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COCO PROGRAMME 2017 REVEALED!
The 2017 edition of connecting Cottbus will introduce coco Work in Progress (WiP) with the new €35,000 coco WiP Award, an in-‐kind prize sponsored by the German post-‐production company D-‐FACTO MOTION. Competition for one of the coco Pitch or coco WiP slots was tough. coco WiP’s four projects were selected…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival unveils the opening film and Flanders Focus lineup
The 21st Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) will see Flanders, Belgium as the focus region of the festival, that will include 10 films in the specially-curated programme In Focus: Flanders. The festival will be opened with another film from the region, Racer and the Jailbird. Following the tradition…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces juries
Tallinn Black Nights announces the lineups of five juries that will be judging three competition programmes of the festival and evaluate films in several other categories. The Official Selection will consist of seven members: produver Zeynep Atakan, PR and marketing consultant Dennis Davidson, director Naoko Ogigami, sriptwriter Graziano Diana, composer…
Guests of this year's Five Flavours
The guests of this year's festival include stars of independent cinema and artists awarded at the most important film events worldwide. Their voice is heard ever so loudly on the map of world cinema – they speak about reality using strong, memorable genre conventions, creating a swift narration of the…
Winners of the 8th American Film Festival in Wroclaw have been announced
The festival of American cinema in Wroclaw is coming to an end. Winners of the 8th American Film Festival were announced at today's closing gala. Traditionally, the audience was the jury of the AFF, by voting for their favorite films. Of the 13 films in the Spectrum section, the vote…
"THE SHAPE OF WATER" AND "BATTLE OF THE SEXES" WILL CLOSE CAMERIMAGE 2017!
It gives us an immense pleasure to announce that we will present two films at the Closing Gala of the 25th anniversary edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE: The Shape of Water (dir. Guillermo del Toro, cin. Dan Laustsen) and Battle of the Sexes …
Baltic Event announces largest ever Co-Production Market selection
20 projects have been selected for the Co-Production Market taking place on November 29-December 1, 2017, at Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event during Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The 16 projects in the main selection are accompanied by two projects from Focus Region Flanders, Belgium, and two additional projects in the…
Szczecin European Film Festival '17 Awards
THE EUROPEAN COMPETITION The award for the best film that tests the boundaries of documentary film, in the amount of 15,000 PLN, funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. "21 x Nowy Jork" dir. Piotr Stasik Hypnotizing portrait of loneliness in a big city wrapped in a compelling…
Two actors, kiss scene and green screen - Bratislava IFF presents the visual identity of its 19th edition along with a programme brimming with new film releases
The already 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival, which will take place from 9 to 16 November, will bring a new perspective on the art of film acting, new local releases in their film premieres as well as award-winning hits from festivals around the world. The main faces…
ADAM STOCKHAUSEN WILL RECEIVE CAMERIMAGE AWARD TO PRODUCTION DESIGNER
When we hear about production design, quite often what we imagine is physical construction of various types of structures, adapting existing buildings to a specific time period, as well as interior decoration. Simply put, creating the optimal conditions for the cast and crew to shoot the film. But the profession…
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce the Works In Progress projects
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce the jury, awards and projects that have been selected into the two works in progress showcases - the International and Baltic Event Works In Progress, which are screened to the sales agents and festival programmers onNovember the 29th and 30th respectively. The Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic…
Competition titles and juries announced for PÖFF Shorts 2017
Sub-festival of Black Nights Film Festival to showcase a diverse array of shorts to a jury of renowned industry professionals. PÖFF Shorts, the sub-festival of the Black Nights Film Festival that amalgamates previous events Animated Dreams and Sleepwalkers, has announced the titles that will comprise its five competitions alongside the…
CAMERIMAGE 2017 JURIES
Main Competition Michael Apted – Jury President (director, screenwriter; Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey, The World Is Not Enough) Christian Berger, AAC (cinematographer; The White Ribbon, By the Sea, Happy End) Stuart Dryburgh, ASC/NZCS (cinematographer; The Piano, We Were Soldiers, The Secret Life…
'Wonderful Losers. A Different World" by DGA-winner A. Matelis wins Best Documentary at Warsaw Film Festival
'Wonderful Losers. A Different World", from Lithuanian film director Arunas Matelis, was awarded the Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd edition of the International Warsaw Film Festival (WFF). As the winner at one of the top eight 'A' class film festivals (along with Cannes, Venice and Berlin) in Europe, Arunas…
The Black Nights Film Festival completes the lineup for the First Feature Competition programme
Adding to the previously announced five titles, the Black Nights Film Festival announces 11 others that will be part of the First Feature Competition programme, including Brazil’s candidate for the Academy Awards. Entering it’s third year, the First Feature Competition is an international competition programme for first-time feature directors that…
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…
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.
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…
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.…
