MIDPOINT TV Launch 2020 hosted by Baltic Event
MIDPOINT’s leading TV and web series oriented program TV Launch gained a new partner for the 2020 edition. The third workshop of the program, which includes the “Season Finale” industry platform, and showcases the graduating projects, will be held in Tallinn, during the Baltic Event co-production market.
The whole program will start with the first workshop in April 2020 in the Czech Republic and then continue with the second workshop in August 2020 in Sarajevo within the Sarajevo Film Festival and CineLink Drama market.
The application process for TV Launch 2020 will be open in October 2019, the deadline for application is set for January 31, 2020.
Click here for more information about the partnership.
MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2020: Lenka Tyrpakova, Nikolaj Nikitin and Andrei Tanasescu scouting for projects!
MIDPOINT is happy to announce a new artistic collaboration in the frame of MIDPOINT Feature Launch program - a year-long development program for Central and Eastern Europe’s fresh film talents (first and second feature films) and aspiring script consultants.
Feature Launch has entrusted three experienced experts with scouting for promising projects to apply!
Welcome on board, Lenka Tyrpakova (Karlovy Vary International Film Festivalprogrammer), Nikolaj Nikitin (SOFA | School of Film Advancement/CEO) and Andrei Tanasescu (Toronto International Film Festival programmer).
Call for Feature Launch 2020 will be open mid-June!
The scouting for projects starts right now since we already know when the call for application will be open.
The deadline for film projects is set for September 13, 2019;
the deadline for script consultant trainees applications is
September 27, 2019!
Click here to get more information about the workshop.
MIDPOINT Shorts: program reshape
MIDPOINT is reshaping its short-film oriented program MIDPOINT Shorts. The first workshop of the program will take place in Prague (Czech Republic) in September 2019.
The whole program will then conclude with the second workshop in January 2020 in Trieste – with the brand-new project showcase within the prestigious When East Meets West Co-production Market.
The call for applications will be open mid-June,
the deadline for application is set for July 26, 2019.
Click here for more info.
MIDPOINT Intensive SK 2019
MIDPOINT announces another Intensive program, this time dedicated to the Slovak film professionals, who are developing their feature film.
The program is open to creative teams of writers and producers. The workshop is organized in a collaboration with the Slovak Film Institute and will take place in Bratislava in September 2019.
The call for application is open and the deadline is set for August 16, 2019.
Docs + Science, World Stories, Somewhere in Europe and Music at the 59th Krakow Film Festival
Festivals 19-05-2019Fly away with film to the world of science
Immortality, moon landing, space race or Zeno quantum effect – this year’s edition of the Docs + Science section will showcase the history of great technological achievements and will also take viewers to the fascinating world of undiscovered scientific phenomena. The shows will take place in the Paradox cinema.
– The motto of this year’s Docs + Science section is the Take Off – understood literally as a journey into space or symbolizing an unfulfilled desire to escape; “Take Off” as a metaphor – when it refers to the state of mind associated with communing with a great and incomprehensible – or even a metaphor when it talks about searching for new forms of scientific communication – says Karol Jałochowski, curator of the Docs + Science section, journalist, filmmaker and physicist.
July 21, 1969 Neil Armstrong, was the first man to stand on the moon. Two months before the 50th anniversary of this event at the Krakow Film Festival will present documentaries devoted to the conquest of space.
Ticket to the Moon dir. Veronika Janatková
Music at the 59th Krakow Film Festival
The Rolling Stones, Kate Nash and Kurt Cobain on the big screen, Bester Quartet, Mikołaj Trzaska, Voo Voo and Maciej Maleńczuk on stage. Although the Krakow Film Festival is a celebration of cinema, there is no lack of music thanks to screenings in the open air, concerts and a show with live music.
Outdoor screenings of the “Sounds of Music” section / KFF in concert / Screening of a documentary about The Rolling Stones – “Crossfire Hurricane” / Silent cinema with live music / Night of video clips / DocFilmMusic competition... and much more.
