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MIDPOINT Open calls for Feature & TV Launch 2019

We’re very happy to announce the call for applications for the 2019 editions of our programs Feature Launch and TV Launch have been opened! The Feature Launch program will be continuing in its new structure and relocating to Lithuania for its Workshop 2 and will be opening its script consultant…
10-05-2018

ScripTeast at Cannes Film Festival 2018

Each year ScripTeast selects best scripts written by Eastern European scriptwriters, develops them and presents them at Cannes Film Festival. Writers of all the projects will be present at the Cannes Film Festival (May 10th – 16th) and will be contenders for the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award 2018 for the…
08-05-2018

Reports on MIDPOINT Feature Launch, Shorts & Intensive Serbia programs

The second workshop of MIDPOINT Feature Launch and Shorts, as well as the first edition of MIDPOINT Intensive Serbia successfully wrapped up on May 3 in Belgrade, Serbia, welcoming 43 participants with 17 promising projects, together with 18 tutors.
07-05-2018

11. Festival of Romanian Culture in Krakow. Festival Programme

Please, find HERE the programme for the 11. Festival of Romanian Kulture in Krakow. New Romanian movies to be screened in Krakow between 11th and 13th of May in Pod Baranami Cinema.
07-05-2018

NEXT 2018: BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION AND CINEMA VRE ARE THE CENTRE OF ATTRACTION!

Cannes – Sunday, May 6, 2018 – For 6 days, from Tuesday, May 8 to Sunday, May 13, NEXT (Palais -1, Aisles 14 & 18) brings innovation pioneers to the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes.
06-05-2018

New Europe picks up Cannes-bound THE LOAD

Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales announced that it has signed a world sales deal for Ognjen Glavonić debut film The Load, set to world premiere in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
04-05-2018

20th EDITION OF CONNECTING COTTBUS 8-9 Nov - Call for Submissions 2018

Submissions for connecting cottbus East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus are now open.
04-05-2018

Visegrad Animation Forum Award Winners Announced

The sixth edition of VAF Třeboň, a key industry meeting for animation professionals took place in Třeboň, Czech Republic on May 1-3, 2018. In addition to the two traditional categories of Pitching Competition of Short Films and Series/TV Specials, there was a brand new element at the event – the…
04-05-2018

7th Visegrad Film Forum went global!

The international event taking place from the 17th to the 21st of April at Film and TV Faculty of VŠMU (The Academy of Performing Arts) in Bratislava attracted interest of film enthusiasts from more than 20 countries. Five-day programme combining lectures and screenings of works of renowned guests with the…
03-05-2018

Participants announced for 2018 Inside Pictures programme

London, 30th April 2018: The National Film and TV School (NFTS) today announces the participants selected for Inside Pictures 2018, its prestigious business training and leadership skills development programme. The scheme is open to applicants from around the world who demonstrate a firm commitment to the European film industry.
30-04-2018

MIDPOINT TV Launch 2018 - Workshop 2 wraps up

The second of the three TV Launch workshops wrapped up on Tuesday, April 25, with tours of the Barrandov Studio and UPP, both partners of the program. Besides the intensive program for the participants, the Workshop 2, kindly hosted by the Finale Plzen FF, offered several lectures for the industry…
27-04-2018

Warsaw Kids Film Forum - pen call for Pitching

The 2nd edition of the Warsaw Kids Film Forum, an international pitching forum for films and series for young viewers, will be held on 26-28 September 2018 in Warsaw during The Kids Film Festival. Submission of projects that want to take part in the Pitching (in the Development or Work-in-Progress…
26-04-2018

MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2018 - Second workshop is about to begin

The time has finally come for the second workshop of MIDPOINT Feature Launch and MIDPOINT Shorts, as well as for the first edition of MIDPOINT Intensive Serbia. On April 27 – May 3, 2018 the script and project development platform MIDPOINT Feature Launch will take off in Belgrade, Serbia thanks…
24-04-2018

EFP Presents the 19th Edition of PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE

European Film Promotion (EFP) and its member organisations are delighted to announce the 2018 line-up for EFP PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE. 20 of the most promising, up-and-coming European producers have been selected to take part in EFP's high-profile networking platform at the Cannes Film Festival (May 8 - 19, 2018).…
24-04-2018

PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE at the Cannes Film Festival 2018

European Film Promotion (EFP) and its member organisations are delighted to announce theEuropean Film Promotion (EFP) and its member organisations are delighted to announce the2018 line-up for EFP PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE. 20 of the most promising, up-and-comingEuropean producers have been selected to take part in EFP's high-profile networking platform…
23-04-2018

SOFA – SCHOOL OF FILM AGENTS shares its 2018 news!

Film Agents are people who care for film culture and have outstanding ideas. Their projects are often created in a direct response to the most current film-related needs. They build and strengthen local structures and have great impact in enhancing the European production. Since 2013 SOFA offers them a tailor-made…
20-04-2018

Short domestic horror film “Bad Hair” raised a quarter of its goal in the first days on the platform Indiegogo

With the first few days, the film crew has raised almost 2,500 dollars through crowdfunding, which makes up almost 25% of their goal. According to director Oskar Lehemaa, “Bad Hair” has received support from friends, acquaintances, families and colleagues. “But it’s also really interesting to see new, unknown people supporting…
19-04-2018

Applications now open worldwide for the 4th edition of Pustnik Screenwriters Residency

TETA Association has launched the 4th edition of Pustnik Screenwriters Residency, which will take place between 09-17 September 2018, at Port Cetate, Romania. Pustnik is the only Romanian initiative of this sort, dedicated to young and emerging filmmakers from all over the world. During this nine-day retreat, eight screenwriters (three…
19-04-2018

First Time in the Central and Eastern European Region – Visegrad Animation Forum Gives Space to Projects of Animated Feature Films in Development

The sixth year of the international Visegrad Animation Forum for film professionals will take place on 1st – 3rd May. As a tradition, it will be centred on a pitching competition of animated projects now in development in two categories – short films and series / TV specials. This year's…
18-04-2018

VAF Třeboň 2018 Announces Jury Members

Eleven short films in development will participate in the VAF 2018 Třeboň pitching competition. The winning short film project will receive 2,000 EUR. Thanks to the cooperation with the European Animation Development Lab Animation Sans Frontières (ASF), one selected director or producer will receive a scholarship in amount of EUR…
18-04-2018