BUDAPEST: Ádám Császi is currently shooting his sophomore feature Three Thousand Numbered Pieces / Háromezer számozott darab, a mix of fiction, absurdity and sociographic reality, aiming at answering if it is possible to talk about the topic of race without racism.
BELGRADE: The German exhibitor CineStar opened its fourth multiplex in Serbia and its 24th in the CEE region on 5 September 2020. Cinemas in Serbia were allowed to reopen on 1 September.
Synopsis: August 2007. Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca sees ominous patterns: His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation that attends his psychological meltdown.
VILNIUS: Poland will be the guest country at the eighth edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), taking place 8 – 10 October 2020. A total of 12 projects have been selected for the 2020 online event, including three each from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland.
Eighth edition takes place online between 8th-10th October 2020 with Poland as guest country
The eighth edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF) has announced the 12 projects that will be pitched at its renowned industry event between 8th and 10th October. Moving completely online due to the current pandemic, the BPF will be available to industry professionals across the globe who will get to see some of the brightest young filmmaking talents in the Baltics and Poland.
VENICE: The four-day training course European VoD Meetings is running in Venice through 4 September 2020, following the COVID-19 forced cancellation of its March workshop in Sofia.
VILNIUS: A recently restored version of the 1964 film The Girl and the Echo directed by Arūnas Žebriūnas opened in 16 cinemas in France on 2 September 2020. It will be released in another nine cities in France over the next six weeks.
BIAFF film festival will take place 13-20 September. BIAFF festival organizers – Batumi Art-house ARGANI and official partner – Batumi city hall.
BIAFF 2020 international jury list is finalized, which includes:
BIAFF INTERNATIONAL Feature Films Competition
- Lana Ghoghoberidze – Head of Jury
- Carmen Grey, Germany
- Layth Abdulamir, France
- Nika Abramishvili, Georgia
- George Ovashvili, Georgia
BIAFF International Doc Films Competition
- Nino Kirtadze, France/Georgia - Head of Jury
- Krzistof Gierat, Poland
- Irina Romanchenko, Ukraine
- Levan Koghuashvili, Georgia
- Mikheil kvirikadze, Georgia
BIAFF Short Films & COVIDEO (shorts) Competition Section
- Otar Litanishvili, Georgia - Head of Jury
- Zura Maghalashvili, Georgia
- Dato Evgenidze, Georgia
BIAFF – Georgian Film Critics Jury
- Lela Ochiauri, Georgia - Head of Jury
- Archil Shubashvili, Georgia
- Theo Khatiashivli, Georgia
Festival Supporters – Batumi city hall, Ministry of Culture of Georgia, Georgian National Film Center, Ministry of Culture of Ajara AR, Tourism Department of Ajara AR, Batumi Puppet Theatre, Goethe Institute Georgia, Embassy of Italy, French Institute
Festival Sponsors – Cinema APOLLO, “GPC” Ltd., Hotel “Downtown Hotel”, Hotel “O. Galogre Boutique Hotel”, Tour Company “Wonderland”, Batumi Auto transport, “Legal Consulting Center” LLC,
Festival Media Partners – Georgian Public Broadcaster, Radio Fortuna/Fortuna+, Adjara TV, Batumi TV, Publicity Group (www.publicity.ge), Film New Europe (www.filmneweurope.com), INDIGO Magazine, Cinemania, Cineuropa.org, AT.GE, Newspaper BATUMELEBI, netgazeti.ge
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Arūnas Žebriūnas’ classic “The Girl and the Echo” to run across French cinemas
Press releases 02-09-2020A restored 1964 classic “The Girl and the Echo” (lit. Paskutinė atostogų diena) by the Lithuanian director Arūnas Žebriūnas is opening across French cinemas today. This month, the film will be available to viewers in 24 French cities. This is the second Lithuanian classic film released in France. The classic story of a girl and dreamy summer holidays will screen in 16 cinemas in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille, Grenoble, Toulousse and other cities. The opening screening will happen tonight in Paris at the “Espace Saint-Michel” and will be presented by Lithuanian Culture Attaché in France Austė Zdančiūtė, illustrator Elena Selena and Emilie Cauquy (La Cinémathèque française).
The Girl and the Echo
EUROPEAN VOD MEETINGS & VOD MARKET DAY EUROPEAN VOD PROFESSIONALS BACK TO VENICE FORM 1 TO 4 SEPTEMBER
Press releases 01-09-2020EUROPEAN VOD MEETINGS
The European VoD Meetings, the only training course especially conceived for the Video on Demand industry, is kicking off today, September 1st in Venice. After the previous workshop set to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria in March this year was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, VoD professionals are back in Venice today and looking forward to these 4 days of panels, case studies and workshops.
The European VoD Meetings are organized by EuroVoD, in partnership with the International Venice Film Festival and Venice Production Bridge, gathering 30 participants from 11 nationalities and representing 25 companies.
For the first time and adapting to the current international circumstances, professionals who cannot attend the training in Venice are given the opportunity to access part of the sessions of the 4-day workshop through an online training package. Eighteen professionals already chose this option, bringing the total number of participants to 48 from 19 nationalities and representing 39 companies. The online training package is accessible until the 30th September, upon registration on our website: www.eurovod.org
For this edition, the programme will notably explore tech and marketing innovation for online services (Thinking Global, Acting Local: Building Audience Engagement) and focusing on intensive workshop sessions in order to define a roadmap for cooperation among European VoD services, that will be completed by a full day dedicated to access to finance, busines planning and management. The training will be accompanied by a communication and pitch coaching session, whereby 6 projects will be presented to the participants and to the mentors, in order to find potential partners and business opportunities.
