VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission has launched two new short film production grants.
The Lithuanian Film Center has announced the following production grants in March 2015.
34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PROJECTS TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE WORKSHOPS
Festivals 20-03-2015The Meetings on the Bridge, organised as part of the 34th Istanbul Film Festival on 11-17 April 2015 with the support of Anadolu Efes, brings filmmakers from Turkey together with professionals from the international market.
The Pixel Lab (28 June – 4 July 2015), run by Power to the Pixel, is the leading European workshop for new-media narrative projects. High-profile media experts invited from all over the world will coach participants to help them build stories and media brands across platforms; find new sources of funding and distribution for projects; understand how to utilize emerging technologies; develop audience engagement strategies; and forge invaluable partnerships across the media industries.
EAVE organises an EAVE ON DEMAND session in co-operation with Film Fund Luxembourg from March 17-18 in Clervaux, Luxembourg, for the fund`s selection committee, project managers, management team and board members.
GDYNIA: The Visions Apart section of Gdynia Film Festival, which started in 2014, will become a competition for experimental films.
FESTIVALS: Istanbul IFF Announces Projects Selected for the 10th Meetings on the Bridge
Turkey 23-03-2015ISTANBUL: A total of 15 Turkish projects have been selected for the two sections of Meetings on the Bridge, the Project Development and Work in Progress Workshops organised as part of the 34th Istanbul Film Festival from 11 to 17 April 2015.
BRUSSELS: Moldova has joined the Creative Europe Programme as Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, and Monica Babuc, the Moldovan Minister of Culture, signed an agreement to participate in the EU programme for the cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors.
BRUSSELS: The European Film Agencies have adopted a common resolution on the EU plans to reform the copyright framework. This first paper, that launches the reflection of the Association of the European Film Agency Directors (EFAD), considers the current copyright framework fit for purpose.
VALLETTA: While approximately 29 m EUR were generated by foreign productions shot in Malta in 2014, this year Malta Film Commission will focus on attracting more foreign productions and restructuring the film fund. A historical agreement with China is also expected.