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Triumph of female directors and a glimpse to the inconvenient Lithuanian past will be the main chords of the 10th Inconvienent film festival.
International human rights film festival “Inconvenient films” is the biggest documentary event in Baltic countries. This year festival will celebrate its ten edition. In Lithuania documentaries from all over the world rarely reaches the cinemas, therefore this film festival is one of the rare opportunities to see the latest and…
Migration and Radical Islam under filmmakers’ scrutiny at AFF 2016
For seven days between 17 and 23 of October 2016, the city of Sibiu connects to realities from all across the world through documentary film at Astra Film Festival, at its 23rd edition. Hot issues of contemporary society, such as migration or radical Islam, outline two theme programmes in the…
Immigrants, refugees in films at the 32nd WFF
Modern-day nomads, contemporary seekers of home, better luck, freedom or peace. There are different reasons for leaving one's own country, forgetting one's own identity for a while. Let's have a look at some of the images of immigrants in the selection of films handpicked by the Festival programmers. Aida's Secrets…
For the first time in Romania, immersive cinema at Astra Film Sibiu
Between the 17 and 23 of October 2016, Astra Film Festival introduces an exceptional itinerant expedition from classic documentary cinema to the latest technologies to which the film is subject, from collective viewing in the film theater to leading-edge cinematic experiences of 360-degree cross-media screenings inside a dome or film…
Extended Deadline for Foreign Film Entries to Sofia IFF 2017!
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR FOREIGN FEATURE FILM ENTRIES 21st Sofia International Film Festival, 9th – 19th March 2017 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS www.siff.bg SOFIA INTERNATIONALFILM FESTIVAL is the biggest competitive film festival inBulgaria, accredited by FIAPF, included in the FIPRESCI calendar, and announced by Variety as one of the top 50 unmissable…
Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival 2016 Awards
BIAFF closing ceremony took place Bon 25 September, at Batumi State Musical Center. International Jury awarded prizes in three-competition section – International Feature Films, Doc Films and Short Films section. BIAFF international competition section’s Jury consisting of five members Dito Tsintsadze, Georgia (head of Jury), Mahtab Keramati (Iran), Liza Antonova…
Coming-of-age cinema at 32nd WFF
Films about kids coming of age long ago stopped being childish parables for young adults only. Coming-of-age cinema has gone a long way. Today these stories amaze with depth, wisdom and incredible intensity of authentic emotions. Such films were picked by us for Warsaw Film Festival. And they're for everybody…
Balkan cinema at 32nd WFF
Balkan cinema - we don't get to see too much of it, and the Balkans is not just Kusturica! Every year at Warsaw Film Festival we fill this gap showing you films that drew out attention and claimed our hearts. We chose stories of filmmakers who realize their ideas with…
connecting cottbus presents pitch projects 2016
Ten projects selected from a record number of submissions will vie for the top spot at the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus on November 10 and 11 Cottbus, September 20, 2016 – connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus, will once again give a…
THE FILM RETROSPECTIVE KRZYSZTOF KIEŚLOWSKI 75/20
Guard of Honour: Magdalena Sroka, Director of the Polish Film Institute/PISF in Warsaw Fri., 30 September – Wed., 5 OctoberUrania Cinema (Uraniastraße 1, 1010 Wien) Information & Tickets (already available): http://goo.gl/gzrhqI He died 20 years ago, on 13 March 1996, of a heart attack during a heart operation. On this…
1-2 Competition at the 32rd Warsaw Film Festival
With such titles as Bartosz M. Kowalski’s Playground, Andrius Blaževičius’ The Saint and Hana Jušić’ Quit Staring At My Plate, Warsaw Film Festival puts spotlight on new filmmakers. Judging by their features, the future of cinema looks bright.
26. FilmFestival Cottbus | Topics 2016
Eastern Europe between history and new challengesThis year, from 8 to 13 November, the FilmFestival Cottbus will bring the world of Eastern European film to Cottbus for the 26th time. Some 200 productions from about 35 countries, ranging from blockbusters to arthouse films, will be presented in four competitions and…
A portrayal of Romania in documentary film at Astra Film Sibiu 2016
Astra Film Festival, taking place this year between 17 and 23 of October, is the main screening platform and a catalyst for the latest documentary film productions in Romania. The programme DocumentaryTank@AFF (20 - 22 of October), a platform dedicated to members of the film industry, will bring together local…
26th FilmFestival Cottbus - Eastern Europe between history and new challenges
This year, from 8 to 13 November, the FilmFestival Cottbus will bring the world of Eastern European film to Cottbus for the 26th time.
Call for entries for LITHUANIAN PREMIERES and LITHUANIANS ABROAD programmes is open!
September 15, 2016 22nd Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris” is inviting Lithuanian and Lithuanian diaspora filmmakers around the world to submit their fiction, documentary, animation and experimental short and feature length films. All you need is to: register your film using the following link: https://vp.eventival.eu/viff/2017; read Terms & Conditions;…
Call for entries for LITHUANIAN PREMIERES and LITHUANIANS ABROAD programmes is open!
22nd Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris” is inviting Lithuanian and Lithuanian diaspora filmmakers around the world to submit their fiction, documentary, animation and experimental short and feature length films.
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BIAFF 2016 - Line-up of non-competitoin sections
XI Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during September 18-25 September, 2016. BIAFF 2016 film festival’s non-competition program will be presented by following sections: MASTERS COLLECTION Graduation, Cristian Mungiu, Romania / Belgium / France, 2016, 127min. I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach, UK, 2016; 100 min. Paterson,…
BIAFF Industrial Platform - "Alternative Wave 2016"
In 2016, BIAFF Film Festival industry platform will be presentedby"Alternative Wave",which is supportedby the National Film Center of Georgia. The main focus of the "Alternative Wave 2016"is to develop the low budget feature film projects with the support of foreign and local experienced film industry specialists. Selected participants will have…
The Jury of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival
The 41st Gdynia Film Festival hereby presents the jury of: Main Competition, Visions Apart Competition, Young Cinema Competition and Short Film Competition: Main Competition: http://www.festiwalgdynia.pl/images/list-image.gif);"> Filip Bajon (Chairman) Lenny Abrahamson Magdalena Górka Bartosz Karczyński Ola Maślik Łukasz Orbitowski Kinga Preis Gary Yershon Visions Apart: http://www.festiwalgdynia.pl/images/list-image.gif);"> Monika Strzępka (Chairwoman) Elżbieta Benkowska…
