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Fest Anča International Animation Festival – the only Academy Awards® Qualifying Festival in Slovakia – has launched a call for entries for its 2025 edition. Animated short films, student films, music videos, Slovak animated short films and films for children are among the competition categories.

PILSEN: Almost 200 professionals from 27 countries will take part in the 12th CEE Animation Forum, which will showcase 31 projects in the Pitching Competition and 50 projects in the Market. The event will be held in Pilsen, Czech Republic, 12 - 13 November 2024.

31 projects lined up for the Pitching Competition, 50 projects included in the Market; Almost 200 attendees from 27 countries including decision-makers from ARTE, BBC and DR Sales

BUCHAREST: The 15th edition of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, a festival initiated by Cristian Mungiu, continued the tradition of having several industry events as a complement to the screenings of films from the 2024 Cannes selection.

BERN: Apply for the Production Value Workshop organised in January 2025 by Bern-based FOCAL (Foundation for professional training in cinema and audiovisual media). A unique opportunity. The upcoming deadline is 11 November 2024.

BERN: PRODUCTION VALUE is the workshop on scheduling and budgeting ambitious European feature films and limited series with budgets ranging from 3 to over 15 m EUR.

The 28th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival kicks off on the 8th of November and, together with its sub-festivals, will present a total of 249 feature films and 323 short films from 81 countries. In addition to the six previously announced competition programmes, the festival will also present a number of non-competition programmes featuring dozens of freshest award-winning films.

The 20th anniversary edition of the Free Zone Festival will be held from November 6 to 11, 2024, across four Serbian cities: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, and Kragujevac. The program includes 77 feature and documentary films from 37 countries across 14 selections, four of which are competitive (International Selection, Regional Selection - Balkan Horizons, First Two Steps, and EU Teen Zone).

BERLIN: EFA’s main nominations, announced on 5 November 2024, include several films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries. The European Film Awards will be announced in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 7 December 2024.

SOFIA: The ministries of Culture of Bulgaria and Kosovo have signed an agreement in Pristina regarding film coproduction.