TRIESTE: When East Meets West, the Trieste based industry platform is accepting subsmissions for the sixth edition of the Coproduction Forum and for the second edition of the workshop First Cut Lab (24-26 January 2016).

ZAGREB: Rajko Grlić’s The Croatian Constitution started shooting in Zagreb on 21 September 2015.

VALLETTA: The Government of Malta through the Ministry for Tourism has launched the process of developing the country’s first National Film Policy.

VILNIUS: We spoke with Philippe Ros, one of the experts of Digital Production Challenge II about the benefits of this workshop and the importance of a training workshop on digital workflows. Digital Production Challenge II will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania from 4 to 7 November 2015.

VIENNA: Goodnight Mommy by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala is among the five debut features nominated for European Discovery- Prix FIPRESCI at the European Film Awards.

ZAGREB: Applications for the RE-ACT Co-Development Funding scheme are welcomed until 15 November 2015. A maximum of six projects will receive at least 10,000 EUR per project.

SOFIA: Konstantin Bojanov 's new feature I Want to Be Like You, a Bulgarian / British / Belgian coproduction started shooting in London last week.

WARSAW: Fifteen documentaries will compete for the Best Documentary Award at the 31st Warsaw Film Festival (9-18 October 2015).

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FNE asked Hrvoje Laurenta about the Croatian Independent Cinema Network and how its innovative activities are already becoming a model for the region.

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