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Astra Film Festival 2018 Jury Announced
The 25th Sibiu International Festival Astra Film, which will take place from 15 to 21 October, has announced relevant film industry personalities as the 13 members of the Jury for its 5 competition sections: International, Central and Eastern Europe, Romania, Shorts, and Docschool. The jurors will choose the winners out…
THE ISRAELI CINEMATOGRAPHER BEJACH INTRODUCED AT THE MANAKI BROTHERS FESTIVAL, THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BERGMAN’S BIRTH IS MARKED
September 27, Bitola – The festival day at the Manaki Brothers festival started with the introduction of the cinematographer of the film Foxtrot, Giora Bejach. The film was screened in the competition program for the Golden Camera 300 award. -We tried to put in different films, with different aesthetics and…
FILMS ABOUT TOUGH EUROPEAN QUESTIONS INTRODUCED AT THE MANAKI BROTHERS FESTIVAL
September 26, Bitola – Before leaving Macedonia, the Academy Award-winner Roger Deakins held a special Master Class only for the students attending the festival, a lot of questions were asked, the students used the rare opportunity to meet and get answers live from one of the great names of world…
RIGA IFF announces pitching FORUM line-up
The annual Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) pitching FORUM for children's and youth film projects will take place from October 18-19 in the Latvian capital Riga.
THE KOSOVAR ACADEMY AWARD CANDIDATE PRESENTED AT THE MANAKI BROTHERS FESTIVAL, CLAUDIA CARDINALE AMAZED BY THE CITY OF OHRID
September 25, Bitola – Today’s festival day started with the introduction of the film from the European Cinema Perspectives program, The Marriage and the director Blerta Zeqiri. This is a Kosovar film which showcases an unusual love triangle, where, only two weeks before Anita and Bekim’s wedding, Bekim’s secret lover,…
Master Class with Roger Deakins: I like films that focus on characters
September 24, Bitola – At today’s press-conference, the crew from the film Noble Lies was introduced, the film that was screened last night in honor of Claudia Cardinale, the recipient of the Special Camera 300 for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Art. A surprise for the journalists today was the…
The 39th ICFF Manaki Brothers is open with Claudia Cardinale, Roger Deakins and Milica Stojanova
September 22, Bitola – Tonight in front of the Center for Culture in Bitola, together with the public from Bitola, the Oscar-winner Roger Deakins and the acting diva Claudia Cardinale walked the red carpet. Bitola was the center of the film world tonight. The performance at the opening ceremony, directed…
DOCUMENTARY FILMS AT WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL
The films that were hand-picked by the selecting team deal with the most up-to-date problems, presenting them in an engaged way that forces viewers to focus. We give you the documentary section at 34. Warsaw Film Festival!
EFP showcases European films and talent at Busan International Film Festival 2018
EUROPE! GOES BUSAN Kicking Off a Fresh Start with a Strong European Presence and New Programmes
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has been selected as a consulting organisation for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) has been appointed as a consulting organisation for the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards to suggest nominees for the best Asian screen talents and films. The Asia Pacific Screen Awards appoints an international selection committee to choose around 40 nominees from the presented…
21st Festival of Slovenian film begins
The 21st edition of the Festival of Slovenian Film opened last night in Portorož, Slovenia, with the presentation of the 2018 Metod Badjura Lifetime Achievement Award. Introduced to honour lifetime achievement in filmmaking in 1995, the award was presented to this year’s recipient, screenwriter and director Tugo Štiglic, by Nataša…
Astra Film Festival Sibiu announces its 2018 selection - an exploration of reality in 101 top documentary films
The selection for the upcoming Astra Film International Festival, which takes places for the 25th time in Sibiu from 15 to 21 October, is now online. The program includes 101 titles, of which 56 films will participate in 5 competition sections. A total of 11 documentaries will have their world…
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Call For Projects 2018
DEADLINE EXTENDED - CALL FOR PROJECTS! The submission deadline for Baltic Event Co-Production Market, POWR Baltic Stories Exchange, and Script Pool Tallinn has been extended until September 10, 2018! Baltic Event Co-Production Market (November 27-30), presenting the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in the amount of 20 000 Euros, provides a…
Drifting on a tide of film stories during the 21st Festival of Slovenian film
The 21st Festival of Slovenian Film will be held in Portorož between 10 and 15 September 2018. As there seems to be no end to new creative endeavours, this year's edition of the Festival of Slovenian film will be one day longer than the previous one. Also, the festival venues…
BIAFF 2018 – International Jury and Final Line-up of Competition Sections
XIII Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during September 16-23 September, 2018, closed film submission on 5 August. Festival organizer is “Batumi Art-house ARGANI”, official partner – Batumi City Hall. BIAFF festival announces complete list of all competitions section films – Feature, Doc, shorts and its…
Warsaw Industry Days – submission for works-in-progress
The submissions are open for the Warsaw Industry Days Works-in-Progress. The organizers welcome works-in- progress that have not previously been presented at other markets or festivals until September 30, 2018. Warsaw Industry Days looks for projects from Poland (including co-productions). For the selection of Works-in-Progress, submissions are open for full…
The Films Consequences and Winter Flies at the Toronto International Film Festival
Consequences, the first film by the screenwriter and director Darko Štante, has qualified for the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival, while the live-action feature coproduction Winter Flies by the Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu will be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema programme. After nine years, two Slovenian…
BIAFF 2018 announces Line-Up of Feature and Doc Films International Competition Section
XIII Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during September 16-23 September, 2018, closed film submission on 5 August. Festival organizer is “Batumi Art-house ARGANI”, official partner – Batumi City Hall.
Two Academy Award winners at the FilmFestival Cottbus
Short of three months before the 28th FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) opens on 6 November 2018, the opening film and the majority of the programme have already been confirmed. The passing of the official submission deadline on 1 August rang in the last round of viewings and selection of potential festival…
Docu Talent Awards 2018 went to My Granny from Mars and Birthday
Emerging Producers 2019 were announced, with Chile as guest country / Ji.hlava introduces financial prizes for the winners in 2018