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Docu Talent Awards 2019 went to Kix and Frem

Emerging Producers 2019 were announced, with Taiwan as guest country
19-08-2019

The world premiere of the film Stories from the Chestnut Woods at the Toronto Film Festival

The world premiere of the film Stories from the Chestnut Woods at the Toronto Film Festival The live-action feature Stories from the Chestnut Woods by the director Gregor Božič and screenwriter and producer Marina Gumzi will have its world premiere at the film festival in Toronto, one of the most…
14-08-2019

EFP and Arab Cinema Center announce First Arab Critics' Award for European Films

European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center Announce the First Arab Critics’ Award for European Films EFP (European Film Promotion) has started to discover the Arab world and is now partnering with the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) to launch an Arab Critics’ Award for European Films dedi- cated to…
08-08-2019

Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019 // accreditations now in sale

EARLY BIRD accreditation for the 3. Edition of Warsaw Kids Film Forum is now available. Warsaw Kids Film Forum is an industry part of the International Kids Film Festival in Warsaw. It serves not only as a platform where European industry can meet in order to exchange ideas, share experiences…
08-08-2019

Augmenting Performance | International Conference | 15-17 November 2019

International Conference | 15-17 November 2019 | CINETic, Bucharest Elephants were replaced from Circus shows by holographic images and we are all very happy about it, hoping that soon this will also happen in zoos. Telepresence, plays written by AI, dancing with robots, digital sets have become a daily part…
31-07-2019

Animarkt Pitching 2019 - last call

If you have a stop motion project in development, take part in pitching, win big prizes and have a unique chance to present your ideas to producers, distributors, or broadcasters from all over the world. Submissions for projects that will take part in international pitching during the Animarkt Stop Motion…
31-07-2019

Congratulations to EFP alumni at Venice International Film Festival

EFP (European Film Promotion) is delighted to announce that 16 alumni of our talent promotion programme EFP EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and seven participants of the networking and promotion platform PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE will celebrate their films' premieres in Venice and for the first time, a director taking part in…
31-07-2019

Lithuanian Films Score Big With International Audiences

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has released a list of 33 Lithuanian films wich have been released and screened internationally in 2018 The list includes four animated, seven feature and 22 documentary films. (Already in 2018 distribution reached a remarkable increase – 21 national films were premiered (compared to 11…
29-07-2019

Breaking News: The Painted Bird to compete at Venice

BREAKING NEWS Czech films to compete at 76th Venice Film Festival Long-awaited Czech-Ukrainian-Slovak feature The Painted Bird was selected for the main competition of the prestigious Venice Film Festival. The director of the project Václav Marhoul (Tobruk, 2008) based his film on the eponymous novel by Jerzy Koziński and created…
26-07-2019

Biennale di Venezia: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) calls for films selected in competition at leading film festivals and awards to receive a full theatrical release

BRUSSELS, 25 JULY 2019: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), representing cinema associations - including the Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Cinema (ANEC) and the Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Multiplex (ANEM) - and key operators across 38 territories in Europe, calls for films selected in competition at leading film festivals and awards to…
26-07-2019

MIDPOINT Intensive Montenegro: Last Days to Apply

David Pope and Danijel Hocevar to lead the MIDPOINT Intensive Montenegro workshop MIDPOINT´s first intensive workshop dedicated to Montenegrin filmmakers will be organized in October 2019 in Podgorica (October 12 – 15, 2019). The workshop will be focused both on script and project development. We are very happy to announce…
25-07-2019

Animarkt 2019 workshops and masterclasses

ANIMARKT 2019 – RECRUITMENT FOR WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES HAS STARTED This is a truly unique opportunity. Three-day professional workshops and exclusive masterclasses run by prominent figures of world animation are one of several reasons to come to Poland on 8-12 October. During the Animarkt Stop Motion Forum 2019 Barry Purves,…
25-07-2019

MIDPOINT Shorts 2019-2020: Final Days To Apply

Last chance to submit your project to MIDPOINT Shorts 2019-2020 Developing a short film?In case you are looking for a script consultancy as well as for the professional advice with the production and promotional aspects of your project, be sure to apply to our MIDPOINT Shorts program. This professional project…
24-07-2019

META Cultural Foundation organizes the second edition of the creative residence

SLON CREATIVE RESIDENCY with emerging artists from the MagiC Carpets platform 10.07 – 7.08.2019 Slon, Ceraşu, Romania Artists in residence: Marta Elina Martinsone (LV) Luisa Sequeira (PT) Vlad Dinu (RO) Daniel Djamo (RO) Project team: Radu Pervolovici - Managing Director Romelo Pervolovici - President Raluca Elena Doroftei - Curator Iosif…
23-07-2019

SOFA – SCHOOL OF FILM ADVANCEMENT Reveals the New Line-Up of its 7th Edition at Odesa International Film Festival

Odessa, July 19, 2019. SOFA is a training programme dedicated to bringing innovative projects of up-and-coming film professionals to life in regions where an independent film scene is still struggling to (re-)build a functioning infrastructure. With its unique focus on Middle and Eastern Europe, Germany (SOFA’s Home), Greece, Israel, Central…
19-07-2019

Polish Film Institute and EAVE continue with a successful partnership

Polish Film Institute and EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), one of the leading professional training, project development and networking organizations for audiovisual producers, are happy to announce the continuation of their successful partnership that will again and for the fourth time offer a scholarship for one Polish producer for the EAVE…
16-07-2019

Baltic Sea Docs 2019 announces selected projects

The Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD) is the most important documentary training and pitching event in the Baltic countries, taking place in Riga, Latvia, from September 3 to 7 and mostly focusing on the projects from a greater Baltic Sea region as well as EU border countries. This year…
15-07-2019

CEE Animation Workshop - call

CEE Animation Workshop Opens the Call for Submissions CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long project development and production skills advancement programme for professionals: established producers and creative teams with animated projects of any format (short, TV, features, hybrid) in development. It is also open to a limited number of participants…
15-07-2019

Estonian films win two prizes at Karlovy Vary

The 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), held from June 28th through July 6th, had two wins in store for Estonian films: with the world premiere at KVIFF, the documentary feature Immortal by Ksenija Okhapkina won the Grand Prix for the best documentary, and feature film Scandinavian Silence by…
11-07-2019

Cartoon Springboard - Apply now for scholarship

APPLY NOW FOR SCHOLARSHIP ! The fifth edition of Cartoon Springboard will take place in Valencia, Spain, from 30 September to 2 October 2019. It will be an excellent opportunity for the young talents of European animation schools to improve their animation project by pitching it in front of a…
10-07-2019