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Czech Films at Venice IFF 2019

At the 76th Venice International Film Festival, Czech Cinema is represented by 4 films in Official Selection. Václav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird was selected for the main competition Venezia 76, animeted short SH_T HAPPENS by Dávid Štumpf and Michaela Mihályi will compete in Orizzonti, Gustav Machatý's digitally restored Extase will…
23-08-2019

EnergaCAMERIMAGE Newsletter

JOHN BAILEY WITH CAMERIMAGE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD! EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival is pleased to recognize John Bailey with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th edition of the Festival held in Toruń, Poland, November 9-16, 2019. John Bailey, photo by Aleksander Salski Born in Moberly, Missouri, on August 10, 1942, …
22-08-2019

Daughter, The Painted Bird and two other Czech films will be presented at Toronto IFF

Daugther by Daria Kashcheeva continues in her fantastic year of festival success. Fifteen-minutes-long animated short has been selected for Short Cuts at TIFF 2019. Toronto also gives floor to The Painted Bird – after the World Premiere in Venezia 76, the film will be screened as the North American Premiere…
21-08-2019

Kids Kino International Film Festival – same festival under a new name

6th Kids Kino International Film Festival, operating until now under the name: The Kids Film Festival will be held from 21-29 September 2019. The format of Kids Kino IFF remains the same. We will present films from around the world: shorts, features, animations, live action, documentaries and TV series to…
20-08-2019

TV Launch: Season Finale at Sarajevo FF

Six projects of TV series, three projects of web series and two development executive participants are very close to conclude with our intense 9-month training within the TV Launch program.
13-08-2019

15th Docu Talents from the East announced & News from Ji.hlava

Docu Talents from the East 2019 will be presented in Sarajevo Ten outstanding Central and Eastern European documentary projects in production and post-production will be presented on August 18 during the Sarajevo Film Festival. The most promising projects will receive the Docu Talent Award in cooperation with Current Time TV. …
08-08-2019

Tartu Love Film Festival's 2019 lineup includes Queen of Hearts, Stupid Young Heart, the world premiere of Long Live Rock and much more

Tartu Love Film Festival unveils full programme The Tartu Love Film Festival aka TARTUFF will screen a programme of 11 features and 4 documentaries, mixing international festival circuit favourites from recent years alongside cinematic classics and setting a special focus on music. The festival’s feature film selection is headed by…
08-08-2019

[nh]Polish Days 2019 awards

Polish Days – the most important industry event of New Horizons IFF, co-organized by the Polish Film Institute and The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has just ended. Over 250 guests from Poland and abroad watched, at special closed screenings, the latest Polish projects in all stages of production,…
08-08-2019

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival: 9 days left for film submission, Wild Bunch and Elle Driver acquire PÖFF's competition title

Wondering what to do with your awesome new film, short film or animation? Why not take it to A-class and submit to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival or one of its sub-festivals? Only 9 days left to make it to the 23rd edition, running from the 15th of November until…
08-08-2019

Czech films at Locarno Film Festival 2019

At the 72nd Locarno Film Festival (August 7 - 17), Czech Republic will be represented by Oroslan. The directorial debut of Matjaž Ivanišin will have its world premiere in the competition section Concorso Cineasti del presente. Oroslan is Slovenian-Czech co-production, with Staragara producing on the Slovenian side and i/o post…
07-08-2019

„Prisoner of society” the winner of the International Short Film Competition

The international short film competition accompanies the Festival Two Riversides from its second edition. This year, 34 productions from all over the world were qualified for the competition. Today we met the winners. The jury consisting of Martin Apostolov, Przemyslaw Khrushchev and Kuba Zhdi decided to award the following awards:—…
03-08-2019

From Tallinn with updates: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event opens Works In Progress submission and announces first Music Meets Film speaker!

2 August / What's cooking? Works In Progress opens submissions. Music Meets Film announces first speaker. Script Pool winner gets TIFF gala screening. Project submission deadlines reminder. Accreditation discount. Starting from today we are accepting project submissions for Works In Progress showcases. As we will launch the Just Film Works…
02-08-2019

New Horizons Studio+ awarded projects

The tenth edition of New Horizons Studio+ took place July 27 – 30 during the 19th New Horizons International Film Festival (July 25 – August 4). Organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, it consisted of workshops and lectures on various aspects related to the project…
02-08-2019

Last three days to submit your film for 35. Warsaw Film Festival!

We're waiting for film submissions for three more days only, until 31 July, 2019! This year the prestigious industry magazine MovieMaker Magazine listed Warsaw Film Festival among the film events worth the entry fee! ATTENTION: DEADLINES & SUBMISSION FEES Submission fees for films submitted between 16 and 31 July 2019 …
29-07-2019

13th edition of the Two Riversides festival

Grand opening of the festival! We are very happy to invite you to a truly powerful entrance, that is, a special screening of the Italian film "Piranhas", awarded the Silver bear at the Berlin festival. The film is an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Roberto Saviano. This is an…
27-07-2019

19 films in the Main Competition of the 44th Polish Film Festival

"Speedway" withdrawn from the Main Competition of the 44th Polish Film Festival We will not see "Speedway" directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska in Gdynia during the 44th Polish Film Festival. "Speedway" was withdrawn from the Main Competition at the request of the producer, Artur Reinhart, because the post-production works on the…
26-07-2019

connecting cottbus - open call for projects & awards 2019

connecting cottbus 6-8 november 2019:OPEN CALL FOR PROJECTS & AWARDS East-West co-production market connecting cottbus, held during FilmFestival Cottbus in November 2019, is currently open for submissions. We present 13 projects in development and 6 works in progress, all competing for a number of awards. Our cocoPITCH section is dedicated…
26-07-2019

27 films in the Short Films Competition of the 44th Polish Film Festival

We already know the results of the selection for the Short Films Competition of the 44th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. 27 films produced by film schools and numerous producers qualified for it, including the "30 Minutes" Program by Studio Munka – Polish Filmmakers Association. SHORT FILMS COMPETITION OF THE…
22-07-2019

Kids Kino.Lab

Kids Kino.Lab development programme – call for applications is now open! You can now submit your project for Kids Kino.Lab workshops! Kids Kino.Lab ​ it's an international development programme for ​film projects​ and ​TV series​ for young audience. It is dedicated to script writers and producers who are interested in…
09-07-2019

Final press release of the 54th Karlovy Vary IFF

The 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with three competitive categories, took place from June 28th to July 6th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as an artistic director. The…
08-07-2019