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KARLOVY VARY’S EAST OF THE WEST COMPETITION OPENS TO FILMS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. FESTIVAL INTRODUCES ‘EASTERN PROMISES’ INDUSTRY PLATFORM

Films and projects from the Middle East will now be eligible to enter the East of the West Competition and the Eastern Promises Works-in-Progress pitching Treated projects-in-development from Central and Eastern Europe will be showcased for the first time thanks to a new Submissions for the 53rd Karlovy Vary International…
24-10-2017

AUDIENCE AWARDS AT 33. WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL

Every year, it's the audience that decides some of the winners at Warsaw Film Festival. With A Hustler’s Diary chosen as the Best Feature Film, here is the full list.
24-10-2017

The Program of 11th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

The 11th edition of Five Flavours Asian Film Festival will be held on November 15 – 22 in Warsaw, in Muranów and Kinoteka cinemas and in the Museum of Modern Art. The program includes over 40 feature films and nine short films. Eight selected pictures will also be screened in…
23-10-2017

Nacer Khemir, the master of epic films, will grace the 7th Malatya International Film Festival

The veteran Tunisian director Nacer Khemir, who reflects the traditional and mystical elements of the North African, Arabic and Persian cultures in his films while creating a fairy world inspiring the audience, will grace the 7th Malatya International Film Festival as the jury president of the International Feature Film Competition.…
23-10-2017

To Kill a Watermelon by Zehao Gao wins Warsaw Grand Prix

The international jury including Claudia Landsberger, Jan Hryniak, Denis Ivanov, Eran Riklis and Ivica Zubak decided to award the Chinese production.
22-10-2017

„Into the magic world of cinema“– 5th edition of Giffoni Macedonia

The 5th edition of “Giffoni Macedonia” Youth Film Festival will run October 18-23 in Skopje under the motto: “Into the magic world of cinema”. The opening ceremony took place on October 18 at Cinema Millennium at 07:30 pm, followed by the Macedonian premiere of the feature film “Hunting flies” by…
20-10-2017

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce the projects for the Script Pool and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange

The two initiatives by Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event that work with script projects, have announced the 2017 participants. Script Pool Tallinn is the new script development competition that is launching at this year’s Industry@Tallinn with the main prize including 5000 euros and mentoring sessions with a professional script doctor, both…
19-10-2017

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival introduces PÖFF Sho

Joining the programmes of its previous sub-festivals Animated Dreams and Sleepwalkers, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) introduces PÖFF Shorts, the newest festival in the Baltics dedicated to short films and animation. The new format will keep the Animated Dreams and Sleepwalkers programmes with their respective competition programmes and programming…
19-10-2017

WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL SUPPORTS YOUNG CRITICS

The twelfth edition of the FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project will last until the 22nd of October A group of young and carefully selected critics from Central and Eastern Europe will be covering the festival and industry events, delivering film reviews and interviews for our partners – Cineuropa and FilmNewEurope. FIPRESCI…
18-10-2017

Vilnius International Film Festival: Call for entries for Lithuanian films

23rd Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris” is inviting Lithuanian and Lithuanian diaspora filmmakers around the world to submit their fiction, documentary, animation and experimental short and feature length films. All you need is to: register your film using the following link: https://vp.eventival.eu/viff/2018 read Terms & Condition fill out the…
18-10-2017

Lexicon of film acting, LUX Prize finalists and a selection of the most interesting European films in Bratislava IFF’s programme

The 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival will revolve around and explore film acting, emerging stars of the contemporary film scene as well as time proven festival hits. Its Lexicon section will shed some light on the specifics, history and future of acting for film, starting with the…
18-10-2017

The Official Selection of The 7th Malatya International Film Festival Has Been Announced

The press conference of the 7th Malatya International Film Festival was held on October 10th, Tuesday, at Shangri-La Bosphorus Hotel. The conference was attended by the Governor of Malatya Ali Kaban, Mayor Ahmet Çakır, Festival Director Suat Köçer, Mayor of Yeşilyurt, Mayor of Battalgazi, Festival’s Executive Committee President Ertan Mumcu,…
18-10-2017

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION 2017 LINE-UP

We announce the line-up of the Documentary Features Competition "IMAGE OF THE WORLD AND WORLD IN IMAGES" of the 25th anniversary edition of theInternational Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE. The aim of the competition is to recognize the art of documentary filmmaking as creative interpretation of reality.…
18-10-2017

CONNECTING COTTBUS PRESENTS WORK IN PROGRESS 2017

For the first time Work in Progress (WIP) projects will be in competition at connecting cottbus November 9 and 10 Cottbus, October 17, 2017 – connecting cottbus one of the leading international gatherings for film professionals focusing on Eastern European cinema announces its Work in Progress selection coco WIP 2017.…
18-10-2017

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival completes the Official Selection lineup with eleven new titles

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival adds ten films to the previously announced eight that will compete in the Official Selection (formerly called the Main Competition) for the festival’s Grand Prix and one film that will be screened out of competition. Ten of the films in the competition line-up will have…
17-10-2017

BALTIC CINEMA REVIEW 2017

The Baltic Cinema Review is slowly becoming one of Camerimage’s traditions – it will appear in the programme this year for the third time. In the last three years the festival has established a broad network of contacts through which it is able to reach the most visually beguiling film…
16-10-2017

This year's edition of The International Sound & Film Music Festival (ISFMF) will be held at Pula, Croatia from 20th to 22nd of October.

ISFMF is one of only few festivals of this kind in the world. The mission of the festival is the promotion of film music and sound ad irreplaceable elements of the film, networking of composers, sound designers and engineers, filmmakers an other film and film music enthusiasts.
13-10-2017

WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS TODAY

Warsaw Film Festival, one of the top cultural events in Poland, will open today with the world premiere of Andrzej Jakimowski’s Once Upon a Time in November. The festival, with a regular audience of around 100,000 viewers, will show 119 features and 76 short films hailing from 63 different countries.…
13-10-2017

CAMERIMAGE 2017 STUDENT ETUDES COMPETITION LINE-UP!

We announce the line-up of the Student Etudes Competition of the 25th anniversary edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE. First held in 1997, Student Etudes Competition supports the development of novice filmmakers and provides unique opportunity to confront cinematic achievements of students from various…
12-10-2017

Jihlava IDFF - Short Joy: Vote for the Best Film!

Short Joy is a traditional competition section of Ji.hlava IDFF presenting the best short documentaries. This year, the decision-making authority is bestowed upon you, viewers, for the first time. Which film do you think is the best? Before you head to the festival, try out the role of a juror…
12-10-2017