WARSAW: The Peasants / Chłopi directed by DK Welchman (aka Dorota Kobiela) and Hugh Welchman has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The film is a coproduction between Poland, Lithuania and Serbia.
BRATISLAVA: The documentary Photophobia directed by Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavol Pekarčík has been selected as Slovakia’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. Photophobia is a coproduction between Slovakia, Czech Republic and Ukraine.
SAN SEBASTIAN: Nataša Bučar, Chris Marchich and Edith Sepp were elected for the new board of EFAD (European Film Agency Directors association) during the General Assembly meeting organised in San Sebastian on 25 September 2023.
BUDAPEST: Hungarian media and social networks are busy reporting that Johnny Depp is currently shooting in Hungary Modi, a film about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, in which Budapest stands in for Paris in the 1910s. The Hungarian shooting of the film starring Riccardo Scamarcio, Pierre Niney and Al Pacino is handled by Proton Cinema.
POTSDAM: A three-day workshop on sustainable business strategies, an online conference on the legal and ethical aspects of AI, a seminar for streaming providers, and a three-day workshop on European coproduction are the upcoming events organised by Potsdam-based Erich Pommer Institute.
European Co-Production | Streaming Providers - Legal Advice on Distribution Contracts | Study Week in Babelsberg
Press releases 24-09-2023European Co-Production - Legal and Financial Aspects
November 23-25 | Berlin | Early Bird until October 9: 590,- EUR
As top industry names and emerging talents come to Vilnius, BPF will host events dedicated to intimacy co-ordination, talent agents and co-production opportunities.
The Slovenian Film Centre announced the following grants on 15 September 2023.
TBILISI: The Georgian/French/Bulgarian coproduction Citizen Saint directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili has been selected as Georgia’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: North Macedonia Selects Housekeeping for Beginners as Oscar Candidate
North Macedonia 20-09-2023SKOPJE: Australian-Macedonian director Goran Stolevski’s third feature Housekeeping for Beginners / Domakinstvo za pocetnici has been selected as North Macedonia’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The film is a coproduction between North Macedonia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia and Kosovo.
