The eleventh edition of Open Doors will focus on the South Caucasus. The Festival del film Locarno’s section that supports and puts the spotlight on filmmakers and films from countries in the South and East where independent cinema is vulnerable will also introduce a new component.

The top movers from Asian and American independent industry from producers to financiers, festivals and institutions are meeting up in Estonia on 26-28 November to boost their cooperation across continents, Estonia and North Eastern Europe. Multinational hits, Asian project markets, potential of genre biz, and crowd funding are tackled in…

The films of Jerry Schatzberg, particularly the key works he directed in the 1970s, have been undervalued in the eyes of many critics who, in their survey of American cinema have elevated other directors to iconic status. (He is not alone – Michael Ritchie is another director richly deserving of…

US IN PROGRESS is the first industry event in Europe devoted entirely to US-indies and focused on the completion and European distribution of American indie feature films at post-production stage.

30th November–6th December Ankara, 7th–10th December Sinop Organized by the Ankara Cinema Association with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the 18th Festival on Wheels is preparing to hook up with film audiences between 30th November and 10th December. The show will, as always, get on…

"If only one could tell true love from false love as one can tell mushrooms from toadstools." Katherine Mansfield

Institute of Documentary Film has been supporting documentary film in Czech and European context for twelve years. This rates the organization among the oldest and most stable ones in the region.Filmmakers, producers, distribution, festivals and especially the films themselves are offered a variety of year-round activities that aim primary at…

Considering the coverage it receives globally, it might seem odd that there should still be a festival that focuses solely on films from the US. And yet, a cursory glance over the programme for the third edition of the American Film Festival shows just how limited in scope the majority…

Dear Friends, MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Festival is excited to announce the call for entries for next year's film festival, which takes place between 30 April - 4 May, 2013 in Fort Monostor - Komárom, Hungary.

Polish cinema has triumphed at the 22nd FilmFestival Cottbus. Three of the most important prizes - the Main Prize for the Best Film, the Special Prize for Best Director and the Main Prize in the Short Feature Competition, go to Poland: impressive confirmation of the resurgent cinematography of our eastern…