FESTIVALS: Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura to Be Awarded the 20th Dragon of Dragons Award
Poland 28-02-2017KRAKOW: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Polish animation, veterans Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura will be awarded the 20th Dragon of Dragons award during the 57th Krakow Film Festival, set to take place from 28 May to 4 June 2017.
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FNE and Creative Europe: FNE Introduces AV Innovation Team and FNE Innovation Event at Let’s CEE Film Festival in Vienna
FNE Innovation 16-03-2017Innovation specialist Peeter Nieler will be lecturing on new trends in innovation and how to harness innovation to build audiences at the Let’s CEE Film Festival in Vienna on 23 March. This is the first in a series of FNE AV Innovation Events under the umbrella of the FNE AV Innovation Team made up of Europe’s top specialists in Innovation to define what is cutting edge in the AV sector with a special emphasis on how innovation in the AV sector can provide the engine the EU’s smaller countries need to meet the challenges facing the industry today.
LOS ANGELES: Sing by the Hungarian director Kristof Deák won the Best Live Action Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards on 26 February 2017.
VIENNA: FNE will participate for the second year in a row in several parts of LET’S CEE Industry Days 2017, set to take place in Vienna on 23-24 March 2017. Industry Days will focus this year on “Filmmaking in CEE and in Austria: Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges”.
FERA and EFAD’s Support Hrvoje Hribar and Croatian Filmmakers’ Initiative We’ve Had Enough
Croatia 27-02-2017BRUSSELS: Federation of European Film Directors and Association of European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) support the initiative of Croatian Filmmakers We’ve Had Enough / Puk’o nam je film and praise Hrvoje Hribar’s contribution to Croatian and European film.
FERA Supports Croatian Film-Makers Mobilization Against Political Interference
Press releases 27-02-2017The Federation of European Film Directors has added its voice to that of the Croatian Film-Makers initiative Puk’o nam je film (Stand Up for Croatian Cinema), aiming at protecting Croatian cinematography from political influence and control.
Krakow, 24th February 2017 - Krakow Film Foundation Programme Council decided to celebrate this year’s 70th anniversary of Polish animation by unprecedented tribute to two outstanding veterans of this genre: Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura. It is 20th edition of Dragon of Dragons award which is granted for significant influence on the development of the world cinema.
The EFADs praise Hrvoje Hribar’s contribution to Croatian and European film as Director of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Press releases 27-02-2017The association of European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) would like to praise Hrvoje Hribar’s contribution to Croatian and European film, and to the EFADs, following his decision to step down as Director of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) on 6 February in light of recent events.
Symposium and Networking Event: 16 high-class lectures, two exciting panel discussions and much more – and the participation is free of charge for all accredited festival visitors this year!
