The European Film Academy and the Berlin International Film Festival call for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh

She is the last passenger in Jafar Panahi’s TAXI TEHERAN, winner of the Golden Bear, where she openly talks about her commitment to political prisoners and takes the audience by storm with her energetic and joyful way. Together with the director, Nasrin Sotoudeh won the European Parliament’s 2012 Sakharov Prize. She is one of Iran’s most prominent voices of conscience and has long been targeted by the Iranian government.

In the framework of Capitals of Culture Galway and Rijeka 2020, EAVE has selected a group of 5 Irish producers and 5 Croatian producers to join workshops 2 and 3 of EAVE Producers Workshop 2020 to develop their projects and skills further, to build professional relationships with each other and to network with the EAVE 2020 participants.

Some of the Irish and Croatian join with a project, some as participants focusing on career development. During the workshops, they join the EAVE plenary sessions as well as work on their projects, company structures and careers in group work.

MIDPOINT Institute is proud to introduce eight talented filmmakers selected for the new edition of MIDPOINT Shorts, a special program dedicated to script and project development of short films. 

In September, the program will take off with a preparatory 3-day online workshop, during which the participants will obtain the first feedback on the projects, meet their colleagues and tutors and get the first assignment. 

The second 5-day workshop will be organized also on an online platform in October and the final workshop will bring participants in January 2021 to Trieste to present their projects within When East Meets West Co-production Forum and further network with film industry experts. 

The 13th edition of Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival, that was held 3rd–10th Sept on locations around Belgrade and online, closed with the official awards ceremony on Thursday, 10th Sept. Josip Lukić’s White Christmas was awarded best short film, while Marija Stojnić’s Speak So I Can See You, a Croatian minority co-production, received the best film award in the national competition programme. In addition, documentary-animated film in development Funk Yu, directed by Franko Dujmić won special jury mention in the industry section, Beldocs in Progress.

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Join EAVE Yoga online on THURSDAYS

"During the EAVE Producers Workshop, we have been offering morning yoga sessions to our participants for many years. Thanks to Tanika, it is now also possible online. Tanika’s wonderfully calm, positive, and radiant energy and her careful and professional guidance are a wonderful way to start or end any day. Her restorative yoga classes help you to be focussed, restore body and mind in stressful times and give you an energy boost."

Kristina Trapp, EAVE CEO

"When I started with Yoga@EAVE, I never thought I’d be a yoga teacher. When I became a yoga teacher, I never thought I’d be teaching online. Now I’m very happy to connect EAVE yogis online from all over the world!"

Tanika Sajatovic, EAVE Coordinator

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You are most welcome to join the EAVE Yoga on THURSDAYS:

08:15 – 08:55 Berlin time on ZOOM

19:00 – 19:40 Berlin time on ZOOM

SPECIAL offer in SEPTEMBER:

FREE online classes on September 17 & 24!

You just need to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive a zoom link.

From OCTOBER onwards, all EAVE graduates will have a discounted price:

SINGLE Class: 6 Euro

10X Class Card: 50 Euro

Restorative YOGA classes will connect you to your body and your breath in a gentle way. We will put emphasis on asanas allowing your body to recharge and reenergize, and asanas releasing the tension in the shoulders, back and neck. We will also practise simple breathing exercises to calm your mind and reduce stress. Yoga has the quality of being able to quiet your brain, soothe the nerves, and refresh and pacify your mind.

"Simply addictive! Soothes body and mind and gives you both calm and an energy boost."

Lise Lense-Møller, EAVE Head of Studies

"Yoga class with Tanika is a wonderful way to start a day with new energy and positive mindset. Tanika knows all the back-pains of film producers and the exercises do wonders for desk-chained professionals (like myself), so my muscles are grateful!"

Joanna Szymanska, SHIPsBOY (PL)

"I had never really taken to yoga but working with Tanika has been a revelation. I have so much more energy when I begin the day with Tanika's routines, and under the guidance of her own calm and radiant energy. Richly recommended!"

Elhum Shakerifar, Hakawati (UK)

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"Calm, clear instructions on how to move, stretch and breathe. It is such a pleasure to spend time following Tanika with her great smile, her positive attitude and her profound knowledge of this type of yoga."

Linda Beath, Ideal Filmworks Italia (IT)

"Tanika's yoga classes are an excellent way to start the week! Gentle and deep, she will never let you risk any injury; on the contrary, I would say Tanika's yoga classes are one of the most healing and calming experiences, body, mind and soul. Excellent to cut with the stress and be focused on here and now, connected with your body in a very kind and caring way. Absolutely recommended!"

Constanza Arena, CinemaChile (CL)

Enjoy!

Hope to see you at the online EAVE Yoga sessions soon!

Additionally, there are free yoga videos available to practice at home or in the office suitable for all.

	EAVE is supported by the Creative Europe - MEDIA Sub-Programme of the EU, Film Fund Luxembourg, CNC-Centre national du cinéma et de l`image animée, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, PACT, Fondo Audiovisivo FVG, Cinema Do Brasil, Polish Film Institute, Royal Film Commission of Jordan, Berlinale Co-Production Market, and the partners who have hosted the workshops since 1988.

Konrad (Koni) Steinbacher was born in 1940 in Zgornje Prebukovje, a village in the Pohorje Hills above Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia. After receiving his first years of schooling in Šmartno na Pohorju and Slovenska Bistrica, he wanted to continue his education where he could show his talent. Teachers advised him to enrol at the School of Design in Ljubljana. There, Steinbacher soon joined the film club established by the students of the Ivan Cankar Student Residence Hall with the help of their dorm parent, film educator Mirjana Borčič. Thanks to his mentor, he realised one can start making films as early as in high school, and went on to produce his first docudrama The Death of the Wall (Umrl je zid). After finishing his studies at the School of Design and Faculty of Education, Steinbacher got a job as an art teacher at the Izola Primary School in 1964. Right away, he started a film club and a school cinema, discussing the secrets of cinema and writing screenplays with pupils. As they had no cameras to work with, filming was the only stage they did not tackle. In his art classes, Steinbacher introduced children to the ABCs of animation.

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SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

An exceptionally exciting program of Short Films Competition has been divided into four sets of short, but incredibly rich stories full of emotions, unexpected twists, characteristic characters. Let yourself be surprised by this energetic bomb – a collection of real gems! There are 22 of those!

***ATTENTION: TICKET PRESALE BEGINS ON OCTOBER 1!***

PRESS CONFERENCE OF 36. WFF WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AT 12.00 NOON IN KULTURALNA, PALACE OF CULTURE – COME JOIN US!