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BIAFF 2017 announces Line-Up of International Competition – Doc and Feature films Sections

XII Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during September 17-24 September, 2017. Festival organizer – “Batumi Art-house ARGANI”, official partner – Batumi City Hall. BIAFF festival management finalized the selection of films for international competition sections for Doc and Feature Films. BIAFF line-up of feature films…
24-08-2017

Polish Days 2017

Polish Days co-organized by the Polish Film Institute are the most important industry event of T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, where industry representatives including programmers, sales agents, producers, film funds and distributors from all over the world meet to watch the latest Polish films at closed screenings. This year's…
22-08-2017

The 8th edition of New Horizons Studio+ took place 5-8 August during the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (3-13 August 2017)

Organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, it consisted of workshops and lectures on various aspects related to the project promotion and development. Studio New Horizons+ selected European director-producer pairs who are developing their first or second feature film. 10 emerging talents from Poland and 10…
18-08-2017

23rd Sarajevo Film Festival Awards

OFFICIAL AWARDS COMPETITION PROGRAMME – FEATURE FILM Jury:Michel Franco, Director, Writer, Producer (President of the Jury, Mexico) Members of the Jury:Mark Adams, Artistic Director of EIFF (UK)Goran Bogdan, Actor (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia)Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO of Doha Film Institute (Qatar)Melisa Sözen, Actress (Turkey) HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST FEATURE…
18-08-2017

Prestigious Films To Compete For The Crystal Apricot!

High demand for the 7th Malatya International Film Festival’s competition sections. The “National Feature Film Competition”, “International Feature Film Competition”, “National Short Film Competition” and “International Short Film Competition” sections of the 7th Malatya International Film Festival are in high demand. The submission deadline is September 15th. MANY AWARD CATEGORIES…
16-08-2017

Western directed by Valeska Grisebach wins the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons IFF

Winners of the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival were announced and presented with prizes during the ceremonial gala at New Horizons Cinema. Of the 12 films in the New Horizons International Competition, a jury consisting of Gaston Solnicki, Hadas Ben Aroya, Gustavo Beck and Agnieszka Podsiadlik by unanimous…
13-08-2017

The 70th edition of the Locarno Festival closes this evening

The 2017 edition, the fifth under Carlo Chatrian as artistic director, has ended successfully and has been crowned by the Pardo d’oro for the film MRS. FANG directed by WANG Bing. 261 films in 11 days, 16 under the open sky in the Piazza Grande and 18 in the Concorso…
12-08-2017

The SIGNS OF LIFE AWARD to COCOTE

Locarno Festival’s Signs of Life Award electronic-art.foundation for Best Film has been granted to COCOTE by Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias. Signs of Life aims to explore new ground, narrative forms and innovative cinematic language. Originally out-of-competition when founded in 2014, Signs of Life is now a competitive section.…
11-08-2017

11th TIDF is now calling for entries!

TIDF is looking for documentaries that are most creative, closely connected to social and human interests, and have unique points of view! The 11th TIDF will take place on May 4-13, 2018. Three major competitions with 11 awards and more than US$70,000 total cash-prize await. The entry deadline is December…
11-08-2017

SHORT MATTERS! - SHORT FILMS OF EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY (EFA) AT BIAFF 2017

BIAFF festival continues cooperation with European Film Academy (EFA) which was started in 2011 and during BIAFF festival in September 2017 will be presented EFA’s short films program - SHORT MATTERS! SHORT MATTERS! is the European Film Academy’s short film tour which brings the short films nominated for the European…
10-08-2017

Winners announced for 2017 Open Doors Hub and Lab

The names of prizewinners for the Open Doors Hub coproduction platform and the Open Doors Lab producer-training workshop were announced today, 8 August. The 2017 session was the second in the three-year cycle dedicated by Open Doors to exploring eight countries in Southern Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Myanmar,…
08-08-2017

BIAFF Batumi Art-house Film Festival management is preparing for its XII edition

XII Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during September 17-24 September, 2017, closed film submission on 1 August. Festival organizer – “Batumi Art-house ARGANI”, official partner – Batumi City Hall. BIAFF festival management finalized the submissions to festival. The complete program will be announced by 1…
07-08-2017

Industry Report: StepIn

Summary from Variety correspondent Nick Vivarelli A group of 50 prominent European independent film industry execs assembled Thursday for the Locarno Festival’s StepIn think tank to discuss the timely topic of “The Theatrical Experience and the Future of Auteur Cinema in the Age of Global Streaming Platforms and Social Networks.”…
07-08-2017

Fantasia 2017 Awards: Agnieszka Holland's Spoor Wins Top Prize

The festival's Best Film Award was presented to Agnieszka Holland's gripping crime thriller Spoor / Pokot. The subversive Polish masterpiece was previously selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and won that festival's Alfred Bauer Prize. Cheval Noir Award Best Film: Spoor /…
07-08-2017

Sarajevo Film Festival Proudly Presents Jury of the Competition Programme

Jury of the Competition Programme – Feature Film President of the JuryMICHEL FRANCODirector, Writer, Producer, Mexico MARK ADAMSArtistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK GORAN BOGDANActor, B&H, Croatia FATMA AL REMAIHIChief Executive Officer of Doha Film Institute, Qatar MELISA SÖZENActress, Turkey Jury of the Competition Programme – Documentary…
04-08-2017

Programme of the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival Announced

For the list of films, please click here.For the Box Office info, please click here.
28-07-2017

Films in the Main Competition and the Visions Apart Competition of the 42nd Polish Film Festival in Gdyni

We know the selection results for the Main Competition and the Visions Apart Competition of the 42nd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Seventeen films have been qualified for the Main Competition of the 42nd PFF. They will compete over the Golden Lions and other statutory and non-statutory awards. More than…
28-07-2017

Network Meeting Between the Odessa International Film Festival and the FilmFestival Cottbus in Ukraine

At the 8th Odessa International Film Festival, a panel discussed how film festivals can invigorate civil society dialogue in Eastern Europe. The discussion was part of a network meeting that has been jointly organised with the FilmFestival Cottbus. The event is supported by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic…
28-07-2017

Sarajevo Film Festival proudly presents Kinoscope Programme 2017.

This section consists of 17 films from around the globe excluding the Southeastern European territories which compose the festival’s competition strand. Read more
25-07-2017

26 titles in the Short Film Competition of the 42nd Polish Film Festival

We already know the selection results for the Short Film Competition of the 42nd Polish Film Festival. The Short Film Competition was created as a combination of two earlier competitions held as part of the Gdynia Festival – the Short Film Competition and the Young Cinema Competition. Films that have…
25-07-2017