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ABDELLATIF KECHICHE RETROSPECTIVE AT CINEFEST HUNGARY
bdellatif Kechiche has an unique ability to connect new and old, European and African, sexuality and classicism: the Tunisian-French actor, film director and screenwriter broke almost all the rules of the film industry - in a realistic and poetic way. Hungary's Jameson CineFest (September 12-22) honours him with a retrospective…
Co-production gathering in Portorož, Slovenia
Prague, 11 September 2013 –The 16th annual Slovenian Film Festival begins today in Portorož (11 – 15 September 2013). Each year it presents the Slovenian film production of the previous year. A Czech-Slovenian co-production gathering will be held as part of the festival’s special programme, with producers from both countries…
JIDFF 2013 / Industry Newsletter 9
Pitch It!This year, Jihlava IDFF will host a presentation by Sibylle Kurz, an expert in the art of pitching. Her talk will take place as part of the programme for documentary film producers called Emerging Producers. An event will also be held to celebrate the official release of the Czech…
POLISH FILMS @ TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
September 5 marks the launch of the 38th Toronto International Film Festivals. The festival's lineup of films from around the world features two films co-financed by the Polish Film Institute: Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei (Wałęsa. Man of Hope) by Andrzej Wajda and Ida by Paweł Pawlikowski. The festival will also…
Transmedia storytelling at REGIOFUN
The concept of the Transmedia Storytelling was defined in 2006 by Henry Jenkins. The term means a “multithreaded and diverse story which is revealed across multiple media platforms, while each of the medium has its own separate contribution in creating and developing a fictional world”. In the film industry, this…
FROM SCARLETT JOHANSSON TO ROBERT REDFORD: HERE COMES THE FEATURE COMPETITION PROGRAM
Porn-obsessed Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bosnian war drama cutting through the bones, the best German debut of the past few years, the first Polish movie on homosexuals, Daniel Radcliffe, Ellen Page, the first film by Rain Man's Valeria Golino, this year’s Cannes Golden Camera winner – the best and most provocative films…
Tbilisi IFF: Pitch.Doc 5 Call for applications
Application is announced for the next edition of Pitch.Doc in frames of Tbilisi International Film Festival.Documentary film pitching session in Georgia, Tbilisi –Pitch.Doc– will have its 5th edition in frames of 14th Tbilisi International Film Festival (TIFF) in December 4-7 2013. Participation is open for the directors or producers having…
FROM SCARLETT JOHANSSON TO ROBERT REDFORD: HERE COMES THE FEATURE COMPETITION PROGRAM
Porn-obsessed Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bosnian war drama cutting through the bones, the best German debut of the past few years, the first Polish movie on homosexuals, Daniel Radcliffe, Ellen Page, the first film by Rain Man's Valeria Golino, this year’s Cannes Golden Camera winner – the best and most provocative films…
Jury and participating films of International Competition Section of BIAFF 2013
BIAFF 2013 – The festival finished selection of film for all three international competition sections – Feature, Doc and Short films. In competition sections Georgian films will be also be presented. Among them is “Fold of my Blanket” by Zaza Rusadze which was premiered at Berlinale Film festival and its…
Jury and participating films of International Competition Section of BIAFF 2013
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Sofia International Film Festival 2014: OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSThe 18th edition of Sofia International Film Festival will take place between 6th and 16th of March 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria. You are welcome to submit your films online. Regulations and Submission form are available on vp.eventival.eu/siff/2014/films Deadline: December 1st 2013 International Competition for first or second…
BIAFF 2013 - “Georgian-Turkish Co-production Panel“
Batumi 8th International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) will take place during 15-22 September 2013. BIAFF was established in 2006. The founder and organizer – Batumi Art-House “ARGANI”, official partner – Batumi City Hall. During 2011-2012 through support of Georgian National film Centre was organized “BIAFF INDUSTRRY MEETING” in which participated…
Submissions call for the 11th World Film Festival
Dear filmmakers! We are glad to open the submissions call for the official program of the 11th World Film Festival to be held at March 15th-22nd 2014 in Tartu, Estonia. World Film Festival is a event dedicated to the documentary cinema. The festival develops interest towards anthropological, analytical approach to…
4th Avvantura Festival Film Forum Zadar
From August 24th until the 31st Zadar will become the meeting ground for film enthusiasts and professionals who will have the opportunity to enjoy in interesting film meetings and film titles: new art-house films, first features, documentaries, short films, mainstream titles. The films in the main programme, which consists of…
Launch of the China-Eastern Europe Film Promotion Program
The partners involved in the China-Eastern Europe Film Promotion Program (CEEFPP) are Warsaw Film Foundation, based in Warsaw, Poland, Beijing Film Market, based in Beijing, China, and Film Factory, based in Beijing, China. The aim of the CEEFPP is to encourage long-term relationship and cultural exchange between Chinese and Eastern…
T-Mobile New Horizons IFF announces its winners
Poland biggest film festival announced its winners at the gala screening of Małgośka Szumowska's In the Name of, screened at the event as Polish premiere. The jury of the main New Horizons International Competiton (Béla Tarr, Dominga Sotomayor-Castillo, Edgar Pêra, Joanna Kos-Krauze and Christoph Terhechte) awarded the Grand Prix and…
LET’S CEE YOU AGAIN!
During the second instalment of the LET’S CEE Film Festival, a selection of around 50 extraordinary films from Central and Eastern Europe will be presented over a period of nine days, starting on September 13th. The organizers’ guest list features such prominent names as Academy Award winners Branko Lustig, Allan…
THE 4th EDITION OF LOOK FOR FUND PROJECT SUBMISSIONS
Till 26 September 2013 www.regiofun.pl Here, the whole cinematic Europe can fit in! Look For Fund are 1:1 meetings of producers and representatives of film funds, which result in new contracts, better cooperation, but, most importantly in greater amount and higher quality of film productions, supported by regions and cities.…
Submit Your Film to ZagrebDox 2014
Directors, producers and other film authorities are hereby invited to submit documentary films for the 9th International Documentary Film Festival ZagrebDox, taking place in Zagreb from February 23 to March 2, 2014. Submissions can only be made by filling out the online form. The festival program consists of the Competition…
The official Line-up of the 2013 Festival del film Locarno is unveiled
The official program of the 66th edition of the Festival del film Locarno was announced at today's press conference, Wednesday 17 July, under the presidency of Marco Solari. The complete line-up can be downloaded here. The program, including the selection of the films in competition, the expected guests and all…
