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CICAE Press Release - CICAE asks festivals to call for universal rules in theatrical distribution
CICAE asks festivals to call for universal rules in theatrical distribution Festivals take one of the most important roles in the discovery of cinema. They curate the current and future state of film, elevate young talent and showcasing diversity in filmmaking. Within their competition, small independent voices can get the…
Explore the new programme of Warsaw Kids Film Forum
After great success of previous editions, we have significantly extended this year’s offer. It involved prolonging the list of attending guests as well as expanding on the programme. Apart from a compelling pitching offer, thanks to added value in the form of workshops, script and legal consultations, co-pro breakfast, trip…
MIDPOINT TV Launch 2019: Awards Winners
Czech branch of HBO Europe grants a financial award at MIDPOINT TV Launch The third and final workshop of MIDPOINT TV Launch has concluded with the Partners´Awards Ceremony at the industry platform CineLink Drama within Sarajevo Film Festival. The 2019 edition of TV Launch program introduced six projects of TV…
For the first time two films from Estonia are competing for Oscars
A special committee led by Estonian Film Institute (EFI) has voted for submitting a national epic Truth and Justice, adapted and directed by Tanel Toom, as the candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. In addition, for the first time, Estonia is also represented by a documentary…
What's Slovak in Venice?
Dear friends of the Slovak Film Institute, we are thrilled to present the Slovak line-up at the 76th Venice International Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2019)! Long-awaited The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul was selected for the Main Competition and short animated SH_T HAPPENS by directing duo David…
Europa Distribution Open Panel in Haugesund, August 21 2019
For the fourth year of their successful collaboration in the series of talks around the them of « The circulation and promotion of Scandinavian films », Europa Distribution and New Nordic Films will this year take a closer look at the film value chain, and more specifically at how essential…
Docu Talent Awards 2019 went to Kix and Frem
Emerging Producers 2019 were announced, with Taiwan as guest country
The world premiere of the film Stories from the Chestnut Woods at the Toronto Film Festival
The world premiere of the film Stories from the Chestnut Woods at the Toronto Film Festival The live-action feature Stories from the Chestnut Woods by the director Gregor Božič and screenwriter and producer Marina Gumzi will have its world premiere at the film festival in Toronto, one of the most…
EFP and Arab Cinema Center announce First Arab Critics' Award for European Films
European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center Announce the First Arab Critics’ Award for European Films EFP (European Film Promotion) has started to discover the Arab world and is now partnering with the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) to launch an Arab Critics’ Award for European Films dedi- cated to…
Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019 // accreditations now in sale
EARLY BIRD accreditation for the 3. Edition of Warsaw Kids Film Forum is now available. Warsaw Kids Film Forum is an industry part of the International Kids Film Festival in Warsaw. It serves not only as a platform where European industry can meet in order to exchange ideas, share experiences…
Augmenting Performance | International Conference | 15-17 November 2019
International Conference | 15-17 November 2019 | CINETic, Bucharest Elephants were replaced from Circus shows by holographic images and we are all very happy about it, hoping that soon this will also happen in zoos. Telepresence, plays written by AI, dancing with robots, digital sets have become a daily part…
Animarkt Pitching 2019 - last call
If you have a stop motion project in development, take part in pitching, win big prizes and have a unique chance to present your ideas to producers, distributors, or broadcasters from all over the world. Submissions for projects that will take part in international pitching during the Animarkt Stop Motion…
Congratulations to EFP alumni at Venice International Film Festival
EFP (European Film Promotion) is delighted to announce that 16 alumni of our talent promotion programme EFP EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and seven participants of the networking and promotion platform PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE will celebrate their films' premieres in Venice and for the first time, a director taking part in…
Lithuanian Films Score Big With International Audiences
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has released a list of 33 Lithuanian films wich have been released and screened internationally in 2018 The list includes four animated, seven feature and 22 documentary films. (Already in 2018 distribution reached a remarkable increase – 21 national films were premiered (compared to 11…
Breaking News: The Painted Bird to compete at Venice
BREAKING NEWS Czech films to compete at 76th Venice Film Festival Long-awaited Czech-Ukrainian-Slovak feature The Painted Bird was selected for the main competition of the prestigious Venice Film Festival. The director of the project Václav Marhoul (Tobruk, 2008) based his film on the eponymous novel by Jerzy Koziński and created…
Biennale di Venezia: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) calls for films selected in competition at leading film festivals and awards to receive a full theatrical release
BRUSSELS, 25 JULY 2019: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), representing cinema associations - including the Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Cinema (ANEC) and the Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Multiplex (ANEM) - and key operators across 38 territories in Europe, calls for films selected in competition at leading film festivals and awards to…
MIDPOINT Intensive Montenegro: Last Days to Apply
David Pope and Danijel Hocevar to lead the MIDPOINT Intensive Montenegro workshop MIDPOINT´s first intensive workshop dedicated to Montenegrin filmmakers will be organized in October 2019 in Podgorica (October 12 – 15, 2019). The workshop will be focused both on script and project development. We are very happy to announce…
Animarkt 2019 workshops and masterclasses
ANIMARKT 2019 – RECRUITMENT FOR WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES HAS STARTED This is a truly unique opportunity. Three-day professional workshops and exclusive masterclasses run by prominent figures of world animation are one of several reasons to come to Poland on 8-12 October. During the Animarkt Stop Motion Forum 2019 Barry Purves,…
MIDPOINT Shorts 2019-2020: Final Days To Apply
Last chance to submit your project to MIDPOINT Shorts 2019-2020 Developing a short film?In case you are looking for a script consultancy as well as for the professional advice with the production and promotional aspects of your project, be sure to apply to our MIDPOINT Shorts program. This professional project…
META Cultural Foundation organizes the second edition of the creative residence
SLON CREATIVE RESIDENCY with emerging artists from the MagiC Carpets platform 10.07 – 7.08.2019 Slon, Ceraşu, Romania Artists in residence: Marta Elina Martinsone (LV) Luisa Sequeira (PT) Vlad Dinu (RO) Daniel Djamo (RO) Project team: Radu Pervolovici - Managing Director Romelo Pervolovici - President Raluca Elena Doroftei - Curator Iosif…
