WARSAW: Doc Development, a new programme for documentary filmmakers, has opened its call for projects through 3 June 2019.
The Polish Film Insitute's grants for feature film production, 1st session of 2019
WARSAW: SOFA, the School of Film Agents, is accepting applications for its 2019/2020 three-part programme through 29 May 2019.
CANNES: Today and tomorrow FNE is proud to present the great line-up of films from our region that will be screening in Cannes over the next few days. Be prepared for some exciting discoveries. See below.
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry professionals across Europe. Click here for FNE UNIC EU Cinema Policy Update.
EU Broadcasting Directive
/05: Directive on copyright and online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes – EAO Newsletter
The stated purpose of the Directive under the new Article 1 is to lay down rules to enhance cross-border access to a greater number of television and radio programmes by facilitating the clearance of rights for the provision of online services that are ancillary to the broadcast of certain types of television and radio programmes and for the retransmission of television and radio programmes.
Competition
/05: Court prohibits arbitrary changes to pay-TV programme package – EAO Newsletter
In a recently published judgment of 17 January 2019 (Case no. 12 O 1982/2018), the Landgericht München (Munich district court) decided that customers were unreasonably disadvantaged by a unilateral, groundless change to programme packages sold by pay-TV provider Sky Deutschland.
EU Elections
03/05: European Elections 2019 Campaign Tracker – European Parliament
To help media keep track of the European election campaigns, the EP Press service provides a daily newsfeed on country-specific electoral facts, events and debates in all member states.
02/05: European elections: unprecedented viewing figures for Parliament’s campaign film – European Parliament
With over 75 million views in a week, the film "Choose Your Future", part of an EP awareness campaign based on the feeling of togetherness, has had an exceptional impact.
Events:
18 May: European Audiovisual Observatory event, Cannes Film Festival
18 May: Creative Europe MEDIA, Cannes Film Festival:
– “European Authors’ Remuneration – Where do We Stand?” Panel discussion (10 am)
– EAO presentation on the newly launched online platform LUMIERE VOD (5 pm)
19 May: Europa Cinemas conference, Cannes Film Festival
19 May: CNC, Cannes Film Festival
– The CNC Rendezvous (11.30 am)
– SACD-CNC round-table: What does the future hold for cinema in a world dominated by platforms? (3.30 pm)
20 May: Creative Europe MEDIA, Cannes Film Festival:
– “Copyright Conundrum”: Chat with Giuseppe Abbamonte, Director Media Policy, EC (10 am)
– "Audiovisual Markets: Trends & Investments”: Panel discussion (11.15 am)
– “A Europe of Talents – Empowering Creativity” European Film Forum (3 pm)
21 May: Creative Europe MEDIA, Cannes Film Festival
– Presentation by NutAlone, digital platform for European indie films (10 am)
– CannesXR (5 pm)
22-23 May: Council of the EU - Education, Youth, Culture & Sports Council
23-26 May: EU Elections 2019
7 June: European Film Forum
12-13 June: International Forum on IP Enforcement, Paris
17-20 June: CineEurope 2019, Barcelona
19-20 June: Conference on New Challenges regarding Copyright in the Digital Single Market, Bucharest
1 November: Deadline for appointment of new European Commission
Main Competition and Short Film Competition – in these two categories the latest Polish films will compete for professional and public acclaim at the 44th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
“Main Competition is the most important and comprehensive presentation of new Polish feature films. It is also the most popular category among viewers as proved by the last year study of Festival audience. Prestigious financial awards in the Main Competition, this year considerably higher than in previous editions, are up for grabs for films of various genres, forms and themes. Of increasing importance is the Short Film Competition, a section for films made by independent producers as well as films schools”, says Leszek Kopeć, Director of the Polish Film Festival.
This year, the Visions Apart Competition will not be held.
„Created a few years ago, Visions Apart Competition was supposed to acknowledge experimental films, ones that stand out in form, often fit for galleries of modern art rather than screening rooms. The stress was on singularity and innovation. We somewhat drew on section Un Certain Regard of Festival de Cannes. But experience shows that Polish film is not rich enough to provide a fresh influx of vanguard films each year and hold a separate competition”, explains Wojciech Marczewski, Chairperson of the Programme Council.
The Festival welcomes back the Polish Film Panorama, the out-of-competition section that gathers selected films submitted but not qualified for the Main Competition.
Submissions for the Main Competition and Short Film Competition at the 44th Polish Film Festival opened on Monday, 29th April 2019. Only feature films produced in Poland on the 1st September 2019 – 31st August 2019 are eligible to compete in either section.
Submissions are closed on 31st May 2019.
Link to the submission form: LINK
The 44th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia will take place on the 16th–21st September 2019.