Listen to the festival: TIDAL playlist / Spotify playlist
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck dir. Brett Morgen
World Stories and Somewhere in Europe at the 59th Krakow Film Festival
From our neighboring countries to the farthest corners of the globe – documentary films in the sections “Somewhere in Europe” and “World Stories” invite viewers everywhere where unusual stories take place. The program includes nighttime ambulance drives through Mexico, a visit to a hard-to-reach village in Papua New Guinea or discovering the phenomenon of Satan’s worship in the USA.
Family in Transition, dir. Ofir Trainin
Somewhere in Europe
– The Somewhere in Europe section is primarily documentary portraits, sometimes very controversial ones. The protagonists of the films are both well-known people: politicians like Anatoly Sobchak or artists like Mania Akbari or Peter Kalmus, as well as anonymous figures with their equally fascinating biographies – says Patrycja Czarny, coordinator of the “Somewhere in Europe” section.
World Stories
Films in this section will take the viewers to the furthest corners of the globe. The director of the documentary “The Polish Missionaries” travels by kayak into the village of Papua New Guinea, where sister Davida and priest Jan have been working as missionaries for years. Although the heroes of the film are struggling with many problems, faith and good humor help them to survive the most difficult moments.
The 59th Krakow Film Festival will take place on May 26 – June 2, 2019
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FNE congratulates Lithuania on winning the Golden Lion at the 58th Biennale for Sun & Sea by Lina Lapelyte, Vaiva Grainyte and Rugile Barzdziukaite.
ZLIN: The children's film My Grandpa is an Alien by Drazen Zarkovic and Marina Andree Skop is one of two films competing for the grand prize in the section of films for children at the 59th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth (24 May – 1 June 2019).
PRAGUE: The Czech Minister of Culture Antonin Stanek announced on 15 May 2019 that he will resign after less than one year in his post. His resignation will be effective at the end of the month.
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The ninth edition of New Horizons Studio+ took place July 27 – 30 during the 18th New Horizons International Film Festival (July 26 – August 5).
Organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, it consisted of workshops and lectures on various aspects related to the project promotion and development.
New Horizons Studio+ selects European director-producer pairs who are developing their first or second feature film. 10 emerging talents from Poland and 10 from Denmark, Austria, Ukraine, Romania and the United Kingdom took part in the programme under the supervision of the following experts: David Pope (London Film Academy); Alya Belgaroui (EAVE), representing sales agent Wild Bunch; Aranka Matits (EAVE), representing Featurette and Raquel Cabrera from The Film Agency.
The New Horizons Studio+ program was completed with a meeting with the special guest Ewa Puszyńska - the producer of Cold War by Paweł Palikowski, which was a part of Creativity Talks organized by the British Council.
The participants took part in the pitching contest. The jury selecting the best project and pitch (composed of Aranka Matits, Raquel Cabrera, David Pope as well as Creative Europe Desk Poland, New Horizons Association, Ale kino+ television channel representatives and a special guest Matthieu Darras – TorinoFilmLab’s Artistic Director) decided to give two main awards and a special mention.
The Floor is Lava (directed by Kateryna Gornostai and produced by Viktoria Khomenko) received the New Horizons Association & London Film Academy Main Award. The award is project consultation sponsored by London Film Academy.
Even If You Fall Asleep (directed by Aniela Gabryel and produced by Agnieszka Dziedzic) received Ale kino+ Television Channel Award, which is the Letter of Intent for TV distribution.
If the Light Takes Us (directed by Anna Maria Helgadottir and produced by Per Damgaard Hansen) received a Special Mention.
Congratulations to the winners and thank to all the participants and partners: EAVE, London Film Academy, Ale kino+, British Council, Embassy of the Netherlands, Romanian Institute of Culture, French Institute, Austrian Cultural Forum, Cervantes Institute and Danish Cultural Institute, as well as media partners: Film & TV Kamera, Film Pro and Film New Europe.
