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ANIMATION BUSINESS SEMINAR: 9-10 JUNE 2015, Warsaw

Animation Business Seminar is aimed primarily at producers, directors and screenwriters of films and animation series, as well as, to all other participants of the Polish audiovisual sector.
21-05-2015

The EFADs adopt a position paper on the opportunities and challenges for film in the digital age

On the occasion of its Cannes plenary meeting, the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) adopted a position paper highlighting the major opportunities and challenges, in particular in the context of the European Commission’s plans for a Digital Single Market.
21-05-2015

European film industry unite to improve the circulation of works in Europe

Associations representing professionals from the whole film creation chain are launching a new focus group to develop higher accessibility, distribution and circulation of films in Europe.
20-05-2015

#FEEDback - Film Eastern Europe Dialogue

Transilvania International Film Festival - Industry, Connecting Cottbus during the Cottbus Film Festival and When East Meets West during the Trieste Film Festival with the support of EAVE - European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs are launching #FEEDback (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue)
20-05-2015

Dariusz Jabłoński, producer and director, has been appointed the Vice-President of the European Producers Club

Dariusz Jabłoński, producer and director, has been appointed the Vice-President of the European Producers Club, the principal organisation of European film producers, joining the producers of films by Lars von Trier, Peter Greenaway and Emir Kusturica.
17-05-2015

Baltic Film Institutions Are Signing the Mutual Cooperation Agreement

On May 16th 2015 the Baltic film institutions are signing the mutual cooperation agreement in Cannes. The agreement is signed by Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, Dita Rietuma, CEO of the Latvian National Film Centre and Rolandas Kvietkauskas, CEO of the Lithuanian Film Centre.
16-05-2015

Latvia Raises Cash Rebate Budgets and Adds €7,5 million Funding To Celebrate Centennial

Following its successful turn as last year’s EFA host, Latvia continues the momentum by raising the budgets for their international co-production rebates.
16-05-2015

Venice European Gap-Financing Market 2015 - Call for projects - dead line June 1st

The Venice Film Market is launching the call for projects of the second edition of the Venice European Gap-Financing Market which will take place on September 3 and 4, 2015, during the 72. Venice International Film Festival.
13-05-2015

EAVE in Cannes 2015

… 21 FILMS SELECTED in the official & sidebar sections of the festival programme, 2 projects at L’Atelier du Festival, 2 projects selected by ACID, 10 out of 20 PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE and around 66 EAVE PRODUCERS at the PRODUCERS NETWORK!
12-05-2015

Discover the Documentary Industry: The Doc Corner announces its program

The Marché du Film presents the 4th edition of the Doc Corner, a dedicated space within the market for documentary film professionals. The Doc Corner offers a varied program of documentary-related events. "It is the place to be in Cannes for documentaries. It is a specialized venue, housing everyone from…
12-05-2015

European Film distributors voice concerns about potential outcomes of Digital Single Market Strategy

BRUSSELS: Europe’s film distribution industry welcomes the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy which contains many positive elements and goals that distributors share. Nevertheless, Europa Distribution and the International Federation of Film Distributors’ Associations (FIAD) still have some concerns about the Commission’s plans for copyright and geo-blocking. Film distributors fear that…
07-05-2015

Digital Single Market Strategy: the EFADs welcome the overall strategy but remain vigilant

The European Film Agencies Directors’ Association (EFADs) welcomes the publication of the Digital Single Market Strategy, an action plan from the European Commission to seize opportunities and deal with the challenges of the digital age.
07-05-2015

BEST OF LET’S CEE: Slovenian Film Days 2015 in Graz

The international LET’S CEE Film Festival presents a selection of the best contemporary feature films, documentaries and short films from Central and Eastern Europe including the Caucasus region and Turkey once a year in Vienna. In the course of the past three editions, LET’S CEE showed overall 187 films within…
07-05-2015

Crossing Dreams: Application deadline for EU projects approaching!

To all European documentary filmmakers who have a project in the pipeline suitable for the international market and who are interested in networking with peers from Europe and Asia/SEA: send us your application until Friday, 8 May!
06-05-2015

Film and media education in Poland and the world – systemic solutions and case studies

International conference – Warsaw, 6-7th May 2015, University of Warsaw Library, 56/66 Dobra Street Wednesday, 6th May, room 316, third floor 09.30 Reception. Coffee! 10.30 Opening Speeches Prof. Jan Madey, Representative of theUniversity of WarsawRector for Media Education Prof. Wiktor Jędrzejec, Director of the Department of Art and Culture Education…
05-05-2015

European Film Awards - THE INVISIBLE BOY Wins Young Audience Award 2015

In a truly European vote, 12-14-year-olds in 25 European cities have elected THE INVISIBLE BOY by Gabriele Salvatores (Italy) as the winner of the European Film Academy Young Audience Award 2015.
04-05-2015

SLOVAK FILM NEWS: Further awards for Slovak films in April

Children receiving three Tiantan awards in Beijing
03-05-2015

The Pixel Market is now open for applications!

The Pixel Market (14 & 15 October) helps producers find new ways of financing, distributing and producing their projects in order to stay relevant to changing audiences and the connected world.
30-04-2015

APPLY FOR EX ORIENTE FILM 2015!

Submissions for workshop are open. We are looking for creative documentary projects in development and early production from the CEE region. Apply with your documentary project through our online ENTRY FORM (Application is free of charge).
23-04-2015