BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Martin Šulík’s feature The Interpreter / Tlmočník has been chosen by the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) as the official candidate by Slovakia for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for submission in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The 91th Oscars will be held on 24 February 2018.

Film Centre of Montenegro has established cooperation with one of the leading training programs for film professionals in Europe – EAVE.

European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, EAVE, is a professional training, project development and networking organization for audiovisual producers. Founded in 1988, EAVE is leading training platform and a unique international network of film professionals, aiming to provide professional training opportunities and to bring producers from different regions of the world together with the aim of facilitating co-production relationships.

A two-day training program titled “EAVE on Demand – 2 Day Formula” will be held in Podgorica on October 2 and 3. The program will be conceived as master lectures and specialized workshops, while lecturers will be one of the leading experts in the field of film industry in Europe – Katriel Schory and Lise Lense-Møller.

Katriel Schory, Israel Film Fund, studied at the New York University Film School and returned to Israel in 1973 to join Kastel Films, Jerusalem (at that time the leading production company in Israel) as the Head of Productions. He was responsible for the production of a large number of documentaries and television drama series and coproductions which won Israeli & International prestigious awards. In 1983, he worked as Associate and Line Producer of the award-winning feature film Beyond the Wall” (Film Critics’ Award, Venice, 1984; nominated for Best Foreign Film, Academy Awards, 1985). In 1984, he formed his own production company Belfilms Ltd and until 1999, produced over 200 films including Award winning Feature Films, Documentaries, TV Dramas, and International Co-Productions. In 1999, he accepted the position of Executive Director of the Israel Film Fund. Since 1999, he authorized the support and the investment in the production of more than 190 new Israeli feature films. Throughout the years he has been engaged in Voluntary Public Activities and Functions, among them: Chairman of Israel’s Film and Television Producers’ Association (1989-1994); an appointed member of the National committee for the advancement of Television and Films – The National Council of Arts and Culture (1992-1998); representative of the Israel Film Industry in numerous international organizations & Bodies; lecturer at the Tel Aviv University – Department of Film and television. In 2018 he was awarded the ‘Golden Kamera’ honorary award at the Berlinale for his lifetime achievement.

Lise Lense-Møller, is a producer and CEO of Magic Hour Films, Denmark, since 1984. She has produced and co-produced a wealth of films, both features, documentaries, and short films.  The company focuses on high-profile, author-driven creative documentaries and art house films with international potential, such as BURMA VJ – Reporting From a Closed Country by Anders Østergaard with  52 international awards and an Oscar nomination. INTO ETERNITY, 80 min. by Michael Madsen. cph:dox Audience Award 2009, Grand Prix at Nyon, 2010, and 18 others awards.  Theatrically released in the UK, US, Japan, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Recent releases include: 1989 by Anders Østergaard and THE VISIT by Michael Madsen, TUTTI ACASA, Power to the People? by Lise Birk Pedersen, RETURN OF A PRESIDENT by Lotte Mik-Meyer., SEA OF SORROW, SEA OF HOPE by Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga.  In the pipeline:   ‘BETWEEN TWO WORLDS by Janus Metz (Armadillo), THE BUS STOP HUNTER by Kristoffer Hegnsvad and JOURNEY TOUTOPIA by Erlend E Mo.  In addition to film production, Lise has been actively involved in film politics and education for decades and she recently ‘inherited’ and runs a small publishing house ‘The Wisdom Books’.

The Czech Film Fund announced support for the production of documentaries and development of feature-length fiction projects in its recent schemes announced at the end of July. All together 23 projects will be granted the amount of 21 million Czech crowns (€82,353).

The Fund has allocated 12 million Czech crowns (€470,588) for the documentary film production. The highest amount of 2,000,000 CZK (€78,431) went to the production of endorfilm – Každá minuta života / Every Single Minute. The film, directed by Erika Hníková, depicts a modern-day family that decides to raise their children following the unorthodox educational method „kamevéda“. The second highest amount of 1,500,000 CZK (€58,824) was granted to a documentary directed by Vít Klusák and Barbora Chalupová that deals with the topic of bullyingV síti (production of HYPERMARKET FILM). Finally, 1,300,000 CZK (€50,980) went to a biopic about an exceptional man and songwriter Šifry Jana Kapra / Jan Kapr’s Ciphers (directed by Lucie Králová and produced by DOCUfilm Praha).

Further supported projects:

Můj otec Antonín Kratochvíl / My Father Antonín Kratochvíl (dir. Andrea Sedláčková, produced by Punk film) – 1,200,000 CZK (€47,059)
Pongo story (dir. Tomáš Kratochvíl, produced by Produkce Radim Procházka) – 1,200,000 CZK (€47,059)
Ve jménu Alláha / Brotherhood (dir. Francesco Montagner, produced by nutprodukce) – 1,000,000 CZK (€39,216)
Vlci na hranicích! / Wolves on the Borders (dir. Martin Páv, produced by Frame Films) – 1,000,000 CZK (€39,216)
Epocha mezi srpnem a listopadem (dir. Jan Rousek, produced by GPO Platform) – 800,000 CZK (€31,372)
Legenda Suchý (dir. Olga Sommerová, produced by CINEART TV Prague) – 800,000 CZK (€31,372)
Mucha (dir. Roman Vávra, produced by Punk film) – 600,000 CZK (€23,529)
Nová šichta / The New Shift (dir. Jindřich Andrš, produced by moloko film) – 600,000 CZK (€23,529)  

Within the development of fiction features scheme the amount of 9 million Czech crowns (€352,941) was distributed among twelve projects. Also here, endorfilm scored the highest award of 1,400,000 CZK (€54,902) with its production Můj praděda – pirát that takes on the best tradition of adventure films for children. The second highest project evaluation of 1,200,000 CZK (€30,600) went to a visually and conceptually unique auteur film Binderiana, a production of Marina Films. Produkce Radim Procházka and its film Černé slunce that takes inspiration from the tradition of 1970s Czech sci-fi received the third highest award of 800,000 CZK (€31,372).

Further supported projects:

Jeho slovo, její slovo / His Word, Her Word (produced by love.Frame) – 750,000 CZK (€29,412)
Už tě nemám rád (produced by i/o post) – 720,000 CZK (€28,235)
Krvavá nevěsta (produced by Snake Catcher) – 700,000 CZK (€27,451)
Město bez Boha (produced by 8Heads Productions) – 700,000 CZK (€27,451)
Světlonoc (produced by moloko film) – 700,000 CZK (€27,451)
Rok vdovy / Year of the Widow (produced by ARTCAM FILMS) – 699,000 CZK (€27,412)
Nehybnost (produced by CINEART TV Prague) – 680,000 CZK (€26,667)
Fichtelberg (produced by CINEART TV Prague) – 650,000 CZK (€25,490)
Oběť (produced by nutprodukce) – 1,000 CZK (€39,2)