The grants for short animated films were announced by the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) on 5 October 2020.

The fiction feature directed by Danilo Šerbedžija and written by Lana Barić, Tereza37, will have its world premiere in the Discoveries section of the Warsaw Film Festival, held 9th – 18th October. The Polish festival will also screen the animated short, Hedgehog Spikiney, directed by Tihoni Brčić.

scene from Tereza37

scene from Hedgehog Spikiney

The international premiere of Tereza37 will take place in WFF’s Discoveries section, a programme dedicated to fiction and documentary films from across the globe that deal with contemporary topics.  

The film follows the titular Teresa, a 37-year-old woman living in Split. After several miscarriages, she learns that she might not be genetically compatible with her husband. Feeling pressured by her surroundings, she begins to question her marriage that has been in a rut for some time, triggering a series of events that will transform her life in the direction of new-found freedom and personal truth.

In the most „starry” of our sections, we included stories of Czech car mechanics in love with Elvis, outsiders, ex-cons, writers, nuns and window cleaners. We visit them in their natural surroundings and they, although quite reluctantly, open their doors to their fascinating worlds. See these stories on the big screen – stories awarded at major film festivals, with Maya Hawke, Andrew Garfield, James Norton, Ivan Trojan, Lili Taylor, Elisabeth Moss and Sandra Huller in the lead. A truly explosive mixture!

***ATTENTION: TICKET PRESALE BEGINS ON OCTOBER 1!***

PRESS CONFERENCE OF 36. WFF WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AT 12.00 NOON IN KULTURALNA, PALACE OF CULTURE – COME JOIN US!

On the 1^st of October at 20.00 CET,
a unique conversation will be held
#online between Agnieszka Holland
and the Polish film critic Barbara Hollender

The latest film by the acclaimed director, “Charlatan”,
will be presented in Sofia at the special
FIPRESCI Gala Screening on the 3^rd of October
at 18.00 at Cinema House

The 6th edition of Pustnik - the international screenwriters residency opened its gates to the online edition of 2020 on Monday, the 7th of September and ended last week, on the 14th. 

Due to the current global travel restrictions, the 8 finalists coming from six different states around the world have gathered online, in a special and atypical edition. The work on their feature length scripts within the 10 days of the residency has been followed by tutoring sessions with Bianca Oana (producer of “Touch me Not” - directed by Adina Pintilie, and “collective” - directed by Alexander Nanau), Alexandru Baciu (script doctor and scriptwriter), Jullie Billy (producer for Haut et Court, supervising productions such as “Gagarine”, “The Lobster”) and Philippe Barriere (script consultant & screenwriter). Furthermore, they have enjoyed 3 evenings of discussions on the tutors’ most well-known projects, as well as 2 evenings of talks on their fellow residents’ previous works.

Only until September 25, cinema enthusiasts aged 18-25 can register for international film workshops during the 7th edition of the WAMA Film Festival in Olsztyn. The task of the participants of this year's meetings will be the production of short films on social issues focused on issues related to climate balance. Participation in all classes is free, and the number of places is limited.

Event: Kids Kino Industry - an international co-production forum for the film industry and people interested in creating audiovisual content for young viewers.
Date: 29 September - 2 October 2020
Location: online

There are less than two weeks to go before the start of the 4th edition of Kids Kino Industry, the international co-production forum. This year's edition has been moved to the online world, resulting in the programme being extended from three to four days. As part of the lead-up to this year's edition, the organisers also prepared a series of free webinars on Zoom and the last one is due to take place on 21 September, one week before the event starts.