PRAGUE: Filmmakers are welcome to apply to dok.incubator, the international workshop supporting directors, producers and editors with their late-stage documentary projects. The deadline for applications is 29 January 2020.
Here are the projects selected for the 9th edition of East Doc Platform, the largest coproduction, funding and distribution market for Central and Eastern European documentaries, which will take place in Prague from 7 to 13 March 2020.
We invite filmmakers to apply to dok.incubator - an international workshop supporting directors, producers and editors with their late-stage documentary projects! Apply now to develop your rough cut into an outstanding feature film with a tailor-made release strategy.
MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2019 will finally conclude in Trieste with the follow-up networking meeting Feature Launch Spotlight.
This event is closing the one-year cycle of MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2019.
The co-production forum When East Meets West invites all producers from the 2019 edition to offer them the chance to have a follow-up with their potential artistic and financing partners.
Check out here the projects that participated in MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2019 and are traveling to WEMW to further network.
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MIDPOINT Happy Hour at WEMW
You are warmly welcome to join us for a glass of wine on Monday, January 20 in Trieste and meet the faces of MIDPOINT! It will be the perfect opportunity to meet all the participants, tutors as well as the team.
MIDPOINT Happy Hour / Monday, January 20 / 16.30 - 17.30 at the Library of Hotel Savoia Excelsior Palace
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MIDPOINT team is traveling to Trieste Film Festival and When East Meets West co-production forum, get in touch to schedule a meeting!
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2020 is realized with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Czech Film Fund and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund. It is presented in cooperation with Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, When East Meets West, Trieste Film Festival, connecting cottbus, CineMart, Les Arcs Film Festival, Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event, CHARACTER and Audiovisual Producers' Association. MIDPOINT operates under the auspices of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
EFP (European Film Promotion) proudly presents the ten best up-and-coming actresses and actors from Europe during the Berlin International Film Festival 2020.
FNE Introduces Its 2020 Agenda for Coproduction Markets, Pitchings and Works-in-Progress
Poland 09-01-2020WARSAW: Film New Europe is introducing its 2020 Agenda for Coproduction Markets, Pitchings and Works-in-Progress. The Agenda gives a chance to producers from Central and Eastern Europe to market their new productions to coproduction partners and sales distributors across Europe and worldwide.
BERLIN: Young actors from Poland, Georgia, Estonia and Bulgaria are among the ten Shooting Stars 2020 announced by the European Film Promotion (EFP) for its 23rd edition. All of them will be showcased from 21 to 24 February 2020 during the 70th Berlin Film Festival (20 February-1 March 2020).
FNE 2020 AGENDA FOR COPRODUCTION MARKETS, PITCHINGS AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS
FNE 2025 Agenda for Coproduction Markets, Pitchings and Works-in-Progress 08-01-2020JANUARY
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EVENT |
WEBSITE |
DATE |
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EAVE ON DEMAND tailor-made workshop for producers of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
10-12 January 2020 | |
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When East Meets West (WEMW), Trieste Film Festival, Italy |
19-21 January 2020 | |
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WEMW - Co-Production Forum, Trieste Film Festival, Italy |
19-21 January 2020 | |
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WEMW - Last Stop Trieste, Trieste Film Festival, Italy |
19-20 January 2020 | |
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WEMW – First Cut Lab, Trieste Film Festival, Italy |
19-21 January 2020 | |
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WEMW – This Is It, Trieste Film Festival, Italy |
21 January 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch Workshop 1, during the Trieste Film Festival – Eastweek and When East Meets West Co-production Forum, Italy |
www.midpoint-center.eu/programs/197-midpoint-shorts-2019-2020 |
16-22 January 2020 |
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MIDPOINT Shorts, Workshop 2, during the Trieste Film Festival – Eastweek and When East Meets West Co-production Forum, Italy |
www.midpoint-center.eu/programs/197-midpoint-shorts-2019-2020 |
16-22 January 2020 |
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IFFR Pro Days, Rotterdam Film Festival, the Netherlands |
22 January -2 February 2020 (festival dates) | |
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IFFR Pro Hub, Rotterdam Film Festival, the Netherlands |
25-29 January- 2020 | |
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CineMart, Rotterdam Film Festival, Netherlands, the Netherlands |
26-29 January 2020 |
FEBRUARY
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Torino SeriesLab, 2nd residential workshop, Turin, Italy |
6-11 February 2020 | |
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Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, Clermont-Ferrand Short FF, France |
