ETHAN HAWKE WILL RECEIVE THE FESTIVAL PRESIDENT 'S AWARD AT 55TH KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Festivals 06-08-2021Karlovy Vary IFF will honour Ethan Hawke, an American actor, director, and writer, who will receive the Festival President's Award at its 55th edition taking place August 20 28, 2021. The Award is given to actors, directors, and producers who have contributed in a fundamental way to the development of contemporary world cinema.
Kids Kino Industry and Cinekid for Professionals join forces to launch Producers LINK
Press releases 06-08-2021Kids Kino Industry and Cinekid for Professionals are joining forces to launch Producers LINK, a newly established programme for emerging producers of children’s content.
BUCHAREST: Alina Grigore’s debut feature Blue Moon / Crai nou has been acquired by Patra Spanou Film ahead of its world premiere in the main competition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, which will be held 17-25 September 2021.
WARSAW: Kids Kino Industry and Cinekid for Professionals are launching Producers LINK, a newly established programme for emerging producers of children’s content.
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Andrei Tănase is currently shooting his debut feature Tiger, a Romanian/French/Greek coproduction involving a real tiger.
PRAGUE: The Australian TV broadcaster SBS has acquired AVOD rights for the TV mini series Rats, a Czech crime thriller from creator/writer Miro Sifra, directed by Viktor Taus and Matej Chlupacek.
COTTBUS: The 23rd edition of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus, which will be held this year 3-5 November as a hybrid event, is accepting projects in production or post-production for cocoWIP until 18 August 2021.
74th Locarno Film Festival will give floor to two Czech films. Francesco Montagner’s documentary Brotherhood will celebrate its world premiere in the Concorso Cineasti del presente competition section, and Diana Cam Van Nguyen has been invited to world-premiere her short film Love, Dad in the Pardi di domani competition. Both films have been supported by the Czech Film Fund, which will be represented in Locarno by its promotional division Czech Film Center.
FNE at TIFF 2021: Russian/Polish/Belgian The Whaler Boy Wins 20th Transilvania IFF
Romania 02-08-2021CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Whaler Boy, a coproduction between Russia, Poland and Belgium directed by Philipp Yuryev, received the Transilvania Trophy at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) during a closing ceremony held in the main square in Cluj-Napoca.
