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The Anarchic Cinema: BAM Celebrates Věra Chytilová’s Unique Career

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), in co-operation with the Czech Film Fund, presents 11 feature films and 3 shorts of Věra Chytilová. The retrospective of the radical and anarchic Czech filmmaker is accompanied by 4 films by Czech filmmakers, Chytilová’s former students, and will be held in New York from…
10-04-2019

Lithuanian 30% Tax Incentive Scheme is Now Active

The Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) announces that the upgraded Lithuanian 30% Tax Incentive scheme is now active. The incentive came into effect in January 2014 as a new policy measure to foster local and foreign film production in Lithuania. As of 2019, the incentive provides an opportunity to save up…
10-04-2019

RESULTS OF SUPORTED PROJECTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORKS FOR THE YEAR 2018 – 2019

The Ministry of Education and Culture announces that the responsible Minister for Cinematography, Minister of Education and Culture, approved, for the period 2018-2019, on the recommendation of the Cinema Advisory Committee, the partial financing of the following proposals:
09-04-2019

Second workshop of TV Launch 2019 to take off

MIDPOINT TV Launch is about to take off The second residential workshop of TV Launch program will be held from April 10 till April 16, 2019 in Pilsen, Czech Republic within Finale Plzen Film Festival. Six projects of TV series, three projects of web series and two development executive participants,…
04-04-2019

Submit your film to East Silver Market 2019

East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Eastern and Central European documentary film, is open for submissions! Submit your film to the largest internationally recognized database of creative feature and television documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. The market takes place during 23rd Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (October…
04-04-2019

Three Czech Documentaries will premiere at Visions du Réel 2019

Visions du Réel International Film Festival (5 – 13 April 2019) will give its floor to world premieres of 3 new Czech documentaries. Greta Stocklassa’s directorial debut Kiruna – A Brand New World has been selected for the International Feature Film Competition, while another debut The Sound is Innocent by…
04-04-2019

SOFA @ Tbilisi Workshop - up for a third year!

SOFA Goes Tbilisi: Up, Up, Up for the Third Year The third edition of the Tbilisi SOFA workshop takes place in the beautiful Georgian capital from April 1 – 6 2019. The participants of the 2018/2019 edition: Eva Brazdžionytė (Lithuania), Agnieszka Kruk (Poland), Victoria Leshchenko (Ukraine), Marat Parkhomovsky (Israel), Róbert…
02-04-2019

CIRCLE intitiative and Film New Europe - connecting you for potential collaboration

NEW TRAINING INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN FILMMAKERS CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator 2019 – LAST CALL for applications The final deadline is April 1 The applications’ submission deadline for the second edition of CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator is 1 April 2019. An exclusive 3 module training program addressing predominantly (but not only!)…
29-03-2019

CARTOON eNews March 2019

Conference on New Emerging Business Models in Animation 23 – 25 Apr 19 Tampere (Finland) Creating and financing animation programmes that grow intocommercial brands 33 International top-level speakers (from Sony Pictures Television, ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, YLE, Turner EMEA, ROVIO, Dandelooo, IPR.VC, Gigglebug Entertainment, APCKids, etc.) will share their expertise, best…
27-03-2019

A new EU Copyright law – a long-fought battle won

The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) welcome the European Parliament’s final vote on the Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market. This is a great achievement for European authors.
27-03-2019

ECSA WELCOMES A HISTORICAL DECISION FOR EUROPE’S CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND TOWARDS A FAIR REMUNERATION OF AUTHORS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

On 26 March 2019, despite an unprecedented pressure, the European Parliament had the courage to adopt the Copyright Directive with 348 votes in favour, 274 against and 36 abstentions. The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA), which represents over 50,000 professional composers and songwriters in 26 European countries, welcomes this …
27-03-2019

Visegrad Film Forum once again attracted film enthusiasts

The international event, held from March 19th to March 23rd at the Film and TV Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, introduced seven renowned filmmakers in addition to quality films. During the five-day program, they held masterclasses and discussions with participants. A balanced program from the world…
25-03-2019

The shooting of the feature Deadlock by the director Vinko Möderndorfer begins

On Wednesday, 20 March, the shooting of the new live-action feature Deadlock by the writer and director Vinko Möderndorfer began in Seča in the Slovenian Littoral. Most of the film, however, will be shot in Ljubljana and in the Viba Film Studio. The story describes an encounter between two married…
25-03-2019

Submit your project to Ex Oriente Film 2019

Apply now for Ex Oriente Film 2019 and get a tailor made training for the development of your film with the help of more than 25 world renowed film professionals! You can submit your work until April 19th, 2019, with our online APPLICATION FORM. Applying is free of charge and…
21-03-2019

Over 100 organisations representing European Authors co-sign open letter in support of the Copyright Directive

A Europe Fit for the next generation of creators European Authors’ open letter in support of the Copyright Directive Dear Member of the European Parliament, The undersigned organisations of authors – representing hundreds of thousands of voters who are writers, screenwriters, filmmakers, composers and songwriters – urge you to seize…
21-03-2019

MIDPOINT TV Launch at Series Mania Forum 2019

MIDPOINT TV Launch is proud to continue its second year of co-operation with festival Series Mania and its industry platform Series Mania Forum. Read more about its participation at the UGC Writers Campus, Talent Corner or Broadcaster Think Tank here: MIDPOINT TV Launch at Series Mania Forum 2019! MEET US…
21-03-2019

Vilnius Airport cinema hall presents a new short film program for families

Film Spot LT – a unique cinema hall at Vilnius Airport presents an updated film program for families. Starting today, two new film programs will be screened at Film Spot LT, which is the first and only airport cinema hall in the Central and Eastern Europe. The cinema hall, which…
19-03-2019

The shooting of the feature Once Were Humans by the director Goran Vojnović begins

The shooting of the feature Once Were Humans by the director Goran Vojnović begins On Friday, 15 March, the shooting of the live-action feature Once Were Humans by the writer and director Goran Vojnović, began in Visoko, on Kurešček hill. The third feature by Vojnović focuses on the pressing issue…
18-03-2019

Visegrad Film Forum 2019_Cooperation

March 19 - 23, 2019 / Bratislava Visegrad Film Forum 2019 – World famous filmmakers close enough to touch! An international event at the Film and TV Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava will launch on Tuesday, March 19th. It offers way more than just film screenings.…
18-03-2019

CEE ANIMATION FORUM 2019 ANNOUNCE PROJECT SELECTION

The seventh edition of the CEE Animation Forum (formerly known as Visegrad Animation Forum) will showcase thirty-three animated projects in development in three categories: short films, series / TV specials and feature films. The majority of selected teams are coming from Central and Eastern Europe – the Czech Republic 6x,…
18-03-2019