3-6 February 2020 | |
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Euro Connection Co-production platform, during the International Short Film Market in Clermont-Ferrand, France |
4-5 February 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT Editing Room, Workshop 1, Prague, Czech Republic |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/211-midpoint-editing-room-2020 |
10-15 February 2020 |
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Emerging Producers edition 2019 (2nd leg), Berlin, Germany |
17-22 February 2020 | |
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European Film Market, Berlinale, Germany |
20-27 February 2020 | |
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Berlinale Coproduction Market, Berlin, Germany |
22-26 February 2020 | |
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IMZ & Sunny Side of the Doc Pitching Session (+ One-on-One Follow Up Session) during Avant Première, Berlin, Germany |
24 February 2020 | |
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ScripTeast, Berlinale, Germany -Stationary session |
21-24 February 2020 | |
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B2B Belgrade Industry Meetings, Belgrade IFF, Serbia |
28 February-9 March 2020 (festival dates) |
MARCH
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Cartoon Movie, Pitching & co-pro event - feature films, Bordeaux, France |
www.cartoon-media.eu/cartoon-movie-event/cartoon-movie-2020.htm |
3-5 March 2020 |
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Thessaloniki Pitching Forum, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece |
www.filmfestival.gr/en/professionals-b2b/agora-doc-market-en/26385-thessaloniki-pitching-forum |
6-11 March 2020 |
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EAVE European Producers Workshop 1, Luxembourg |
6-13 March 2020 | |
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Agora DocMarket, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece |
www2.filmfestival.gr/en/professionals-b2b/agora-doc-market-en |
7-14 March 2020 |
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Ex-Oriente, Session 3, East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
7-13 March 2020 | |
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East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
7-13 March 2020 | |
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East Doc Forum, East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
7-13 March 2020 (Preparatory workshop) 12 March 2020 (Pitching) | |
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East Dok Market in Prague, East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
10-11 March 2020 | |
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Docs in Progress,Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece |
www.filmfestival.gr/en/professionals-b2b/agora-doc-market-en/26384-docs-in-progress-en |
11 March 2020 |
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ZAGREBDOX PRO - ZAGREB DOX International Documentary FF, Zagreb, Croatia |
15-20 March 2020 | |
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CEE Animation Workshop, 2nd Workshop, Tallinn, Estonia |
16-21 March 2020 | |
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Torino SeriesLab, 3rd residential workshop, final presentation and meetings, European Project and Talent Forum, Series Mania Forum, Lille, France |
21-27 March 2020 | |
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MIPTV (online) |
28 March-2 April 2020 | |
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New Arrivals, Go Short Campus, International Short FF, Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
31 March-5 April 2020 |
APRIL
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Torino ScriptLab 1st online workshop |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/training/100-scriptlab-projects-2020 |
16 April-16 May 2020 |
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch Workshop 2 (online) |
www.midpoint-center.eu/programs/196-midpoint-feature-launch-2020 |
April-June 2020 |
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MIDPOINT TV Launch Workshop 1, Breznice, Czech Republic |
23-30 April 2020 | |
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Docs in Progress, Doc Outlook, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland (online) |
24 April-2 May 2020 (festival dates) | |
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Pitching du Réel: Coproduction Forum, Doc Outlook, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland (online) |
24 April-2 May 2020 (festival dates) | |
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Rough Cut Lab, Doc Outlook, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland (online) |
24 April-2 May 2020 (festival dates) | |
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Opening Scenes, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland (online) |
24 April-2 May 2020 (festival dates) | |
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Immersive and Interactive Formats, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland (online) |
24 April-2 May 2020 (festival dates) | |
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dok.incubator, Session 1- Rough-Cut (online) |
https://dokincubator.net/1st-workshop-session-2020/#.X8IDvM0zZPY |
30 April-2 May 2020 |
MAY
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Animation Production Days (APD), Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany |
6-8 May 2020 | |
