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24th Ji.hlava IDFF is over, attracting half as many viewers as last year
The 24th edition of the annual Ji.hlava IDFF closed its doors. This year, the festival was unique in that it was held online and attracted more audience than in the previous editions. The festival programme presented 310 films and over 80 discussions with filmmakers. 5933 accreditations were issued for visitors,…
10th edition of US in Progress Wrocław 2020 in collaboration with the Polish Film Institute has started!
The 10th edition of the US in Progress co-production forum as a part of the 11th edition of the American Film Festival in Wrocław has begun. The event aims to facilitate professional networking among European and Polish film professionals and independent filmmakers from the United States. Nine American projects in…
Scholarship programme for script consultants and young producers. Apply now!
Are you a writer, script consultant or a young producer interested in making films for kids? If the answer is yes, we have good news for you. Kids Kino.Lab is open, the scholarship programme for people who are willing to gain the experience from our tutors and help us during…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival kicks off its 24th edition
· Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s 24th edition was kicked off by a hybrid opening ceremony · Actor Reimo Sagor the Bruno O’Ya award supporting up and coming actors · Black Nights announces one late entry in its Official Selection – Competition
EnergaCAMERIMAGE STREAMING PLATFORM
For the first time ever, EnergaCAMERIMAGE screenings, seminars and other live events will be available online on our dedicated streaming platform. Here are some basic rules for the entry card holders regarding online.energacamerimage.pl:
Black Nights Film Festival announces full programme * Discover the Baltic Competition and Rebels With a Cause selection * First sales deals announced
PÖFF ANNOUNCED FULL PROGRAMME News flash: We've announced the full lineup of #PÖFF24! Screening over 200 features over 300 shorts and animations throughout all the sections of the festival, Black Nights will set a new personal record with over 60 world and international premieres. We would like to remind you…
coco AWARDS 2020
The 22nd edition of East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) is still underway, taking place entirely online this year from 4-6 November 2020, and announced the award winners of its two sections – feature films in development in cocoPITCH and works in progress in cocoWIP.
Baltic Event Co-Production Market presents 19 projects this year
The official selection of the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2020, which runs on November 25-26, is more international than ever welcoming projects from Israel and the Philippines for the first time. As Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event has Russia in Focus this year, Russia is represented at the co-production market with…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces collaboration with three medical companies to ensure the safety of its events and guests
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) collaborates with medical companies SYNLAB Estonia and Medicum to ensure safety of its guests and venues and to test all guests coming to Tallinn from abroad. Private company Sinu Arst will help the festival with registere COVID cases.
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 AVAILABLE ONLY ONLINE
Ladies and Gentlemen, The decision of the Polish government to limit cultural activities due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country is not only justified, but even necessary. Events where a larger number of viewers meet may become the cause of the dynamic spread of the virus.…
BIAFF Industry Platform - “Alternative Wave 2020” was held in digital format
BIAFF film festival which was scheduled during 13-20 September, due to COVID19 Pandemic, was postponed to October. But since in October the COVID19 cases increased significantly in Georgia, all cultural events were cancelled. Accordingly, BIAFF management made decision to move to Digital format and organize film screenings and industry platform…
First tickets on sale * Black Nights Film Festival announces full Official Selection & First Feature line-up & Opening Film * Meet Black Nights Stars
BEHOLD: OUR OFFICIAL SELECTION OF 2020! Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is thrilled to announce its biggest and freshest lineup of the Official Selection - Competition. Final 17 films added to the 24th edition of the festival include 5 world, 11 international, and 2 European premieres and blaze through genres,…
Winners announced, the festival continues!
Winners were announced, the festival continues until Sunday Viera Čákanyova’s Arctic-shot video diary White on White took the Opus Bonum Award for the best world documentary during Saturday’s Ji.hlava Award ceremony (see the recording here). Hilal Baydarov, the sole juror of the competition, called the film “very honest, brave and…
14 films to compete at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s Baltic Competition programme
Showcasing the fresh cinematic output of the three Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – the Baltic Competition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will screen 14 films, including world premieres of two Estonian documentaries. The five films in the programme representing Estonia are expressing five distinctive slices…
Highlighting connecting cottbus 4-6 November 2020
East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) has assembled a diverse range of networking events and discussions tackling the current challenges in the industry, and will present a new award. The FilmFestival Cottbus, following the decision announced by the Federal Government of Germany to contain the coronavirus pandemic, which includes the…
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 SPECIAL SCREENINGS AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA SECTION LINE-UPS!
We announce the line-ups of two of this year's EnergaCAMERIMAGE non-competition sections: Special Screenings Contemporary World Cinema
Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2021 – Call for Entries
WE WANT YOUR FILM! Fest Anča International Animation Festival has launched a call for entries for its 2021 edition. Animated short films, student films, music videos and films for children are among the competition categories.
24th Ji.hlava IDFF winners
OPUS BONUM Best World Documentary Film 2020 Winner: White on White (dir. Viera Čákanyová / Czech Republic, Slovakia, 2020) Jury statement (sole juror Hilal Baydarov): For being a very honest, brave and inspirational film. The film shows us how difficult and almost impossible it is to make a film about…
WEMW Co-production Forum EXTENDED DEADLINE!
EXTENDED DEADLINE: November 6, 2020 As a result of the strong interest in the upcoming edition of the WEMW Co-Production Forum, taking place on January 24-28, 2021, the deadline for submission has been extended to November 6, 2020 to allow as many producers as possible to finalize their materials and…
LET’S MEET AT EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 BROKERAGE EVENT
Tumult Foundation and Torun Regional Development Agency invite all cinematographers and creators involved in the process of making films to participate in the exciting initiative - Brokerage Event. EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020 Brokerage Event will be the centre of CINEMATOGRAPHY and film industry for professionals, freelancers and enthusiasts as well as the…
