COVID-19 - Cultural & creative sectors

18/06: Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture – UNIC

As the EU has started discussing the proposed recovery plan, 99 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors are uniting their voices to alert EU leaders: our sector needs strong and systemic support measures to recover from this crisis.

08/06: Cinemas, COVID-19 and the EU Recovery Plan – UNIC blog

With the cinema sector one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis, it’s crucial that both European and national decisionmakers put the industry front and centre in terms of support mechanisms and funding opportunities.

COVID-19 - EU response

19/06: Sassoli calls for action on recovery: "Our citizens expect bold action" – European Parliament

Parliament President David Sassoli urged EU leaders to take action on Europe’s recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Sassoli addressed heads of state and government at the start of a video conference of the European Council on 19 June to discuss the recovery plan and the EU’s next long-term budget.

19/06: COVID-19: Easing rules to encourage banks to lend to companies and households – European Parliament

On 18 June, Plenary approved the “quick fix” to the capital requirement regulation (CRR) to temporarily ensure favourable conditions for banks. This will support credit flows to companies and households and absorb losses, mitigating the economic consequences of the COVID-19 lock-down.

09/06: Q&A : Next Generation EU - Legal Construction – European Commission

08/06: Coronavirus: EU grants €314 million to innovative companies to combat the virus and support recovery – European Commission

The Commission announced that it has awarded nearly €166 million, via the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Pilot, to 36 companies set to combat the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, over €148 million will be granted to another 36 companies set to contribute to the recovery plan for Europe, bringing the total investment from Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme, to €314 million in this round.

European Parliament Plenary

17/06: Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the preparations for the European Council of 19 June 2020, and the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom – European Commission

EU Digital Services Act (DSA)

05/06: Amendments on JURI DSA Draft Report (1-229 & 230-490) – European Parliament

Conference on the Future of Europe

18/06: Conference on Future of Europe should start “as soon as possible in autumn 2020” – European Parliament

Parliament urges the Council to “promptly come forward with a position on the format and organisation of the Conference” for citizens’ voices to be heard.

Events:

26 June: United for a new Future – Creatives Unite conference

1 July: Start of the German Presidency of the EU

15 July: Postponed CJEU opinion on the YouTube copyright case

Recent studies:

PEC - Digital Culture - Consumer Tracking Study (Wave 4 of 6) - May 2020 
Renaissance numérique - Réguler les plateforms numériques: Pourquoi? Comment? - May 2020

 

Dear Friends,

We hope you are in a good health and humor!

After the successful online edition of WiP we have a plan for the Feature Films Pitching presentations. It will happen online in the period 3th - 8th July. Pitchings and individual meetings 3th/4th/5th July.

Some of the additional professional events will be also part of the programme.

The pdf version of the catalogue will be available shortly so you can check the selected projects and industry representatives.

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Thank you for your patience!

United we stand!

VIVA IL CINEMA!

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First Cut+, the new program created for boosting the competitiveness and marketability of feature films that previously participated in First Cut Lab, is gearing up for its second edition that will take place from July 6th to 9th 2020 during Karlovy Vary’s Eastern Promises, now online. First Cut+ consists in the promotion of a portfolio of 16 fiction feature films at the stage of post- production, predominantly from countries with a low production capacity (at least 75% of the films) and with a focus on Central & Eastern Europe. The range of films is large: both debut & experienced directors, small and larger budgets. 8 projects have already been presented in Trieste last January for the first session, now an additional 8 new projects will be unveiled. First Cut+ is the only new action that received financial support from the Access to Markets scheme of Creative Europe’s MEDIA program in 2019.

Join us for the New Horizons' Polish Days Goes to Cannes screening, which will be held on the 22nd of July from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at the Marché du Film Online.

New Horizons International Film Festival and the Polish Film Institute will present a selection of five Polish films; 1 documentary and 4 feature films, in various stages of production (works-in-progress):

• The Horse Tail, directed by Justyna Łuczaj-Salej, produced by Studio Indeks (debut film)
• The Last Mission, directed by Jacek Bławut, produced by Aura Films
• Everyone Has a Summer, directed by Tomasz Jurkiewicz, produced by Before My Eyes (debut film)
• Wika!, directed by Agnieszka Zwiefka, produced by My Way Film

europe gathers forces together for women in film

Directors of EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM 2020: Marta Pulk, Kasia Mateja, Malgorzata Goliszewska, Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond, Alli Haapasalo, Reetta Aalto, Malou Reymann, Jenni Toivoniemi, Anna Paavilainen, Barbara Ott, Antoneta Kastrati, Neasa Hardiman, Amanda Kernell, Elli Toivoniemi, Kirsikka Saari, Sandra Beerends, Miia Tervo

For the first time, European Film Promotion (EFP) joins forces with the European Women's Audiovisual Network (EWA) for this year's EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM - as part of the digital edition of the Sydney Film Festival which opens today.

About

A unique training platform for emerging talents aimed at scouting the most talented filmmakers & producers of the future who are developing their first or second feature film projects. It focuses primarily on creative teams from Central and Eastern Europe.

