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East Doc Platform Call for Entries
The 7th edition of the largest meeting place for the international documentary industry in the CEE region invites filmmakers and producers of documentary projects in any stage of development. For the first time, shorts are welcome too. When: March 3 - 9, 2018Where: Prague, Czech RepublicDeadline for application: November 10,…
Polish-American Co-production Meetings during the 8th AFF
The seventh edition of US in Progress will be held from the 25th till 27th of October 2017, as a part of the 8th American Film Festival in Wroclaw (October 24-29th). Thanks to the support of the Polish Film Institute we are happy to initiate the first edition of Polish-American…
10 European film projects qualified for the International Co-Production Forum Regiofund
The International Co-Production Forum Regiofund will be held in Katowice from 4th through 7th October. The event is visited by film producers, representatives of European film funds, financial institutions, regional film funds, and local authorities, as well as private investors, television broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, and film distributors. From among…
EAST DOC PLATFORM INTRODUCES NEW PROGRAM FEATURES – NOW WITH SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
The EAST DOC PLATFORM, the largest international platform for Central and East European documentaries, takes place March 3 – 9, 2018 in Prague. Its 7th edition will introduce a number of new program features. In addition to its established sessions, the EDP will also host a pitch for interactive projects…
15 Shorts Nominated for the European Film Awards 2017
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions are proud to present this year's short film nominations. At each of the 15 participating film festivals, an independent jury presented one European short film in competition with a nomination in the short film category of the European Film Awards.
FILM NEW EUROPE CEI AV Innovation Days at International Co-production Forum Regiofund 5-7 October 2017
KATOWICE, POLAND: Film New Europe the number one networking platform for film professionals in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics, and the International Co-production Forum Regiofund have teamed up to present a series of panels, case studies and networking about how innovation is shaping the future of the audiovisual…
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING? SPECIAL OFFER FOR EASTERN PARTICIPANTS
The third edition of Cartoon Springboard will take place in Halle, Germany, from 14 to 16 November 2017. It will be an excellent opportunity for the young talents of European animation schools (final year students or if you have graduated within the last 5 years) to attend our extraordinary pitching…
CONNECTING COTTBUS PRESENTS PITCH PROJECTS 2017
Ten projects selected from a record number of submissions will be in competition at connecting cottbus on November 9 and 10
MIDPOINT Feature Launch & Shorts 2018 – open calls
The call for new film projects for MIDPOINT Feature Launch and MIDPOINT Shorts 2018 is open and we are looking for the region's strongest and most innovative scripts or treatments within narrative storytelling. Deadline October 16, 2017. Head of Studies at Feature Launch, Danijel Hocevar, says about the workshop format…
Estonia’s Cash Rebate Pilot Project Exceeds Expectations
The Estonian Film Institute initiated the cash rebate project Film Estonia in 2016, offering foreign film productions a cash rebate of up to 30%. Experts deemed the first pilot year to have shown twice the expected result.
Shooting of the film "The Humorist" has started in Jurmala, Latvia
The film is a co-production between Russia, Latvia and Czech Republic with the support of Russian Ministry of Culture, National Film Centre of Latvia, Riga Film Fund and Eurimages.
QUALITY AND DIVERSITY AT AN ENERGIZING CARTOON FORUM
For the 6th consecutive year, the French city of Toulouse hosted the 28th edition of Cartoon Forum, the co-production platform for European animation series that has fast-tracked European animation to the front row.Following 27 editions now, 711 projects have been funded for a total amount of 2.5 billion euros. Since…
SELECTING THE 2018 SLOVENIAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY AWARD CANDIDATE - SELECTION REPORT
In accordance with the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the Directors Guild of Slovenia has called upon the professional associations in the field of cinematographic production to propose their candidates for the expert jury consisting of eight members.
EUROPA DISTRIBUTION OPEN PANEL San Sebastian International Film Festival
Continuing a partnership established in 2007, Europa Distribution will host a distribution workshop in the scope of the San Sebastian International Film Festival in collaboration with the Industry Club. More than 30 independent distributors, all members of Europa Distribution, will participate in an open panel and closed Think-Tank session focusing…
EUROPE! Goes Busan Celebrates its 20th Edition
EFP showcases European films and talent at Busan International Film Festival 2017 EUROPE! Goes Busan is one of the pioneering EFP (European Film Promotion) projects designed to highlight European films and talent presented at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival(BIFF, October 12 - 22). Almost from the start, EFP recognized…
Leadership Change at goEast: Heleen Gerritsen to Succeed Gaby Babić as Festival Director
Gaby Babić, director of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film since September 2010, will be stepping down from her position at Deutsches Filminstitut from October 2017. She will be succeeded as festival director by Dutch film producer and curator Heleen Gerritsen, who will take up her new…
East Doc Platform calls for submissions
We would like to invite all filmmakers and producers to submit their documentary projects in any stage of development to the EAST DOC PLATFORM, the largest meeting place for the international documentary industry in the Central and Eastern European region. For the first time, documentary shorts are welcome, too.
Romania as seen by documentary filmmakers, at Astra Film Sibiu 2017
Astra Film Festival, taking place between the 16th and 22nd of October 2017, is the main screening platform and a catalyst for the latest documentary film productions in Romania. The selection of Romanian documentaries within the 2017 AFF programme is divided into 3 competitive sections: Romania, Student, Shorts. The fellowship…
THE CONSTITUTION Clocks up its 23rd International award since scoring the Grand Prix des Ameriques at the Montreal Film Festival
Rajko Grlic’s latest feature film The Constitution, which has now clocked up a remarkable 23 festival awards since its world premiere in Montreal 2016, has also been included among the titles announced by the European Film Academy as feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards…
Rainer Sarnet's “November” takes the RIGA IFF AWARD 2017!
On Saturday, 16th of September, the winners of the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) were announced. The ceremony took place just outside the legendary cinema house Splendid Palace. The event was live-streamed on LSM.lv – the public broadcasting site of Latvia as well as for the first time in…
