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61 Talents Sarajevo Participants in 2018 Edition
The 12th annual Talents Sarajevo program will welcome 61 up-and-coming actors, cinematographers, directors, editors, film critics, producers and screenwriters from Southeast Europe and the Southern Caucasus during the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Competition Programme – Short Film
Competition Program - Short Film is one of the most exciting sections of the Sarajevo Film Festival. Limited only by running time, short film is one of the least restrictive art forms that allows its consumers to have several different cinematic experiences in a relatively short time. The program aims…
Polish Days titles announced for New Horizons IFF
The Mute, Monument and A Coach Daughter’s among 25 projects in Poland’s most important industry showcase. The 2018 edition of Polish Days will take place July 30 – August 1 during the 18th New Horizons International Film Festival (July 26 - August 5, 2018). This year's event will feature 5…
Godard’s memory in Ji.hlava
The festival spot of the 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF has been premiered today in the Thermal Hotel in Karlovy Vary. Its author is the renowned French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard. The Ji.hlava IDFF’s spot was officially released during the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. “And even if nothing turned…
Motovun Film Festival Announces Program of Its 21st Edition
A petty criminal from Sweden, Danish “gold digger”, British journalist and an ISIL fighter, Russian rockers and a Columbian hit man – they all belong to the whole panoply of characters you will meet on Motovun’s screens: in exactly three weeks, Motovun Film Festival’s projectors will be started and yet…
Competition Programme - Documentary Film 2018
The Sarajevo Film Festival is proud to announce the lineup of its 2018 Competition Programme - Documentary Film. Selected films strongly reflect the world that we live in, as observed through the creative prism of their auteurs, and more than a half of them will have their world or international…
The winners of the KVIFF Eastern Promises
Works in Progress Award Jury: Matthijs Wouter Knol, Director of European Film Market - Berlinale Rossitsa Valkanova, Director and Producer, Bulgaria Rickard Olsson, Picture Tree International, Sweden Works in Progress Award On Works in Progress, eleven projects were presented from countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former…
From Krakow Film Festival to Oscars
Krakow, 29th June 2018 - Krakow Film Festival has been included on the Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival List. The Golden Horn laureates will now be eligible to submit for Oscar consideration.
New changes in the VIFF Programming Team
For the past couple of weeks there has been news in the press about various international film festivals undergoing changes. The most notable example comes from Berlin, with Locarno’s artistic director Carlo Chatrian set to replace Berlinale’s outgoing director Dieter Kosslick in 2020. As Vilnius Film Festival Kino Pavasaris prepares…
Danish Film ‘Nothing Happens’ Wins Fest Anča 2018
ŽILINA. Nothing Happens has won the 11th Fest Anča International Animation Festival. “The film by Danish duo Uri and Michelle Kranot left a deep impression on us – we were entranced by the atmosphere and hypnotizing pace. The deep experience of something happening is pervasive,” said the panel composed of…
12th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival – First program announcements
The eyes of the whole world keep turning towards Asia, whose political and cultural significance rapidly increases year by year. Once again, Five Flavours invites you to discover Asian reality from the inside. The Festival is a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in gripping pop culture, take part in heated…
A Retrospective of Baltic Documentaries and Premieres of Latest Lithuanian Productions at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The name of Lithuania will be reiterated louder than ever at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which opens today. After a 15-year hiatus the audiences will have an opportunity to see a retrospective of classics from the Baltic countries titled “Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary”. World premieres…
Baltic Event Call For Projects 2018
CALL FOR PROJECTS! Baltic Event Co-Production Market and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange November 26-30, 2018, TallinnEntry deadline: September 3, 2018 The Call for Projects for Baltic Event Co-Production Market and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange is now open! Baltic Event Co-Production Market (November 27-30), presenting the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in…
Croatian films and filmmakers at 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will feature Breathing into Marble, a Lithuanian-Latvian-Croatian co-production, in competition, while Endless Tail by writer and director Željka Sukova, Chris the Swiss by Anja Komfel, and When the War Comes by Jan Gebert will screen out of competition. READ MORE.
Czech Films at Karlovy Vary IFF 2018
The selection of 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF includes a record number of twelve Czech and co-production films that will have their world premiere at the festival, nine out of them will be included in the competition sections.
What´s Slovak in Karlovy Vary?
Dear colleagues and friends, we are pleased to introduce the line-up of Slovak films and an upcoming film project that will be presented during the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF and KVIFF INDUSTRY DAYS.
VIA CARPATIA by Klara Kochańska and Kasper Bajon Selected for the East of the West Competition in Karlovy Vary
Piotr and Julia have been planning their holidays for months. They have even made sure that their only protégé - a turtle - could travel with them safely. Unfortunately, their plans are ruined by Piotr's mother: she wants Piotr to bring home his father, a refugee, who has been staying…
Connecting cottbus - awards & open call for submissions 2018
The 20th edition of connecting cottbus, the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus, is currently open for submissions. Ten pitch projects and five works in progress will be selected for coco 2018 to compete for a variety of awards. For the newly founded Work in Progress section at coco,…
Organizer of the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF 2018: Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s.
Organizers of the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF thank to all partners which help to organize the festival. 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF is supported by: Ministry of Culture Czech Republic Main partners: Vodafone Czech Republic a.s. innogy MALL.cz Accolade City of Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary Region Partners: UniCredit Bank Czech Republic…
Industry Programme Announced
Industry Days Announcing our Industry Programme We are pleased to announce the official industry programme line up for 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF. You can find complete information here. The KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days take place between July 1-5, 2018 and we look forward to welcoming close to 1,000 film…