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FREE LIVE WEBINAR: STUDIO PRESENTATION. UP-AND-COMING PROJECTS
First of all, we would like to thank you for all your kind words about our Inspirational Webinars. We are overwhelmed by your feedback. It’s so motivational for us to work even harder before the Kids Kino Industry event which starts 29th September, but before that there are three more…
BIAFF 2020 – Batumi Film Festival announces International Jury Line-up
BIAFF film festival will take place 13-20 September. BIAFF festival organizers – Batumi Art-house ARGANI and official partner – Batumi city hall.
Anča Awards 2020: big winners I’m Going Out for Cigarettes (France) and SH_T HAPPENS (Slovakia)
Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2020’s main competitive section has been dominated by loneliness and coping mechanisms, in keeping with this year’s The Day After theme. The Anča Award 2020 went to the I’m Going Out for Cigarettes (2018) short film by French director Osman Cerfon. Kaspar Jancis’s Cosmonaut was…
Media accreditation for the Riga International Film Festival 2020
Media representatives are invited to apply for accreditation to the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF), which will allow them to attend screenings and industry events. Apply via this link by 20 September, 2020. Each application will be assessed individually and applicants will be informed of the decision no later…
Astra Film Festival. 16 international and national premieres plus a film running for 2021Oscars nominations. Tickets are on sale
The autumn film show begins at the Astra Film Festival 2020. Six world premieres, one international, nine national premieres, a film running for the 2021 Oscar nominations, meetings with directors, key questions, unexpected answers and special events complete the 27th edition of the Festival. Astra Film Festival Open Air 2020…
RIGA IFF Opening Cine-Concert “Where Is The Truth?!” Will Be Streamed Worldwide
A concert created especially for the opening of the Riga International Film Festival will take place at Splendid Palace on 15 October. It will accompany the oldest surviving feature film made in the territory of Latvia, Where is the Truth?! (Kur patiesība?!, 1913). The original music has been co-created and…
The 30th FilmFestival Cottbus celebrates Eastern Europe with a dual format
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary edition (November 3 to 8, 2020), the FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) makes itself and Germany a gift: The FFC is growing into the digital world and is expanding the Cottbus festival onto a new level with a nationwide online program. The goal of the…
Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event goes online! It's time to submit your projects!
25 August / What's cooking? Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2020 takes place online! Submissions are open for Works in Progress Baltic Event Co-Production Market waits for your project! Send in your script for TV series or feature film for Script Pool 2020 POWR Baltic Stories Exchange calls for participants INDUSTRY@TALLINN&BALTIC…
Baltic Sea Docs online edition begins this week
The 24th edition of Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries begins this week, taking place mostly in an online form from 29 August to 6 September. Baltic Sea Docs is the most important documentary training and pitching event in the Baltic countries, bringing together filmmakers from the wider Baltic Sea region,…
"Real Romania" under magnifying glass at Astra Film Festival 2020
This year's selection includes 21 Romanian documentaries which will be screened outdoors Astra Film Festival 2020 has a hybrid format, outdoors and online, and brings to the public a program consisting of the best 80 Romanian and international documentaries, selected from 3,000 films submitted. Held under special conditions, due to…
Fest Anča’s 13th edition feature film headliners: an animated Hiroshima classic and Švankmajer’s Alice
Fest Anča 2020 starts in less than two weeks – so it’s high time to unveil the programme! While the international animation festival focuses on short films, it also includes an animated feature-length section – which will be a huge hit with this year’s viewers. The 13th festival’s theme and…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s industry strand goes online
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the industry strand affiliated to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has decided to move online completely due to likely travel restrictions caused by the resurgence of COVID-19. The preparations for the 24th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival include the readiness to provide global…
Black Nights Film Festival is happening, lockdown or no lockdown!
WE WILL HAPPEN! Black Nights will happen, lockdown or no lockdown! Following the events unfolding in the world and the signs of potential COVID-19 resurgence in Europe, we are preparing for all possible scenarios, including making most of the festival and industry features available online. This includes a new feature:…
Changes to the 45th PFF: new date, new competition
The next Polish Film Festival will be held in December 2020 and will present the latest Polish films in three competition sections, decided the Organizing Committee of the Polish Film Festival. The 45th Polish Film Festival will be held in Gdynia on December 8-12, 2020. The decision was made by…
PUSTNIK announces the residents for its 6th edition
4th of August, 2020 TETA has selected the writers for the sixth edition of the Pustnik Screenwriters Residency, which will take place 7–14 September 2020. The eight projects have been selected from 110 submissions from 52 countries. Tim Ellrich – Tal der Könige (Germany) Cristina Groșan – Meteos (Romania /…
WEMW 2020: schedule and confirmed guests
When East Meets West,CineMart and New Nordic Filmsare happy to announcea brand new partnershipwith Marché du Film Online! For the very first time, Marché du Film will showcase a line-up of 20 international projects previously presented in one of three markets, and will offer them a series of Co-Production Speed…
Polish Days 2020 Awards announced
Polish Days – the most important industry event of New Horizons IFF, co-organized by the Polish Film Institute and The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has just ended. Over 170 guests from Poland and abroad watched the latest Polish projects in all stages of production, including completed films and…
Fest Anča 2020 – new beginnings and a focus on Slovak animation
The 13th Fest Anča International Animation Festival will showcase the best Slovak and international animation. For this year’s focus, the organisers have chosen a very relevant theme: The Day After, as reflected in the Japanese animated classic about Hiroshima Barefoot Gen, and Jan Švankmajer’s debut Alice. And this year special…
First Cut Lab in the frame of Polish Days
The fifth edition of First Cut Lab is addressed to Polish filmmakers. First Cut Lab is a programme designed for feature fiction films in editing phase. The majority of First Cut Lab-supported films are debuts and many projects have gone on trto premiere in festivals like Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, Karlovy…
New visual & Submission deadline
Playing with the light? Visual concept of the 24th Ji.hlava unveiled The visual design for the twenty-fourth festival edition was a challenge. We don’t want to pretend that this year’s edition will be the same as the previous ones. The contrast of black and white, the concept of black and…
