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New film from Sharunas Bartas premiered in Lithuania

The long-awaited film “Peace To us In Our Dreams” was finally screened to Lithuanian viewers, having already been recognised by audiences in France, Brazil, Israel, Georgia, Russia, and Poland.
12-10-2015

More than 5000 Celebrities and Film Professionals Raise their Voices! For a Thousand Lives: Be Human

Emmanuelle Béart, Marco Bellochio, Susanne Bier, Dany Boon, Laurent Cantet, Constantin Costa-Gavras, Daniel Craig, Alfonso Cuarón, Jean Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Bruno Ganz, Michael Haneke, Michel Hazanavicius, Agnieszka Holland, Isabelle Huppert, Aki Kaurismäki, Claude Lanzmann, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, Sophie Marceau, JiříMenzel, Kornel Mundruczo, Cristian Mungiu, Joshua Oppenheimer, Pawel Pawlikowski,…
12-10-2015

WESTWIND in St. Petersburg and on VoD platform IVI

European Oscar® Submissions for Russian Audiences
12-10-2015

Siberia Doc ADA Meeting – the beginning of promising cooperation

ADA launches new project in cooperation with its new partner - Siberia Doc organization based in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
07-10-2015

ACM Distribution

Since 2012, Aide aux cinemas du monde (ACM), jointly managed by the CNC and the Institut français, has supported feature films which are the subject of an international co-production with France
06-10-2015

Call for enties - First Cut Lab

First Cut Lab, a workshop for films in editing phase, calls for projects to apply by November 5, 2015. First Cut Lab is designed for feature films from Eastern Europe and Italy as a part of When East Meets West forum (http://www.wemw.it/) . Selected producer/director teams will receive expert feedback…
06-10-2015

CALL FOR NEW edition of EUROPEAN TRAINING PROGRAMME EKRAN+ 2016 IS NOW OPEN

EKRAN+, organized by Wajda Studio and Wajda School, is a training program focusing on the creative pre-production process based on shooting practice. Deadline for applications is December 1st, 2015. Participation in this program is free.
06-10-2015

PRODUCTION VALUE 2016 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Are you an assistant director or a line producer/production manager interested in improving your scheduling and budgeting skills at an international level, in learning from senior professionals, and in developing a European network?
01-10-2015

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST opens call for entries for the WEMW Co-production Forum and First Cut Lab

Deadline: November 5, 2015! Officially presented under the frame of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the upcoming edition of When East Meets West (January 24/26, 2016)will have for the first time a special focus on Spain, Portugal and Latin America, and will bring together over 300 producers, financiers and…
23-09-2015

Slovak Film News: Second Run 2015 Releases of Slovak Treasures

Dear colleagues and friends, it is with great pleasure we announce that a key film from Slovak cinema’s Golden Era & one of the most exciting discoveries in all of Slovak cinema – DRAGON´S RETURN (CS, 1967) by Eduard Grečner was released at UK´s Second Run. It is its fourth…
19-09-2015

Meet the Emerging Producers 2016 - vol.1

Our workshop for talented documentary film producers knows its first participants. Please meet the first six up-and-coming European talents.
17-09-2015

15 European Documentaries Selected for 28th European Film Awards

It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the first ever EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 15 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year's European Film Awards.
17-09-2015

Lithuanian and Polish film professionals to promote cooperation on an unconventional expedition across the Baltic Sea

How could two neighbouring countries encourage cooperation and creativity among their film producers? An unconventional approach will be presented by the Lithuanian Film Centre on September 12–14. Twelve film producers from Lithuania and Poland actively working in the area of international co-production on the deck of one of the most…
14-09-2015

DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHALLENGE II 2015 in VILNIUS – Registration closes by September 22!

OPEN TO ALL FILM PROFESSIONALS, EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHALLENGE II enters its seventh year. The European workshop on digital production workflows, especially designed for 35 film professionals, becomes multi-disciplinary and widens its doors to all film professionals and from all countries. From filmmakers, cinematographers to post-production supervisors, From…
14-09-2015

Lithuania nominates The Summer of Sangaile for Oscars foreign language category

The Lithuanian Oscar Committee today decided that Alante Kavaite’s film The Summer of Sangaile (Sangailes vasara) will be Lithuania’s official candidate for the Oscar-nominations as Best Foreign-Language Feature. The film tells the story of the 17-year-old Sangaile who is fascinated by stunt planes. Her biggest dream is to become an…
11-09-2015

Enrolment for Look For Fund: 6th International Festival of Film Producers REGIOFUN

REGIOFUN encourages: producer, talk about money. International Festival of Film Producers REGIOFUN, which is going to take place this autumn in Katowice, will again give the chance to conduct direct conversations between producers of a film and representatives of an institution from which they can receive a subsidy for their…
10-09-2015

52 Films in EFA Selection 2015 for 28th European Film Awards

52 Films in EFA Selection for 28th European Film Awards It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the titles of the 52 films on this year’s selection list, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2015! With…
09-09-2015

MIDPOINT has completed a script development workshop, introducing the First Look consultation platform

Friday 28 August was the last day of the 6th year of the MIDPOINT international script development programme that supports young talents and the development of screenplays. The three-month training programme was closed at the First Look − an all-day consultation platform. After three months of hard work young European…
04-09-2015

World War Two Film Brutus, shooting in Romania

Director Costa Fam is shooting the second part of the Witnesses trilogy – offering an unique perspective on war atrocities. The short film Brutus – the second part of the Witnesses trilogy – historical film consisting of three short stories, offers a new perspective on the Second World War. The…
28-08-2015

COHEN MEDIA GROUP ACQUIRES CANNES FILM FESTIVAL PRIZE WINNER ‘RAMS’

NEW YORK (August 17, 2015) – Charles S. Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Cohen Media Group, today announced that CMG has acquired all North American distribution rights to RAMS, the new film from Icelandic writer-director Grimur Hakonarson. CMG plans a February 2016 theatrical release for the Cannes Film Festival prize…
18-08-2015