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Lithuanian Film Week Pays Tribute to Lithuanian Cinema in Warsaw

The Lithuanian Film Week, the most extensive presentation project of Lithuanian cinema in Poland over the last few years, kicked off Friday night in Warsaw’s Iluzjon cinema. The occasion crowns the year-long series of events celebrating Lithuanian cinema and the centenary of Lithuanian statehood. The opening of the Lithuanian Film…
25-11-2018

Take off for the 22nd Edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS at the Berlin International Film Festival 2019

For the 22nd edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS (Feb 8 – 11, 2019) – EFP’s high profile programme for internationally most promising European acting talents at the Berlin International Film Festival – the EFP member organisations have nominated 29 European actresses and actors of which 10 will be selected by…
25-11-2018

DOCU Rough Cut Boutique call for proposals 2019

New edition, new structure of the workshop
21-11-2018

THE DAY I MET MY SUPERHERO

Being a kid, who of us dreamt to be a superhero? Being admired, possesing super powers, flying, rescuing the world and … onself at the math lessons! We all dreamt to be unique, loved, popular. So does Iga, 11 years old, who is, unfortunately, a quite average girl. Her heroine…
20-11-2018

World Premiere of Ernestas Jankauskas’ Sasha Was Here to Crown Lithuanian Programme at Tallinn Film Festival

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (or PÖFF), the biggest international film event in the Baltics, kicks off today. This year, the A class festival is exceptionally rich in Lithuanian offerings: as the Baltic states are celebrating the centenary of their statehood, PÖFF features the biggest programme of Lithuanian cinema in…
19-11-2018

Core changes in VIFF industry event Meeting Point – Vilnius

At its 10th edition, Meeting Point - Vilnius, the industry event of Vilnius Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, renews its structure and programme. Alongside with these changes, Rita Stanelyte who has lead 8 years of successful editions is stepping out of her role as the director of MPV. „It‘s always difficult…
19-11-2018

Shadows over the Balkans also filmed in Slovenia

After the great success of the first season, the filming of the second season of Shadows over the Balkans, a series by the author and director Dragan Bjelogrlić, has recently begun. Between Friday and Sunday (16 – 18 November), the shooting took place in the Slovenian town of Piran as…
19-11-2018

Director Helena Třeštíková to be Guest of Honor at IDFA

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam is the largest and most important showcase of documentary films in the world. This year’s 31st instalment will host Czech director Helena Třeštíková as a guest of honor, screening a retrospective of her work and ten of the films that most influenced her career,…
16-11-2018

Extended deadline for Re-act co-development funding

RE-ACT Co-Development Funding scheme supports a maximum of 6 projects with a minimum financial support of 10.000 Euros per project per year. The Programme Council appointed by three member funds reads and evaluates the projects in collaboration with external experts. The recipients of RE-ACT co-development funding for the year 2018…
16-11-2018

Kick-off for the EAVE Marketing Workshop in Luxembourg!

Ready for 5 days of innovative film marketing and audience building:
14-11-2018

New Festive Fairy-tale

Fool Moon production studio (Slovakia) - in cooperation with RTVS (Radio & Television Slovakia – public broadcaster) and MAUR film studio (Czech Republic) - has created Mimi & Lisa: Christmas Lights Mystery - a 26-minute animated film. This new fairy-tale addition to the popular Mimi & Lisa series will premiere…
14-11-2018

Visegrad Animation Forum Is Rebranding into CEE Animation and Opens Call for Pitch of Animated Projects

Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF) has been the largest platform for the animation industry in Central and Eastern Europe. Over the course of its six-year existence, it has managed to build a strong base of film professionals and welcome over 150 participants from all over Europe in Třeboň every year. The…
13-11-2018

Awarded feature film BILLE awaits its international premiere in the largest Northern European Film Festival

After winning the Latvian National Film Award “Lielais Kristaps” for the Best Feature just yesterday, the compelling family drama BILLE (dir. Ināra Kolmane), a co-production of Film Studio DEVIŅI (Latvia), Masterfilm and Magiclab (Czech Republic), and Studio 2 (Lithuania) is getting ready for its international premiere on November 27 as…
13-11-2018

Bulgarian feature film "IRINA" by Nadejda Koseva won top awards in Minsk, Tirana and Cottbus

“IRINA” triumphed on the stage of three important international film festivals last week. The film was included in the 25th Minsk Film Festival main competition. The screening was a huge success, making the film one of the favourites’ for the audience award. “IRINA” received the Grand Prix “Golden Owl” for…
13-11-2018

LUX Film Prize finalists’ plea to EU decision makers: audiovisual creators should be linked to the life of their works

On the occasion of the European Parliament LUX Film Prize Award Ceremony on 14 November, LUX Prize finalists since 2007 are calling in an open letter on Member States and the European Commission to take on board the Parliament’s proposal to introduce a principle of fair and proportionate remuneration for…
13-11-2018

Vis in the running for best film location in Europe

The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) is organizing, for the second time, the European Film Location Award, for best European location in the film and TV industries. Among the candidates this year is one Croatian location – Vis Island, where the hit film Mamma Mia Here We Go Again! was…
13-11-2018

Chris the Swiss nominated for European animation award in four categories

The animated-documentary film Chris the Swiss, directed by Anja Kofmel, a Swiss-Croatian-German-Finnish co-production (Croatian co-producer – Siniša Juričić, Nukleus Film) is nominated for a European animation award in four categories. The awards ceremony will be held on December 8th in Lille, France.
13-11-2018

Europa Distribution - Let's Talk - November 2018

Do you prefer hiking the Austrian mountains waiting for the first snow or would you rather take a few last swims in the Greek sea? On our autumn edition we take you in both territories, to discover more about the challenges and initiatives of independent film distributors in Austria and…
13-11-2018

The shooting of the feature Corporation by the director Matej Nahtigal begins

On Friday, 9 November, the shooting of the second feature by the director Matej Nahtigal with the working title Corporation began. The script for it was written by Zoran Benčič, writer, lyricist, and vocalist of the band Res Nullius.
13-11-2018

NOMINATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2018

At the Seville European Film Festival, the European Film Academy and EFA Productions proudly announced the nominations for the 31st European Film Awards. The more than 3,500 EFA Members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 15 December in Seville.
11-11-2018