VILNIUS: Lithuanian cinematographer Saulius Lukoševičius won the best Cinematography Award for the Italian/Lithuanian short film Unfolded, directed by Cristina Picchi, at Oscar Qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the industry strand affiliated to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has decided to move online completely due to likely travel restrictions caused by the resurgence of COVID-19.
The preparations for the 24th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival include the readiness to provide global industry and press access for the films and events, while preparations for holding a physical event are still underway.
Lithuanian cinematographer wins the best Cinematography Award at Oscar Qualifying Rhode Island International Film festival
Press releases 14-08-2020The 24th edition of Rhode Island International Film Festival has ended and announced its winners.
Lithuanian Cinematographer Saulius Lukoševičius, who is currently studying in Los Angeles,was awarded the Best Cinematography Award for his short film UNFOLDED.
Saulius Lukoševičius
Rhode Island International Film festival is one of the best International Film Festivals in the world and top 10 Short Film Festivals in the United States.This year, out of 6500 submissions,around 200 movies were selected. Among them - two Lithuanian cinematographer’s short films - UNFOLDED (dir. Cristina Picchi) and BOUND (dir. Mikhail Saburov).
Fest Anča’s 13th edition feature film headliners: an animated Hiroshima classic and Švankmajer’s Alice
Festivals 18-08-2020Fest Anča 2020 starts in less than two weeks – so it’s high time to unveil the programme! While the international animation festival focuses on short films, it also includes an animated feature-length section – which will be a huge hit with this year’s viewers. The 13th festival’s theme and Fest Anča 2020 feature film selection is truly relevant during these times: The Day After. The four selected feature films include Jan Švankmajer’s live-action/animated Alice (1988), the Japanese classic anime about Hiroshima – Barefoot Gen (1983), and American films for all ages Iron Giant (1999) and Rango (2011).
ZILINA: The 13th edition of Fest Anča, one of the few festivals to be held in person at this time, will take place 27 – 30 August 2020. The international festival of animation aimed at adult audiences has selected its full programme of films.
RIGA: The 24th edition of Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea Docs) will take place online from 29 August to 6 September 2020. The Riga based international documentary film event, consisting of a pitching forum and film screenings, will take a new shape in the context of current restrictions due to Covid-19.
TBILISI: The Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Film Center Georgian Film-Abkhazeti and “Saqanima” Georgian Animators Association, with the support of the French Institute of Georgia and the Georgian National Film Center, have announced the call for the 6th Animation Film Project Development/Pitching training.
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission (MFC) has announced a funding call for local film producers, under the auspices of the recently launched Screen Malta, administering a total annual budget of 600,000 EUR for the development, production and distribution of Maltese audiovisual works.
PRODUCTION: Ștefan Constantinescu in Production with Romanian/Bulgarian/Swedish/German Coproduction
Romania 14-08-2020BUCHAREST: Romania-born Sweden-based film director and visual artist Ștefan Constantinescu started the shooting on his debut feature Man-Dog on 10 August 2020. The film is a Romanian/Bulgarian/Swedish/German coproduction produced by Ada Solomon and Diana Păroiu through microFILM.
WARSAW: SPI International has announced that its lifestyle channel FunBox UHD will be available on NetWorx in Bulgaria.
