Regarding the cinema in Slovenia, we ended the last year on a high note. Two Slovenian films, both primarily for children and youth audiences, Vinci Vogue Anžlovar’s Tartini’s Key and Klemen Dvornik’s Block 5, got the Golden Reel distribution prize for passing the threshold of 25.000 sold tickets. Slovenia was listed as a desirable filming location in the 14th issue of makers magazine, with the highlight on the country’s diverse locations, 25% tax incentive and growing crew base. Lastly, the short film The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent directed by Nebojša Slijepčević and realized as an international co-production with Slovenia as a minority partner won the EFA Award was shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards. In the beginning of the new year, its Academy Awards nomination was confirmed and it was also nominated for César award of the French Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma.
In its 29th edition PÖFF will set the focus on Catalan Cinema. The focus is driven by the growing international reputation of the Catalan film industry and its ambition to be more visible and seek opportunities for cooperation in the region. The focus is promoted by The Catalan Institute of Cultural Companies (ICEC) and Institut Ramon Llull, which aim to internationalize Catalan audiovisual talent and companies in the sector.
JANUARY
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| MIDPOINT Feature Launch | Link |
Online Feedback Session: 6-10 January 2025 Script-Consultant Seminar: 24-25 February 2025 Workshop 1: 13-20 March 2025 (Prague, Czech Republic) Online Consultations: April-June 2025 Workshop 2: 3-6 May 2025 (Online) Workshop 2 + Works in Development: 2-9 July 2025 (Prague & Karlovy Vary) Workshop 3: 16-22 September 2025 (Plzeň, Czech Republic) |
| EAVE On Demand, Change Co-production Training Course | Link |
Co-production: 13-17 January 2025 (Tbilisi, Georgia) Encounter: 22-26 March 2025 (Copenhagen) |
| TFL Extended Audience Design Lab | Link | Mid-January – mid-March 2025 (Residential session in February, Berlin) |
| Green Production Lab – El Prat de Llobgregat, Spain | Link |
Preparatory session: 16-17 January 2025 Residential workshop: 28 January - 1 February 2025 |
| EAVE On Demand, The Global Media Makers Residency | Link | 16-22 January 2025 |
| MIDPOINT Shorts, Workshop 2, Trieste, Italy | Link | 16-22 January 2025 |
| MIDPOINT Cold Open, Workshop, Trieste, Italy | Link | 19-22 January 2025 |
| When East Meets West (WEMW), Trieste Film Festival, Italy | Link | 19-22 January 2025 |
| EAVE On Demand, Sámi Producers Lab (Online) | Link |
27-31 January 2025 3-4 February 2025 |
| EAVE Creative Producer Indaba | Link |
Workshop 2: 25-31 January 2025 (Rotterdam) Online sessions: 7-11 April 2025 |
| Rotterdam IFF Pro, Netherlands | Link |
IFFR Pro Days: 31 January – 5 February 2025 CineMart: 2 – 5 February 2025 |
FEBRUARY
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market | Link | 3-5 February 2025 |
| Doc Forward Co-production Workshop | Link |
First part: 3-6 February 2025 (Helsinki) |
| European Film Market, Berlinale, Germany, Online | Link | 13-19 February 2025 |
| Berlinale Co-production Market | Link | 15-19 February 2025 |
| MIP London | Link | 23-27 February 2025 |
| CEE Animation Workshop | Link |
Two modules online and two modules in person: March - October 2025 |
MARCH
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch. Workshop 1, Prague, Czech Republic |
3-9 March 2025 | |
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MIDPOINT Series Launch |
Project Pre-Training for All Participants, and Pre-Training for Development Executive Participants, Online: 5-7 March 2025 Workshop 1: Series Concept, Prague, Czech Republic: 13-20 March 2025 Online Consultations: April-June 2025 Workshop 2: Season Arc and Mini-Bible, Czech Republic: 15-22 June 2025 Online Consultations: July-November 2025 Workshop 3: Pitching and Acquiring Partners, in collaboration with Series Beats-Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event: November 2025 | |
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MIDPOINT Focus Queer |
Workshop 1, Prague, Czech Republic: 3-9 March 2025 Online Consultations: April-June 2025 Workshop 2, Prague & Karlovy Vary in collaboration with KVIFF: 2-9 July 2025 | |
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Cartoon Movie, Pitching & Co-Pro Event, Bordeaux, France |
4-6 March 2025 | |
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Co-Production Booster, East Doc Platform, Online |
5-6 March 2025 | |
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EAVE Producers Workshop |
Workshop 1 in Luxembourg: 7-14 March 2025 Workshop 2 in Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain: 23-30 June 2025 Workshop 3 in Thessaloniki, Greece: 27 October-3 November 2025 | |
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LatAm Content Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
10-12 March 2025 | |
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East Doc Forum, within the East Doc Platform, Prague, Czech Republic |
Preparatory Workshop: 13-17 March 2025 (Feature Docs) and 15-17 March 2025 (Docuseries) Pitch presentations: 18 March 2025 Prescheduled individual meetings: 18–19 March 2025 | |
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EAVE on Demand, Access BIPOC Producers |
Workshop 1 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: 19-24 March 2025 Workshop 2, Online: 17-18, 21-25, 28-31 July 2025 Workshop 3 (Location TBC): 20-25 October 2025 | |
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Czech Docs, within the East Doc Platform, Prague, Czech Republic |
17 March 2025 | |
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East Silver Market, within the East Doc Platform, Prague, Czech Republic |
