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Student films dominate Fest Anča 2022 winners!
The Anča Awards have been announced! Winners were awarded at the festival’s closing ceremony on July 2 at historical Žilina Town Theatre. The jury was primarily swayed by student films that depicted the world with emotion, humour, and objectivity.
POSTER OF THE THIS YEAR’S JI.HLAVA IDFF WAS UNVEILED
The visual identity of the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF has been revealed! Its concept invites us to joyfully discover new and creative approaches to the world around. The author of the visuals, Juraj Horváth, is an award-winning book graphic designer and illustrator who has been the creator of the festival’s visual…
PRESS RELEASE: 26th Ji.hlava unveiled its visual & Jan Švankmajer's last film
POSTER OF THE THIS YEAR’S JI.HLAVA IDFF WAS UNVEILED THE 26TH EDITION WILL FEATURE WORLD PREMIERE OF JAN ŠVANKMAJER’S LATEST FILM The visual identity of the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF has been revealed! Its concept invites us to joyfully discover new and creative approaches to the world around. The author of…
Riga International Film Festival. Last call for submitting your work
The deadline is (almost) here and so is the last chance to submit your film! Dear filmmakers,The deadline for the RIGA IFF International Feature Film Competition, Short Film National Competition, KIDS' REEL Feature and Short Film Competitions, as well as the BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO Competition ends this Thursday, 30 June!The …
Fest Anča’s Theme Women Will Also Be Reflected in the Accompanying Programme
Although Fest Anča is an animation festival, it is also a place where animation meets the other art forms. The festival will present a high-quality and contemporary accompanying programme consisting of concerts, DJ sets, and discussions about this year's festival theme – women. As per tradition, concerts and parties will…
KVIFF Eastern Promises unveils selected projects
KVIFF Eastern Promises industry platform unveils 35 selected film projects which will be showcased at the Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch, First Cut+ Works in Progress and Odesa International Film Festival Works in Progress presentations. The most promising projects will receive awards in a total value…
Animafest Zagreb 2022 winners announced
World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2022 ended June 12 with the award ceremony at the SC Cinema. The jury of the Grand Competition Short Film consisting of Paul Driessen, Les Mills, Alex Dudok de Wit, Ana Nedeljković and Igor Grubić decided to award the Grand Prix to…
Fest Anča’s 2022 focus: Women in Animation
Fest Anča International Animation Festival was one of the few festivals that took place during the pandemic, and this year it returns vibrant and live in Žilina from 30 June to 3 July 2022. Attendees can look forward to a selection of the best animated films and a great programme…
10 documentaries compete for the “What's up, doc?” section prize, awarded for the first time at TIFF 2022
For the first time in the history of the Transilvania International Film Festival, the 21st editionof the event will include a competition dedicated to documentary film. 10 unique works by first andsecond feature-length documentary filmmakers from all over the world will compete this year for theWhat's up, doc? award, which…
CineLink Industry Days Reveals Projects Selected for the Co-Production Market and Drama Strands and Announces Female Voices CineLink Award
Sarajevo Film Festival is honored to announce a new development award - Female Voices CineLink Award (€10,000 in cash) presented by the Slovenian Film Centre. The CineLink will present nine feature fiction and seven drama series projects in the development phase from Southeast Europe. The Female Voices CineLink Award is…
NEM DUBROVNIK DAY 3 AND 4: THE EVER-LASTING INFLUENCE AND FUTURE OF TELEVISION
Television industry professionals shared experiences proving television is here to stay and presented us with their vision of the media landscape and TV in the future AMC Networks International announced the launch of the streaming service AMC+ in Central and Eastern Europe in 2023 Dubrovnik, June 9th, 2022 - After…
NEM DUBROVNIK DAY 2: PUSHING THE BAR FURTHER IN EVER-CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE
The new law on electronic media in Croatia, Beta Film’s international premiere of new historical series Cardamom Coffee, TV technology, monetizing content, and different business strategies, and values were just the tip of the iceberg on the second day of NEM Dubrovnik 2022 Dubrovnik, June 8th, 2022 – The second…
NEM DUBROVNIK 2022: WHAT IS THE NEW LAW IN CROATIA BRINGING TO AUDIOVISUAL PROFESSIONALS?
This year, TV market NEM Dubrovnik served as a platform for a presentation of new regulations in Croatian Law on Electronic Media in a special program Dubrovnik, June 8th 2022 - The special program New Law in Croatia, sponsored by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), Agency for Electronic Media in…
OPEN CALL: BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL DANCE FILM FESTIVAL
OPEN CALL BIDFF #8 – SHORT DANCE FILMS (UN)SAFE ZONES Filmmakers, dance artists, animators, visual artists and digital art makers are invited to submit their works for the International and Romanian Short Film Competitions of BIDFF – Bucharest International Dance Film Festival. Through the (un)safe zones theme, the eighth edition…
NEM DUBROVNIK 2022 HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED
Most influential TV leaders have once again arrived in Dubrovnik for exclusive screenings, networking events, panel sessions, and presentations. The day was reserved for the exclusive screening of the big-budget Spanish series Boundless which will premiere on Amazon Prime on June 10th. Dubrovnik 7th June 2022 – The biggest TV…
RIGA IFF Responds to Signs of Cultural Colonisation Mindset in Film Media
A country the size of Latvia isn’t often OVERrepresented, but seeing their country's name one time too many is exactly what raised quite a few of the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) delegates' eyebrows when they opened Screen International at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Jury of the Competition Programme – Feature Film of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival
Director and screenwriter Sebastian Meise (President of the Jury), director, screenwriter and producer Lucile Hadžihalilović, writer-director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, actor Milan Marić and producer and senior consultant for Int’l Co-Productions Katriel Schory will serve on the Jury of the Competition Programme - Feature Film of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Slovenian films at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival
This year’s Cannes Film Festival will take place from 17 to 28 May. With Fantasy, her first film in development, the Slovenian director Katarina Rešek – Kukla was selected as one of the six promising young directors to participate in the Residence programme, a part of the Cinéfondation programme.
FRANCES McDORMAND AND JOEL COEN - MASTERS AT THE SECOND EDITION OF THE PONTA LOPUD FILM FESTIVAL
Multiple Oscar winners Frances McDormand and Joel Coen will share their professional and personal experience with rising regional stars who will attend their masterclasses on a beautiful island of Lopud in Croatia
