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PÖFF 2024 PRESS accreditation is now open - Secure your spot at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival!

All active journalists, film critics, bloggers, photographers, influencers and other social media content producers are welcome to apply. In 2023, the festival hosted 115 journalists from 46 countries. Let's see if we can top the numbers this year.
24-09-2024

RIGA IFF presents the line-up of SHORT RIGA Test Screenings 2024

SHORT RIGA Test Screenings – a one of a kind industry event in the Baltic region focusing specifically on the in-depth evaluation of short films – that will celebrate its 10th edition this October (25–26 October) announces the lineup of 2024.
24-09-2024

connecting cottbus PROJECT LINE-UP 2024

The East-West co-production market connecting cottbus presents the projects of its 26th edition taking place on 6-8 November 2024 during the FilmFestival Cottbus.
22-09-2024

WEMW 2025 OPENS ALL CALLS FOR ENTRIES AND ANNOUNCES NEW EAST&WEST FOCUS

15 programmes and new opportunities for a special 15th edition between creativity and innovation
19-09-2024

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) calls for participation in film critics' workshop with Victor Fraga

PÖFF is seeking participants from the Baltic countries to a film critics workshop. The event will take place on the 10th of November (Sunday) during the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
19-09-2024

RIGA IFF co-production market RIGA IFF SHOWCASE announces line-up

As Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 17–27 October) is preparing to host the third co-production market, RIGA IFF SHOWCASE, a line-up of contestants for its pitching competition has been selected. The festival has chosen 16 projects – 8 feature films and 8 series from the Baltics and Eastern as…
19-09-2024

Audience Record-Breaking 19th Edition of the Cinematik International Film Festival Announces Its Winners

On Sunday, September 15, the 19th edition of the Cinematik International Film Festival came to a close in the evening hours. Seven festival cinemas screened almost 100 feature-length and short films, often to fully sold-out theaters. The festival set new attendance records. The international competition, titled Meeting Point Europe, showcases…
18-09-2024

An invitation to discover new worlds of the big screen – RIGA IFF announces the vast programme of its 11th edition and ticket sales go live

From 17 to 27 October, inviting film lovers to become part of the biggest celebration of cinema in Latvia, the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) announces the full festival lineup – the first and often the only chance to see bold and current film adventures from Europe and the…
17-09-2024

BIAFF 2024 Batumi Film Festival’s International Competition Section and Jury

The 19th Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during 27 September – 3 October. Batumi International Film Festival was established in 2006. Organizer of the film festival - Batumi Art-house "Argani".
17-09-2024

A platform for exquisite cinematic pleasures – RIGA IFF announces films to compete for the festival’s main award

Inviting the audiences to be carried away by the expressive charm of the cinematic language of the Baltic Sea region and Scandinavian countries, Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 17–27 October) announces the contestants of its main section – RIGA IFF Feature Film Competition.
12-09-2024

BLON festival celebrating its anniversary has something for everyone

From September 12–15, Klaipėda will be shaken by the tenth Animation and Video Game Festival BLON. The festival’s program will feature exclusive works of animation, virtual reality (VR), and video games from around the world, including an animated film from the Philippines and VR works by Lithuanian creators. The organizers…
10-09-2024

“Cinema is cinema” – RIGA IFF announces short film competitions' screenings

Inviting the audiences to revel in a magnificent short film celebration in October, Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 17–27 October) announces the contestants of the international and national short film competitions. Tickets to the short film competitions’ screenings are available on the festival website (rigaiff.lv), and at Biļešu Serviss…
05-09-2024

Astra Film Festival Announces Official Selection for the 2024 Edition

Most productions will be premiered in Sibiu. Early bird passes available until September 10th
01-09-2024

An audiovisual journey with a Baltic aesthetic flavour – RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition contestants announced

On 24 October, the main venue of the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 17–27 October), cinema Splendid Palace, will host one of the most unique festival events – RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition screening. 12 of the most striking past year’s Baltic music videos, embodying the wild spirit…
27-08-2024

Young Horizons Industry welcome 10 projects in Project Pool and open registration for Consultants’ Tables

Young Horizons Industry announce 10 projects which will take part in the Project Pool section and open registration for script, IP building and marketing, and green filming consultations with experts. Project Pool The aim of the new section called Project Pool is to create an extra space for projects which…
26-08-2024

A record number of Slovenian films at the 30th anniversary of the Sarajevo Film Festival

A total of twelve films with Slovenian participation will be screened.
13-08-2024

New Horizons Studio+ awards announced

The 15th edition of New Horizons Studio+ took place from the 18th till 21st of July during the 24. mBank New Horizons International Film Festival (18-28 July 2024). Organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, it consists of workshops and lectures on various aspects related to…
23-07-2024

A diverse selection of German productions and co-productions in Venice

The 81st Venice International Film Festival, organised by the Biennale di Venezia, will take place this year on the Lido di Venezia from August 28 to September 7, 2024. A total of 17 German productions and co-productions will be shown in various sections, and additional projects will be presented in…
23-07-2024

Marking the centenary of Surrealism, RIGA IFF will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Czech avant-garde director Jan Švankmajer with a retrospective

On 18 July, the first tickets to this year’s Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 17–27 October) go on sale, granting access to the retrospective of Czech animation director and artist Jan Švankmajer, in the festival section IN KINO VERITAS. The festival will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the author…
21-07-2024

connecting cottbus - submission deadline & awards

Submissions are still open for the 26th edition of East-West co-production market connecting cottbus. Taking place during FilmFestival Cottbus on 6-8 November 2024, coco will present 13 projects in development (cocoPITCH) and 6 works in progress (cocoWIP).
11-07-2024