VALLETTA: The COVID-19 crisis and a shortfall in support through public funding have led to the cancellation of the Valletta Film Festival.
The Polish Film Insitute has given the following grants in the 1st session of 2020 international minority coproductions contest:
BUCHAREST: More than 150 Romanian professionals have appealed to the director of the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) and the members of the administration council saying that the measures announced by the CNC on 26 March 2020 would “effectively block” the operations that might be undertaken until the restrictions caused by COVID-19 are lifted.
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission has welcomed the timely response of the Maltese government to concerns about the film industry being overlooked in the nation’s emergency measures, and has set up a unit to assist filmmakers in need.
BERLIN: FNE teamed up with AG Kino, CICAE and Media Salles and other art house cinema organisations in Berlin on 22 February 2020 for a promotional event where FNE general director Anna Franklin gave a powerpoint supported presentation of the Film New Europe project to the audience of Pan-European film professionals.
WARSAW: The French sales company WIDE is promoting two Lithuanian and one Polish film in its new line-up of acquisitions.
Ex-Oriente is offering a masterclass on editing by tutor Niels Pagh Andersen online.
WARSAW: The Warsaw Film Festival announced the opening of submissions as of 1 April 2020.
VALLETTA: The Malta Producers Association applauded the decision to include the film and TV production industry in the government’s support measures. The MPA had worked on lobbying the government after its original plans excluded the industry.
KRAKOW: The organisers of the 60th Krakow Film Festival announced on 31 March, that the event will take place on the originally planned date of 31 May to 7 June 2020, but in the format of an online festival.