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ScripTeast session and the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award For Best CEE Script - Award Ceremony, in collaboration with Cannes Film Festival (online) |
14-20 May 2020 | |
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Producers on the Move in Cannes, France (online) |
11-15 May 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT Intensive SK 2020 (online) |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/210-midpoint-intensive-sk-2020 |
18-21 May 2020 |
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Speed Meetings, Latin Pitch, Interactive Pitch, Rough Cut Screenings within Docs Barcelona, International Documentary FF, Spain (online) |
19-31 May 2020 | |
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Cartoon Digital (online) |
26-28 May 2020 | |
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Sofia Meetings, Works In Progress, Sofia IFF, Bulgaria (online) |
27-31 May 2020 | |
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TorinoFilmLab Next – Film development (online sessions) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/news/tfl-next/33-tfl-next-film-development |
11-15 May 2020 and 28-29 May 2020 |
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TorinoFilmLab Next – Film development (online sessions) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/news/tfl-next/34-tfl-next-film-development |
18-22 May 2020 and 1-2 June 2020 |
JUNE
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Torino FutureLab (online) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/news/672-featurelab-2020-selection-unveiled |
4 June 2020 |
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TorinoFilmLab Next – Film Development (online sessions) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/news/tfl-next/27-tfl-next-film-development |
8-12 June 2020 and 22-23 June 2020 |
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TorinoFilmLab Next – Film Development (online sessions) |
15-19 June 2020 and 28-29 June 2020 | |
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EAVE Producers Online Module |
8-15 June 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT TV Launch, Workshop 1 (online) |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/195-midpoint-tv-launch-2020 |
10-12 June 2020 |
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International Animation Film Market (MIFA), Annecy Animated FF, France (online) |
16-19 June 2020 | |
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Sunny Side of the Doc, La Rochelle, France (online) |
22-25 June 2020 | |
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Marché du Film (Producers Network, Doc Corner, Industry Workshops), Cannes Film Festival, France (online) |
22-26 June 2020 | |
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IMZ & Sunny Side of the Doc Pitching Session for the winning project, La Rochelle, France |
22-25 June 2020 | |
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1st Ex Oriente Film Session: Find Your Way – Vision, Space and Storytelling |
https://dokweb.net/activities/ex-oriente-film/2020/workshop-1-online |
22-27 June 2020 |
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EAVE On Demand: Shoot the Book, Cannes (France), Online |
24-25 June 2020 | |
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Torino ScriptLab 2nd online workshop |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/training/100-scriptlab-projects-2020 |
15-26 June 2020 |
JULY
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Sofia Meetings, Second Feature Pitchings and Professional Events (online) |
3-8 July 2020 | |
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Works in Development- Feature Launch, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic (online) |
7 July 2020 | |
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Eurimages Lab Project Award, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic (online) |
www.kviff.com/en/film-professionals/eurimages-lab-project-award |
5-8 July 2020 |
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Docs in Progress, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic (online) |
5-8 July 2020 | |
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Works in Progress, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic (online) |
6 July 2020 | |
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New Horizons Studio +, Wroclaw, Poland (online) |
24-27 July 2020 | |
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ScripTeast, Warsaw, Poland - application deadline |
31 July 2020 | |
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Transilvania Pitch Stop and Transilvania Talent Lab within the Transilvania IFF, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
21 July-9 August 2020 (festival dates) |
AUGUST
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CineLink Drama, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online) |
15–20 August 2020 | |
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Docu Rough Cut Boutique, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online) |
https://www.cinelinkindustrydays.com/docu-rough-cut-boutique |
16-22 August 2020 |
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CineLink Talks, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online) |
15–20 August 2020 | |
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Avant Premiere, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online) |
15-17 August 2020 | |
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Docu Talents from the East / Ji.hlava IDFF, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online) |
