Our dear series partner, Serial Eyes, is looking for the next class of TV-writers! This nine-month, full-time postgraduate program runs from September 2020 to May 2021 mainly in Berlin and trains young European writers to work in a writers' room setting.
Apart from many networking opprotunities, the participants will for example gain a solid understanding of the dramaturgic and narrative strategies used in successful fiction series.
The deadline for applications is set for April 15, 2020, 11 pm.
Don't miss the chance to be one of the twelve Serial Eyes participants who will learn to work as a group and develop a European model of showrunning.
Would you like to find out more about the program, its aims, content etc.? Read an interview we've done last year with the Head of Programme at Serial Eyes, Benjamin Harris!
For further information such as the eligibility criteria, visit www.serial-eyes.com.
VALLETTA: Maltese companies from media, advertising, marketing and PR have asked the government to support them by covering 50% of their employees' salaries for April and May 2020.
JIHLAVA: Applications are open for the 24th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, set to take place from 27 October to 1 November 2020.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Documentary Filmmakers Out in the World – Vratislav Šlajer
Czech Republic 20-03-2020PRAGUE: Another Czech producer with an international outlook is Vratislav Šlajer of Bionaut.
Based in the Czech city of Jihlava, the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival ranks among the key European documentary film events and is the largest of its kind in the region of Central and Eastern Europe.
Czech Republic: The Finále Plzeň Film Festival has decided to postpone its upcoming edition due to take place from 16 to 22 April 2020. The team of the festival are currently negotiating with partners and looking for a suitable replacement date in the autumn.
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry professionals across Europe. Click here for FNE UNIC EU Cinema Policy Update.
Coronavirus
10/03: Coronavirus: MEPs call for solidarity among EU member states – European Parliament
Parliament discussed the COVID-19 outbreak with the Commission and the Croatian presidency last week, underlining the need to slow down the spread across Europe.
13/03: COVID-19: Commission sets out European coordinated response to counter the economic impact of the Coronavirus* - European Commission
The Commission presented an immediate response to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, centred on a European coordinated response.
13/03: European Coordinated Response on Coronavirus: Questions and Answers – European Commission
12/03: State aid: Commission approves €12 million Danish scheme to compensate damages caused by cancellations of large public events due to COVID-19 outbreak – European Commission
The European Commission has found a DKK 91 million (€12 million) Danish aid scheme to compensate organisers for the damage suffered due to the cancellation of large events with more than 1,000 participants due to the COVID-19 outbreak to be in line with EU State aid rules.
13/03: Parliament mobilised to channel EU funds to those affected by Coronavirus pandemic – European Parliament
The Regional Development Committee is ready to find the most efficient way possible to allow the Corona Response Investment Initiative to be adopted and swiftly implemented.
13/03: Corona virus: Consequences for Creative Europe programme and related activities – European Commission
Important notification regarding the Creative Europe Programme and the measures to contain the Corona virus.
EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027
11/03: Long-term budget: EU needs proper funding to tackle crises, say MEPs – European Parliament
The EU should have the financial means to tackle challenges such as coronavirus or migration, said MEPs in a plenary debate on the EU long-term budget.
Recent Studies:
EAO - Admissions to European films outside Europe dropped by 15% in 2018 due to lack of European blockbusters in China - March 2020
UK IPO - Online Copyright Infringement Tracker - February 2020
EAO - Artificial Intelligence in the audiovisual industry - February 2020
EAO - Territoriality and financing of audiovisual works: latest developments - February 2020
O&O - The impact of potential changes to European geo-blocking regulation on sport - January 2020
This month we speak with Piotr Gładkowski, the owner of Kino Kameralne Café (Café Chamber Cinema) in Gdańsk, Poland, a small art house cinema opened at the beginning of 2019. It is located in the Old Town of Gdańsk on the oldest street called Długa.
This month we speak with Piotr Gładkowski, the owner of Kino Kameralne Café (Café Chamber Cinema) in Gdańsk, Poland, a small art house cinema opened at the beginning of 2019. It is located in the Old Town of Gdańsk on the oldest street called Długa.
