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POFF Newsletter 2011 # 5: Competition Films Announced, Oscar winning studio comes to Animated Dreams
Competition films announced for 15th Black Nights Film Festival! The Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which runs from 18th to 30th November 2011, has announced its full competition programmes. From established names to debut features, from festival hits to new discoveries, the competitions at PÖFF promise to deliver the very…
Session of Polish Academy of Document starts in Minsk!
The second session of Polish Academy of Document organized in the framework of the cultural program of Poland’s presidency in EU is taking place in Minsk between 8th and 12th November during the IFF Listapad. We propose the workshops for young filmmakers, which will be conducted by renowned tutors: Krystian…
The curtain falls on the 1st International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
(Rialto Theatre, Limassol) Press Release No. 6 After a successful eight-day run, the curtain fell on the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus on Saturday, October 22, at Rialto Theatre. The Festival hosted films and filmmakers from around the world and attracted the interest of short film lovers. The first…
Winners 15TH IDFF JIHLAVA
During the Closing Ceremony, which was televised live on ČT24, the awards of the 15th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival were presented. CZECH JOY2011 Best Czech Documentary FilmThe jury recognized the film Solar Eclipse (Czech Republic, 2011) by Martin Mareček for "its surprising and impressive capturing of the Czech development…
AWARD WINNING FILMMAKERS, ACTORS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS MAKE UP THE JURIES FOR THE 15th BLACK NI
The juries for the 15th Black Nights Film Festival promise to bring debate and intensity to their careful scrutiny of competition films as they head to Tallinn, Estonia between 16th and 30th October 2011. Jury members include Sergei Loznitsa, the director of the hugely praised My Joy which won the…
Management of Film Production Workshop
Documentary and Fiction Feature Projects Between October 27 - 31, EEFA Training Network is organizing the third workshop of this year, Management of Film Production Workshop in Kyiv, in partnership with Molodist International Film Festival. After two workshops dedicated to the craft of scriptwriting for seven documentary and eight fiction…
Argentinean Lesson" Awarded with the Silver Dove Prize in Leipzig
"Argentinean Lesson" by Wojciech Staron got the Silver Dove Prize at the prestigious 54. DOK Leipzig in Germany. It's been the film's international premiere. "Argentinean Lesson" has been produced by the Staron Film and TVP1. The film's visual aesthetics, its rhythm and composition parallel a narration of a fiction film,…
'IT FEELS LIKE WE WERE IN CANNES’ - JAMESON CINEFEST'S MEDIA ECHO
‘2011 will be remembered as the year of the turning point in the history of the festival: it became visible in the map of the great European film festivals’ says the article of László Valuska on index.hu, Hungary's leading and most popular online magazine. The 8th Miskolc International Film Festival…
POLISH FILMS AT 47th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
The Chicago International Film Festival lineup includes Polish films and co-productions supported by the Polish Film Institute. Festival runs October 6 through 20, 2011. KRET (The Mole) IN MAIN COMPETITION “The Mole” is a feature debut of Rafael Lewandowski and will represent Polish cinema in the Main Competition of Chicago…
Joint Project of the Tbilisi Assembly and the Georgian National Film Center
On October 8 the awards ceremony of the literary prize "Gala 2011" was held in the garden of Georgian National Museum. Maka Kukulava's project "Ada's Cinema" won in the nomination "The Best Script of the Year". Maka Kukulava is 28. In 2011 she graduated her MA course at Shota Rustaveli…
Industry Days – Crucial, informative and exciting debates for the industry @ PÖFF
This year's Industry Days, to be held between 29-30 November as part of the Black Market, are shaping up to provide some crucial and informative debates about the different strategies and film industry models implemented across the world. We'll be welcoming some special guests, amongst them the British Film Insitute's…
CinEast festival brings Central and Eastern Europe to Luxembourg
The fourth edition of CinEast (www.cineast.lu) - the Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg - will be held from 5 to 23 October 2011 in 12 venues in Luxembourg city and other towns and will offer a wide and varied selection of cinematographic works from Hungary, Poland, Czech…
Press release: Best Intentions awarded FNE Visegrad Prix for best fiction coproduction
WARSAW: The Hungarian coproducer of Adrian Sitaru's Best Intentions has been awarded the prestigious FNE Visegrad Prix for best fiction coproduction. The prix was awarded at the closing ceremony of Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival 2011 (17-25 September). Hungarian coproducer Emoke Vagasi of Cor Leonis Films (http://www.corleonisfilms.hu/) collected…
Polish Films Compete for European Film Awards
Two Polish features: Essential Killing by Jerzy Skolimowski and Sala Samobójców (Suicide Room) by Jan Komasa, both co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, are in official selection for the European Film Awards.Essential Killing and Suicide Room are among 45 feature films from 32 countries recommended for this year's European Film…
The European Independent Film Festival goes to Georgia
PARIS, FRANCE (16 September 2011) - ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival continues its world tour when it travels to Tbilisi, Georgia to present the award winners from the 2011 festival. This special edition of ÉCU will take place at Cinema Amirani from 7th to the 9th October, bringing to…
High quality and diversity of European animated series energized Cartoon Forum 2011
- Latest generation of animated series presented in Poland sparks broadcaster and investor interest across Europe- Quality and creativity set apart European animated series as they gain TV slots - Series for children aged 6-9 and preschoolers still prevail in Europe but interest for projects targeting young adults is growingEuropean…
The 8th edition of the training CICAE “Art Cinema = Action + Management “
The 8th edition of the training CICAE “Art Cinema = Action + Management “organized by the International Confederation of Art Cinemas ended up on September 11th, at the Island of San Servolo, Venice. The main goals of the training are: - To hand-on on to the new generation the specific…
The European Independent Film Festival goes to Georgia
THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE ITS 2011 WINNING FILMS IN TBILISI, GEORGIAPARIS, FRANCE (16 September 2011) - ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival continues its world tour when it travels to Tbilisi, Georgia to present the award winners from the 2011 festival. This special edition of ÉCU will…
ADANA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY 18TH GOLDEN BOLL FILM FESTIVAL STARTS
Countdown has started for Adana Metropolitan Municipality 18th Golden Boll Film Festival which is to take place between September 17 and 25.The festival program which turns Adana into the heart of cinema every year is very rich this year as well.Finalists of National Feature Film, Mediterranean Short Film and National…
Filmfest Hamburg: European Film Promotion hosts a workshop discussion
How does a talented actor become a star? How can an agent promote an actor's professional career and best advise him or her in an ever changing European film landscape? The work of talent agencies will be discussed by young stars and agents from various European countries at a workshop…
