Recognitions to Stitches and God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija at Sofia IFF
Press releases 14-07-2020Fiction 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.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Director Nap Toader in Postproduction with Wetland of the Jackals
Romania 15-07-2020BUCHAREST: Romanian director Nap Toader (aka Napoleon Helmis) is currently in postproduction with his fourth feature film, the love story/road film comedy/drama Wetland of the Jackals / Grindul șacalilor, starring Mihaela Sîrbu and Gabriel Spahiu.
WARSAW: Ukrainian writer/director Oleg Sentsov is in pre-production with the crime drama Rhinoceros, a coproduction between the Ukraine, Poland and Germany.
MOTOVUN: The Motovun Film Festival decided to move their screenings from the old city of Motovun, which has hosted the festival since 1999, following the recommendation by the Istrian County Civil Protection Department.
WARSAW: Broad Peak by acclaimed Polish film director Leszek Dawid was presented at the First Cut+ Works in Progress in Karlovy Vary’s online edition Eastern Promises.
WARSAW: The 11th edition of New Horizons Studio+, organised by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, has announced the ten projects which will participate in its training programme for directors and producers developing their first or second feature film. The programme will take place online 24 – 27 July 2020.
WARSAW: Kids Kino Industry (formerly known as the Warsaw Kids Film Forum) has unveiled the 26 projects to be pitched at the 4th edition, taking place online from 29 September to 2 October 2020.
