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BUCHAREST: Aristoteles Workshop opens call for applications for its 12th edition set to take place in Șiria, Arad county from 3 July to 5 August 2017. Applications are open to European young filmmakers willing to develop, shoot and edit a documentary in just one month, having important personalities as tutors.

BRUSSELS: EFADs (European Film Agency Directors) has issued a statement raising its concerns that the inclusion of audiovisual services in the Geo-blocking would mean European audiences would have fewer European works to enjoy.

WARSAW: Volhynia dominated the 2017 Polish Film Award The Eagles gala held in Warsaw on 20 March 2017. The box office hit directed by Wojciech Smarzowski was awarded nine prizes including best film, best director and the Audience Award.

ZAGREB: Croatian TV series Rest in Peace will expand onto the American market as ‘Walter Presents’ project, which bought its license, is expanding in the US with ‘Walter Presents USA’.

FNE asked acclaimed Russian documentary maker Vitaly Mansky about his latest documentary project, which is a Czech, Latvian, Russian and German coproduction and what is the role of documentary makers in today’s media landscape.

PRAGUE: Ten films are competing in the New Europe main competition of the 24th edition of the Febiofest international film festival, which will take place in Prague from 23 to 31 March 2017.

FNE asked Miriam Ryndova the manager of East Doc Platform about the challenges facing documentary makers in Central and Eastern Europe and the role played by TV and new platforms like VOD.