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'TALES FROM KARS' AT THE ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL
'Tales from Kars' ('Kars Öyküleri'), the legacy of the Festival on Wheels script competition, has been selected for the Bright Future section of the Rotterdam Film Festival. The film came about thanks to the committed support of the Festival on Wheels for young filmmakers and will have its world premiere…
Opening a door to the world for young talents
Czech Film Center to issue first DVD of selected short filmsPrague, 26 January 2010 - The Czech Film Center is to issue the first DVD of selected short films at the end of January.
HungariCom meeting request and screening schedule at EFM
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are delighted to present our EFM 2010 line-up from HungariCom Ltd. In addition to our new titles below, we also have an extensive catalogue of feature films available for select territories. More information and additional titles, including new trailers, artwork, and updates visit our website:…
DRAGON FORUM: We are opening a call for proposals!
1. Call for documentary film projects for the 2010 edition of the Dragon Forum! Starting today you are welcome to submit your projects for the Dragon Forum 2010! The application is available in the attaechment or can be downloaded from www.dragonforum.pl
Croatian SHOOTING STAR 2010 to be seen in Berlinale Competition
Zrinka Cvitesic, Croatian SHOOTING STAR 2010, will be seen in Competition at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival. The young actress stars as Luna in the Bosnian/Herzegovian located drama On the Path (Na Putu), directed by the Berlinale Golden Bear winner Jasmila Zbanić.
GLASS TRAP" by Paweł Ferdek is a European Film Award Short Film Nominee
We are honoured to inform, that film "GLASS TRAP" directed by Paweł Ferdek is a European Film Award Short Film Nominee (http://www.glasstrap.pl/)
ASCENT CARRIES OUT COLLISION POST FOR ITV1
Ascent 142 has completed the full post production on Collision, a three-part drama starring Douglas Henshall and Paul McGann, which tells the story of a major road accident and a how it irrevocably changes the lives of a group of strangers.
"Night Boats" at Connecting Cottbus!
"Night Boats", a script from the 3rd edition of ScripTeast, written by Elvis Bosnjak and Igor Mirkovic (Croatia) qualified for Connecting Cottbus co-production market. Igor Mirkovic is also going to direct the film. The shooting is planned for the summer 2010 and the producers are Marina Andree and Darija Kulenovic…
THE WORLD IS BIG… and the Oscar lurks around the corner
The Bulgarian-German-Hungarian-Slovenian co-production is the Bulgarian submission for the Academy Award nominations for the Best Foreign Language Film and will be screened at the AFM.
SPECIAL AWARD TO THE POLISH CINEMATOGRAPHER FOR IMMENSE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF FILM
We have the great pleasure to announce, that in 2009 the Special Award to the Polish Cinematographer for Immense Contribution to the Art of Film goes to Dariusz Wolski.
Europe's young acting talent to be showcased in Lithuania
European Film Promotion (EFP) is going to present three of the best young actors from across Europe selected as 2009 SHOOTING STARS with their latest films at theEuropean Film Forum Scanorama in Vilnius/Lithuania (November 5-7, 2009).
Independent American filmmakers in Lithuania: Go get some rosemary and life will change
"Go get some rosemary!" may well become a new motto for all who have watched the film Go Get Some Rosemary in Kaunas International Film Festival. With this phrase, the authors of the film Benny and Josh Safdies expressed the tiny boundary between the state of happiness and the state…
Warsaw CentEast expands to Moscow
The Warsaw Screenings, held as part of the CentEast market (www.centeast.org), added a second part, the CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Presentation, a careful selection of works-in progress from the East European region.
UK, CANADA, AND ITALY TAKE TOP AWARDS AT FILMINUTE 2009
Great stories, special effects, and even Twitter have an effect in determining the winners at Filminute, the international one-minute film festival.
South Korea opens window on European film artists
When the Pusan International Film Festival (October 8 - 16, 2009) lights its screens for 355 films from across the globe, a sizeable European artistic delegation is among the guests presenting their films. Backed by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, European Film Promotion (EFP) is supporting the European…
Stasys Eidrigevičius: “Kaunas is a very important city in the path of my creative work”
After the screening of the film Bouzkachi: The Chant of Steppes on Saturday night, viewers of Kaunas International Film Festival had an opportunity to meet and talk with the artist Stasys Eidrigevičius. He said he was very happy to meet the Lithuanian audience and introduce the film in which he…