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GNFC Appeal to Film Professionals and Film Organisations
Due to the war waged by the Russian authorities against the sovereign state of Ukraine, taking into account the sanctions imposed on Russia by the world and the call of the Ukrainian Film Academy, the Georgian National Film Center calls on Georgian film producers, distributors, film festivals and exhibitors to…
11 Slovak works-in-progress to be presented in Bratislava and online
Slovak Film Institute / National Cinematographic Centre would like to announce 11 Slovak film projects that will be presented at Works in Progress session during Bratislava Industry Days at Febiofest IFF on March 21.
World-renowned, award-winning film professionals coming to Bratislava
The 9th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum will offer a diverse audiovisual programme for cineastes as well as industry professionals. Between 16–19 March 2022, cinema the Kino Lumière will be hosting film professionals who have worked on such titles as Batman, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Casino Royale, or Coffee…
Slovenian film on the go: as many as ten Slovenian features in distribution this year
In 2022, the shooting of five live-action features is scheduled to begin: Observing (directed by Janez Burger), Father Figure (directed by Nejc Gazvoda), The Last Hero (directed by Žiga Virc), Hidden People (directed by Miha Hočevar), and Redemption (directed by Sonja Prosenc).
PÖFF takes Ukraine to Cannes and screens Ukrainian films
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will present Ukrainian projects in Cannes this May and launch a film programme dedicated to Ukrainian cinema on its web cinema platform.
European Film Academy - Declaration of Protest
We, members of the European Film Academy, declare our strongest protest and unequivocal opposition to the Russian military aggression against the independent sovereign country of Ukraine. We express our solidarity with the people of Ukraine and say NO to war. We demand Russia to halt immediately all military activities in…
CZECH LION AWARDS 2021: ZATOPEK WINS BEST FEATURE FILM
Zatopek dominated the evening with 8 wins - Zatopek wins 8 prizes at the Czech Lion Awards 2021 - Best Feature Film, Best Director, Actor in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Stage Design. Czech filmmakers strongly supported Ukraine against…
Estonian film industry calls for boycott of films from warring Russia and Belarus
The entire Estonian film industry calls on their government to implement extraordinary temporary measures to ban the production and distribution of state-sponsored audiovisual films from Russia and Belarus in Estonia, and to suspend cooperation in filmmaking and culture with their autocratic regimes until the war in Ukraine stops and the…
Ji.hlava presents a special online event on Ukraine. And kicks off its Echoes in New York, which will continue in Belgium, France and Romania
The Ji.hlava IDFF kicks of a special online event to support Ukraine. From Monday to Sunday, it will offer a selection of films that help to explain contexts of the post-Soviet space. The selection includes My Unknown Soldier by Ukrainian director Anna Kryvenko, Foundation Pit by Russian director Andrey Gryazev,…
Support to Ukraine. IDF
We, the undersigned, express our support to the people of Ukraine in such a dire moment. The Kremlin's aggression is a terrible act of war that has no place in modern society, in Europe or a democratic world. We stand with the Ukrainian people and ask that the response of…
IDF - Support to Ukraine
We, the undersigned, express our support to the people of Ukraine in such a dire moment. The Kremlin's aggression is a terrible act of war that has no place in modern society, in Europe or a democratic world.
Arthouse cinemas express solidarity with Ukrainian exhibitors and people of the country and take a stand against the war
Arthouse cinemas bring people together, create spaces for discussion, show diversity in the world and in our societies, defend the freedom of art and see themselves as partners of all filmmakers around the world who, with courage, talent and sensitivity, dare to look at the world in crisis. In this…
EFAD and HAVC expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian population
Members of EFAD (European Association of Directors of Film Funds and Centers), of which HAVC director Chris Marcich is a member, expressed solidarity with the population of Ukraine on the invasion of the country, violating the territorial integrity of any sovereign state. EFAD's core values are the defense of democracy,…
AVF & SFC - statement on the situation in Ukraine
The Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Slovak Film Commission express full solidarity with the country, people, and institutions of Ukraine, following its non-acceptable invasion by Russian Armed Forces.
EFAD expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian people
EFAD members affirm that they stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people following the invasion of Ukraine which violates the territorial integrity of a sovereign nation. The core values of our association are to defend democracy, freedom of expression and freedom of artistic creativity as well as the respect of…
UNIC STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINIAN EXHIBITORS AND THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE FOLLOWING RUSSIAN INVASION
Brussels, 1 March 2022: UNIC, the trade body representing the interests of cinema operators across 39 European territories, has today issued a statement expressing its solidarity not just with Ukrainian exhibitors but also the Ukrainian people as they look to repel the attack on their country by Russian forces.
Statement from the Festival de Cannes on the situation in Ukraine
As the world has been hit by a heavy crisis in which a part of Europe finds itself in a state of war, the Festival de Cannes wishes to extend all its support to the people of Ukraine and all those who are in its territory.
Statement from the Festival de Cannes on the situation in Ukraine
As the world has been hit by a heavy crisis in which a part of Europe finds itself in a state of war, the Festival de Cannes wishes to extend all its support to the people of Ukraine and all those who are in its territory.
IMAX AND VISTA GROUP NAMED AS 2022 CHAMPIONS OF UNIC WOMEN’S CINEMA LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME AS APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR SIXTH EDITION
Brussels: 28 February 2022 - The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, has today announced that IMAX Corporation and Vista Group take on the role of principal sponsors of its flagship Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, already in its fifth year. At the same time UNIC launched…
The shooting of the feature Observing by the director Janez Burger begins
On Saturday, 26 February 2022, the shooting of the Slovenian live-action feature Observing by the director Janez Burger started in Ljubljana. The screenplay was written by the director and Srđan Koljević. This is Burger’s sixth feature film. The 27-year-old Lara, an empathic paramedic intern, helps bring Kristijan to the hospital.…
