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Socialis Avan-gardizm. Part 4

Probably the more hyped-up a brand is the further it is removed from the initially intended meaning and the more it reveals the meaning of the material itself.When we compiled the first programs in the series “Socialist Avant-gardism”, our guiding principle was the revolutionary form, which turned out to be…
13-06-2011

Epic ending for the 10th Transilvania IFF - Newsletter June 12th, 2011

It was an epic night in Cluj for Argentinian Miguel Cohan: after having won the Best Screenplay Award earlier, he also went on stage to claim the Transilvania Trophy from the hands of Jacqueline Bisset, for his debut feature No Return / Sin Retorno. The Best Directing Award went ex-aequo…
13-06-2011

Four Slovak film projects selected for MIDPOINT 2011

For the second edition of the MIDPOINT program, with the first session taking place during Art Film Fest IFF, 16 projects were selected from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Germany, Austria and Myanmar (Burma). In total, 36 young film professionals (writers, directors and producers) will take part in…
12-06-2011

33 MIFF presents: Russian premiere of Target

One of the most desired Russian films of the year, Aleksandr Zeldovich & Vladimir Sorokin's Mishen / Target will take part in Gala-screenings program of the 33 MIFF. The film, starring Maksim Sukhanov, Justine Waddell, Danila Kozlovsky, Vitaly Kishchenko, Daniela Stoyanovich, tells the story which takes place in Russia in…
09-06-2011

Art Film Fest to present the latest international films

Art Film Fest to present the latest international films, awards to Zuzana Kronerová, Emir Kusturica, among others Winning films from the most prestigious international festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Locarno and Venice; exclusive premieres of long-anticipated pictures; the latest Slovak cinema; Asian blockbusters and tributes to cult figures of the…
08-06-2011

CALL FOR ENTRY FORMS FOR 18TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ETIUDA&ANIMA

18th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima (18th - 24th of November 2011, Krakow, Poland) is starting to call for entries to the two short film competitions: ETIUDA COMPETITION (deadline is on 17th September 2011) - international film competition for student etudes made at film and fine art schools, and ANIMA COMPETITION…
08-06-2011

EKOTOPFILM 2011 REGISTRATION IS STILL RUNNING !!!

The International Festival of Sustainable Development Films - ekotopfilm 2011 REGISTRATION IS STILL RUNNING!!!DOn`t miss your chance to SIGN your film! Latest news The 38th International Festival of Sustainable Development Films - Ekotopfilm 2011 will be held in October 17 – 21, 2011 in the capital city of Bratislava, Slovak…
07-06-2011

Kaunas International Film Festival: Last chance to submit your film

Press release6 June, 2011 Last chance to submit your film for the 5th Kaunas International Film Festival Kaunas International Film Festival calls filmmakers to submit their films for this year's programme. Films fitting into one of the programme sections - "Identity", "All the Muses", "Music Moves the World" and the…
07-06-2011

Announcement for new International Short film Festival Cyprus - Call for Entries

ANNOUNCEMENT International Short Film Festival of Cyprus15 - 22/10/2011 Announcement for the new International Short Film Festival of CyprusCall for Entries The Ministry of Education and Culture and Rialto Theater announce that the Short Film and Short Documentary Festival has been upgraded to the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus…
06-06-2011

33 Moscow International Film Festival announces A Tribute To Rob Nilsson

The Moscow International Film Festival presents A Tribute to Rob Nilsson, a Retrospective of films by San Francisco director/writer/actor Rob Nilsson to be held during 33rd annual festival June 23-July 2, 2011. The Retrospective will feature NORTHERN LIGHTS, co-directed by John Hanson (Camera d’Or at Cannes, 1979); HEAT AND SUNLIGHT,…
04-06-2011

33rd Moscow Festival announced this year’s competition program.

33 Moscow Festival announced this year’s competition program. This year the festival will take place at 23.06 with the world premiere Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. The closing film as was announced before - The Debt starred Helen Mirren. JURY Geraldine Chaplin Amos Gitai Arturo Ripshtein Nikolay Dostal PERSPECTIVES…
02-06-2011

THE 51ST KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Kraków, 29th May 2011 - "Tonia and Her Children" by Marcel Łoziński, "The Argentinian Lesson" by Wojciech Staroń, and "1994" by Haveh Tehrani chosen as the best films at the 51st Krakow Film Festival; "Phnom Penh " by Paweł Kloc awarded twice - with Silver Horn and Silver Hobby-Horse. The…
30-05-2011

51. Krakow FF - JURY VERDICTS

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITIONHaving seen all the competition films, the International Documentary Competition Jury of the 51st Krakow Film Festival consisting of: Tue Steen Müller - the chairman (Denmark), Dušan Hudec (Slovakia), Marcin Koszałka (Poland), Kaleo La Belle (Switzerland), and Annamaria Percavassi (Italy) have decided to award:GOLDEN HORN for the Director…
30-05-2011

. American Film Festival - Call for films

2. American Film Festival, the sister festival of Era New Horizons IFF is calling for new independent US-produced feature films completed in 2010 and 2011. AFF is the first film event in Eastern Europe solely devoted to contemporary and classic American cinema and providing its audience members with the filmic…
27-05-2011

Gdynia FF 2011: Platinum Lions and Jury

Platinum LionsThis year a special award for lifetime achievement is going to the two Masters of Cinema,Tadeusz Konwicki and Roman Polański.Tadeusz KonwickiBorn in 1926, Tadeusz Konwicki began his career as a writer. After fifty years of creating, he became one of the finest prose writers in the history of Polish…
25-05-2011

FNE Green Club: Croatian films at Cannes IFF 2011

Croatian Audiovisual Centre will be present at this year's edition of the Cannes Film Market - Marché du Film which will run for 12 days as a part of the Cannes Film Festival / Festival de Cannes (May 11 - 22 2011). The stand of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre will…
23-05-2011

"Świteź" and the independent cinema on the 36th PFF

The last film of 36th PFF has been announced! On 11th June, during the closing ceremony of the 36th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, the film "Świteź" directed by Kamil Polak will be screened.The film is an adaptation of a romantic ballad by Adam Mickiewicz with the same title. It…
20-05-2011

FNE Green Club: ScripTeast in Cannes IFF 2011

Each year ScripTeast selects best 12 scripts from acclaimed, experienced scriptwriters from Eastern and Central Europe, develops them and presents them at festivals in Berlin and Cannes. The Advisory Board appoints one of them for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award at Cannes Film Festival.This year there will be a chance…
23-05-2011

FNE Green Club: The Slovak and Czech Republic Pavilion at the Marché du Film 2011

For the sixth time, Slovakia will be represented at the Marché du Film, the fourth time with Czech Republic. The pavilion No. 103 will be available for film professionals interested in Slovak audiovision, but also it will be ia platform for meetings of Slovak film professionals. New and upcoming Slovak…
19-05-2011

First competition films and Jury members of the 33 MIFF are announced

On the first 33 MIFF presentation which took place today in Cannes first competition films and Jury members were announced. The 33 MIFF will be opened with the World Premiere of Hollywood blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon (dir. Michael Bay). Actress Geraldine Chaplin, Israel director and art designer Amos…
18-05-2011