festivals 26-04-2021The documentary film THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP (Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, Qatar, 2020, directed by Alina Gorlova) is the winner of the Golden Lily (endowed with 10,000 euros in prize money), the main award at the 21st edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in Wiesbaden. The international jury chaired by Saodat Ismailova explained its selection in a statement praising Alina Gorlova for her daring use of cinematic stylistic elements to focus attention on a man who finds himself trapped in worlds of conflict in Syria and Donbass. “Gorlova's vision, outwardly stoic and full of empathy, pushes at simple boundaries by using image and sound as sensory experience", as the jury expounded on its decision.
Georgian animation Film ABANDONED VILLAGE Voyage to France - Annecy, Paris and to the Czech Republic – Liberec!
Press releases 07-05-2021At the Annecy International Animated Film festival, the jury selected film program from over 3,000 films from 95 countries. Among the favorites is Mariam Kapanadze's debut, 14 minute animated film "Abandoned Village" Official selection, in the Perpectives short films section.
Studio Kvali XXI
Studio Kvali XXI be present at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival for the second time. In 2016, the first Georgian French Swiss coproduction The Pocket Man was shown.
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BUCHAREST: The psychological thriller Luca, the third feature film directed by Romanian actor/director Horațiu Mălăele, will have its premiere on 21 May 2021 online worldwide, and in the Romanian cinemas that are currently open. The film was shot in Bucharest and New York.
Piotr Domalewski’s Polish/Irish I Never Cry to Be Released in UK and Ireland in July 2021
Poland 07-05-2021WARSAW: The coming-of-age drama I Never Cry / Jak najdalej stąd by Piotr Domalewski will be theatrically released in the UK and Ireland starting 23 July 2021.
ZAGREB: The 17th edition of the ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival will be held physically from 13 to 20 June 2021.
PRAGUE: The 9th edition of the leading regional pitching, financing and coproduction event CEE Animation Forum, which was held online in an extended edition from 26 April to 6 May 2021, announced its winners.
The CEE Animation Forum, the leading regional pitching, financing and co-production event, was held online from 26 April to 6 May 2021. The award ceremony marked the grand finale of the 2021 extended two-week edition showcasing 40 animated projects in 5 categories — selected from 116 submissions. International juries composed of globally renowned experts from the film industry awarded various prizes in the total amount of EUR 15,000 in cash and free scholarships or direct access to prestigious European events.
