FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the feature films in the official programme of 71st Venice Film Festival (2014) giving the films 1,2,3,4 or 5 stars - 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of the critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights to what critics in many different countries think about the programme. Click HERE to see how the critics rated the official 71st Venice Film Festival programme so far. We will update the ratings each day until the end of the festival.

Friday 29 August 2014 - Event: VFM: European Gap Financing Co-Production Market

KRAKOW: On the 3rd to 5th September 2014 Fundacja Wspierania Kultury Filmowej Cyrk Edison will host a conference on arthouse cinema affairs 3-5 September 2014 in Bochnia, a small town near Krakow.

Tiha Klara Gudac won the Heart of Sarajevo documentary award for Naked Island.

Thursday 28 August 2014: Screening Alert

BUDAPEST: London-based producer Steve Matthews was named Executive Producer, Drama Development with HBO Europe Original Productions. He takes up his new position as of 1 September 2014.

Event Alert: 19:00 Festival Opening Ceremony and Party

Event Alert: 19:00 Festival Opening Ceremony and Party

BERLIN: Film financing consultancy peacefulfish is accepting applications through 15 September 2014 for its sixth edition of Closing The Gap, an investment training and equity investor pitching session.