CONFERENCE: THE CINEMA OF SMALL NATIONS – THE 2ND EDITION OF THE VALLETTA FILM FESTIVAL
Festivals 07-06-2016A conference entitled The Cinema of Small Nations is being organised by the Film Grain Foundation in conjunction with the Malta Film Commission and will be held in Valletta, Malta between the 9th and 10th Festival (VFF).
The second edition of the Valletta Film Festival (VFF), organised by the Film Grain Foundation, will take place between the 3rd and 11th June 2016.
VALLETTA: The latest international production to film in Malta, a high end international TV series about important historical wrecks, had an 8 m EUR spend in Malta.
LUXEMBOURG: Bulgarian producer Magdelena Ilieva and Slovak head of the National Cinematographic Center Alexandra Strelkova have been selected to the EAVE National Representatives Network.
ZAGREB: Nine feature animated films are competing in the main competition of Animafest Zagreb which runs 6-11 June 2016.
FNE asked David Vashadze about Georgia’s new film production incentive scheme offering cash rebate of 20% for qualified productions launched this year and the positive advantages on offer for filming in Georgia. David Vashadze is Head of Distribution and Export Department Georgian National Film Centre.
ZLIN: The Korean film The World of Us by Yoon Ga-eun won the prize for the best feature film for Children at the 56th Zlin IFF, which concluded on 3 June 2016.
WARSAW: Jan Naszewski’s boutique sales outfit New Europe Film Sales has picked up the supernatural drama Zoology by the award-winning filmmaker Ivan Tverdovsky.

