The FilmFestival Cottbus and connecting cottbus celebrate the start of the new season with the East European Brunch
Festivals 12-02-2015Yesterday, the Film Festival Cottbus and the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) started the new season with each awarding one prize.
“Nymphomaniac” marketing experts to speak at “Meeting Point – Vilnius” conference
Festivals 12-02-2015Film industry professionals from various countries will gather at the sixth “Meeting Point – Vilnius”. The international conference – one of the largest in the region – will take place March 31– April 2. Organised by Vilnius IFF “Kino Pavasaris”, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, it gives the opportunity for filmmakers and other industry professionals to discuss current topics, focusing on film marketing and financing, as well as an audience building. Programmers from Europe’s largest film festivals will also be on the lookout for the most appealing projects.
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has allocated a total of 1,239,567 EUR for the production of fiction features, shorts, micro-budget films and a minority coproduction.
VILNIUS: The international conference Meeting Point - Vilnius will take place 31 March to 2 April. Organised by the Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris, it allows filmmakers and other industry professionals to discuss current topics such as defining and attracting audiences. Film marketing experts from Denmark will present their work on Nymphomaniac by Lars von Trier.
PRAGUE: DOK.Incubator invites editors, directors and producers with a project in a rough cut stage and editors, sales people and film institutions' representatives as observers to apply before 3 March.
WARSAW: Aneta Kopacz's Joanna has premiered on VOD on Vimeo, where it is available internationally, and on iTunes.
On Monday, 2 March 2015, the fourth edition of East Doc Platform, the biggest documentary event of its kind in the Central and Eastern Europe, begins in Prague. This event is traditionally organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, supporting documentary film in the CEE region in all stages of development, in association with One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Thursday 12 February and Friday 13 February
Region 12-02-2015Thursday 12 February
ZAGREB: With approximately 150 films in 16 programme sections, the documentary film festival Zagrebdox is now entering its second decade. Zagrebdox will take place from 22 February to 1 March at Zagreb’s Cineplexx Kapitol Centre. Two Polish films, one a coproduction with Denmark, and two Latvian films feature in the international competition.
KARLOVY VARY: European Film Promotion is launching a new programme at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival called Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow. The focus will be launched in July 2015.