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JURY PRESIDENT FOR ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL NATIONAL GOLDEN TULIP COMPETITION WAS ANNOUNCED

NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS WILL BE SELECTED BY JURY CHAIRED BY TAYFUN PİRSELİMOĞLU Distinguished writer-director Tayfun Pirselimoğlu will serve as the jury president of the National Golden Tulip Competition in the 32nd Istanbul Film Festival, to be organised between 30 March and 14 April by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and…
29-01-2013

LASTING awarded at SUNDANCE. Jacek Borcuch’s film also receiving great reviews!

An aching look at first love in peril, Jacek Borcuch’s Lasting shows viewers just enough of its protagonists’ bliss to make us brokenhearted at the prospect of its premature end. Fine-tuned on every level, it’s unshowy but should generate strong enough word-of-mouth to succeed at the arthouse. John DeFore, The…
28-01-2013

'Moonstone Secret' Wins at Film Festival in Bangalore

An animated film about the exploits of dog detective Lotte has won the grand prize in its category at the Children's India festival. "Lotte and the Moonstone Secret," by Heiki Ernits and Janno Põldma, took the prize in the animations category at the eighth annual festival, which is held in…
25-01-2013

What´s SLOVAK in ROTTERDAM 2013

The word has already spread, and we are happy and proud to inform you / remind you that there are TWO SLOVAK FILMS presented in the Official Selection of ROTTERDAM IFF 2013.
23-01-2013

New documentary films arriving to Zagreb: Sundance winners, Emmy winners and potential Oscar winners!

Zagreb, 17 January – For the ninth year in a row the last winter weeks take the shape of hundreds of documentaries which attract the local audience with all kinds of stories and phenomena from all four corners of the world.
21-01-2013

Polish Film Institute: "In the name of..." in Berlinale competition

POLISH FILM INSTITUTE IS VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT BERLINALE OFFICIAL COMPETITION INCLUDES IN THE NAME OF… by Malgoska Szumowska, starring: Andrzej Chyra, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Maja Ostaszewska, Łukasz Simlat, Tomasz Schuchardt.
21-01-2013

Dok.revue Online – New Source of News (Not Only) about East European Documentaries

Dok.revue Online – New Source of News (Not Only) about East European Documentaries News, reviews, analyses, interviews and other texts are available from January on a new portal focused on the events in the world of documentary filmmaking (not only) in Central and Eastern Europe.
21-01-2013

Films Awarded at Jihlava IDFF 2012

Films Awarded at Jihlava IDFF 2012 Which films won the awards for the best international, East European, experimental and Czech documentary film?
21-01-2013

Echoes of Jihlava in Brussels / Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2013

Echoes of Jihlava in Brussels / Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2013 Within the Festival Echoes, Jihlava IDFF will present its varied programme in the Cinéma Nova, an art cinema in Brussels.
21-01-2013

TRACTION MEDIA will act as North American sales representative for LASTING. Screening schedule at SUNDANCE announced.

Traction Media, Los Angeles based independent film production, packaging and sales repping company will act as North American sales representative of Lasting. The latest film by Polish helmer Jacek Borcuch will have its world premiere in World Dramatic Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival: Friday, January 18, 6:00 p.m.…
16-01-2013

New Projects and an Expanded Structure: Anniversary Edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market

For the tenth Berlinale Co-Production Market (from February 10 to 12, 2013), 38 new feature-film projects and seven internationally renowned production companies have been selected to meet in Berlin with 450 potential co-production and financing partners. Besides finding the perfect partners for the selected projects – which this year also…
14-01-2013

FOUR OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR BEASTS OF THE SOURTHERN WILD

The Hungarian premiere of Beasts of the Southern Wild, which is now nominated for the Academy Award in four categories, was held in September at Jameson CineFest in the presence of director Benh Zeitlin. Though it is his first feature film, Zeitlin was nominated for the world’s most prestigious film…
11-01-2013

Jussi Award nominations 2013

The winners of Jussi Awards (the "Finnish Oscars") will be announced on February 3, 2013. Jussi Awards are annual film awards for the best achievements within Finnish cinema. The awards are given by Filmiaura, an association of Finnish film professionals. The Jussi Awards cover altogether 15 categories: best film, direction,…
11-01-2013

Festival on Wheels completes 18th expedition

Organized by the Ankara Cinema Association with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the 18th Festival on Wheels completed another film-packed expedition on 10th December. This year’s travels began on 30th November in Ankara before taking in the Black Sea town of Sinop.
09-01-2013

Kick Off for the festival saison 2013 in Saarbrücken and Berlin

At the beginning of the new year two festival highlights shouldn't be missed! At the end of January FilmFestival Cottbus will present as a partner screening this year's main prize winner WOMEN'S DAY at the 34th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis (January 21-27) in Saarbrücken.
21-12-2012

Panorama 2013: First Films and Programmes

Now that scouting trips to find films for the Panorama have been concluded, viewings in Berlin are in full swing. “A third of the programme has already been selected,” reports Panorama director Wieland Speck. “Alongside works by European filmmakers, such as Lars Kraume and Felix van Groeningen, films from Asia…
19-12-2012

Invitation for filmmakers on IFF Jewish Motifs 2013

The 9th edition of the JEWISH MOTIFS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL will take place on 24-28 April, 2013. The JEWISH MOTIFS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is one of the biggest European festivals focused on Jewish themes in contemporary cinematography.
18-12-2012

ArtDocFest ADA Pitching – works on projects continues!

Work on projects continues at the ArtDocFest ADA Pitching, at the Hudozhestvennyi Cinema, in Moscow. The two days long training is intended to prepare participants’ film projects to be presented during the pitching scheduled for December 13th.
18-12-2012

Pardo for the Best First Film

The Festival del film Locarno and the City of Milan, as part of a strong desire for a collaboration, announce their intention to establish the Pardo alla Migliore Opera Prima “Città di Milano” (Award for the Best First Film).
18-12-2012

European Premiere of LASTING by Jacek Borcuch in ROTTERDAM

The latest film by Polish helmer Jacek Borcuch will have its European premiere at the 2013 IFF Rotterdam (January 23rd – February 3rd ) in Spectrum section which screens strong and innovative work by experienced film makers and artists who provide an essential contribution to international film culture.
18-12-2012