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4th Kids Film.Pro – call for applications coming soon!

SAVE THE DATE! The call for applications for the 4th edition of Kids Film.Pro is approaching. Kids Film.Pro it's an international development programme for film projects and TV series for young audience. It is dedicated to script writers and producers who are interested in developing their film (live action, animation…
26-06-2019

UNIC LAUNCHES THIRD EDITION OF WOMEN’S CINEMA LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

CineEurope 2019, Barcelona: 19 June 2019 - The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, today launched the third edition of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, a 12-month mentoring programme for women in cinema exhibition. Following the success of the first two rounds of the programme, initially…
25-06-2019

MIDPOINT Feature Launch is now accepting applications

Open call for MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2020 MIDPOINT Feature Launch is a unique training and networking platform for emerging talents from Central and Eastern Europe. Feature Launch / Project Development Training The project development training focuses on teams of writers, directors, and producers who are developing their first or second…
25-06-2019

ANIMARKT PITCHING 2019 OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

Showcasing your project before an international jury, big prizes – including the production of two winning projects at the CeTA studio – and a unique chance to present your ideas to producers, distributors, or broadcasters from all over the world – all these opportunities will be offered to the participants…
25-06-2019

Czech Films at KVIFF 2019

The total amount of 7 Czech feature films and co-productions will premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2019 – four films have been selected for competitions, including Slovak-Czech Let There Be Light which will compete for the Crystal Globe. Let There Be Light | Nech je svetlo Official Selection…
25-06-2019

Edition of New Europe Film Sales - participants announced

New Europe Warsaw Sessions is an exclusive, closed workshop set in an original location outside Warsaw where six promising film talents, hand-picked by New Europe Film Sales’ team meet top decision makers from the international film industry. The participants are chosen with a focus on both directors working in English…
19-06-2019

EAVE Producers Workshop goes to Serbia

EAVE Producers Workshop goes to Serbia Novi Sad (Serbia) is the location of the second session of the EAVE Producers Workshop from June 20–27 bringing together 51 participants from 29 countries and 17 scriptwriters with a selection of 30 top industry experts. The week in Novi Sad is co-financed by …
19-06-2019

Prestigious Film Festivals Coming to Telc, Czech Republic (dok.incubator)

Prestigious Film Festivals Select Films in the Czech Republic Prague, 18.3.2019 – Harry Vaughn, programmer of the Sundance Film Festival, comes to Telč, Czech Republic every year to meet talented filmmakers who participate in the international documentary filmmaking workshop dok.incubator. This unique programme connects film professionals with established European and…
18-06-2019

MIDPOINT Shorts 2019-2020 program open for applications

MIDPOINT Shorts 2019-2020 Apply with your short film project to the new edition of our program! MIDPOINT Shorts is a professional project development program open to creative teams of writers, directors, and producers. Within two residential workshops, the participants get to develop their scriptas well as prepare the production and…
18-06-2019

BALTIC DOCUMENTARY returning to Sunny Side of the Doc 2019

Sunny Side of the Doc 2019 will provide a great opportunity to explore the current documentary field of the Baltics – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Use the chance - documentary professionals from all three countries will welcome you at the BALTIC DOCUMENTARY STAND (no. C26) June 24-27! Latvia will be…
17-06-2019

MIDPOINT Writers´ Room program is open for submissions

MIDPOINT is opening the doors to Writers´ Room Want to experience the atmosphere of creative writers´ room? Have you been thinking about how this concept works? Are you looking for an initiative to strengthen your TV writing technique? MIDPOINT Writers´ Room is offering a unique opportunity to learn new skills…
17-06-2019

Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest introduces new artistic director

Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest introduces new artistic director Following the successful 26th edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, several new features will be put in place by 2020. The first of these is the introduction of a new artistic director, former delegate of the Berlinale…
13-06-2019

Unprecedented Latvian presence at Shanghai International Film Festival

22nd Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) will be held from June 15 to 24, 2019 in Shanghai, China. A record number of Latvian films and co-productions will participate in different SIFF programs and, accordingly, will have their Asian premieres at this A-category festival. Latvian/Estonian/Lithuanian documentary Bridges Of Time (2018, dir.…
13-06-2019

Script Pool Tallinn call is open for applications

Apply with your script to Script Pool Tallinn competition The second year in a row, MIDPOINT is partnering up with Industry@Tallin &Baltic Event exquisite Script Pool Tallinn, an international script competition for film, TV and drama series scripts. The aim of Script Pool Tallinn is gathering talented screenwriters with producers…
12-06-2019

MIDPOINT new partnership with Film Centre Montenegro

MIDPOINT is happy to announce another industry partnership within the Balkan region – with the Film Centre Montenegro. This new coalition comes as a natural step in strengthening the cooperation within the CEE region. The opening activity of new cooperation with Film Centre Montenegro will be a special program MIDPOINT…
11-06-2019

Latvian Animation conquers Annecy 2019

Latvian animation at Annecy Competition and MIFA Latvian animation is busy participating at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 - both with the feature film ‘Away’ (dir. Gints Zilbalodis) in the Contrechamp competition program and a MIFA Animated Baltics stand (June 11-14). AWAY success story ‘Away is told in…
11-06-2019

A Showcase of the Best in Central and Eastern European Animation in Annecy

For the second consecutive year, animation film professionals from Central and Eastern European countries – united under the CEE Animation brand – have accepted the generous offer of Creative Europe MEDIA to be part of their Umbrella Stand at MIFA in Annecy. Over 50 promising producers, talented animators or representatives…
10-06-2019

Edward Lachman wins 40. ICFF Manaki Brothers lifetime achievement award

BITOLA: American cinematographer and director Edward Lachman is this year`s recipient of the Golden Camera 300 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Manaki Brothers Film Festival, which will be held September 14th to 21st 2019 in Bitola. This was announced at the press-conference of the festival on Wednesday along with a…
07-06-2019

MIDPOINT Intensive SK: Otvorenie výzvy / Call for applications open

MIDPOINT Intensive SK Call for applications is open until August 16, 2019 The eighth edition of MIDPOINTs local module for Slovak filmmakers will take place in Bratislava from September 23-25, 2019. Intensive 3-day workshop will focus on the script development of participating projects. Slovak creative teams of writers and/or directors…
06-06-2019

HAVC Newsletter - Daily summary

Aga’s House in the competition programme of the 54th edition of the festival in Karlovy Vary Aga's House was directed by the Kosovar Lendita Zeqiraj and the production house Woof Films was the Croatian co-producer. This debut feature film will be presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in…
05-06-2019