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MEETING POINT – VILNIUS 2020 Deadline extended for COMING SOON SESSION and TALENTS NEST INITIATIVE

Meeting Point – Vilnius is welcoming emerging talents for its 11th edition as it extends the deadline for Coming Soon session and Talents Nest initiative. Directors, screenwriters, producers and film critics can apply for industry events until the 20th of February. MPV will take place March 30 – April 1,…
13-02-2020

FEBIOFEST 2020 FOCUSES ON QUALITY FILM

The 27th edition of Febiofest - one of Slovakia’s biggest and longest-running film festivals – is almost here! Now called FEBIOFEST Bratislava International Film Festival the event will run from 11 to 17 March 2020. Lumière and Mladosť cinemas will host the main festival programme, with accompanying events – concerts…
10-02-2020

27th Prague IFF – Febiofest to present Kristián award to actress Iva Janžurová

This year, once again, a number of Kristián statuettes will be awarded during the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest. Czech actress Iva Janžurová will receive one at the festival’s closing ceremony. Moreover, Febiofest will run a special selection of her films. The festival’s new programming concept includes several new…
06-02-2020

'Croatian shorts' finally online: Free and available to everyone

Zagreb Film Festival initiates an internet platform for the promotion of Croatian short film – croatian.film A unique online platform for the promotion of Croatian short film – croatian.film (www.croatian.film) – was launched on Wednesday at the Urania Center – a space of creation.
06-02-2020

The Homo Homini Award for 2019 will be presented to prominent Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov

5/2/2020 - The award will be given for his commitment to defending basic human rights and to assure a fair trial to all citizens of Tajikistan. The ceremony will be held on March 5 at the opening of the One World Film Festival. The Homo Homini Award will be presented…
05-02-2020

Presenting the 20th Edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (May 5-11, 2020)

GOEAST PORTRAIT FEATURES THE INNOVATIVE ROMANIAN CINEMA OF RADU JUDE // “FILM HERITAGE IN TRANSITION” IN FOCUS AT GOEAST SYMPOSIUM Wiesbaden/Frankfurt, Germany, February 5 2020: For the 20th anniversary edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (running from May 5 to 11, 2020) the festival team…
05-02-2020

Pollywood by Paweł Ferdek will accompany the opening ceremony of the 60th Krakow Film Festival

A film journey in search of the roots of the Dream Factory will open the anniversary 60th Krakow Film Festival. The premiere of the film “Pollywood” by Paweł Ferdek will accompany the opening ceremony of the anniversary 60th Krakow Film Festival. It is a personal journey to America, which the…
04-02-2020

Not till a hot January: The One World Documentary Film Festival focuses on (not just) the effects of the climate crisis in films

Drying rivers, parched fields, and empty wells. Climate change is starting to affect even our immediate surroundings. This is one of the reasons why this issue is being discussed by experts, in the media, by politicians, and often even amongst friends at the pub. The various manifestations of the environmental…
03-02-2020

4th ANNUAL HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL®, PRESENTED BY Istra Film, ANNOUNCES 2020 DATES, September 8 - 12, AND CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

RIJEKA, Croatia – January 20, 2020– For the 4th year, the History Film Festival presented by Istra Film, will bring creators, diverse audiences, and the industry together in Rijeka, Croatia during the annual storytelling festival running September 8-12, 2020. History Film Festival is a unique international festival of historical documentary…
03-02-2020

Not till a hot January: The One World Documentary Film Festival focuses on (not just) the effects of the climate crisis in films

Drying rivers, parched fields, and empty wells. Climate change is starting to affect even our immediate surroundings. This is one of the reasons why this issue is being discussed by experts, in the media, by politicians, and often even amongst friends at the pub. The various manifestations of the environmental…
29-01-2020

4th ANNUAL HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL®, PRESENTED BY Istra Film, ANNOUNCES 2020 DATES, September 8 - 12, AND CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

RIJEKA, Croatia – January 20, 2020– For the 4th year, the History Film Festival presented by Istra Film, will bring creators, diverse audiences, and the industry together in Rijeka, Croatia during the annual storytelling festival running September 8-12, 2020. History Film Festival is a unique international festival of historical documentary…
24-01-2020

MEETING POINT – VILNIUS 2020 Call for entries for COMING SOON SESSION and TALENTS NEST INITIATIVE

Coming Soon session DEADLINE: February 9, 2020 We are accepting applications for the 2020 edition of COMING SOON, the Work In Progress section dedicated to debut films from all over Europe. 20 projects will be selected for the pitching session that will take place in Vilnius March 30 - April…
17-01-2020

Culinary Cinema again at Febiofest! Kalina, Jeřábková and Koráb are this year’s chefs

For the sixth time, the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest features a special section called Culinary Cinema, which combines the latest films with a unique dining experience. The project’s founder is the former Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick who has now become a programme consultant for Febiofest, as well as…
17-01-2020

WEMW unveils all juries and the final line up of LAST STOP TRIESTE, THIS IS IT, FIRST CUT + and COLD OPEN

Trieste, January 13th, 2020 – The 10th edition of When East Meets West kicks off in less than one week, on January 19th, with an exciting double focus on Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary, Moldova, Romania. After having revealed the Co-Production Forum project selection, WEMW is now proud to announce…
13-01-2020

Call for submissions: New Horizons International Competition 2020

The 20th edition of the New Horizons International Film Festival will take place in Wrocław, from 23rd July to 2nd August 2020. The New Horizons International Competition — a platform where artistic cinema that extends the boundaries set by conventional filmmakers is presented — remains the core element of the…
09-01-2020

22 projects selected for the 10th edition of the Trieste Co-Production Forum

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST(Trieste, January 19-21, 2020) Trieste - December 20, 2019 – 22 film projects from 17 countries will be presented at the special 10th anniversary edition of When East Meets West, the Italian Co-Production Forum taking place from January 19-21, 2020 in the frame of the Trieste Film…
03-01-2020

dok.incubator traces at Sundance Film Festival

dok.incubator is delighted to announce another 3 films developed in dok.incubator workshop are now competing in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at Sundance Film Festival! In the last 8 years of the workshop 12 films have already been selected for Sundance.
12-12-2019

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival sets new records

Wrapping last Sunday, the 23rd edition of Black Nights saw the festival break several of its records as the attendance had reached 90 000 already a day before the end, while the global potential media audience rose by over 900 million people and the number of accredited guests and industry…
06-12-2019

Olivia Bell Management signed Estonian actress at Black Nights Film festival

At Black Nights Stars initiative, part of Industy@Tallinn &; Baltic Event and Black Nights Film festival, talent agent Robin Hudson signed Estonian actress Ingrid Margus to London-based Olivia Bell Management. Black Nights Stars is a programme for six young actors on the verge of their international carrier designed to build…
03-12-2019

Awards of the 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Asian cinema emerges victorious at the Award Ceremony of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with the Grand Prix going to Japanese Kontora and the Best Director award to Filippino filmmaker Jun Robles Jana for Kalel (15). In the festival’s premiere competition programme, the Official Selection - Competition Japanese film…
01-12-2019