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FNE at Berlinale: Jan Karski Polish war hero to reach the big screen – worldwide rights acquired
Renowned producers Ole Wendorff-Østergaard and Anna Wydra join forces to bring the story of the war hero to the big screen. Ole and his company Sputnik Film acquired the rights from rights holders Jan Karski International Institute and Robert Laffont publishing house, to the book “Story of a Secret State”…
17 PROJECTS TO BE PITCHED AT CLOSING THE GAP’S BERLINALE EDITION
Seventeen international projects have been selected for the 8th edition of the Closing The Gap equity investment training and equity investor pitching session, set to take place at the start of this year's Berlinale.
Nordisk Panorama is the new partner for launch of DOK.Incubator films
Together, they call for new participants – the deadline is 22nd February DOK.Incubator is a well-established rough-cut stage workshop that is unique in its format and impact on filmmakers. Its aim each year is to offer individual mentorship for eight selecteddocumentary projects with a focus on dramaturgy, distribution and audience…
EFADS Announces a Call for New General Secretary Job
European Film Agency Directors, General Secretary - JOB DESCRIPTION
National Film Policy 2016 – 2020 Launched
This morning marked the launch of the National Film Policy – launched to set the vision up till 2020, with the aim of maximising the potential of both Malta’s film servicing industry as well as the promising local film sector.
SUCCESS OF BH. FILMS AT THE INDUSTRY PART OF BERLINALE
After the great news that DEATH IN SARAJEVO by Danis Tanović will be competing for Golden Bear, more good news is coming from Berlin. Feature length project SREBRENICA by Jasmila Žbanić will be presented at Berlinale Co-Production Market, while Marko Šipka will be participating at Doc Station with his feature…
DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCERS WORTH WATCHING IN 2016
Altogether eighteen talented young film professionals received the title of the Emerging Producers 2016 at the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival in 2015.
LATEST FILM BY DANIS TANOVIĆ TO PREMIERE IN COMPETITION PROGRAM OF 66TH BERLINALE!
Film DEATH IN SARAJEVO by Danis Tanović, which was shot during the month of May the previous year, will have its premiere at the Competition Program of Berlin Film Festival. Film, produced by Amra Bakšić Čamo of SCCA/pro.ba and Margo Cinema from Paris, and co-produced by Adis Đapo, was inspired…
Zaza Urushadze’s "Tangerines" Nominated for Gaudí Awards
Zaza Urushadze’s film "Tangerines" has been nominated for Gaudí Awards. "Tangerines” will compete with other best European films. Alongside with "Tangerines" three other European films have been nominated for the award.
The Czech Republic takes over European Audiovisual Observatory Presidency for 2016
The European Audiovisual Observatory, the Council of Europe’s audiovisual information centre, is now under a new Presidency for 2016. The Czech Republic takes over from Montenegro which held the Presidency of the Strasbourg-based Observatory in 2015. The Czech Republic is represented within the Observatory’s Executive Council by Lenka Holubova Mikolasova,…
Baltic Event project at Golden Globes and Oscar Shortlist!
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2012 project The Fencer (directed by Klaus Härö, produced by Kaarle Aho and Kai Nordberg of Making Movies Oy, Finland), a drama about a fencing instructor evading the Soviet secret police in the 1950s, has been nominated for a Golden Globe and shortlisted for foreign-language film…
European Commission proposal for a regulation on portability and Communication on the future of the European copyright framework
On 9 December 2015, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on portability accompanied by a Communication on the future of the European copyright framework which, taken together, bring a sharper focus to the European Commission’s plans. A big step forward EFADs support the Commission’s overall objective of…
European Film Awards with Cinema Stars from Across Europe
When the 28th European Film Awards return to Berlin on 12 December, there will be an impressive line-up of European actors and actresses presenting the individual awards: Among them will be actresses Laura Birn (Finland), Elisa Sednaoui (Italy), Ana Ularu (Romania) and Carice van Houten (the Netherlands) and their male…
EUROPA CINEMAS AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT 19th. NETWORK CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE REASSERTS THE VITAL CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ROLE OF THE CINEMA IN AN EVER EVOLVING DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
Slovak Film News: Bratislava IFF & Tallinn Black Nights
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 13 – 29) will present two Oscar bids within the Panorama: Koza (SK-CZ), the Slovak nomination directed by Ivan Ostrochovský and the Czech nom Home Care (d. Slávek Horák, CZ-SK). Further Slovak films will be featured in the Forum section: the urban-drama The Cleaner…
The LUX Prize goes to Mustang
Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang, one of the year’s film sensations, now has another statuette to add to its trophy case. The French-Turkish-German co-production has been awarded the European Parliament's LUX Prize 2015, thus beating the other two finalists, Jonas Carpignano’s Mediterranea and Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov’s Urok (The Lesson).
EFA Pleas for Russian Director Nikita Mikhalkov to Help Imprisoned Ukrainian Filmmaker
Four days before the appeal against Oleg Sentsov’s 20-year sentence at the Russian Supreme Court, prolific members of the European Film Academy, among them EFA President Wim Wenders and Chairwoman Agnieszka Holland, address Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov, president of Russia’s association of filmmakers, to join in the international protest and…
Far from Bratislava
A showcase New Slovak Cinema - Far from Bratislava (orig. NY SLOVAKISK FILM - LANGT FRA BRATISLAVA) will be held in the DFI / Cinemateket, the Cinematheque of the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen on November 21 – 29, 2015.
Open letter of the Polish Film Academy member Daniel Olbrychski to the Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov
My Dear Nikita, I have been trying to contact you prior to the first Oleg Sentsov’ trial in Rostov. I have asked: your wife Tania, your production company, and finally your assistant who answered your mobile phone. You did not respond as you were reportedly in China. I think the…
