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connecting cottbus - CALL FOR FEATURE FILM PROJECTS

Submissions are now open for connecting cottbus, the East-West co-production market at the FilmFestival Cottbus on 3-5 November 2021.
08-06-2021

The world premiere of the Slovenian minority co-production Small Body at the Cannes Critics’ Week

Today, Cannes unveiled the Critics’ Week programme, which includes the Slovenian minority co-production Small Body, the debut feature of the Italian director Laura Samani that has qualified for the competition programme of seven selected films. On this occasion, the director stated the following: “If things do not have a name,…
08-06-2021

Ekofilm 2021 Film Submissions Deadline Extended

We are extending the film submission deadline to 47TH EKOFILM IFF 2021! The EKOFILM International Environmental Film Festival has extended the deadline for film submissions to June 30, 2021. If you were hesitating to submit your film to the festival and waiting until you could screen your film in the…
27-05-2021

ASTRA IS READY FOR A JOURNEY IN SPACE. SHOOTING OF A NEW FILM BY MICHAŁ ŁUBIŃSKI BEGAN

Spectacular and unbelievable adventures will happen in the real micro-world of stop-motion when 6-years old girl flies into space to save a sister! The universal story about sisterly love and the inevitable difficulty of life starts when Astra tries to stop Anna from participation in the dangerous mission. Yet nothing…
18-05-2021

The Spheres City - winner of the Open Frame Award, GoEast

The Spheres City x Tangible Utopias, the visionary VR franchise directed by Ioana Mischie,Wins the prestigious Open Frame Award, at goEast Film Festival 2021 Open Frame Award empowers VR pioneers The Spheres City, the first futuristic habitat of Tangible Utopias wins the Open Frame Award, at goEast Film Festival, becoming…
12-05-2021

Baltic Sea Docs 2021 announces call for projects

Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD) is the most importantdocumentary training and pitching event in the Baltic countries, taking place in Riga, Latvia. The 25th edition is scheduled to take placein a hybrid form from 1 – 12 September 2021, with the industry events held mostly online. The call for…
10-05-2021

Georgian animation Film ABANDONED VILLAGE Voyage to France - Annecy, Paris and to the Czech Republic – Liberec!

At the Annecy International Animated Film festival, the jury selected film program from over 3,000 films from 95 countries. Among the favorites is Mariam Kapanadze's debut, 14 minute animated film "Abandoned Village" Official selection, in the Perpectives short films section. Studio Kvali XXIStudio Kvali XXI be present at the Annecy…
07-05-2021

CEE Animation Forum 2021: Winners Revealed

The CEE Animation Forum, the leading regional pitching, financing and co-production event, was held online from 26 April to 6 May 2021. The award ceremony marked the grand finale of the 2021 extended two-week edition showcasing 40 animated projects in 5 categories — selected from 116 submissions. International juries composed…
06-05-2021

Three Estonian features to premiere at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival

Three Estonian co-productions are set to premiere at this years’ Moscow International Film Festival. Directorial debut features Goodbye, Soviet Union by Lauri Randla and Firebird by Peeter Rebane are chosen for the programme „Russian Trace“. The former had it’s world premiere at the A-list Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, followed…
21-04-2021

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

The submissions for the 2021 Kids Kino Industry, international co-production forum and networking event, are now open! We’re looking for new diverse, forward-thinking film and series ideas for today’s platform agnostic and savy generation of viewers to be presented in front of Decision Makers and Investors.
20-04-2021

CEE Animation Forum Kicks Off Extended Programme in One-Week

The CEE Animation Forum is an international event aiming to support film professionals while helping them develop the pitch presentation of their animation projects in development, and to provide them with opportunities to grow their visibility and access to international markets. Due to the present Covid-19 situation, the upcoming edition…
20-04-2021

Ben Harris Masterclass at Meeting Point Vilnius

With the great industry event e-Meeting Point Vilnius (April 14–16, 2021) just around the corner, we would like to invite all accredited professionals for a special Ben Harris masterclass called The DNA of Television Series, organized in cooperation with MIDPOINT Institute. Ben Harris is the Head of Programme at Serial…
14-04-2021

WEMW thinks ahead and goes to Russia!

WEMW and ROSKINO launch within KEY BUYERS EVENT a new programme for international projects looking for Russian minority co-production. After the very successful ‘out of the box’ edition, WHEN EAST MEETS WEST is moving the first steps towards the 2022 edition and for the first time it will dedicate a…
13-04-2021

TV Launch 2021 introduces selected projects and participants

Meet the creators of 9 series projects together with 3 development executive participants, who were selected for the 2021 edition of our TV Launch program:
09-04-2021

Film / Drama Series Submissions for the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival Programmes

Online film and drama series submissions for the programmes of the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will be held from 13th to 20th August 2021, are now open. Film authors and producers can submit their films / drama series exclusively for the following programmes: - Competition Programme - Feature Film-…
08-04-2021

Award-winning production company Allfilm wants to attract more foreign productions to Estonia

Choosing the Baltic countries as the main shooting location is becoming more and more popular. When Christopher Nolan filmed ‘Tenet’ in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, it created a real buzz about the country worldwide. Still, not very many people in the film industry know much about Estonia and the…
08-04-2021

dok.incubator reveals eight selected talents for 2021

dok.incubator workshop has just announced the final selection of talented filmmakers whose projects will be supported in 2021.
06-04-2021

Croatian films in competition at 45th Annecy IAFF

scene from All Those Sensations in My Belly, The Tower The Short Film Competition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to screen Marko Dješka’s All Those Sensations in My Belly, while the Graduation Short Film category will feature The Tower by Sunčana Brkulj. In addition, Croatian works scheduled to…
02-04-2021

Czech documentaries selected for Visions du Réel, CPH:DOX and Hot Docs

The recently unveiled programmes of the Visions du Réel festival and CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival confirm the good condition of Czech documentaries beyond borders of the Czech Republic. In Nyon, Living Water will celebrate its international premiere in the National Competition, and co-production documentary Gorbachev. Heaven takes part in…
02-04-2021

BEAST International Film Festival is back with its 4th edition and a rich Polish participation

The festival establishes itself as a complex channel of contemporary culture from Central and Eastern Europe to Portugal, putting the spotlight on novel cinematographic trends of countries such as Poland. Since 2017, BEAST International Film Festival has been proving itself and to the public as an event that shines an…
25-03-2021