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First Cut Lab RE-ACT program opens a call for submissions.
First Cut Lab RE-ACT is a comprehensive consultancy & training program designed for 4 feature films in editing phase from Croatia, Friuli Venezia Giulia region, Serbia and Slovenia. Films can be fiction or documentary. First Cut Lab RE-ACT offers a 4-month trajectory, with activities ranging from editing consultancy to the…
HEAD OF ROMANIAN FILM CENTER ATTACKS ROMANIAN CINEMA
On September 15 2022, the head of the Romanian film fund (hereafter referred to by its Romanian acronym, CNC), Ms Anca Mitran, gave an interview in which she positions the CNC in conflict with Romanian filmmakers, rather than as a supporter and ally of local film productions.
ACE TRAINING DAYS POLAND 2022 – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Training Days Poland is a tailor-made 2-day programme especially designed for emerging producers, who are looking to expand their network and learn more about the international context of the audiovisual industry. The workshop welcomes producers working in fiction, animation and documentary, and strives to make the industry inclusive and…
Czech Film Springboard 2022: Introducing the Projects
Czech Film Springboard, the showcase of Czech feature film projects in development organized by the Czech Film Fund / Czech Film Center, will be held at Finále Plzeň film festival between September 23–25, 2022.
CEE Animation Workshop 2023: Call for Entries Is Open
Creators from All European Countries Welcome to Apply!
coco line-up 2022
connecting cottbus, the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus, presents this year’s selection of projects in development and works in progress.
The Industry Department Of The San Sebastian Film Festival Dedicates Its ‘Focus On’ To Serbia
The Industry Department of the San Sebastian Festival has been organising its Focus On since 2014. Under the initiative, a group of professionals from a country, region or territory comes to the San Sebastian Festival to expand its contact network and participate in the Industry activities. This year, thanks to…
Jonas Mekas’ Film Program in Georgia – Portraits from the 20th century
Georgia celebrates the centenary of Jonas Mekas with Film program “Portraits from the 20th century” and screenings in two cities – Batumi and Kutaisi. Organizers: The Embassy of Republic of Lithuania to Georgia and online platform of cinema CinExpress.ge The program is concentrated around portraits of different people, artists captured…
The Czech Republic will send the film Il Boemo by Petr Václav to fight for the Oscar
In Prague, 12th Sept 2022 – The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA), which presents the Czech Lion Awards to Czech films, also chooses the candidate for the Oscar in the category Best International Feature Film every year. This year the academics decided by voting to send the film Il…
MALTA TO BUILD A SUPER SOUND STAGE
Malta’s Planning Authority unanimously approved the plans for the construction of Malta’s first sound-stage - a long-awaited and historic moment for all those working in the local film and television industry. Malta’s first sound-stage will be built on an area of 4,000 square metres at the Malta Film Studios, adjacent…
CINESITE ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN VFX STUDIO FX3X
Cinesite, a full-service visual effects & Animation company with seven production facilities, has acquired a majority stake in Balkan’s VFX studio FX3X
Film centres from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro signed a three-year Memorandum of Cooperation on the ReActing as a Star project
During the CineLink Industry Days in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival, on 17 August 2022, the directors of film centres from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro signed a three-year Memorandum of Cooperation, which has resulted from the successful organisation of the first international programme dedicated to actors…
CEEA Workshop Enters Its Third Module in Poland!
The fourth edition of the CEE Animation Workshop has entered its second-to-last module. The first and only onsite module of this year’s edition is taking place in Łódź, Poland. Between 22 and 28 August 2022, Vienna House Andel’s Hotel is hosting 11 projects in development, 26 participants, 10 guest expert…
connecting cottbus: Approaching deadline for cocoWIP
The 24th edition of connecting cottbus East-West co-production market will be held this year 9-11 November in Cottbus, Germany.
Accreditation is open for Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event External
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the busy business platform in the region for audiovisual industry professionals, welcomes participants for its main programme in Tallinn from 20 to 25 November 2022. The programme of the five-day summit is also partly accessible online. Early bird prices of the accreditations are valid until 15…
DOCU TALENT AWARDS 2022 WENT TO DAD’S LULLABY AND BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS
EAST WEST INDEX 2022: THE REPRESENTATION OF EASTERN EUROPEAN FILMS IN WESTERN EUROPE REMAINS UNBALANCED
Davit Pirtskhalava’s A Long Break (Toronto International Film Festival: TIFF, Discovery Section (World Premiere)
Synopsis After 13 years, Tsitsi initiates a reunion of his former classmates with a seemingly harmless cause: they haven't seen each other since graduation and the reason for the gathering is to remember school and have a drink. However, Tsitsi has a secret motivation: he wants to punish his former…
The New Horizons Cinema for at least ten consecutive years in Wrocław
The City of Wrocław, Futureal Investment Partners – the new owner of the Wratislavia Tower building and the New Horizons Association agreed on the future of the New Horizons Cinema. This means that the movie theater and its main events – the New Horizons International Film Festival and the American…
18 film projects selected for Baltic Sea Docs 2022
Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea Docs) has concluded the project selection for its 26th edition that will run on 5-11 September. The most important documentary training and pitching event in the Baltic countries, Baltic Sea Docs is focused on projects from the wider Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe…
Pustnik announces the selection for its 2022 screenwriting residency focused on debut features
Now in its eighth year, Pustnik has announced the participants of its debut-focused screenwriting residency, to be hosted in Enisala village, Romania, September 10-17. The selection was made from over 70 applications from 40 countries.
