Lithuania Proposes Additional Crisis Funding for Culture
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Parliament approved an additional 5 m EUR in assistance to artists, culture professionals and cultural organisations impacted by the COVID-19 crisis on 8 April 2020. The film…
Dot.on.the.map Industry Event And a Selection of Cypriot Films Go Online
LIMASSOL: Cyprus Film Days, which was due to run through 11 April, announced its postponement a month ago, while Dot.on.the.map, the festival's industry event, is held online from 9 to…
Estonian Announces Short Film Contest
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute and the Year of Digital Culture 2020 have announced an open call for Estonian filmmakers to create one-minute short films.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Teams Up With Pitch the Doc
Ex Oriente Film is now accepting submissions through Pitch the Doc.
ADFR Launches Micro-Grants for Romanian Independent Artists
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Development Association (ADFR) is launching a programme supporting Romanian independent emerging film artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. #ADFR Survival will allocate micro-grants totalling 3,000 EUR…
Croatia’s Kino Europa Resurfaces Online
ZAGREB: One year after being forced to close, Kina Europa’s Zagreb Film Festival team launch the Kino Europa Online platform.
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest 2020 Postponed
KOŠICE: The 28th edition of the Art Film Fest, which was scheduled to take place 19–27 June 2020 in Košice, has been postponed.
SOFA 2020 Tbilisi Workshop Online
TBILISI: The SOFA 2020 Tbilisi workshop will be held online from 25 to 30 April 2020.
RE-ACT Announces Editing Workshop
ZAGREB: The regional film funding initiative RE-ACT is accepting applications for the First Cut Lab RE-ACT summer session through 15 May 2020.
FNE Interviews Croatian Audiovisual Centre CEO Chris Marcich: Our entire industry is at risk, but it can recover
ZAGREB: Croatia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 virus, which arrived around the same time as Zagreb suffered a devastating earthquake. FNE spoke with Chris Marcich, head of the…
Macedonian Cutaway Offers Free VoD Films in Balkans
SKOPJE: The Macedonian VoD platform Cutaway is making more than 200 films available online, free of charge to its users.
FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF Postponed
CLUJ: The Transilvania IFF has announced that the 2020 edition of the festival will be postponed. The festival was originally scheduled to take place 29 May – 7 June.
FESTIVALS: Fest Anca Reschedules for August
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s International Animation Festival Fest Anca 2020 is one of the latest batch of festivals to announce changes due to the COVID-19 crisis.
FESTIVALS: Cottbus Calls for Submissions
COTTBUS: FilmFestival Cottbus is accepting submissions for its 30th anniversary jubilee edition, to be held 3 – 8 November 2020.
Polish Filmmakers Association Helps Filmmakers During COVID-19 Crisis
WARSAW: The Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) has introduced a system of advances, non-returnable financial assistance, and everyday assistance, including 300 dinners delivered daily to filmmakers under the highest risk of…
National Film Centre of Latvia Expands Accessibility of Films Online
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has made its database of national films available to schoolchildren and the general public during the COVID-19 crisis.
Poland Gives 870 m EUR to Support Culture During COVID-19 Crisis
WARSAW: The Polish Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński has announced a new support programme for artists, creators and institutions that cannot carry out their artistic activities due to the ongoing…
Romanian Film Centre Reassures Filmmakers It Has Funds for Film Production
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) stated that the COVID-19 related measures announced on 26 March 2020 mean a postponement of some payments not their suspension, and that the Film…
FESTIVALS: Valletta Film Festival Cancelled
VALLETTA: The COVID-19 crisis and a shortfall in support through public funding have led to the cancellation of the Valletta Film Festival.
Film Industry in Crisis as Bulgaria Extends State of Emergency
SOFIA: The Bulgarian Parliament voted on 3 April 2020 to extend by one month the State of Emergency declared on 13 March over the coronavirus pandemic. All cultural and entertainment…
