The Slovenian Film Centre announced the following grants in December 2022.
TRIESTE: The Spanish/French project Still Life with Ghosts by Enrique Buleo won the Film Center Serbia Development Award at the 13rd edition of When East Meets West, which took place 22-25 January 2023 within the Trieste Film Festival (21 – 28 January 2023).
SOFIA: Projects in different stages of postproduction and completed films looking for a premiere can apply to the Works in Progress segment of the 20th Sofia Meetings till 31 January 2023.
LIMASSOL: Applications are open for the 4th edition of the coproduction, training and networking platform Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days. The event will be held 27 - 29 April 2023 in Limassol, in the framework of the 21st Cyprus Film Days International Festival (21 - 29 April 2023).
KECSKEMÉT: Hungarian and European works completed after 1 February 2021 can be entered into the competition programmes of the 16th Kecskemét Animation Film Festival, which will be held 21 – 25 June 2023. The deadline for submissions is 20 March 2023.
20th Sofia Meetings is expecting your Works in Progress - films at different stage of post-production and completed films which are looking for a premiere.
The fourth edition of the co-production, training and networking platform for film professionals will take place in April 2023 in the framework of the 21st Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2023 and in partnership with Thessaloniki International Film Festival's Agora
“Still Life with Ghosts”, “It’s Not a Full Picture” and 2m2” are the winners of the 2023 edition of When East Meets West
Press releases 26-01-2023The 13th edition of When East Meets West came to an end after three intense full days of pitching sessions, works in progress, labs, talks, meetings and hugs. During the closing award ceremony, the WEMW Co-Production Forum Jury consisting of Darya Bassel (Moon Man), Pierre Dallois (Ciclic Centre-Val de Loire), Gordan Matic (Film Center Serbia) and Elma Tataragic (Sarajevo IFF) announced the three top winners of this year.
Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO and Czech Professionals from All Quiet on the Western Front Score Nominations at 95th Academy Awards
Region 25-01-2023LOS ANGELES: Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO has been nominated in the International Feature Film Category at the 95th Academy Awards. Four Czech professionals were nominated for the German/US/UK coproduction All Quiet on the Western Front.
BOX OFFICE: Romanian Taxi Drivers Second After Avatar: The Way of Water in Its First Weekend in Romania
Romania 25-01-2023BUCHAREST: The independent comedy-drama Taxi Drivers / Taximetriștri by Bogdan Theodor Olteanu debuted as second at the domestic weekly box office, after Avatar: The Way of Water. This is the first domestic film to be released by Forum Film Romania, which is also distributing James Cameron’s film.