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News: Opportunities for documentary filmmakers, deadline March 15

Emerging Producers introduced at Berlinale, new call open! Eighteen up-and-coming documentary film producers from Europe were introduced to film professionals and journalists present at the 70th Berlinale (see photo gallery). The call for applications for the next edition of EMERGING PRODUCERS was also announced in Berlin, with a deadline on…
05-03-2020

Call for the next edition of the co-production market organized by Doc Lab Poland and KFF Industry and held as part of the Krakow Film Festival is now open!

From this year the event will be held under a new name – CEDOC MARKET (Central European Documentary Market). The submissions will be open until March 31. The market will be held on June 4-5th in Krakow. CEDOC MARKET (so far organized under the name DOC LAB POLAND Co-Production Market) …
05-03-2020

One World Festival opens, presenting films focused chiefly (but not only) on the manifestations of the climate crisis

Prague, 5 March 2020 – This evening marks the start of the 22nd edition of the One World International Human Rights Documentary film festival. This year’s motto – “Not till a hot January” – describes one of the core characteristics of climate change, specifically that, because of rising temperatures and…
05-03-2020

Women’s issues at the 60th Krakow Film Festival

Unusual film stories about women within the frames of the documentary film series ” World Stories. Women’s world.” World Stories is a permanent non-competing section of the Krakow Film Festival, which transports the viewers to the most distant corners of the world. This year, the protagonists of the documentary films…
04-03-2020

The 45th PFF will have an Artistic Director. Changes at the PFF

Restoring the function of Artistic Director and entrusting them with the main role when choosing competition films – these are the most important changes that await the Polish Film Festival in 2020. The new regulations were created after extensive consultations with the filmmakers community. Regulations of the 45th Polish Film…
04-03-2020

Emerging Producers 2021 / Ji.hlava Film Fund

EMERGING PRODUCERS 2021, 9th edition October 27 – November 1, 2020 / 24th Ji.hlava IDFF / Czech Republic February 8 – 12, 2021 / Berlin / Germany Promotional and networking project presenting a new generation of talented European documentary film producers. The aim of the project is to introduce an…
03-03-2020

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Opens Film Submissions as PÖFF Shorts Celebrates Becoming an Academy Qualifying Event

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival opens film submissions with a green initiative. Sub-festival PÖFF Shorts becomes Academy Qualifying festival. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival aka PÖFF, the only A-category film festival in Northern Europe has opened submissions for its 24th edition, which is set to run from the 13th until…
03-03-2020

goEast – Cinematic Experiences Beyond Theatre Walls

Vodka, meme exhibition and short Films for Evening Strollers // Talents Take Flight // Accreditation and Press Conference Wiesbaden/Frankfurt, 2 March 2020 International meets local: with the generous support of Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, the “Pan-European Picnic” programme is back for its second edition this year. The project aims to make…
03-03-2020

22nd THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL [5-15/3/2020]

Exciting, dynamic, innovative - The Agora Doc Market aims high. 7 – 14 March 2020, 10:00 – 20:00, Warehouse C (Port of Thessaloniki)
01-03-2020

16th ZagrebDox complete programme announced

Over 100 documentaries in 17 programmes during 8 festival days The 16th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival – ZagrebDox presents as many as 112 documentaries and this year takes place 15th–22nd March, at a new venue, CineStar Zagreb – Branimir Mingle Mall. The International Competition programme boasts 17…
28-02-2020

Festival One World presents it´s premieres

This year’s One World festival is also showing a total of 27 exclusive premiers (21 international, world and European premiers). 7 of them will compete in the International competition and include movies like Acasa, my home (European premiere) which has already scored at the Sundance film festival and was awarded…
28-02-2020

22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

A tribute to the Anthropocene Epoch How does the human presence on Earth unsettle the balance and endanger the future of our planet? The 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival explores a topic of geological, environmental, social, philosophical, political and cultural facets, through an original and provocative tribute on the Anthropocene Epoch.…
28-02-2020

Kick-off into the anniversary year – FilmFestival Cottbus celebrates 30th edition

The FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2020. The official start of this significant festival year was the international industry meeting "East European Brunch" during the 70th Berlinale on 26 February 2020. Together with the Representation of the State of Brandenburg to the Federal Government, the FFC and…
26-02-2020

The Dragon of Dragons for the cinema’s alchemist – Péter Forgács

Every year, the Krakow Film Foundation Programme Council grants the Dragon of Dragons award for the exceptional contribution to the development of the international cinema. During the anniversary 60th Krakow Film Festival, the award will go to Péter Forgács – the outstanding Hungarian documentary filmmaker and a world-famous multimedia artist.…
26-02-2020

Black Nights films go to Cinando * The afterlife of #PÖFF23 titles * European Genre Forum opens submissions

As some of our team members are getting ready to attend the European Film Market to prepare for the year ahead, we are glad to announce that we'll be opening our film submission on the 1st of March. This year, some things will be different, however, as Black Nights, in…
21-02-2020

ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL 2020: Back to the Future

2020: Back to the Futureas a theme for the anniversary 60th Zlín Film Festival The section aims to broaden the horizons of young visitors in the area of science and technology. The films will be dramaturgically divided into three groups: documentary films on science and technology, live-action sci-fi films for…
20-02-2020

One World presents a hot January in March

Climate change and its impacts on the local landscape – that is the subject that we have decided to focus on at this year’s One World film festival under the motto of “Not till a hot January.” The festival has looked at environmental issues since nearly the very beginning, and…
20-02-2020

On the 15 th of February ended the deadline for submitting films to the anniversary 60 th Krakow Film Festival.

The selectors, under the guidance of the director of the Festival, Krzysztof Gierat, will have to face the breakneck process of selecting the best, both from among almost 2500 submitted titles, as well as those that we managed to invite to Krakow straight from the prestigious festivals around the world.…
19-02-2020

Focus on Denmark / Film Festival Spring: One Journey to 3 Festivals

Every year, within the frames of the Krakow Film Festival, the latest documentary, short and animated films from a selected country are presented. This time, the special section of the Festival is dedicated to Denmark. Fascinating film screenings and numerous accompanying and industry events wait for the audience in Krakow.…
13-02-2020

MEETING POINT – VILNIUS 2020 Deadline extended for COMING SOON SESSION and TALENTS NEST INITIATIVE

Meeting Point – Vilnius is welcoming emerging talents for its 11th edition as it extends the deadline for Coming Soon session and Talents Nest initiative. Directors, screenwriters, producers and film critics can apply for industry events until the 20th of February. MPV will take place March 30 – April 1,…
13-02-2020