Geoblocking
22/10: Media and Audiovisual Action Plan: Commission prepares dialogue on circulation of films, TV series and audiovisual content - European Commission
On 22 October, the Commission has held a high-level roundtable aimed at setting the ambition for the upcoming stakeholder dialogue on improving the access to and availability of audiovisual content across EU Member States.
Media and Audiovisual Action Plan
20/10: European media needs support to recover from pandemic and face future challenges - European Parliament
Parliament voices concerns about attacks on EU media in some member states and calls for urgent action to help news media be fit for the “Digital Decade”.
2022 Commission Work Programme
19/10: 2022 Commission Work Programme: Making Europe stronger together - European Commission
The Commission adopted its 2022 Work Programme, setting out the next steps in its bold and transformative agenda towards a post-COVID-19 Europe that is greener, fairer, more digital and more resilient.
European Council
22/10: European Council conclusions, 21-22 October 2021 - European Council
The attachment presents the conclusions adopted by the Council during the meeting held on 21 and 22 October 2021.
Recent studies:
EAO - Mapping of national rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Illegal and harmful content online - October 2021
EAO - Unravelling the Digital Services Act package - October 2021
Slovenian Film Centre - Study on accessibility and competitiveness of European audiovisual works from small language environments - October 2021
EUIPO Observatory - 10 years of the EU Intellectual Property Network - October 2021
MUSO - Monthly Film Data Insights - September 2021
Events:
8 November: IMCO committee hearing - Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen testament
9 November: First European Commission Stakeholders dialogue on access to and availability of audiovisual content across the EU
15 November: CULT committee meeting
15 November: JURI committee meeting
18 November: JURI committee meeting
25 November: Council common approach on the Digital Services Act
30 November: Adoption of Council conclusions on increasing the availability and competitiveness of European audiovisual and media content
1 December: IMCO committee meeting
1 and 2 December: CULT committee meeting
1 and 2 December: JURI committee meeting
9 December: IMCO committee meeting + vote on the Digital Services Act report
9 December: JURI committee meeting
1 January 2022: French EU Presidency of the EU
25/26 January 2022: Presidency conference on AV in Angers
FNE Visegrad YR2021 Verzió Panel Livestream: New strategies we learned from the pandemic
Hungary 03-11-2021BUDAPEST: FNE YR2021 Visegrad Livestream with Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
NICOSIA: Cyprus plans to increase the cash rebate from 35% on qualifying production expenditures to 40%.
SALAMIOU: Animafest Cyprus, the International Animation Festival of Cyprus, has announced a call for film submissions for the 21st Countryside Animafest Cyprus - Views of the World, which will be held in the village of Salamiou from 10 to 13 August 2022.
PRAGUE: Creative long documentaries, factual series and non-fiction transmedia projects from the CEE region, in development, production and postproduction, can be submitted to the 11th edition of East Doc Platform till 19 November 2021. East Doc Platform will be held from 26 March to 1 April 2022 in Prague within the One World IHRDFF.
Animafest Cyprus, the International Animation Festival of Cyprus, announces the call for film submissions and invites you to enter your films to the following competition categories at the 21st Countryside Animafest Cyprus - Views of the World.
Submit your factual series, feature length and interactive projects to the 11th edition of East Doc Platform which will take place in Prague March 26 – April 1, 2022! The deadline is November 19, 2021.
The East Doc Platform is the largest co-production, funding and distribution platform tailor-made for Central and East European documentaries. Every year, we connect East European filmmakers with key decision makers - producers, broadcasters, distributors and festival programmers from around the world.
Dates: March 26 – April 1, 2022
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
Application deadline: November 19, 2021
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FESTIVALS: Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2021 Announces Winners
Czech Republic 02-11-2021JIHLAVA: Barbora Sliepková’s Lines (Slovakia) received the award for Best World Documentary in the Opus Bonum competition of the 25th Ji.hlava IDFF (26-31 October 2021), also winning Best Debut and Best Sound Design. The Romanian film You Are Ceausescu to Me by Sebastian Mihăilescu was awarded Best Central and East European Documentary.
JIHLAVA: See the projects from FNE partner countries pitched at the JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS 2021 Forum, a financing, co-production and networking event dedicated to supporting European documentary production, which was held within the 25th Ji.hlava IDFF (26-31 October 2021).
TALLINN: Nineteen projects in production or postproduction will be presented at three Works in Progress showcases during Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event in 2021. The films include new projects from award-winning directors as well as debuts from different genres.
