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Over EUR 12 million for 26 projects – Polish incentive scheme summarized after first months of operating
Warsaw, January 23, 2020 - 26 projects benefited from the incentives for filmmakers in Poland in the first few months of operating. The Polish Film Institute has granted over EUR 12 million to support audiovisual production within the incentive scheme.
Czech films at festivals
Two Czech animated shorts, Daughter by Daria Kashcheeva and SH_T HAPPENS by Dávid Štumpf and Michaela Mihályi, will be screened in the Short Film Program at Sundance Film Festival 2020. Czech films at Sundace FF 2020 DAUGHTER SHORTS Czech Republic 2019 / 15 minDirected by: Daria KashcheevaProduced by: Zuzana Roháčová…
MIDPOINT Intensive SK Call for applications is open until February 14, 2020
The ninth edition of MIDPOINTs local module for Slovak filmmakers will take place in Bratislava fromMarch 17 – 19, 2020. Intensive 3-day workshop will focus on the script development of participating projects. Slovak creative teams of writers and/or directors and producers can apply with their feature length film project. We…
Breaking News: Charlatan selected for Berlinale Special Gala
Czech-Irish-Polish-Slovak co-production feature Charlatan, directed by world-famous author Agnieszka Holland, will celebrate its world premiere in the Berlinale Special Gala section (Berlinale Palast) at Berlinale 2020. Celebrated director Agnieszka Holland (Mr. Jones, Spoor, Burning Bush, In Darkness, Europa Europa) returns to Berlin with her brand-new biographical drama Charlatan, produced by…
MIDPOINT Shorts Project Showcase at When East Meets West
New short film project by Mateusz Pacewicz, the writer of Polish international hit Corpus Christi, will be presented at When East Meets West, together with new projects by award-winning filmmakers: Estonian Madli Laane, Nikos Tseberopoulos from Greece and Serbian Svetislav Dragomirovic. MIDPOINT Shorts, our leading program dedicated to script and…
Czech films at festivals
At Rotterdam International Film Festival 2020, four Czech films and co-productions will be part of official selection. The documentary The Alchemical Furnace by Adam Ol'ha and Jan Daňhel will celebrate its world premiere in Deep Focus, along with Icelandic-Swedish-Czech co-production documentary The Vasulka Effect. Communism and the Net or the…
MIDPOINT Shorts Project Showcase at When East Meets West
New short film project by Mateusz Pacewicz, the writer of Polish international hit Corpus Christi, will be presented at When East Meets West, together with new projects by award-winning filmmakers: Estonian Madli Laane, Nikos Tseberopoulos from Greece and Serbian Svetislav Dragomirovic. MIDPOINT Shorts, our leading program dedicated to script and…
Ten European producers selected for MIDPOINT Cold Open
The program designed by When East Meets West in collaboration with MIDPOINT is announcing its first-ever participants. MIDPOINT Cold Open targets independent producers, with a background in feature film producing, aspiring to shift to high quality television content and offers a diverse selection of participating countries. The program runs within …
STUDENT FILM DAUGHTER TO COMPETE FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMY AWARD – THE OSCAR
Prague/Los Angeles, 13th January 2020 – Just a few minutes ago the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations in all 24 competition categories, from which the winners will be announced on 9th February at the awards ceremony in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.…
Animated short Daughter nominated for an Oscar
Czech cinema returns to the Oscars' red carpet! Daughter, directed by Daria Kashcheeva, produced by Zuzana Roháčová / FAMU and co-produced by MAUR film has been nominated for an Oscar in the category Animated Short Film. Our Daughter is a dream of every parent. She is doing well and makes…
WEMW unveils all juries and the final line up of LAST STOP TRIESTE, THIS IS IT, FIRST CUT + and COLD OPEN
Trieste, January 13th, 2020 – The 10th edition of When East Meets West kicks off in less than one week, on January 19th, with an exciting double focus on Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary, Moldova, Romania. After having revealed the Co-Production Forum project selection, WEMW is now proud to announce…
dok.incubator’s call for entries is open now!
We invite filmmakers to apply to dok.incubator - an international workshop supporting directors, producers and editors with their late-stage documentary projects! Apply now to develop your rough cut into an outstanding feature film with a tailor-made release strategy.
MIDPOINT Feature Launch starts the 2020 edition
MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2019 will finally conclude in Trieste with the follow-up networking meeting Feature Launch Spotlight. This event is closing the one-year cycle of MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2019. The co-production forum When East Meets West invites all producers from the 2019 edition to offer them the chance to have…
EFP EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2020
EFP (European Film Promotion) proudly presents the ten best up-and-coming actresses and actors from Europe during the Berlin International Film Festival 2020.
tx-reverse 360° @ Sundance
We are happy that tx-reverse 360° will be shown at Sundance Film Festival 2020 / New Frontier (Park City, USA), 23 January to 2 February 2020. So far the film has received 53 invitations to film festivals and won 8 international film awards! Back in the 1990s, Martin Reinhart invented…
CINESTAR CINEMAS OPEN THEIR 5TH MULTIPLEX IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
On 17 December 2019, CineStar Cinema chain in Bosnia and Herzegovina is richer by another site which was opened in the city of Zenica, in Central Bosnia.
Final touches of CIRCLE's vibrant sophomore year 2019
The call for the exclusive one-year training program CIRCLE will be announced by 20 January 2020. We are looking for up to 10 female filmmakers (directors and/or producers) with a strong documentary project in any stage of production (from development to rough cut) who are seeking further support to upgrade…
Breaking News: Three Czech films at IFF Rotterdam 2020
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 has revealed the complete programme, and three Czech films will be part of its official selection. Directors Adam Ol'ha and Jan Daňhel focused on the making of Jan Švankmajer’s Insect (IFF Rotterdam 2018) in their brand-new documentary The Alchemical Furnace, produced by Jaromír Kallista (Athanor)…
Visegrad Film Forum 2020 – Learn from the best
Meet the educational and networking platform entitled Visegrad Film Forum, set in the cosy central Europe, Bratislava, Slovakia. The 9th edition of the event is the right place for filmmakers looking for new international contacts and eager to know more about the filmmaking process from world-known professionals. Packaged in the …
Best Documentary Films of 2019 Online on DAFilms
In the wintertime before the end of the year, DAFilms online documentary cinema traditionally presents a selection of the most watched films in the Best of DAFilms curated program. The collection features the most remarkable documentary films which received an online premiere in 2019 on DAFilms, including works by renowned…
