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14th ZagrebDox Opened!
Zagreb, 25 February 2018 – The 14th edition of ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival opened tonight in five theatres at Kaptol Boutique Cinema. In the upcoming seven days, festival visitors will be able to enjoy a total of 125 films covering a broad spectrum of topics and taking us to…
connecting cottbus celebrates 20th anniversary with a new director
The new director of connecting cottbus, Marjorie Bendeck, introduced herself at the traditional East European Brunch in the State Representation of Brandenburg at the Federal Government during the 68th Berlinale. The East West co-production market celebrates its 20thanniversary this year and will take place on Nov 8th and 9th, 2018…
Human rights in cyberspace and in distant parts of the world. This year, One World will show 128 films and has invited 120 international guests
An ever larger part of our lives takes place in virtual space, and so the question of human rights increasingly touches on cyberspace as well. What are our rights to privacy, how much does our online data say about us, how can it be misused for human rights violations, and…
Vilnius Film Festival launches new competition programme European Debuts
13 debut features from all over Europe will be screened in the new competition programme European Debuts at the 23rd Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris. European Debuts combines previous competition programmes New Europe – New Names and Baltic Gaze. Attracting more than 100 000 filmgoers each year, Kino Pavasaris …
Meeting Point – Vilnius Speakers Revealed, Accreditations Available for Purchase
Film industry professionals will once again be able to buy festival accreditations allowing them access to all festival screenings as well as the industry conference Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV). Accreditations are available for purchase until March 27 here: https://vp.eventival.eu/viff/2018/accreditation Paid accreditations for industry professionals are common practice at international…
Transilvania Pitch Stop Calls for Entries!
Transilvania International Film Festival organizes between 1st and 2nd of June the 5th edition of Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS), a program which supports the first steps towards funding for the most promising film projects, facilitating their international visibility. The winner of TPS co-production platform will be awarded Eurimages Co-production Development…
goEast 2018: “Variety, Diversity and Originality in the Focus”
New Section: goEast Bioskop // Specials: Guest Appearance by Wajda School & Studio // Photo Exhibition “Swimming Pool” goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film continues to evolve in 2018 with a new section, goEast Bioskop: “With the new section, we intend to show great cinematic art without…
Jiří Menzel will be awarded Berlinale Camera for his contribution to cinema
One week prior to the opening, Berlinale has announced that Jiří Menzel, renowned Czech film director and actor, will receive Berlinale Camera 2018 alongside Beki Probst and Katriel Schory. Jiří Menzel, whose artistic curriculum includes more than 20 feature films, is considered a legend of Czech cinema. Menzel’sworld-celebrated film Larks…
Xavier Legrand's debute feature Custody to open Vilnius Film Festival
Every year Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris pays great attention to emerging filmmakers and their films. The 23rd edition of the festival, taking place March 15 – 29, will be opened with France’s Xaviers Legrand’s award winning debut feature Custody (Jusqu'à la garde). Custody, the cutting-edge family drama, has…
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce dates; Storytek_ accelerator opens submissions for second round!
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have concluded another successful run, attracting nearly 600 film professionals to Tallinn and seeing the global online media reach double from 2016 results, reaching 70 million in 2017. The two Works In Progress showcases caught more attention than ever before, being attended by numerous high-profile festival…
SERGEI LOZNITSA. THE DRAGON OF DRAGONS 2018
Krakow, 31st January 2018 - This year, the Krakow Film Foundation Programme Council decided to honour the eminent director of documentary films, Sergei Loznitsa, with the Dragon of Dragon award in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the development of the international cinema. The 21st laureate of this prestigious award…
Message from the One World Film Festival: Do not turn off your computer. We are updating our system.
The term “fake news” was named as the famous Collins Dictionary’s official Word of the Year. Disinformation and media manipulation are amongst the greatest problems faced by the current world. Living in the information age places great demands on every individual: to differentiate between what is true and what it…
NexT IFF 2018 is waiting for your film!
Send your short to NexT International Film Festival. We are getting ready for our 12th edition and we're looking out for creative and innovative short films. Our call is open for narrative films (animations included) not longer than 60 minutes, completed after January 2017. The submitted films will be taken…
goEast 2018: Gearing up for Round Eighteen
Portrait of Boris Khlebnikov // Symposium: Hybrid Identities – Baltic Cinema // Prague 1968 // Virtual Reality goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (taking place from 18 to 24 April 2018 in Wiesbaden, Germany) will set out in its 18th edition on a search for cinematic identity…
TWO KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI SCRIPTEAST AWARD WINNERS IN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT BERLINALE 2018
When the Trees Fall is Ukrainian filmmaker Marysya Nikitiuk‘s debut feature. The script was developed at the 10th edition of ScripTeast with support from her Creative Advisors: Mark Peploe and Martin Stellman, and Christian Routh as Head of Studies.
Last Call for Entries! TIFF 2018
First films for the 17th edition of the Transilvania IFF were announced. The list includes Venice Silver Lion winner, Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz, Audience award winner in Venice, Savi Gabizon’s black comedy Longing and Candelaria from director Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza. From San Sebastian comes Life and Nothing More, winner of…
First Movies Confirmed for TIFF 2018
First films for the 17th edition of the Transilvania IFF were announced. The list includes Venice Silver Lion winner, Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz, Audience award winner in Venice, Savi Gabizon’s black comedy Longing and Candelaria from director Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza. From San Sebastian comes Life and Nothing More, winner of…
Trieste Film Festival: the programme is online
The programme of the 29th Trieste Film Festival is online on website www.triestefilmfestival.it. Born on the eve of the fall of the Berlin Wall (the “0” edition is dated back to 1987), the Trieste Film Festival – now directed by Fabio Grosoli and Nicoletta Romeo – is the first and…
Call for submissions: New Horizons International Competition — part of the New Horizons International Film Festival
The 18th edition of the New Horizons International Film Festival will take place in Wrocław, from 26th July to 5th August 2018. The New Horizons International Competition — a platform where artistic cinema that extend the boundaries set by conventional filmmakers is presented — remains the core element of the…