Every year it selects teams of writers, directors and producers of 9 feature film projects and it also selects 3 script consultant trainees who join the creative process.

The best project of the program receives the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award of 10.000 EUR. See the Awards section for more information about other networking awards the program offers.

If you are not sure about your eligibility, please don't hesitate to contact us.

MIDPOINT Feature Launch is realized with the support of Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union.

Dates

Workshop 1: January 15-22, 2020
Workshop 2: April-June 2020
Workshop 3: July 1-8, 2020
Feature Launch Spotlight: January 2021

More information here.

KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award Jury

Joseph Fahim

Joseph Fahim is an Egyptian film critic, programmer and lecturer. He is the Arab delegate of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a former member of Berlin Critics' Week, the curator of the 2018 Safar Film Festival in London, and ex-director of programming of the Cairo International Film Festival. He has co-authored various books on Arab cinema and has contributed to numerous online outlets in and outside the Middle East. To date, his writings have been published in six different languages. He also works as a script consultant for various institutions and production companies around the globe.

Danijel Hočevar

Born in 1965 in Ljubljana, Slovenia (former Yugoslavia), Danijel is a film producer with extensive working experience in international co-productions and narrow-budget films, and is also the managing director of Vertigo, a Ljubljana (Slovenia)-based film production company. Danijel has produced or co-produced more than 40 feature films, as well as more than 15 documentaries, including award-winning films such as Otac / Father (2020, Berlinale Panorama: Audience Award and Ecumenical Prize) and Circles (2013, Sundance FF World Cinema Competition’s Jury Prize), both directed by Srdan Golubović, God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya (2019, Berlinale Competition: Ecumenical Award and Guild Prize) by Teona Mitevska, Half-Sister (2019, Karlovy Vary IFF Main Competition), Nightlife (2016, Karlovy Vary IFF’s Best Director Award), Slovenian Girl (2009, Toronto IFF) and Spare Parts (2003, Berlinale Competition), all three directed by Damjan Kozole, An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013, 2 Berlinale Silver Bears) by Danis Tanović, Alexandrians (2011, Trieste Film Festival Best Documentary) by Metod Pevec, Bread and Milk (2001, Venice FF’s Lion of the Future Award) by Jan Cvitkovič and many more. Danijel has been selected among Variety’s Ten Producers to Watch in 2001, is a voting member of the European Film Academy and has been actively involved since 2005 in several European audio-visual training initiatives, such as MIDPOINT Feature Launch, EAVE (Group Leader between 2009–13), Nipkow Program and Maia Workshops. He is also an advisor and member of the selection committee of the When East Meets West co-production market in Trieste.

Alessandra Pastore

Alessandra has 15 years of experience in the audiovisual industry. She has been involved in the setup and coordination of international vocational training programmes for emerging professionals, including MAIA Workshops, Hermes, and Directors Across Borders - Producers and Story Development Workshops. Alessandra is the founder and manager of LAND-Local Audiovisual Network & Development, a format to develop professional skills and networks in local environments in connection with the work of Film Commissions and Regions. Since 2016, she has been Industry Coordinator at When East Meets West, the co-production forum in Trieste (Italy). Starting in 2019, Alessandra has been the Head of Industry of Meeting Point – Vilnius, the industry Work In Progress event under the Vilnius International Film Festival – Kinopavasaris. Alessandra is also a member of the European Film Academy.

CRISSEA IV
CRISSEA IV

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Countries:Romania
Directed by:Vladimir Dembinski
Producer:Bogdan Crăciun
Release date:Autumn 2022

 

 

Film synopsis

Adrian is a 30-year-old fisherman who lives in Sulina, a small town on the Danube Delta surrounded by water. He lives with his father and takes care of him. Together they own a small fish shop on the ground floor of their building. Things haven’t been going so well for him lately and he’s in a situation where he needs money. He finds out that a cruise ship with foreign tourists is about to arrive in Tulcea. To get money, Adrian decides to take his boat and go to Tulcea to take tourists on trips to the Delta. There, one night, out of curiosity, he enters the cruiser, where he sees his first love, Maria. He hasn’t seen her for almost 10 years now. Soon, they recognise each other and spend the night together. They realise that they are still in love, so they plan to run away together and give their love another chance.

More information here.

Only a few days left to submit narrative feature films and documentary films to the 28th edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. The deadline is Tuesday, 30th June 2020.

The deadline for other categories (music videos, TV pilots, student etudes) is 31st July 2020.

Brno (25 June 2020) Every year, the EKOFILM festival, which has long been organised and financed by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, opens up some of the current environmental topics of the present. This year, the topic is sustainable consumption. In addition to dozens of competitive and non-competitive films from the Czech Republic and abroad, which will fight for the main prize in several categories, the festival will offer lectures and workshops with experts, discussions and talks with interesting guests and creators of competitive films, as well as the open-air concert that has become a traditional evening opener, family day and other cultural programme.

MIDPOINT Institute presents 9 feature film projects and 3 script consultants at online Eastern Promises Industry Days of KVIFF.