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International documentary film competition at the 59th Krakow Film Festival.
Of Animals and Men International documentary film competition at the 59th Krakow Film Festival. An Israeli lawyer defending Palestinian terrorists, a Serbian writer acting as a spokesperson to the Aborigines, Polish refugees who find shelter in Africa and to top it off stories about humans and animals who share one…
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival announces features lineup
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival announces features lineup Approaching its 14th edition, the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF), the biggest genre film festival in the Baltic countries, has unveiled its feature film programme consisting of 30 films from 15 countries. HÕFF takes place from the 25th until…
goEast 2019: Project Market Pitch // East-West Talent Lab
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir laden Sie herzlich zum Project Market Pitch im Rahmen des East-West Talent Lab 2019 ein. Fünfzehn ausgewählten Regie- und Produktionstalente aus Mittel- und Osteuropa werden ihre neuen Projektideen präsentieren. Im Fortbildungsprogramm East-West Talent Lab haben die Teilnehmer*innen ihre Präsentationen vorbereitet und bekommen die Möglichkeit…
Richard Billingham’s “Ray & Liz” Wins the Best European Debut Award at Vilnius IFF
Over two weeks, the 24th edition of VIFF Kino Pavasaris screened 170 films from established directors and rising new talents. Richard Billingham’s feature debut, an autobiographical drama “Ray & Liz”, was chosen as the Best Film in the European Debut Competition, out of 13 films hoping to take the title.…
Tallinn Black Nights Wolf Letter: open festival accreditation, a grave-saving mission and much more!
NEWS FLASH Yes, it's true, it is already possible to get your accreditation for the 23rd edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event! The Festival + Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event accreditation is reserved exclusively for film industry professionals and is valid for the festival…
goEast 2019 Press Conference: The Youth of Yesterday and Today
109 films from 39 countries will be shown this year at goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film from Wednesday 10 April to Tuesday 16 April. Festival director Heleen Gerritsen presented the programme at a press conference held Thursday morning at Wiesbaden’s Caligari FilmBühne cinema, where she expressed…
Ji.hlava News: Deadlines for Docu Talents and Ji.hlava Film Fund
Docu Talents from the East – call for submissions The most remarkable new documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe will be presented at the 15th edition of Docu Talents from the East. You can now submit your films in the production or post-production stage – the deadline for applications…
Accreditations and festival passes for the 59th KFF
The sale of festival passes will start on the 15th of April and accreditations will be available to purchase from 8th of April. This year’s edition of the Krakow Film Festival will showcase over 200 films from all over the world, including several dozen of world, international and Polish premiere…
Zlín Film Festival Spends Its Money Well
In 2018 the Filmtalent Zlín Foundation supported 22 film projects to the tune of over € 60.000 (CZK 1.549 million). The Zlín Film Clapperboard Salon is where art lovers and cinephiles meet. For the 22nd consecutive time, this year again Film Clapperboards painted by renown, loyal artists will be sold…
Open Frame Award 2019 – Presenting the Second Edition of goEast’s Innovative Competition for Virtual Reality
From Wednesday 10 April to Tuesday 16 April 2019, goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film will be transforming Wiesbaden for the 19th year running into one of the world’s most important showcases for cinema from Central and Eastern Europe. In addition to top-calibre filmmaking, the festival, hosted…
Vilnius becomes a Dynamic Film Set
When Helen Mirren walks into her home as Catherine the Great in the new HBO mini series named after the famous Russian Empress, she’s not really in the actual rooms of the famed Tsarskoye Selo palace just south of Saint Petersburg. She’s actually in the historical Vilnius University Library in…
goEast 2019: Cinema Tackling the Generation Gap goEast Programme Online // goEast Competition // Juries & Awards
goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film is set to celebrate its 19th edition this year from 10 to 16 April in Wiesbaden, Germany. The full programme for the festival, hosted by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, is now available online at: www.filmfestival-goeast.de/en/program The centrepiece of goEast…
Meeting Point – Vilnius to Focus on the Baltics and Challenges Facing the Film Industry
For the 10th time, film industry professionals from all over Europe will take part in the audiovisual industry event Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV), taking place April 2–4. This year’s programme will include new initiatives, such as Talents Nest and individual meetings for professionals, as well as traditional Coming Soon…
Mountain wind headlines the Krakow Film Festival opening ceremony
“The wind. A documentary thriller” directed by Michał Bielawski will open the 59th Krakow Film Festival. It is an emotional story about the “halny” wind – one of the most unpredictable winds in the Polish mountains. The film will be showcased as a part of the international documentary competition and…
Last week to submit projects for TPS co-production!
Transilvania Pitch Stop: last chance to submit projects One week left to submit your project for the third edition of the Transilvania Pitch Stop co-production platform, which will be held on 7 - 8 June 2019, in Cluj-Napoca. The program is open to feature-length fiction film projects of 1st and…
Bohemian Rhapsody Sound Team confirmed for the Industry Program of FEST 2019
"Bohemian Rhapsody" Sound Teamconfirmed for FEST 2019 industry program FEST 2019, from June 24th to July 1st, in Espinho, Portugal John Warhurst, Tim Cavagin and Nina Hartstone are the new confirmations on FEST’s 2019’s Training Ground. Specialized in the field of sound, together they compose the Academy Award-winning sound team…
VIFF KINO PAVASARIS has started
The 2019 edition of Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris began with a show of support for Kirill Serebrennikov, whose romantic and rebellious film “Summer” opened the festival. Attendees illuminated the opening ceremony in solidarity with the director, who remains under house arrest in Moscow amid unfounded accusations. In his latest feature,…
The submissions are open for the 13th Film and Art Festival Two Riversides. We wholeheartedly encourage all artists to submit their film productions, especially to THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS COMPETITION. The deadline is set for May 31st, 2019. To
The submissions are open for the 13th Film and Art Festival Two Riversides. We wholeheartedly encourage all artists to submit their film productions, especially to THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS COMPETITION. The deadline is set for May 31st, 2019. To qualify for the competition, the fiction, documentary, animation, experimental films should…
Riga International Film Festival Calls For Entries
Riga International Film Festival Calls For Entries The Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) announces calls for submissions to its three competition programmes: the Feature Film Competition, the SHORT RIGA International Competition, and the SHORT RIGA Baltic Music Video Competition (BMV). The sixth edition of RIGA IFF will take place…
Awarded Films of One World festival 2019!
Heart of Stone Takes Top Honors at One World 2019 The winners of this year’s One World Festival have been announced. A total of seven prizes were awarded by juries in the categories of International Competition, The Right to Know, and Czech Competition. New this year is the Regional Jury,…
