Tiina Lokk, the director of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, presents the Estonian cult classic "A Stolen Meeting" (1988) at Karlovy Vary. The last feature of Leida Laius (1923-1996), one of Estonia’s most unique female filmmakers, was selected for "Out of the Past" film legacy section. The film will be presented by Piret Tibbo-Hudgins (producer) and Lokk (screenplay editor).

CEE Animation Forum, the event for pitching, financing, and co-production in the animation industry, is thrilled to unveil the official project selection for its upcoming edition, set to take place in Pilsen, Czech Republic, on November 8-9. In addition, this year's event will introduce a new platform called the Market, which aims to provide visibility to animated projects at any stage and facilitate one-to-one meetings between industry professionals.

Armed with the most advanced tech on the market, TILT allows filmmakers to carry out precise, high-speed, repeatable shots with ease

PRAGUE: A summer cinema will be open on the terrace of the DOX+ building in Prague from 5 July to 30 August 2023, as an initiative from the art gallery DOX and Edison Filmhub.

Europa Cinemas is pleased to announce that 17 new projects have been selected for support in the framework of COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE 3 rd Edition!

Europa Distribution returns again to Karlovy Vary this July for this edition of their “Film Distribution Innovation Hub” in the scope of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. 30 independent distributors, coming from all over Europe and beyond, will participate in the “Film Distribution Innovation Hub” as well taking part in the KVIFF festival activities from 2–5 July.

VALLETTA: Malta Enterprise and the Malta Film Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, whose main objective is to establish a collaborative framework aimed at supporting the initiatives and projects undertaken by the Malta Film Commission.

COTTBUS: Projects in development, production and postproduction can still apply for the 25th edition of East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), which will be held 8 – 10 November 2023 during FilmFestival Cottbus (7 – 12 November 2023).

POSTER OF THE THIS YEAR’S JI.HLAVA IDFF WAS UNVEILED - The visual identity of the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF has been revealed! It refers to calligraphy and at the same time works with the principle of mirroring. The author of the visuals, Juraj Horváth, is an award-winning book graphic designer and illustrator who has been the creator of the festival’s visual identity for over two decades and is also behind the celebrated EMERGING PRODUCERS catalogues. Enjoy the new Ji.hlava visuals and read the poem traditionally accompanying the visual identity here.

Now in its 8th edition since 2020, First Cut+ is a program initiated by Tatino Films that operates twice a year, working in close cooperation with two dynamic and well-established film industry
platforms: Trieste’s When East Meets West and Karlovy Vary IFF’s Eastern Promises.