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CentEast 2015 awaits your projects!
Call for submissions The call for works-in-progress from Eastern Europe to participate in the 11th edition of CentEast Warsaw opens on June 24th. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 4th of September 2015. Only projects not having been presented during any other film festival or market before can be considered.…
Barrandov Studios Villa at the KVIFF and support to the film industry program
For the fourth year in a row, Barrandov Studios is again opening the Barrandov Studios Villa (in the Interactive Gallery Becher´s Villa) during the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival . Says Petr Tichý, the Vice-Chairman of the Barrandov Studios’ Board of Directors, “We will host some of the official festival…
Two Lithuanian co-productions receive Eurimages funding
Eurimages, the Council of Europe’s film support fund, extended a grant of €50 000 to the film Deadweight directed by Ignas Miškinis. The film is produced by Tremora (Lithuania) and coproduced by Film Angels Productions (Latvia). In the list of supported projects – another coproduction of Baltic countries – Pretenders. …
THE START OF THE THIRD SESSION OF EKRAN+ 2015!
The third and final session of the international training program for film professionals EKRAN+ will allow the participants to use the knowledge and skills that they learned in the previous parts of the workshop to create chosen scenes from their films. This time the participants were able to invite cinematographers…
FEW DAYS LEFT TO APPLY: B`EST 2015 - Call for Applications
The call for the 4th edition of Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST), a producer's workshop organized in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) and with the support from Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, is now open for 12 participants - 8 with feature film projects from the European Union (4…
Animation production continues to expand across the rest of Europe
Animation production continues to expand across the rest of Europe: Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia will pitch 7 projects at Cartoon Forum
TO BUILD A DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET, INVEST IN DIRECTORS
The Federation of European Film Directors today calls for a sea change in the rights and status of directors as part of the Commission’s review of the EU Copyright rules in the completion of a Digital Single Market.
Main stakeholders in the Croatian audiovisual sector concerned about lack of clarity in Commmission's strategy for European single digital market
In its capacity of the main strategic agency for the audiovisual sector in Croatia, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre held on Tuesday, 2 June an open meeting of its Croatian Audiovisual Council, which comprises of the main stakeholders in the Croatian audiovisual sector (professional associations, both public and commercial broadcasters, distributors,…
Lithuanian films for the passengers at Vilnius Airport
The first airport movie theatre Film Box LT in the Eastern and Northern Europe was launched at Vilnius Airport. Now passengers waiting for their flights can enjoy their time at the airport even more and watch Lithuanian creators’ films in Film Box LT free of charge.
DOK.Incubator´s special focus on Czech and Slovak filmmakers
In a week, a new, exclusive DOK.Incubator program for Czech and Slovak films starts. Their creative teams will meet talented directors, editors and producers from all over the world, to work together as peers, under a supervision of top European editors, producers and dramaturgists. The new individually designed DOK.Incubator workshophas…
First Czech interactive comics Tinybut Likeus now available in English
The successful interactive project, a surrealistic fairytale at the intersection of comic book, animated film and PC game, now available in English
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE 5th EDITION OF EAVE+ for experienced producers!
Apply now for the next edition of EAVE+! 12-15 experienced producers and 6 high-profile industry experts will gather during 4 days to discuss their company structures, management practices and new business models.
ANIMATION BUSINESS SEMINAR: 9-10 JUNE 2015, Warsaw
Animation Business Seminar is aimed primarily at producers, directors and screenwriters of films and animation series, as well as, to all other participants of the Polish audiovisual sector.
The EFADs adopt a position paper on the opportunities and challenges for film in the digital age
On the occasion of its Cannes plenary meeting, the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) adopted a position paper highlighting the major opportunities and challenges, in particular in the context of the European Commission’s plans for a Digital Single Market.
European film industry unite to improve the circulation of works in Europe
Associations representing professionals from the whole film creation chain are launching a new focus group to develop higher accessibility, distribution and circulation of films in Europe.
#FEEDback - Film Eastern Europe Dialogue
Transilvania International Film Festival - Industry, Connecting Cottbus during the Cottbus Film Festival and When East Meets West during the Trieste Film Festival with the support of EAVE - European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs are launching #FEEDback (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue)
Dariusz Jabłoński, producer and director, has been appointed the Vice-President of the European Producers Club
Dariusz Jabłoński, producer and director, has been appointed the Vice-President of the European Producers Club, the principal organisation of European film producers, joining the producers of films by Lars von Trier, Peter Greenaway and Emir Kusturica.
Baltic Film Institutions Are Signing the Mutual Cooperation Agreement
On May 16th 2015 the Baltic film institutions are signing the mutual cooperation agreement in Cannes. The agreement is signed by Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, Dita Rietuma, CEO of the Latvian National Film Centre and Rolandas Kvietkauskas, CEO of the Lithuanian Film Centre.
Latvia Raises Cash Rebate Budgets and Adds €7,5 million Funding To Celebrate Centennial
Following its successful turn as last year’s EFA host, Latvia continues the momentum by raising the budgets for their international co-production rebates.
Venice European Gap-Financing Market 2015 - Call for projects - dead line June 1st
The Venice Film Market is launching the call for projects of the second edition of the Venice European Gap-Financing Market which will take place on September 3 and 4, 2015, during the 72. Venice International Film Festival.
