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"The Child's Pose" competes for a Golden Bear

The Child's Pose (by Călin Peter Netzer) was selected in the official competition of the Berlin Film Festival, which will take place from 7 to 17 February 2013.
18-12-2012

Ada Condeescu was selected in the Shooting Stars programme

The actress was selected in the program which, along the years, was the career launch pad for internationally famed actors such as Rachel Weisz, Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, Mélanie Laurent
18-12-2012

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Best European Short Film 2012 at the European Film Awards. Superman, Spiderman or Batman, by Tudor Giurgiu, received the Best European Short Film award during the 25th European Film Awards, held on December 1st, in Malta.
18-12-2012

Beyond the Waves: Romanian Film Festival in NYC ends with a big splash

The closing night of Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema on December 5th was dedicated to the screening of the most talked about Romanian movie of the year, Beyond the Hills, with lead actresses Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan in attendance. The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater proved…
18-12-2012

Call for entries: Bucharest International Film Festival – 2013!

Entries for the feature film competition of the 9th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival, which will take place between the 15th and the 21stof April 2013, are now open. Bucharest IFF is the first and only feature film competition organized in Romania's capital city, Bucharest.
18-12-2012

A record number of screenings attracted 67 000 admissions to Black Nights Film Festival

This year’s Black Nights Film Festival presented 266 feature length films at a record number of 705 screenings which is more than screened in Estonian cinemas during a whole year. All festival screenings and special film events reached 67 000 admissions.
12-12-2012

With the Dragons to the Oscars

Krakow, 11th December 2012 - American Film Academy enlarged the list of awards qualifying for application for the Academy Award to include the Silver Dragons given at Krakow Film Festival.
12-12-2012

RECORD YEAR FOR DOMESTIC ADMISSIONS

In the first eleven months of 2012 Finnish Films have already got more admissions than in the whole year of 2010, when the latest domestic admissions record was made. There has already been 2 130 000 tickets sold to Finnish films when in 2010 there was a total of 2…
11-12-2012

JENNI TOIVONIEMI'S THE DATE SELECTED FOR SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

The short fiction film The Date (Treffit) by Jenni Toivoniemi has been selected for the Sundance film festival. The film will be screened in The Sundance Film Festival's Short Film Program, which has long been established as a place to discover talented directors. The 2013 Short Film program is comprised…
11-12-2012

KINO TAPIOLA JOINS EUROPA CINEMAS NETWORK

Kino Tapiola is a fifth movie theatre in Finland to be able to join Europa Cinemas network. Kino Tapiola's membership starts in the beginning of 2013.
11-12-2012

BALTIC EVENT IN TALLINN

At the end of November the Baltic Event was held in Tallinn, Estonia (November 25-28). The event is supported by the MEDIA program. The Finnish Film Foundation is a partner of the Baltic Event.
11-12-2012

FESTIVAL NEWS

Finnish filmmaker Jussi Hiltunen was awarded the Best International Short Film at 57th Cork Corona Film Festival for his All Hallows Week. The film captures the trauma following a random act of violence and had its international premiere at the Berlinale earlier this year.
11-12-2012

Last Chance to Watch the Winners of Black Nights at Cinando!

Black Nights selection of films is for one more week available at Cinando, the world’s biggest networking hub for film professionals.
07-12-2012

Baltic Event Co-Production Market Awards Announced

The Baltic Event Co-Production Market held its award ceremony in the brand new Nova building of the Baltic Film and Media School yesterday. The 11th Baltic Event, taking place on November 25-28 in Tallinn, granted four awards, including the first monetary prize of the market's history.
28-11-2012

The awards of the 16th Black Nights Film Festival were announced

The grand prix of the 16th Black Nights Film Festival was awarded to the Ukrainian film House with a Turret, the Tridens Herring competition prize was awarded to Everybody's Gone and the prize for the best Estonian film went to Mushrooming.
28-11-2012

Festival del film Locarno. Open Doors 2013: Focus on the South Caucasus

The eleventh edition of Open Doors will focus on the South Caucasus. The Festival del film Locarno’s section that supports and puts the spotlight on filmmakers and films from countries in the South and East where independent cinema is vulnerable will also introduce a new component.
27-11-2012

Last Call for Tallinn Black Nights Industry Days!

Last Call for the Best Film Industry Event of the Season: Tallinn Black Nights Industry Days waits you! Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival invites you to join the IndustryDays - the biggest winter season event for film professionals in theregion bringing together award winning filmmakers, producers,founders, festival and film world…
26-11-2012

Tallinn Industry Days kicks off with an unprecedented line-up of Asian and North American professionals

The top movers from Asian and American independent industry from producers to financiers, festivals and institutions are meeting up in Estonia on 26-28 November to boost their cooperation across continents, Estonia and North Eastern Europe. Multinational hits, Asian project markets, potential of genre biz, and crowd funding are tackled in…
26-11-2012

10 Films Selected for International Competition

TIFF traditionally hosts the international competition of films, including first and second long features of European directors. The Festival considers it utmostly important to present the selection of the films and thus introduce new faces of European cinema, directors that create the cinema of the future. 10 films will be…
23-11-2012

American Film Festival, Wrocław: A Poet of Cinema: Jerry Schatzberg

The films of Jerry Schatzberg, particularly the key works he directed in the 1970s, have been undervalued in the eyes of many critics who, in their survey of American cinema have elevated other directors to iconic status. (He is not alone – Michael Ritchie is another director richly deserving of…
21-11-2012