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Motovun Film Festival Announces Program of Its 21st Edition

A petty criminal from Sweden, Danish “gold digger”, British journalist and an ISIL fighter, Russian rockers and a Columbian hit man – they all belong to the whole panoply of characters you will meet on Motovun’s screens: in exactly three weeks, Motovun Film Festival’s projectors will be started and yet…
03-07-2018

Competition Programme - Documentary Film 2018

The Sarajevo Film Festival is proud to announce the lineup of its 2018 Competition Programme - Documentary Film. Selected films strongly reflect the world that we live in, as observed through the creative prism of their auteurs, and more than a half of them will have their world or international…
03-07-2018

The winners of the KVIFF Eastern Promises

Works in Progress Award Jury: Matthijs Wouter Knol, Director of European Film Market - Berlinale Rossitsa Valkanova, Director and Producer, Bulgaria Rickard Olsson, Picture Tree International, Sweden Works in Progress Award On Works in Progress, eleven projects were presented from countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former…
03-07-2018

From Krakow Film Festival to Oscars

Krakow, 29th June 2018 - Krakow Film Festival has been included on the Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival List. The Golden Horn laureates will now be eligible to submit for Oscar consideration.
02-07-2018

New changes in the VIFF Programming Team

For the past couple of weeks there has been news in the press about various international film festivals undergoing changes. The most notable example comes from Berlin, with Locarno’s artistic director Carlo Chatrian set to replace Berlinale’s outgoing director Dieter Kosslick in 2020. As Vilnius Film Festival Kino Pavasaris prepares…
02-07-2018

Danish Film ‘Nothing Happens’ Wins Fest Anča 2018

ŽILINA. Nothing Happens has won the 11th Fest Anča International Animation Festival. “The film by Danish duo Uri and Michelle Kranot left a deep impression on us – we were entranced by the atmosphere and hypnotizing pace. The deep experience of something happening is pervasive,” said the panel composed of…
02-07-2018

12th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival – First program announcements

The eyes of the whole world keep turning towards Asia, whose political and cultural significance rapidly increases year by year. Once again, Five Flavours invites you to discover Asian reality from the inside. The Festival is a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in gripping pop culture, take part in heated…
02-07-2018

A Retrospective of Baltic Documentaries and Premieres of Latest Lithuanian Productions at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival

The name of Lithuania will be reiterated louder than ever at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which opens today. After a 15-year hiatus the audiences will have an opportunity to see a retrospective of classics from the Baltic countries titled “Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary”. World premieres…
29-06-2018

Baltic Event Call For Projects 2018

CALL FOR PROJECTS! Baltic Event Co-Production Market and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange November 26-30, 2018, TallinnEntry deadline: September 3, 2018 The Call for Projects for Baltic Event Co-Production Market and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange is now open! Baltic Event Co-Production Market (November 27-30), presenting the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in…
28-06-2018

Croatian films and filmmakers at 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will feature Breathing into Marble, a Lithuanian-Latvian-Croatian co-production, in competition, while Endless Tail by writer and director Željka Sukova, Chris the Swiss by Anja Komfel, and When the War Comes by Jan Gebert will screen out of competition. READ MORE.
28-06-2018

Czech Films at Karlovy Vary IFF 2018

The selection of 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF includes a record number of twelve Czech and co-production films that will have their world premiere at the festival, nine out of them will be included in the competition sections.
27-06-2018

What´s Slovak in Karlovy Vary?

Dear colleagues and friends, we are pleased to introduce the line-up of Slovak films and an upcoming film project that will be presented during the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF and KVIFF INDUSTRY DAYS.
27-06-2018

VIA CARPATIA by Klara Kochańska and Kasper Bajon Selected for the East of the West Competition in Karlovy Vary

Piotr and Julia have been planning their holidays for months. They have even made sure that their only protégé - a turtle - could travel with them safely. Unfortunately, their plans are ruined by Piotr's mother: she wants Piotr to bring home his father, a refugee, who has been staying…
25-06-2018

Connecting cottbus - awards & open call for submissions 2018

The 20th edition of connecting cottbus, the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus, is currently open for submissions. Ten pitch projects and five works in progress will be selected for coco 2018 to compete for a variety of awards. For the newly founded Work in Progress section at coco,…
22-06-2018

Organizer of the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF 2018: Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s.

Organizers of the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF thank to all partners which help to organize the festival. 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF is supported by: Ministry of Culture Czech Republic Main partners: Vodafone Czech Republic a.s. innogy MALL.cz Accolade City of Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary Region Partners: UniCredit Bank Czech Republic…
19-06-2018

Industry Programme Announced

Industry Days Announcing our Industry Programme We are pleased to announce the official industry programme line up for 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF. You can find complete information here. The KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days take place between July 1-5, 2018 and we look forward to welcoming close to 1,000 film…
19-06-2018

Oscar-nominated Theodore Ushev will attend Fest Anča

ŽILINA, SLOVAKIA. ‘Bulgarian-Canadian Theodore Ushev is considered one of the most successful experimental film directors. In 2017, his internationally acclaimed film Blind Vaysha was nominated for an Academy Award. This summer, he will visit Slovakia to participate in the programme of Fest Anča International Animation Festival, taking place in Žilina…
18-06-2018

Art Film Fest starts on Friday with world premieres and major filmmakers in person

The 26th edition of the Art Film Fest International Film Festival begins this very Friday in Košice. The nine-day cinema celebration will surely appeal to every film lover thanks to its enticing programme, featuring films awarded at international festivals, major blockbusters and even brand-new titles making their world premieres on…
15-06-2018

Vast Czech representation at 42nd Annecy International Animated Film Festival

The 42nd edition of Annecy International Animated Film Festival that will take place on the shores of Lac d’Annecy from June 11th till June 16th, is especially exciting for the Czech animation. This year, the Czech Republic will be represented vastly by first-class animators participating at MIFA (Marché International du…
12-06-2018

Art Film Fest proudly presents this year’s jury for its feature film competition

The Art Film Fest International Film Festival proudly presents this year’s jury for its feature film competition, consisting of film professionals from five different countries: Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Germany. Their task will be to determine the winners of Art Film Fest’s Blue Angel awards, which will take flight…
12-06-2018