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#europeanfilmchallenge gets fans talking about European cinema

Winners will enjoy a dream trip to the Berlinale film festival. #europeanfilmchallenge is back – and it’s bigger than ever! The latest edition of the contest invites film fans from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Serbia to share their love of European cinema – with the prize of an all-expenses-paid trip…
26-12-2017

MIDPOINT Shorts 2018 announces its project selection

We are very pleased to announce the 4 short film projects that have been selected for MIDPOINT Shorts 2018.
14-12-2017

FERA reaction to EP Plenary vote on Broadcasting Regulation JURI mandate

The EU film and directors community welcomes the result of the plenary vote on the Broadcasting "SatCab" Regulation today which confirmed the mandate for negotiations drawn up by the Legal Affairs Committee in November. In its mission as co-legislator, the European Parliament reflects the diversity of European citizens themselves :…
12-12-2017

dok.incubator workshop calls for rough-cut feature docs DEADLINE: 31st January, 2018

dok.incubator workshop invites directors, editors and producers with feature docs in the rough cut stage to apply. There are many good films, but only a few of them are really excellent, good enough to be selected for competition at the main festivals, to get an international distribution and become an…
12-12-2017

THE 30TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: WINNERS

The more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Wroclaw the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2017THE SQUAREdirected by Ruben Östlund EUROPEAN COMEDY 2017THE SQUAREdirected by Ruben Östlund EUROPEAN…
11-12-2017

European Film Academy Board appeals to EP Members

European Film Academy Board appeals to the EP members to respect the JURI mandate on the proposed Broadcasters’ Regulation On the occasion of the General Assembly of the European Film Academy (EFA) in Berlin on 9 December 2017, the EFA Board has expressed its deep concern that the future of…
11-12-2017

87 EXPERTS ON IMMERSION AT STEREOPSIA

You are invited to take part in a one-of-a-kind, phenomenal buffet of “immersion” delicacies brought to you by Stereopsia right in the center of Europe, in Brussels, the Capital of both Belgium & the European Union, featuring 3D, VR, AR, XR, lighfield, holoscopy,… The combined Scientific Conference (IC3D) and Professional…
06-12-2017

Apply for dok.incubator: deadline January 31st

Apply for six months of intensive editingand development for your documentary film aiming for premiere by early autumn 2018: / Work with 25 internationally-active filmmakers throughout the postproduction period / Find your film's unique perspective within a global context and sharpen the storytelling / Learn new marketing tools used in…
06-12-2017

MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2018 – Project selection announced

We are very happy to reveal the 9 new feature film projects that have been selected for Feature Launch 2018.
05-12-2017

30th European Film Awards: Guests and Presenters

Only four more days before European filmmakers, EFA Members, guests, nominees and winners will gather to celebrate European cinema at its finest at the 30th European Film Awards in Berlin! On this special occasion the ceremony will, of course, celebrate this year's films and achievements but it will also shed…
05-12-2017

WHY ATTEND AN EVENT LIKE STEREOPSIA?

It’s probably to fill your “think tank” with information and to network. Stereopsia scouted the Earth to unearth the world’s best “immersion” surprises for you. The program of the Professional Conference (PCON) contains several surprising titles like “The end of storytelling & the future of immersive narrative” & “Follow flirtation:…
05-12-2017

Ukraine - Poland. New Gaze. A seminar in Kiev, 9 December 2017

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Eureka Media company based in Warsaw, the Centre for Open and Multimedia Learning of the University of Warsaw and The Centre for Modern Information Techniques and Visual Arts from Kiev invite to participate in the debate about possible forms of communication, dialogue and understanding between…
05-12-2017

GRAND OPENING OF THE LARGEST CINEMA IN DALMATIA – CINESTAR 4DXTM MALL OF SPLIT ON DECEMBER 1ST 2017

Citizens of Split exhilarated with the new ultra-modern cinema in Dalmatia and unique 4DX™ screen
02-12-2017

Europa International Annual Conference

The sales companies’ members of Europa International attended the 6th Europa International annual conference from the 24th to the 26th November in Bucharest, and for the 4th time in parallel of Europa Cinemas event. New president and board The event started with a general assembly and the new board of…
29-11-2017

EUROPA CINEMAS AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT 20th NETWORK CONFERENCE

Launch of a new study examining strategic investment in the future of film
27-11-2017

The CEE Animation Industry Is Uniting into a Single Market

This year the European Commission developed an Animation Plan, which aims to invigorate the animation industry in the entire EU. The Central and Eastern European region contains great potential that has yet to be tapped. A new initiative titled the CEE Animation Workshop is striving to capture this potential by…
24-11-2017

European Co-production Award for Cedomir Kolar

This year’s EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – Prix EURIMAGES, an award acknowledging the decisive role of co-productions in the European film industry, goes to the producer Cedomir Kolar. Cedomir Kolar has been active in film production for more than 30 years. He was born in former Yugoslavia, in the city of…
22-11-2017

EFADs welcomes the EP Legal Affairs Committee’s support for territorial exclusivity and strongly encourages all Members of the European Parliament and all Member States to support its position.

On 21st November 2017, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee limited the scope of the European Commission’s “Proposal for a Regulation laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions” to only news and current affairs programmes. Peter…
21-11-2017

VR BUSINESS MODELS DISCUSSED AT STEREOPSIA

On the one hand, recent years have seen an incredibly rapid development of innovative VR systems – hardware & software - and corresponding storytelling strategies. On the other hand, very few companies have so far succeeded in making money with the (3D) contents and apps they created with these means.…
21-11-2017

FERA welcomes JURI vote results on Broadcasting Regulation on territorial exclusivity and direct injection, while urging for a stronger stance on authors’ remuneration

FERA welcomes the result of the committee vote in the EU Parliament today, as Members of the Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee voted to limit the extension of the so‑called “Country of Origin” principle to news and current affairs programmes. Exclusive territorial licensing, cornerstone of audiovisual works’ investment structure, distribution and…
21-11-2017