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The impact of VoD on the Film Value Chain European Audiovisual Observatory announces this year’s Cannes conference!

The European Audiovisual Observatory is focusing on the impact of VoD on the film value chain in this year’s Cannes conference.
04-04-2017

Aristoteles Workshop - Call for entries

AW welcomes all who share our interest in documentary filmmaking as a vital, ongoing dialogue with the past, present and future. We are looking for people with talent, passion, commitment, a voice of their own, and, above all, the ability to collaborate. Our courses are designed for people with previous…
23-03-2017

STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS International Residential Master Class - OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS!

STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS is an original Master Class in two 4-day Modules for those professionals who are concerned with the major artistic decisions - producers, screenwriters, authors-directors, new media designers, script consultants - of any production and has been elaborated by the widely recognized specialist Matthias Varga von Kibéd.
21-03-2017

EFADs Statement on the Geo-blocking Regulation

The inclusion of audiovisual services in the Geo-blocking Regulation would mean European audiences have fewer new European works to enjoy
21-03-2017

Tune in Visegrad Film Forum 2017!

From film and TV screens straight to Visegrad Film Forum!
15-03-2017

EUROPA DISTRIBUTION WORKSHOP Sofia International Film Festival - Sofia Meetings March 16-19 2017

For the seventh year in a row, Europa Distribution is organizing a workshop dedicated to its members in the scope of the Sofia Meetings of the Sofia International Film Festival. About 20 independent distributors members of the association will participate to the workshop and to the Sofia Meetings’ activities.
14-03-2017

Emerging Producers 2018 / Call for submissions

EMERGING PRODUCERS, 6th EditionOctober 24 –28, 2017 / 21st Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival / Czech Republic
13-03-2017

CFC became part of State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic

On February 1, 2017 the Czech Film Center together with the Czech Film Commission became part of the State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic, an institution that plays a key role in shaping the filmmaking environment in this country, and thus after many years, the process of creating a stable national…
09-03-2017

STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS International Residential Master Class -  OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS!

STRUCTURAL CONSTELLATIONS is an original Master Class in two 4-day Modules for those professionals who are concerned with the major artistic decisions - producers, screenwriters, authors-directors, new media designers, script consultants - of any production and has been elaborated by the widely recognized specialist Matthias Varga von Kibéd. Dates of…
02-03-2017

Save the date! Visegrad Film Forum 2017 is coming!

New names, new master classes and some extraordinary experiences!
28-02-2017

FERA Supports Croatian Film-Makers Mobilization Against Political Interference

The Federation of European Film Directors has added its voice to that of the Croatian Film-Makers initiative Puk’o nam je film (Stand Up for Croatian Cinema), aiming at protecting Croatian cinematography from political influence and control.
27-02-2017

The EFADs praise Hrvoje Hribar’s contribution to Croatian and European film as Director of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

The association of European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) would like to praise Hrvoje Hribar’s contribution to Croatian and European film, and to the EFADs, following his decision to step down as Director of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) on 6 February in light of recent events.
27-02-2017

6th edition of East Doc Platform held in Prague (March 6-12, 2017)

Some of the highlights of this year´s open program include Paweł Łoziński's masterclass on Experiment in Documentary, a lecture by Helle Faber My insight into documentary co-productions or Joe Bini´s masterclass Personal remarks on documentary filmmaking through the eyes of an editor.
24-02-2017

Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) boosts 2016/2017 Production Slate to 12 features looking to complete by the end of 2017

London-based production house Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) has consolidated its position as one of the key players on the European independent production scene, expanding its 2016/2017 active production slate to 12 pictures including debuts from such major international talents as German documentarist and author Rudolph Herzog, Gomorrah scribe Maurizio…
23-02-2017

LIM - LESS IS MORE 16 international projects selected

Does a limited budget necessarily put a brake on filmmakers’ creativity? Or does it push the power of their storytelling towards something new, something edgy and completely different than all their previous work? A limited budget can represent the needed push for the writer’s mind and lead him to amazing…
23-02-2017

Press Statement: Dr.h.c.Doris Pack, MEP 1989-2014, Former President Committe of Culture

Coming back from Berlinale, where I was attending a lot of events still as coordinator of Prix Lux of the European Parliament, I have to say, that I was often adressed by participants of many different countries on behalf of the actual situation in Croatia in the area of film.
21-02-2017

Croatian Film-Makers Lobby Against Political Interference

Müller Hall, in Kino Europa (Cinema Europa), was packed on Monday with supporters of the initiative Puk’o nam je film (Croatian slang for ‘We’ve Had Enough’). The aim of the initiative is to protect Croatian cinematography from political influence and control. The initiative is a result of the negative audit…
21-02-2017

The most nominations for the Czech Lion Awards have been obtained by the films Masaryk (Prominent Patient), Anthropoid and Učitelka (The Teacher)

The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) has revealed the nominations for the 24th Czech Lion Annual Awards. This year the academics could choose from the 71 feature films, animated films and documentary features which had been distributed in the year of 2016. The films can be awarded the statuette…
14-02-2017

FNE and MFFK Febiofest Bratislava to co-host: Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours

BRATISLAVA:Film New Europe Association together with MFFK Febiofest Industry Days in Bratislava will co-host a special event entitled Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours on 7 March at 14:30 within the frames of the 24th MFFK Febiofest Bratislava. The event is a panel discussion which will present the current state of…
12-02-2017

Protest for Arrested Director Oleg Sentsov

On the occasion of a screening of THE TRIAL - THE STATE OF RUSSIA VS. OLEG SENTSOV by Askold Kurov, Agnieszka Holland, Volker Schlöndorff, the European Film Academy, and Amnesty International have protested against the incarceration of the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov.
12-02-2017