Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov starts preparations to his new film, a crime drama Rhinoceros. The film will be made in co-production of Ukraine, Poland and Germany.

Rhinoceros is a crime drama that unfolds in the 90s in Ukraine, the times that have changed us all: it was the transition from the Soviet Union to our modern days, but all those challenges are still relevant to our society. "We have seen a lot of films about criminals but I am interested mostly in an average person: what a person feels, why they act this way, whether such a person can change...  After all, there are no bad people, there are people who do bad things," director and screenwriter Oleg Sentsov says.

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CICAE General Assembly – 10 September 2020 via zoom 

Considering the context of the pandemic, CICAE will organize its annual General Assembly via Zoom on September 10, 2020, starting at 15:00 (GMT+2).
All members of the association are invited to participate. A French-English translation will be provided.
We will send all members the agenda of the meeting and the registration form in the first half of August

With cinemas being still closed and international film festivals postponed or canceled, the Gopo AwardsWith cinemas being still closed and international film festivals postponed or canceled, the Gopo Awards - the Romanian national film awards offer a good practice example about how a similar event couldhappen under strong safety and health measures taken during coronavirus pandemic.

Fiction feature Stitches, a Croatian minority co-production directed by Miroslav Terzić, received the Balkan Competition jury special mention, while God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija, also a Croatian minority co-production, won the Bulgarian Film Critics Guild Award.  

This year’s edition of Sofia International Film Festival is divided into two instalments – the summer and autumn edition. The summer edition was launched on 25th June, while screenings of films from different programmes will continue until 19th July. The awards ceremony took place on Monday, 6th July. During its summer edition, Sofia IFF will screen 111 films from 48 countries. A portion of the films were shown at the Cinema House film theatre in Sofia, while others were screened online.

MIDPOINT Feature Launch, one of the core programs of MIDPOINT Institute, aims to support writers, directors, producers and aspiring script consultants coming mainly from Central and Eastern Europe and the wider Mediterranean area (detailed eligibility info here).

Pitching, Work in Progress and East Series have opened the calls for submissions with the deadline set for August 1, 2020.

Due to the pandemic situation, the Odesa International Film Festival will be held online, September 25-October 3, and the dates of its Film Industry Office are set for September 29-October 2, 2020.

New Horizons Studio+, organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland is a training programme for directors and producers developing their first or second feature film. It involves workshops and lectures on various aspects related to the promotion and development of projects. 11th edition of New Horizons Studio+ will take place on July 24 -27 online.