TRIESTE: The Moldavian/Romanian feature film Lenin’s Pawn by Dragoș Turea and the documentary Strange Sea by Lala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) received the top prizes, the Film Center Serbia Development Award and Ciclic WEMW Award, respectively, at the 14th edition of When East Meets West (WEMW, 21 – 24 January 2024).
LIMASSOL: Applications for the 5th edition of the Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point Co-production Forum are welcome till 1 February 2024. Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days will be held in Limassol 18 - 20 April 2024, in the framework of the 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Festival (12 - 20 April 2024).
Last chance to submit your project to Dot.on.the.Map | Deadline approaching: 1st February
Festivals 25-01-20245th Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point CALL FOR PROJECTS
In the framework of the 22nd Cyprus Film Days IF 2024
SUBMIT YOUR FICTION FEATURE FILM PROJECT BY FEBRUARY, 1st, 2024!
BUCHAREST: The Romanian comedy Part-time Daddy / Tati part-time directed by Letiția Roșculeț, tops the general box office in Romania with 285,682 admissions and 1.57 m EUR / 7,856,321 RON gross. Another domestic comedy, Klaus & Barroso, opened as the first in weekly charts with 248,000 EUR / 1,232,892 RON gross on 16 January 2024.
LOS ANGELES: The Polish minority coproduction The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer has received five nominations for the 96th Academy Awards. The film was nominated in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound categories.
BUDAPEST: The 10th edition of the popular Budapest International Documentary Festival (BIDF) is held in Hungary’s capital city as well as in 10 other towns from 27 January to 4 February 2024.
BETA CINEMA PICKS UP ENCOUNTERS PREMIERE ARCADIA, DIRECTED BY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR YORGOS ZOIS (INTERRUPTION)
Press releases 23-01-2024BETA CINEMA PICKS UP ENCOUNTERS PREMIERE ARCADIA, DIRECTED BY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR YORGOS ZOIS (INTERRUPTION), STARRING ICONIC GREEK ACTRESS ANGELIKI PAPOULIA (DOGTOOTH, THE LOBSTER) AND VANGELIS MOURIKIS (DIGGER)
The following grants were announced by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) on 28 December 2023.
ZagrebDox Pro (15/04/2024 – 20/04/2024) is a five-day program that combines analysis of submitted projects, recommendations and suggestions for their further development. The program includes case studies, group and individual discussions with industry experts, master lectures, special film screenings and round tables.
Visegrad Film Forum announces first names of acclaimed filmmakers to visit Bratislava in March
Press releases 23-01-2024Tariq Anwar, editor of such films as American Beauty, Revolutionary Road, or The King’s Speech, laureate of two BAFTAs and two-time Academy Award nominee; Rúnar Rúnarsson, one of the most awarded short film directors of our time, holder of the Palme d’Or, the European Film Award, and one Oscar nomination. These and many other acclaimed filmmakers will be coming to Bratislava for the Visegrad Film Forum, a four-day event filled with informal meetings and discussions, lectures, and film screenings.