17 March 2025 | |
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East Doc Market in Prague, East Doc Platform, Prague, Czech Republic |
18-19 March 2025 | |
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Meeting Point (MPV) including Work in Progress – Development and Work in Progress – Production, Vilnius, Lithuania |
17-20 March 2025 | |
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Work in Progress and In Development Projects at Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum, Hong Kong IFF |
17-19 March 2025 | |
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Sofia Meetings, Sofia IFF, Bulgaria |
19-23 March 2025 | |
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Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, France |
21-30 March 2025 | |
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ComedyLab, TorinoFilmLab |
Four residential modules and a few sessions online: March-November 2025 |
APRIL
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
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VdR – Industry with: Work in Progress, Pitching, Rough Cut Lab, Development Lab at Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland |
6-9 April 2025 | |
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Cartoon Next, Marseille, France |
23-24 April 2025 | |
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dok.incubator, CZ & SK |
1st workshop in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia: 25 April – 2 May 2025 2nd workshop in Olomouc, Czech Republic: end of June 2025 3rd workshop online: beginning of September 2025 | |
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MIDPOINT Homecoming. Alumni Reunion & Networking Platform |
24-26 April 2025 | |
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EAVE+, Luxembourg |
25-30 April 2025 | |
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Green Film Lab in Budapest, Hungary |
25-27 April 2025 | |
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EAVE Ties that Bind, Workshop 2, Udine, Italy |
27 April-1 May 2025 | |
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MIDPOINT Series Launch, Online Consultations |
April-June 2025 | |
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ScriptLab and ScriptLab Story Editing at TFL (TorinoFilmLab) |
Three residential and two online modules: April-November 2025 |
MAY
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
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Animation Production Days (APD), Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany |
6-8 May 2025 | |
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Producers on the Move in Cannes, France, during the Cannes Film Festival |
13-24 May 2025 (festival dates) | |
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Marché du Film (Producers Network, Doc Corner, Industry Workshops), Cannes Film Festival, France, online |
13-21 May 2025 |
JUNE
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
|
Rise & Shine, a collaboration between Animafest Zagreb, Animateka IAFF and CEE Animation |
Scriptwriting and Development Lab at Animafest Zagreb: 2-7 June 2025 (festival dates) Online training: October 2025 Pitching Lab and Competition at Animateka IAFF Ljubljana: December 2025 | |
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EAVE PUENTES, Latin Americ – Europe Co-production Workshop |
1st Workshop in Basilicata, Italy: 2-8 June 2025 2nd Workshop in Uruguay: September 2025 | |
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TFL Next Green Narratives |
1st session: 9-13 June 2025 2nd session: 30 June-4 July 2025 3rd session: 1-5 September 2025 | |
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International Animation Film Market (MIFA), Annecy Animated FF, France |
10-13 June 2025 | |
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Transilvania Pitch Stop, Full Moon Creative Lab, Transilvania Talent Lab, Drama Room within the Transilvania IFF, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
13-22 June 2025 (festival dates) | |
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Sunny Side of the Doc, La Rochelle, France |
23-26 June 2025 | |
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SeriesLab and Series Lab Story Editing, TorinoFilmLab |
Three residential modules and some online sessions: June-November 2025 | |
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FeatureLab, TorinoFilmLab |
Two residential module and one online session: June-November 2025 |
JULY
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
|
MIDPOINT Feature Launch, Workshop 2+ Works in Development-Feature Launch, Prague and Karlovy Vary in collaboration with KVIFF |
2-9 July 2025 | |
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Eastern Promises – Industry Days with: Works in Progress, KVIFF Talents, First Cut+ Works in Progress and First Cut Lab at Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic |
4-12 July 2025 (festival dates) |
AUGUST
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
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MIP Africa, Cape Town, South Africa |
1-3 September 2025 | |
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CineLink Industry Days with: Co-production Market, Drama, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, CineLink Talks, Avant Premiere Lab, Docu Talents from the East, Talents Sarajevo Pack&Pitch at Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16-21 August 2025 | |
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New Horizons Studio +, T-Mobile New Horizons FF, Wroclaw, Poland |
17-27 August 2025 (festival dates) |
SEPTEMBER
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
