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8 emerging filmmakers selected for the third edition of PUSTNIK Screenwriters Residency

8 emerging writers and directors have been selected for the third edition of PUSTNIK – European Screenwriters Residency, which will take place between 2 and 10 September 2017 in Romania, at Port Cultural Cetate.
03-09-2017

MIDPOINT TV Launch 2018 – open call

Writers and producers of TV series – get ready for the 2018 edition of MIDPOINT TV Launch. The call is now open. "An excellent program with excellent talent." – Steve Matthews, VP Executive Producer, Drama Development at HBO Europe MIDPOINT TV Launch is an "idea-to-market" project development program, focused on…
31-08-2017

Four Czech and co-production movies selected for EFA

Ice Mother by Bohdan Sláma, The Teacher by Jan Hřebejk, Spoor by Agnieszka Holland and The Constitution by Rajko Grlić have been included among the 51 films in this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2017.…
29-08-2017

Animated Film Producers From Central And Eastern Europe Building Stronger Network

From December 2 to 6, 2017, the Animateka International Animated Film Festival in Ljubljana will host a dynamic workshop tailor-made for animated film producers from Central and Eastern Europe. It will bring together 30 professionals from up to 18 countries and work with them to build a stronger and more…
29-08-2017

DARE TO BE CREATIVE & SHOW YOUR TALENT ! SPECIAL OFFER FOR EASTERN PARTICIPANTS

The third edition of Cartoon Springboard will take place in Halle, Germany, from 14 to 16 November 2017. It will be an excellent opportunity for the young talents of European animation schools (final year students or those who graduated within the last 5 years) to improve their animation project by…
24-08-2017

The countdown for the Central European Film Festival in Timișoara begins

From the 3rd to the 9th of September 2017, in Timișoara, recent productions from 16 countries, nationally and internationally awarded, exhibitions, debates, concerts, film workshops in various projection spaces (Cinema Timiș, Libertății Square, Iulius Mall, Cetate, Dacia Square, Hall 2 of the National Theater, Casa Artelor, Cărturești) will all be…
23-08-2017

5th SOFA – SCHOOL OF FILM AGENTS / 27 August – 1 September 2017

Only few more days before some of Europe’s leading film professionals reach Warsaw to conduct the 5th SOFA workshop. Who will be guiding this year’s participants in Poland?
23-08-2017

51 Feature Films Selected for European Film Awards

It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the titles of the 51 films on this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2017! With 31 European countries represented, the list…
22-08-2017

EUROPA DISTRIBUTION OPEN PANEL Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund

For the second year in a row, Europa Distribution will organise an Open Panel in the scope of the Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund, in collaboration with New Nordic Films. The event will take place on 24 August 2017, from 10.00-11.30 at the Scandic Maritim Hotel, and will bring together…
17-08-2017

MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017 - Winners Announced

MIDPOINT TV Launch 2017 concluded today in Sarajevo after 9 months. 7 content-rich TV series projects have gone through the intensive idea-to-market development program. Thanks to a close partnership with HBO Europe, the HBO Europe Award 2017 was handed out to the winning project 'The Midnight Shift' by writers Harry…
16-08-2017

Extended deadline - Script Pool Tallinn and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange submissions open until September 1

POWR Baltic Stories Exchange pitching workshop and platform admits full-length fiction film script ideas by Baltic and Nordic writers via their respective MEDIA Desks. Applications from BE Focus Region, Flanders, are also welcome! For more information, please visit our website. Script Pool Tallinn accepts projects of a full-length fiction film…
16-08-2017

Extended deadline - BE Co-Production Market submissions open until September 1

Baltic Event Co-Production Market, presenting the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in the amount of 20 000 Euros, is open to full-length fiction film projects designed to be co-produced within or with Baltics, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, and the 2017 Focus Region Flanders, Belgium. This year, projects…
16-08-2017

15 Documentaries Selected for European Film Awards

It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 15 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year's European Film Awards.
15-08-2017

Submission opens for audiovisual and media tech startup accelerator Storytek

Submissions are now open for the Storytek accelerator, the first mentor-driven accelerator fully focusing on audiovisual sector, where deep knowledge of the global film and creative industry mixes with top notch technology competence. Estonia, already a world leader in technology innovation with pioneering e-residency and e-governance solutions and home to…
14-08-2017

An exceptional research project presents Laterna magika, the first multimedia theatre in the world

The National Film Archive based in Prague, Czech Republic has launched the website laterna-research.com, the first result of the extensive research project Laterna magika* looking to preserve, document and present this phenomenon of world significance to the international public. Why research Laterna magika? Laterna magika is the first multimedia theatre…
11-08-2017

International Co-Production Forum Regiofund – Call for Projects extended until August 22nd!

The International Co-Production Forum Regiofund will be held in Katowice from October 4th through 7th, culminating in a pitching session. Call for Projects was extended until August 22nd! The Forum’s main event is a pitching session for European film projects, as well as one-to-one meetings with industry professionals. The organizers…
11-08-2017

International Co-Production Forum Regiofund – submit your project before August 14th!

The International Co-Production Forum Regiofund will be held in Katowice from October 4th through 7th. The event draws from the experiences and established practices of Regiofun Festival, but at the same time assumes more industry-driven formula. You can submit your film only until August 14th.
09-08-2017

TV Launch 2017 - Workshop 3 is taking off

The third and final workshop of this year's MIDPOINT TV Launch is just around the corner. On August 12 – 16, the seven TV drama projects will meet again at the third residential workshop which takes place in collaboration with CineLink Industry Days during Sarajevo Film Festival.
08-08-2017

WestEnd releases first international trailer of acclaimed Berlin Panorama title HOSTAGES

WestEnd Films has just released the international trailer of Rezo Gigineishvili’s Hostages, which received rave reviews at this year’s Berlinale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apVZcaujlGs WestEnd has sold the rights of HOSTAGES to France (Kinovista - who has released the film yesterday), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs), Italy (Merlino), Spain (Karma - who will be releasing…
04-08-2017

Baltic View Awards New Baltic Talent in Locarno

Baltic View, an established Baltic online cinema space dedicated to promoting Baltic films, will introduce its own award in the framework of First Look in Locarno. On August 4-6, Locarno Film Festival will host the 7th edition of First Look, aiming to showcase new films in post-production from a specific…
03-08-2017