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Final touches of CIRCLE's vibrant sophomore year 2019

The call for the exclusive one-year training program CIRCLE will be announced by 20 January 2020. We are looking for up to 10 female filmmakers (directors and/or producers) with a strong documentary project in any stage of production (from development to rough cut) who are seeking further support to upgrade…
06-01-2020

Breaking News: Three Czech films at IFF Rotterdam 2020

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 has revealed the complete programme, and three Czech films will be part of its official selection. Directors Adam Ol'ha and Jan Daňhel focused on the making of Jan Švankmajer’s Insect (IFF Rotterdam 2018) in their brand-new documentary The Alchemical Furnace, produced by Jaromír Kallista (Athanor)…
18-12-2019

Visegrad Film Forum 2020 – Learn from the best

Meet the educational and networking platform entitled Visegrad Film Forum, set in the cosy central Europe, Bratislava, Slovakia. The 9th edition of the event is the right place for filmmakers looking for new international contacts and eager to know more about the filmmaking process from world-known professionals. Packaged in the …
18-12-2019

Best Documentary Films of 2019 Online on DAFilms

In the wintertime before the end of the year, DAFilms online documentary cinema traditionally presents a selection of the most watched films in the Best of DAFilms curated program. The collection features the most remarkable documentary films which received an online premiere in 2019 on DAFilms, including works by renowned…
17-12-2019

Decisions of the Board of Management of Eurimages

Co-production support - Strasbourg, 13.12.2019 - At its 157th meeting held from 9 to 12 December in Berlin, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 15 fiction films and one documentary project for a total amount of €3,399,600.
16-12-2019

NEM Zagreb: AWARD WINNERS AND NOMINEES DISCUSSED TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY

TV industry key players, TV Writing Contest winners and an impressive Christmas party marked the last day of the first NEM Zagreb
16-12-2019

WEMW 2020 ACCREDITATION CAMPAIGN IS NOW OPEN: JOIN US FOR OUR SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION!

Accreditation campaign for the upcoming 2020 edition of When East Meets West is open!
16-12-2019

FAMOUS BROADCASTERS PRESENTED NEW CONTENT AT NEM ZAGREB

BBC Studios, CBS Studios International, AMC Networks, Keshet International, all3media international and many others highlighted NEM Zagreb’s day two Zagreb, December 13th – The second day of NEM Zagreb put a spotlight on some of the most recognizable world-renowned broadcasters. BBC Studios and CBS Studios International showcased their newest content…
13-12-2019

NEM ZAGREB OFFICIALLY STARTED AND IT’S ALL ABOUT CONTENT CREATION

The first edition of NEM Zagreb gathered world-renowned producers, writers and actors, along with foreign and domestic media Zagreb, December 12th - NEM Zagreb, the largest TV market in Central and Eastern Europe, officially started today for the first time at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel. Unlike the already established NEM…
12-12-2019

FULL PROJECT PORTFOLIO AND MENTORS FOR FIRST SESSION OF FIRST CUT+ ANNOUNCED

First Cut+, the new program created for boosting the competitiveness and marketability of feature films that previously participated First Cut Lab, is gearing up for its first edition that will take place from 16-20 January 2020 during Trieste’s When East Meets West. First Cut+ consists in the promotion of a…
12-12-2019

First Cut Lab program to be enriched with MEDIA supported First Cut+

First Cut Lab, the workshop for fiction feature films in editing phase run by Tatino Films, will enhance its support through a new program addition called First Cut+ with the support of the Access to Market scheme of Creative Europe’s MEDIA program. First Cut+ will promote a portfolio of 16…
12-12-2019

BREAKING NEWS Czech shorts at Sundance!

Two Czech short animations were selected to the Short Film Program at Sundance Film Festival 2020, the largest independent film festival in USA. The films were selected from unbelievable 10 397 submissions from all over the world. For both Daughter by Daria Kascheeva and SH_T HAPPENS by Dávid Štumpf and…
11-12-2019

dok.incubator traces at Sundance Film Festival

dok.incubator is delighted to announce another 3 films developed in dok.incubator workshop are now competing in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at Sundance Film Festival! In the last 8years of the workshop 12 films have already been selected for Sundance. World Cinema Documentary Competition “Once Upon a Time in Venezuela”(VE/ …
10-12-2019

Call for entries for the development award for co-productions between Italy and the Baltic States

Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Baltic film centres opened the call entries for the for the development award for co-productions between Italy and Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia. The winner of the €30,000 award will be announced at the ninth edition of Trieste Film Festival Co-Production Forum “When…
08-12-2019

Youth and Children’s Film Festival Just Film crowns Boyz in the Wood with the main prize

Just Film, the largest youth and children's film festival in Northern Europe and a sub-festival of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, set the audience record and handed out the Grand Prix to Ninian Doff for Boyz in the Wood. At its 19th edition Just Film screened 54 feature films…
04-12-2019

CEE Animation Workshop to Kick Off with a Number of Invited Experts

From 29 November to 5 December, the first module of the CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project-development and-production-skills-advancement programme for professionals, will take place. This training programme welcomes 5 short films, 3 series, 4 feature films and 5 participants focusing on career development (scroll down for the full list), all…
01-12-2019

Slovenia’s second presentation at the film location market in London

One of the largest internationally renowned markets for the promotion of film locations, FOCUS 2019, is taking place on 3 and 4 December in London.This year, the Slovenian Film Centre, which carries out the activities of a Film Commission in Slovenia and thus also provides support for foreign film productions…
28-11-2019

Celebrating European Film and Defending Artistic Freedom

On November 27, the European Parliament LUX Film Prize Award ceremony celebrates the richness of European cultural diversity and pays tribute to the filmmakers behind the works. We congratulate Teona Strugar Mitevska, the laureate of 2019 LUX Film Prize who was awarded the prize in the plenary chamber of the…
28-11-2019

EFP Announces the Jury for the 23rd Edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS in 2020

EFP (European Film Promotion) has chosen five industry experts to select Europe’s most promising young acting talents for the 23rd edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS (21 – 24 February 2020) at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020. The jury consists of British casting director Lucy Bevan, who most recently…
28-11-2019