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MALTA TO BUILD A SUPER SOUND STAGE

Malta’s Planning Authority unanimously approved the plans for the construction of Malta’s first sound-stage - a long-awaited and historic moment for all those working in the local film and television industry. Malta’s first sound-stage will be built on an area of 4,000 square metres at the Malta Film Studios, adjacent…
04-09-2022

CINESITE ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN VFX STUDIO FX3X

Cinesite, a full-service visual effects & Animation company with seven production facilities, has acquired a majority stake in Balkan’s VFX studio FX3X
31-08-2022

Film centres from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro signed a three-year Memorandum of Cooperation on the ReActing as a Star project

During the CineLink Industry Days in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival, on 17 August 2022, the directors of film centres from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro signed a three-year Memorandum of Cooperation, which has resulted from the successful organisation of the first international programme dedicated to actors…
30-08-2022

CEEA Workshop Enters Its Third Module in Poland!

The fourth edition of the CEE Animation Workshop has entered its second-to-last module. The first and only onsite module of this year’s edition is taking place in Łódź, Poland. Between 22 and 28 August 2022, Vienna House Andel’s Hotel is hosting 11 projects in development, 26 participants, 10 guest expert…
25-08-2022

connecting cottbus: Approaching deadline for cocoWIP

The 24th edition of connecting cottbus East-West co-production market will be held this year 9-11 November in Cottbus, Germany.
23-08-2022

Accreditation is open for Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event External

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the busy business platform in the region for audiovisual industry professionals, welcomes participants for its main programme in Tallinn from 20 to 25 November 2022. The programme of the five-day summit is also partly accessible online. Early bird prices of the accreditations are valid until 15…
17-08-2022

DOCU TALENT AWARDS 2022 WENT TO DAD’S LULLABY AND BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS

EAST WEST INDEX 2022: THE REPRESENTATION OF EASTERN EUROPEAN FILMS IN WESTERN EUROPE REMAINS UNBALANCED
17-08-2022

Davit Pirtskhalava’s A Long Break (Toronto International Film Festival: TIFF, Discovery Section (World Premiere)

Synopsis After 13 years, Tsitsi initiates a reunion of his former classmates with a seemingly harmless cause: they haven't seen each other since graduation and the reason for the gathering is to remember school and have a drink. However, Tsitsi has a secret motivation: he wants to punish his former…
08-08-2022

The New Horizons Cinema for at least ten consecutive years in Wrocław

The City of Wrocław, Futureal Investment Partners – the new owner of the Wratislavia Tower building and the New Horizons Association agreed on the future of the New Horizons Cinema. This means that the movie theater and its main events – the New Horizons International Film Festival and the American…
01-08-2022

18 film projects selected for Baltic Sea Docs 2022

Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea Docs) has concluded the project selection for its 26th edition that will run on 5-11 September. The most important documentary training and pitching event in the Baltic countries, Baltic Sea Docs is focused on projects from the wider Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe…
15-07-2022

Pustnik announces the selection for its 2022 screenwriting residency focused on debut features

Now in its eighth year, Pustnik has announced the participants of its debut-focused screenwriting residency, to be hosted in Enisala village, Romania, September 10-17. The selection was made from over 70 applications from 40 countries.
11-07-2022

CINEMA PARALLELS CELEBRATE IT’S THIRD EDITION FROM 7-9 JULY IN BANJA LUKA, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, BOSNIA.

Films by Tin Dirdamal (MEX), Marko Grba Singh (Serbia), Ivan Ramljak (Croatia), James N. Kienitz Wilkins (USA), Fiamma Montezemolo (Italy-USA) and selection of regional filmmakers.
04-07-2022

Projects Selected for Venice Gap-Financing Market 2022

La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce the line-up of the 9th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (September 2 - September 4, 2022), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, which will take place within the framework of the 79th Venice International Film Festival (August 31st -…
30-06-2022

Europa Distribution "Film Distribution Innovation Hub" Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 3 - 6 July 2022

After a short pause due to the pandemic, Europa Distribution is finally back in Karlovy Vary (CZ) to organise its distribution workshop in the scope of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.About 25 independent distributors, coming from all around Europe, will participate in the first edition of the “Film Distribution…
28-06-2022

Decolonization of Old Ideological Constructs and Film Industry Practice (June 29)

On June 29 at 6 pm (GMT+1), join us for the next part of our IDF Industry Sessions series with Daria Badior, Kumjana Novakova, Volia Chajkouskaya and Srdjan Keča. Moderated by Dîna Iordanova. FACEBOOK EVENT Four months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war in Europe. Immediately there were…
28-06-2022

The shooting of Igor Šterk’s film Lunatic concludes

The shooting of the film concludes where many stories of one of its protagonists begin – in Piran. The shooting of the live-action feature Lunatic has just been wrapped up on the main pier in the Slovenian seaside town of Piran. Written and directed by Igor Šterk, Lunatic is the…
27-06-2022

UNIC PUBLISHES 2022 ANNUAL REPORT AT CINEEUROPE

CineEurope 2022, Barcelona: 21 June 2022 - The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the trade association representing cinema operators and their national associations across 39 European territories, has today published its Annual Report on key cinema trends in the region in 2021/22.
21-06-2022

AG Kino-Gilde invites you to Cinema Vision 2030: the conference on innovation for cinema on 22-23 June - Discount promotion for online participants

With Cinema Vision 2030, an innovation conference on 22 and 23 June 2022, the three German cinema associations AG Kino - Gilde, Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit and HDF Kino are providing important impulses for the relaunch of cinemas after the pandemic. The conference, which will take place on site at Kino…
15-06-2022

The shooting of the feature The Last Hero by the director Žiga Virc begins

On Saturday, 11 June, the shooting of the Slovenian live-action feature The Last Hero by the director Žiga Virc started in Medvode. The screenplay was written by Iza Strehar and Žiga Virc. The estimated duration of the shooting is twenty-five days. The Last Hero is a drama with comic elements.…
14-06-2022

The 24th EAGLES AWARDS OF POLISH FILM ACADEMY

In solidarity with Ukraine At the 24th Gala of Eagles Awards of the Polish Film Academy, at which the winner of Eagles for Best Film, Best Directing and Best Script was AIDA by Jasmila Žbanić, the movie about Srebrenica massacre, with strong Polish artistic participation, Polish Film Academy again protested…
14-06-2022