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Latvian Animation conquers Annecy 2019

Latvian animation at Annecy Competition and MIFA Latvian animation is busy participating at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 - both with the feature film ‘Away’ (dir. Gints Zilbalodis) in the Contrechamp competition program and a MIFA Animated Baltics stand (June 11-14). AWAY success story ‘Away is told in…
11-06-2019

A Showcase of the Best in Central and Eastern European Animation in Annecy

For the second consecutive year, animation film professionals from Central and Eastern European countries – united under the CEE Animation brand – have accepted the generous offer of Creative Europe MEDIA to be part of their Umbrella Stand at MIFA in Annecy. Over 50 promising producers, talented animators or representatives…
10-06-2019

Edward Lachman wins 40. ICFF Manaki Brothers lifetime achievement award

BITOLA: American cinematographer and director Edward Lachman is this year`s recipient of the Golden Camera 300 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Manaki Brothers Film Festival, which will be held September 14th to 21st 2019 in Bitola. This was announced at the press-conference of the festival on Wednesday along with a…
07-06-2019

MIDPOINT Intensive SK: Otvorenie výzvy / Call for applications open

MIDPOINT Intensive SK Call for applications is open until August 16, 2019 The eighth edition of MIDPOINTs local module for Slovak filmmakers will take place in Bratislava from September 23-25, 2019. Intensive 3-day workshop will focus on the script development of participating projects. Slovak creative teams of writers and/or directors…
06-06-2019

HAVC Newsletter - Daily summary

Aga’s House in the competition programme of the 54th edition of the festival in Karlovy Vary Aga's House was directed by the Kosovar Lendita Zeqiraj and the production house Woof Films was the Croatian co-producer. This debut feature film will be presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in…
05-06-2019

Czech Films at Annecy 2019

At the 43rd Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Mifa, Czech Republic will be represented by 14 Czech producers and animation professionals. Czech Film Center, a division of the Czech Film Fund, is once again heading to the festival. You can find us in the Creative Europe MEDIA Stand (No…
05-06-2019

Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund will be supporting eleven productions

The 9th edition of the Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund competition was adjudicated on May 27, 2019.
05-06-2019

EUROVOD Newsletter

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! Taking place on the private island of San Servolo in Venice, during the Venice Film Festival, the next workshop of the European VoD meetings will gather around 60 professionals from digital distribution and service providers working for and with VoD platforms, such as VoD platforms, distributors or…
04-06-2019

Future Frames at Karlovy Vary

EFP Presents a New Generation of European Filmmakers including two Student Academy Award Winners at KVIFF 2019 EFP FUTURE FRAMES - Generation NEXT of European Cinema highlights outstanding, emerging directing talents by presenting ten film students and graduates and their often award-winning work at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film…
04-06-2019

EFP Future Frames - Generation NEXT of European Cinema at KVIFF 2019

EFP FUTURE FRAMES - Generation NEXT of European Cinema highlights outstanding, emerging directing talents by presenting ten film students and graduates and their often award-winning work at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival(KVIFF) in the Czech Republic (June 28 - July 6, 2019). With its special attention to a…
04-06-2019

The North Macedonia Film Agency joins the EFADs

The North Macedonia Film Agency has become the 34th member of the European association of Film Agencies, the EFADs, as of May 2019. The North Macedonia Film Agency joins the EFADs as an associate member, a status open to any film agency located in a country member of the Council…
28-05-2019

@Sufferosa - first interactive Instagram series

@Sufferosa, a Mystery Adventure in III Acts, is an interactive Instagram series that reflects on youthfulness, beauty, and the sense of being lost in a maze you can’t escape. Watch the trailer here. Thematically, @Sufferosa is a neo-noir thriller and a satire on the cultural obsession with beauty and youth…
28-05-2019

Współpraca z Nowymi Horyzontami

Submit your project at Warsaw Kids Film Forum until the end of May The call for projects for the 3rd edition of Warsaw Kids Film Forum, an international co- production forum aimed at children’s market is still open! WKFF is the industry part of the Kids Film Festival and will…
28-05-2019

The North Macedonia Film Agency joins the EFADs

The North Macedonia Film Agency has become the 34th member of the European association of Film Agencies, the EFADs, as of May 2019. The North Macedonia Film Agency joins the EFADs as an associate member, a status open to any film agency located in a country member of the Council…
27-05-2019

EU Youth Cinema #EUandME | Young Voters and the EU Election

There is also good news from Austria these days. On Sunday, when Austrians will go to the ballot boxes for the first, but not last time this year, a successful Austrian-wide information campaign with EU focus will end. In the past few weeks the LET’S CEE Film Festival, together with…
24-05-2019

THE KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI SCRIPTEAST AWARD 2019 FOR THE BEST SCRIPT FROM EASTERN EUROPE HAS BEEN PRESENTED AT THE 72ndCANNES FILM FESTIVAL FOR THE THIRTEENTH TIME

FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE by Ivan Marinović from Montenegro has won the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award 2019 for the Best Eastern Europan Script. The award, including a checque for €10.000, was presented on May 21 this year during the Cannes Film Festival by the ScripTeast Artistic Board: Doreen Boonekamp, Sandy…
22-05-2019

The shooting of the feature film Riders by the director Dominik Mencej has begun

On Sunday, 17 May, the shooting of the feature film Riders by the director Dominik Mencej began in Gospić, Croatia. The screenplay was written by Boris Grgurović. The director's debut tells a story about two best friends, Tomaž and Anton, who are both in their mid-twenties and from the same…
22-05-2019

EFP Elects New Board of Directors in Cannes

The members of EFP (European Film Promotion) elected a new Board of Directors at today's General Assembly during the Cannes Film Festival. The Board is composed of seven members, and the term of office lasts for two years. Four EFP members were newly appointed to the board: Catherine Ann Berger,…
21-05-2019

The shooting of the feature film Inventory by the director Darko Sinko has begun

On Friday, 17 May, the shooting of the feature film Inventory by the director and screenwriter Darko Sinko started. The director's first film tells a story about Boris Robič, who is, as we like to say, an ordinary man. One day after dinner, however, while he is reading in his…
20-05-2019

Straight from the Croisette: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Cannes special newsletter

ESTONIA IN THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event and other Estonia's industry organisations teamed up with The Hollywood Reporter to offer shed some light our current agenda. Tune in to read about incentives, locations, incubators and innovation! DISCOVER ESTONIA TALLINN TEAMS UP WITH MIDPOINT…
20-05-2019