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MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2021 New Deadline: September 16
Writers, producers, directors and script consultants, you have now seven extra days to apply! Feature Launch / Project Development Training A unique training and networking platform for emerging talents - teams of writers, producers, and first- or second-time directors. The 9 feature film projects go through an intensive 4-module program…
MIDPOINT Writers' Room is going online and postpones the submissions deadline
Due to current developments of the pandemic situation and prevalent protective measures all over the European continent, the Writers' Room program will be organized fully online, in the second half of October. The intensive creative work during the workshop will run on a special online collaborative platform. MIDPOINT Writers' Room…
VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE - VPB Newsletter # 5 - Final Cut in Venice workshop/ Seminar On Gender Equality and Inclusivity in the Film Industry/ New Frontiers for Film Business
It's halfime at the Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia, during the 77. Venice International Film Festival. The event is being held on site at the Excelsior Hotel and online. Over the past four days it has hosted numerous international panels and the one-to-one meetings of…
CINESTAR 4DX ADA MALL BELGRADE 4TH CINESTAR MULTIPLEX IN SERBIA OPEN
The Five Star Cinema Experience by CineStar Cinemas is finally available in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The new 7 screen multiplex opened last night is the fourth CineStar cinema in Serbia, in addition to the existing multiplexes in Novi Sad, Pancevo and Zrenjanin, and one of the most prestigious…
Polish Director Filip Jan Rymsza’s Film Mosquito State Screening in Venic
Synopsis: August 2007. Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca sees ominous patterns: His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation that attends his psychological meltdown.
Baltic Pitching Forum announces participants for 2020 edition
Eighth edition takes place online between 8th-10th October 2020 with Poland as guest country The eighth edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF) has announced the 12 projects that will be pitched at its renowned industry event between 8th and 10th October. Moving completely online due to the current pandemic,…
Romania’s TANGIBLE UTOPIAS VR directed by Ioana Mischie is selected for the Venice Gap Financing Market
the meditative virtual reality game brings to life an Odyssey of enchanting future cities inspired by the visions of children and developed extensively by artists, architects or sociologists. the virtual reality prototype is selected for Venice Gap Financing Market, that will take place in between the 4th and the 6th…
BIAFF 2020 – Batumi Film Festival announces International Jury Line-up
BIAFF film festival will take place 13-20 September. BIAFF festival organizers – Batumi Art-house ARGANI and official partner – Batumi city hall. BIAFF 2020 international jury list is finalized, which includes: BIAFF INTERNATIONAL Feature Films Competition Lana Ghoghoberidze – Head of Jury Carmen Grey, Germany Layth Abdulamir, France Nika Abramishvili,…
Arūnas Žebriūnas’ classic “The Girl and the Echo” to run across French cinemas
A restored 1964 classic “The Girl and the Echo” (lit. Paskutinė atostogų diena) by the Lithuanian director Arūnas Žebriūnas is opening across French cinemas today. This month, the film will be available to viewers in 24 French cities. This is the second Lithuanian classic film released in France. The classic…
EUROPEAN VOD MEETINGS & VOD MARKET DAY EUROPEAN VOD PROFESSIONALS BACK TO VENICE FORM 1 TO 4 SEPTEMBER
EUROPEAN VOD MEETINGS The European VoD Meetings, the only training course especially conceived for the Video on Demand industry, is kicking off today, September 1st in Venice. After the previous workshop set to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria in March this year was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, VoD…
Kids Kino.Lab Call For Submission Opens! Submit Your Project!
Kids Kino.Lab, script development programme, opens the call for submission. Are you ready to submit your project? The deadline is October 23rd. Kids Kino.Lab is an international script development programme for film projects and TV series for young audiences. It is dedicated to scriptwriters and producers who are interested in…
The shooting of the feature Grandpa Goes South by the director Vinci Vogue Anžlovar begins
The shooting of the feature Grandpa Goes South by the director Vinci Vogue Anžlovar started on Friday, 21 August. All of us still remember Grandma Goes South (1991), in which the director sent the protagonist, played by Majolika Šuklje, to the seaside. Grandpa Goes South - 2020 The film Grandpa…
Free live webinar: Exploring the Change
In preparation for this year's Kids Kino Industry, we're hosting a series of a free weekly Inspirational Webinars with industry professionals. The first webinar “Exploring The Change. Göteborg’s Film Festival Nostradamus Report Meets Kids Kino Industry” starts today at 15:00 CEST (GMT+2). When: Every MONDAY from 24th August to 21st…
CICAE Art Cinema Newsletter - August 2020
POLITICS Public consultations launched by the European Commission. The European Commission has launched three public consultations with regards to The Digital Services Act Package, the Impact Assessment for a possible New Competition Tool and the Community Competition Law. The CICAE is participating in them to make sure that the arthouse…
CARTOON SPRINGBOARD - 27-29 October 2020 - Valencia, Spain
ONLY 20 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP!Deadline: 11th September 2020 PITCHING EVENT FOR YOUNG TALENTSdeveloping new animation projects The sixth edition of Cartoon Springboard will take place in Valencia, Spain, from 27 to 29 October 2020. It will be an excellent opportunity for the young talents of European animation…
Winner of the 16th Docu Talents from the East announced
The 2020 Docu Talent Award was granted today at the Cinelink Industry Days @Sarajevo FF to the most promising documentary project from Central and Eastern Europe.
More than 16 Mentors and Experts take a seat on SOFA –Successful start of SOFA’s 8th edition
Since August 18, 2020, the 8thedition of SOFA –School of Film Advancementis in full swing. Tenparticipants take part inthe edition’s first workshop that lasts until August 28 and that was originally supposed to be held in Warsaw but had to move online. This “eWarsaw” edition is the first station forthe…
MIDPOINT Writers' Room: Deadline for submissions: September 9
"An extremely intense collaborative workshop focused on providing the skills required in the writers' room process that leaves you inspired about what the future of European series may hold." Stefan Gieren, MIDPOINT Writers' Room 2019 alumnus.
East Doc Series reveals five selected projects
Five projects have been selected for the first session of East Doc Series, which will take place online at Baltic Sea Docs on September 2 & 7 – 8, 2020. The selection includes documentary series by Hungarian director Bernadett Tuza-Ritter (A Woman Captured, 2017) and Bulgarian duo Boris Missirkov and…
Lithuanian cinematographer wins the best Cinematography Award at Oscar Qualifying Rhode Island International Film festival
The 24th edition of Rhode Island International Film Festival has ended and announced its winners. Lithuanian Cinematographer Saulius Lukoševičius, who is currently studying in Los Angeles,was awarded the Best Cinematography Award for his short film UNFOLDED. Saulius Lukoševičius Rhode Island International Film festival is one of the best International Film…