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Co-financing forum of international documentary projects, Baltic Sea Docs, Riga, Latvia |
2-7 September 2025 | |
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Cartoon Forum, TV pitching event for animated TV series projects, Toulouse, France |
15-18 September 2025 | |
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch, Workshop 3, Pilzen, Czech Republic in collaboration with Finále Plzeň |
16-22 September 2025 | |
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Industry section with: WIP Europa, WIP Latam, Europe-Latin American Co-production Forum, Ikusmira Berriak, Lau Haizetara, Zinemaldia Startup Challenge at San Sebastian FF, Spain |
19-27 September 2025 (festival dates) | |
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Nordisk Panorama Market with segments including Work-in-Progress and The Nordic Short Film Pitch, Nordisk Panorama FF, Malmö, Sweden |
19-23 September 2025 | |
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Holland Film Meeting, Netherlands FF, Utrecht, the Netherlands |
26 September-3 October 2025 (festival dates) | |
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Young Horizons Industry, Warsaw, Poland |
28 September-8 October 2025 |
OCTOBER
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
|
TFL Next TV Series |
1st session: 6-10 October 2025 2nd session: 3-7 November 2025 | |
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Cent East Market, Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland |
10-19 October 2025 (festival dates) | |
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MIP Junior, the International Kids Screening & Co-production Market, Cannes, France |
11-12 October 2025 | |
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MIPCOM, Cannes, France |
13-16 October 2025 | |
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Nebulae, Docslisboa, Lisbon International Documentary FF, Portugal |
16-26 October 2025 (festival dates) | |
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DOK CO-PRO Market, Dok Leipzig, Germany |
23 October-2 November 2025 | |
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Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: Europe, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: US Docs, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: East and Southeast Asia, Emerging Producers edition 2026, Visegrad Accelerator, Conference Fascinations, Jihlava Academy, Festival Identity, and Matchmaking Accelerator at Ji.hlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
24 October-2 November 2025 (festival dates) | |
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Cartoon Springboard, Madrid, Spain |
28-30 October 2025 |
NOVEMBER
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
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CEE Animation Forum in Pilzen, Czech Republic |
4-6 November 2025 | |
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Connecting Cottbus, Cottbus IFF, Germany |
5-7 November 2025 | |
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Mannheim Meeting Place, Mannheim IFF, Germany |
6-16 November 2025 (festival dates) | |
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Docs for Sale, IDFA DocLab, IDFA Forum, IDFA DocLab Forum at IDFA (International Documentary FF Amsterdam), the Netherlands |
12-23 November 2025 (festival dates) | |
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MIP Cancun, Content and Co-production Market for Latin America and US Hispanic Television Industry, Cancun, Mexico |
18-21 November 2025 | |
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TFL (TorinoFilmLab) Co-Production Fund, at TFL Meeting Event, Turin, Italy |
Online consultancies: October-December 2025 Participation in TFL Meeting Event: November 2025 | |
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Baltic Event, Tallinn Black Nights FF, Estonia |
November 2025 |
DECEMBER
| EVENT | WEBSITE | DATE |
|---|---|---|
|
Coproduction Village at Les Arcs Film Festival |
December 2025 |
The intensive rough cut workshop dok.incubator is still open to applications for its regional programs and calls for Czech and Slovak filmmakers. Submit your film until February 14 and work with international tutors on editing and dramaturgy and discuss your distribution strategy with festival and sales representatives!
International Screen Institute – Elevating Global Film & Media Talent: Applications for Programmes Open!
Press releases 06-02-2025The International Screen Institute (ISI) delivers high-quality training programmes for film, TV, and media professionals, with a strong focus on business skills and career development for producers. Committed to fostering innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity, ISI offers practical and industry-relevant courses led by international experts. All programmes are conducted in English, hosted in Vienna and open to professionals worldwide.
The production grants for feature films, long doumentaries and minority coproductions were announced by Film Center Serbia on 29 January 2025, while the production grants for long films for children and the young were announced on 24 December 2024.
The comprehensive development of the National Film Institute’s studio complex in Fót, launched as a landmark state investment in 2020, holds historical significance in filmmaking in Hungary. Thanks to the exemplary cooperation between the public and private sectors, domestic studio capacity has increased by 22% nationwide, creating new prospects for Hungary’s film industry.
The following grants were announced by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) on 30 December 2024.
Animation development & pitching Lab is looking for young talents with inspiring short animated films in development
