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50th KVIFF announces first Industry Events
KVIFF‘s Industry Days 2015 will take place from Sunday, July 5 to Wednesday, July 8. Hundreds of producers, buyers, distributors, sales agents and film festivals representatives are expected to attend a wide range of industry events on these days.
Official Competition - Transilvania IFF 2015
Emotion, extreme tension and pleasantly surprising attempts of young filmmakers to revive genre cinema are the main ingredients of this year's TIFF Official Competition (May 29 – June 7). 12 films will compete this year for the Transilvania Trophy – five are debut features and seven are made by second…
Latest Updates on Emerging Producers
Katja Adomeit (Emerging Producer 2013) and Aline Schmid (Emerging Producer 2014) will join the networking platform Producers on the Move 2015, organised as part of the Cannes Festival.
The Golden Kingfishers go to The Way Out, the documentary wave vs. shore, the series Secret Lives and a TV film from the The Czech Century series
Pilsen – 2 May – The closing gala of the Finále Plzeň film festival on Saturday was for the Golden Kingfisher awards. Competing were Czech and Slovak films shot in the past twelve months. The international jury chaired by director David Ondříček decided to give the main award, the Golden…
The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival as a celebration of film fans
The Karlovy Vary festival is famous for its inimitable atmosphere, its openness to film lovers and its relaxed environment in which film stars and regular viewers can meet in one room. It is for these reasons that the opening of the 50th KVIFF has been conceived as a celebration of…
Debut Film NO ONE’S CHILD from Vuk Rsumovic Receives the Main Prize at goEast Film Festival
Powerful, Compassionate, Multi-layered: The Serbian-Croatian Debut Film NICIJE DETE / NO ONE'S CHILD from Vuk Rsumovic Receives the Main Prize at goEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden The winners at goEast 2015 have been announced! The four awards of the Competition for Fiction Features and Documentaries at the 15th edition of…
A l’Est du Nouveau, palmarès X° édition
The Award Ceremony Closed the A L’Est du Nouveau Film Festival on Friday, April 24th 2015
A l’Est, du Nouveau, a Successful Festival Franchise
The unique East European film festival in France - A l’Est du Nouveau film festival took place for the tenth time from April 17th to 24th. For the year of 2015, it was hosted by the Seine Maritime Cinemas in Rouen, Mont Saint Aignan, Elbeuf and Yvetot.
Music competition DocFilmMusic - the list of films
After the results of the selection for the short film competition, which is held incessantly since 1961, it is now time for the youngest - the music competition, held for the third time. Traditionally, DocFilmMusic will be held also in Warsaw, competing films will be shown in Kino Rejs. Two…
34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL ENDED ON SUNDAY, 19 APRIL
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and supported for the 11th time by AKBANK, the Istanbul Film Festival ended on Sunday, 19 April.
Peace to Us in Our Dreams by Šarūnas Bartas at the Cannes Director’s Fortnight
It was announced today that Peace To Us in Our Dreams by the acclaimed Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival where it will have its world premiere.
The only Lithuanian films in Cannes - „Peace to Us in Our Dreams“ film by Šarūnas Bartas
One of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors Šarūnas Bartas presented his 7th film „Eastern Drift“ and started the development of his new film. The publishing of the film was long waited not only in Lithuania but outside of its boarders too. It has been officially announced that his drama…
10th Meetings on the Bridge Award Winners Announced
The 10th edition of the Meetings on the Bridge was held on 15-16 April 2015 within the scope of the Istanbul Film Festival.
OPEN LETTER TO THE PUBLIC
Following the blocking of the screening of films at the 34th Istanbul Film Festival, filmmakers have displayed a determined act of solidarity against censorship.
Message from the Director of the Istanbul Film Festival
Dear guests of the Festival, we would like to keep you informed and up-to-date regarding the current situation ongoing at the Istanbul Film Festival.
34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL CANCELS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN TULIP COMPETITIONS, NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION AND THE CLOSING CEREMONY
The 34th Istanbul Film Festival hasorganised a press meeting on Monday, 13 April and informed the public regarding the current developments. The press meeting at Martı Istanbul Hotel was attended by Azize Tan, the director of the festival, as well as the jury members of the festival competitions, and filmmakers…
Impressive Cinematic Art, Everyday Life in Exceptional Times, War and Political Repression: Russia and Ukraine at goEast 2015
Illuminating cinematic glimpses into Soviet history, seldom heard stories from today's Ukraine and Russia and case studies on the political repression of those who think differently - the range of topics and contributions from Ukraine and Russia at this year's edition of goEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European…
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival is the largest festival of creative documentary films in Central and Eastern Europe. It draws attention to documentaries with innovative visual style and a deeper social reflection and confrontation. Jihlava IDFF has a prominent place on the map of documentary film festivals, being also a…
Festive closing ceremony of the 20th Vilnius IFF “Kino Pavasaris”
On Thursday evening, “Kino Pavasaris” invited guests to attend the celebratory closing ceremony of the festival at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic. For two weeks, movie theatres in five Lithuanian cities were full of cinema enthusiasts attending screenings of exceptional films, meeting with filmmakers from around the world, and going to…
34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored for the 11th time by AKBANK, the much anticipated Istanbul Film Festival’s 34th edition kicked off with an opening ceremony on Friday night, 3 April. The opening ceremony brought the stars and distinguished figures of the Turkish cinema…