https://www.cinelinkindustrydays.com/docu-talents-from-the-east |
16-22 August 2020 |
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Talents Sarajevo Pack&Pitch, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online) |
https://www.cinelinkindustrydays.com/talents-sarajevo-pack-pitch |
18–19 August 2020 |
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CineLink Co-production Market, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online) |
https://www.cinelinkindustrydays.com/cinelink-coproduction-market |
18–20 August 2020 |
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dok.incubator, Session 2 – Fine Cut & Distribution (hybrid) |
https://dokincubator.net/2nd-workshop-session-2020/#.X8IEYs0zZPZ |
24 August 2020 |
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Beijing Film Market (online) |
25-28 August 2020 | |
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EAVE Creative Producer Indaba, W1 (online) |
31 August- 11 September 2020 | |
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Torino ScriptLab 3rd online workshop |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/training/100-scriptlab-projects-2020 |
31 August-11 September 2020 |
SEPTEMBER
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NISI MASA European Short Pitch scriptwriting workshop in residency (online) |
19-25 September 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT TV Launch, Workshop 2, Online |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/195-midpoint-tv-launch-2020 |
7-20 September 2020 |
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TorinoFilmLab Next - Feature Film (two online sessions) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/training/tfl-extended-2/tfl-next/tfl-next/35-tfl-next-film-development |
7-11 September 2020 and 21-22 September 2020 |
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TorinoFilmLab Next – Film (two online sessions) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/training/tfl-extended-2/tfl-next/tfl-next/36-tfl-next-film-development |
14-18 September 2020 and 28-29 September 2020 |
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TorinoFilmLab Next – Story editing (two online sessions) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/training/tfl-extended-2/tfl-next/tfl-next/37-tfl-next-story-editing |
15-17 September 2020 and 29 September-1 October 2020 |
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TorinoFilmLab Next – Audience design (online sessions) |
10-18 September 2020 and 28-29 September 2020 | |
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Co-financing forum of international documentary projects, Baltic Sea Docs, Riga, Latvia (online) |
7-12 September 2020 | |
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Cartoon Forum, Pitching & co-pro event - TV series, Toulouse, France (online) |
http://www.cartoon-media.eu/cartoon-forum/cartoon-forum-2020.htm |
14–17 September 2020 |
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Nordisk Panorama Market, Nordisk Panorama FF, Malmö, Sweden (online) |
18–26 September 2020 | |
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Europe-Latin American Co-production Forum, San Sebastian FF, Spain (online) |
https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2020/the_industry_club/co_production_forum/1/9236/in |
19-21 September 2020 |
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EAVE + in Luxembourg |
22-27 September 2020 | |
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Kids Kino Industry – Producer Meet Producers, Warsaw, Poland (online) |
https://www.kidskinoindustry.pl/program/producer-meets-producers/ |
29 September 2020 |
| Kids Kino Industry – Producers Meet Producers, Warsaw, Poland, One-to-One meetings (online) |
https://www.kidskinoindustry.pl/program/one-to-one-meetings/ |
30 September-2 Octobe2020 |
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Kids Kino Industry –Co-production Speed Dating, Warsaw, Poland (online) |
https://www.kidskinoindustry.pl/program/co-production-speed-dating/ |
1 October 2020 |
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Kids Kino Industry – Consultants' Tables, Warsaw, Poland (online) |
29-30 September 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT Shorts 2020-2021 Preparatory online workshop |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/214-midpoint-shorts-2020-2021 |
28-30 September 2020 |
OCTOBER
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CEE Animation Forum (online) |
6-8 October 2020 | |
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MIPCOM, Cannes, France (online) |
12-16 October 2020 | |
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ScripTeast, Poland session (online) |
October 2020 | |
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Cent East Market (including Warsaw Works-In-Progress, Doc Lab Poland, Warsaw Next and Open Workshop "The Art of Film Editing"), Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland (online) |
15-18 October 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT Writers' Room (online) |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/212-midpoint-writers-room-2020 |
14-23 October 2020 |
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MIDPOINT Shorts, Workshop 1 (online) |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/214-midpoint-shorts-2020-2021 |
18-23 October 2020 |
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EAVE Workshop 2, Galway, Ireland (online) |
19-26 October 2020 | |
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Lisbon Docs, Docslisboa, Lisbon International Documentary FF, Portugal (online) |
