A new wave of economic challenges and shifting consumer trends are disrupting the post-Covid recovery for European film, testing business models and financial sustainability.
BERLIN: Radu Jude, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Cătălin Cristuțiu and Alise Ģelze are among the members of several juries of the 2023 Berlinale, including the International Jury.
PRAGUE: The International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World will launch a competition for virtual reality projects at its 25th edition, set to take place in Prague 22 – 30 March 2023.
BOX OFFICE: Avatar: The Way of Water Becomes Highest Grossing Film of All Time in Romania
Romania 01-02-2023BUCHAREST: Avatar: The Way of Water has become the highest grossing film in Romania of all time, with 6.89 m EUR / 33,901,068 RON.
REGION: New European streaming service SkyShowtime will launch in the Czech Republic, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia on 14 February 2023.
FESTIVALS: Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival 2023 Announces Winners
Serbia 01-02-2023BELGRADE: The 16th Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, initiated by Emir Kusturica, has handed its Golden Egg Award to Letter to a Pig (Israel) directed by Tal Kantor.
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Motion Picture Festival is prepping a special 3rd edition from 7 to 10 June 2023 as one of the three towns hosting the screenings, Veszprém, is the 2023 European Capital of Culture.
SkyShowtime announces big series and movies line-up ahead of launches across eight new markets in Central & Eastern Europe
Press releases 01-02-2023New European streaming service will be available from 14 February in Albania, Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia
BERLIN: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are Countries in Focus at the upcoming Berlinale European Film Market (16 – 22 February 2023), the industry platform of the Berlin International Film Festival (16 – 26 February 2023).
PARIS: EO by Jerzy Skolimowski, My Sunny Maad by Michaela Pavlátová, and Granny’s Sexual Life by Urška Djukić and Émilie Pigeard have been nominated for the 48th César Awards.