22 October - 1 November 2020 | |
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Emerging Producers 2021, (1st leg), Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
26-30 October 2020 | |
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East Silver Market, Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic (online) |
27 October-8 November 2020 | |
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Ex Oriente Film 2nd session: Production and story development, Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic (online session) |
https://dokweb.net/activities/ex-oriente-film/2020/workshop-2-online |
19-24 October 2020 |
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Visegrad Accelerator, Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic (online) |
27 October-1 November 2020 | |
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DOK CO-PRO Market, Dok Leipzig, Germany |
26 October-1 November 2020 | |
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Conference Fascinations, Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic (online) |
28-29 October 2020 | |
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Ji.hlava Academy, Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
28-31 October 2020 | |
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Festival Identity, Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
29-30 October 2020 |
NOVEMBER
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EAVE Marketing Workshop, Luxembourg (online) |
9-13 November 2020 | |
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Connecting Cottbus, Cottbus IFF, Germany (online) |
4-6 November 2020 | |
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Agora (including the Crossroads Co-production Forum and Agora Works in Progress) within the Thessaloniki IFF (online) |
6-14 November 2020 | |
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NISI MASA European Short Pitch Coproduction Forum, in collaboration with the Brest European Short Film Festival (online) |
12-15 November 2020 | |
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EAVE Puentes, W1 (online) |
16-30 November 2020 | |
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EAVE Ties That Bind, W1 (online) |
16-26 November 2020 | |
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EAVE On Demand: Russia: Moscow and online |
November 2020 | |
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Dok.incubator, Near Picture Lock, Session 3 (online) |
https://dokincubator.net/3rd-workshop-session-2020/#.X8IFFs0zZP |
16-20 November 2020 |
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Cartoon 360, Cartoon Media |
17-19 November 2020 | |
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Docs for Sale, IDFA (International Documentary FF Amsterdam), the Netherlands (online) |
16-20 November 2020 | |
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IDFA Forum, IDFA ( International Documentary FF Amsterdam), the Netherlands, (online) |
16-20 November 2020 | |
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IDFA DocLab Forum, IDFA (International Documentary FF Amsterdam), the Netherlands, (online) |
16-20 November 2020 | |
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Baltic Event, Tallinn Black Nights FF, Estonia, (online) |
25-27 November 2020 | |
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch 3rd Workshop, Prague (Czech Republic), (online) |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/196-midpoint-feature-launch-2020 |
November 2020 |
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MIDPOINT Intensive CZ (online) |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/215-midpoint-intensive-cz-2020 |
23-25 November 2020 |
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MIDPOINT TV Launch, Workshop 3, in collaboration with the Baltic Event, Tallinn, Estonia (online) |
https://www.midpoint-institute.eu/programs/195-midpoint-tv-launch-2020 |
23-27 November 2020 |
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Ties That Bind, EAVE Asia-Europe Co-Production Workshop, W1 (online) |
16-26 November 2020 and 1-4 December 2020 | |
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Torino ScriptLab 3rd residential workshop at the TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event, Turin, Italy, (online) |
16-21 November 2020 | |
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TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event, (online) |
http://www.torinofilmlab.it/meeting-event/meeting-events/105-meeting-event-2020 |
16-20 November 2020 |
DECEMBER
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CEE Animation Experience within the Animateka International Animated Film Festival (online) |
https://ceeanimation.eu/experience/2020-cee-animation-experience/ |
2 December 2020 |
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EAVE Producers Workshop W3, in Rijeka/Opatija, Croatia (online) |
5-12 December 2020 |
SKOPJE: Willow, the new feature film by the Academy award nominated Macedonian helmer Milcho Manchevski, has been acquired by the French sales agent Reel Suspects.
Serbian/Croatian/French Coproduction In Praise of Nothing Is Most Watched Doc on Mubi in 2019
Serbia 08-01-2020BELGRADE: The documentary In Praise of Nothing (2017) by Serbian director Boris Mitić was the most watched documentary on MUBI in 2019, the platform announced as part of its first annual awards. This ‘feelgood documentary about Nothing' is a Serbian/Croatian/French coproduction, shot in 70 countries, narrated by Iggy Pop and scored by cabaret grandmasters Pascal Comelade and The Tiger Lillies.
