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ETOILES ET TOILES DU CINEMA EUROPEEN - AWARDS

Strasbourg, 10/11/2016 – The 17th edition of Etoiles et Toiles du Cinéma Européen organised by the Odyssee, took place last night at the Odyssee cinema with a jury composed of twelve ambassadors to the Council of Europe, the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the Executive Director…
10-11-2016

US COMPANY JOINS FRENCH-GERMAN-BRITISH-POLISH CO-PRODUCTION

Andrew Lauren Productions To Produce And Finance Claire Denis’ “High Life” Starring Robert Pattinson, Patricia Arquette, And Mia Goth. The film will be shot in Germany and Poland. In the beginning of November Andrew Lauren Productions (ALP) has partnered with Alcatraz Films (France), Pandora Film Produktion (Germany), The Apocalypse Films…
10-11-2016

HBO EUROPE AWARD GRANTED AT MIDPOINT TV LAUNCH 2016

THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MIDPOINT TV LAUNCH AND HBO EUROPE RESULTED IN A HBO EUROPE AWARD AT THE FINAL WORKSHOP OF THE 2016 PROGRAM, GRANTED FOR THE FIRST TIME. MIDPOINT TV LAUNCH IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT-RICH COMPELLING AND INNOVATIVE STORIES. THE WINNING PROJECT IS THE GERMAN-BULGARIAN PROJECT HAUSEN, WRITTEN…
10-11-2016

EUROPA CINEMAS ANNOUNCES 2016 AWARDS

Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Europa Cinemas is proud to announce the winners of their annual Awards for 2016. The Europa Cinemas Awards have been celebrating the excellence of network cinemas since 2002, concentrating on awards for best programming and young audience activities, as well as a prize for the most…
08-11-2016

NOMINATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2016

At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions proudly announced the nominations for the 29th European Film Awards. The more than 3,000 EFA Members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 10 December in Wroclaw, European Capital…
07-11-2016

Focus on Lithuanian film in Ukraine

The 46th Kiev International Film Festival ‘Molodist‘ will begin tomorrow with the participation of Lithuania as a guest country. The programme of the festival will include the latest Lithuanian films and a special section dedicated to the filmmaker Vytautas Žalakevičius. ‘I'm sure that our audience will be happy to accept…
21-10-2016

WEMW 2017 Two weeks left to apply!

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR WEMW CO-PRODUCTION FORUM DEADLINE: October 31, 2016 Starting from the next edition WEMW will launch a new East & West double focus and will bring together over 350 film professionals from more than 30 countries and, in particular, from the 2017 spotlight territories: France and the…
18-10-2016

The film I’M NOT FROM HERE goes to EFA

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions presented this year’s short film nominations with the film I‘M NOT FROM HERE (by Maite Alberdi and Giedrė Žickytė) in the nominationlist. In June, at the 56th Krakow Film Festival, comprised of Ewa Puszczyńska (Chairwoman, Poland), Benjamin Cleary (Ireland), Aleksandra Maciuszek (Poland), Nancy…
13-10-2016

FERA 2016 General Assembly Statement

FERA 2016General Assembly Statement: cautious support for Digital Single Market copyright proposalsBrussels, October 11 2016 Members of the Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) gathered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on October 7th through 9th for its annual General Assembly kindly hosted by the Dutch Directors Guild (DDG) and sponsored by…
12-10-2016

Polish Film Institute funds prize for the best Polish film presented in Warsaw Screenings

Warsaw Film Foundation has the pleasure to announce that the Polish Film Institute (PFI) has funded a prize of PLN 20,000 (approx. EUR 4,600) for the best Polish film presented during the Warsaw Screenings. The programme of the 30th Screenings, which will take place on 14-16 October 2016, features selected…
12-10-2016

MEDIA must be better equipped to meet the challenges of the digital age

The association of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) would like to express its concerns about the recent proposal from the Council of the European Union to cut the 2017 budget of the Creative Europe programme and in particular the MEDIA sub-programme.
11-10-2016

The EAVE 2016 Producers Workshop culminates in Prague

We are proud to present in Prague to a record number of 74 leading decision makers from all over the world (complete list below) the 31 fiction and documentary projects and 51 top producing talents from 37 countries that have been part of this year’s EAVE Producers’ Workshop.
06-10-2016

Submit to East Doc Platform and win 7 500 Eur for film development!

Call for applications tothe 6th East Doc Platform | Prague | March 6– 12, 2017, organized by theInstitute of Documentary Film in association with One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, is now open. EAST DOC PLATFORM 2017 will welcome more than 400 guests, including 75 key international commissioning…
05-10-2016

DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHALLENGE II 2016 in LISBON – Registration closes by October 7!

DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHALLENGE II enters its eighth year. The European workshop on digital production workflows, especially designed for 25 film professionals, is a multi-disciplinary initiative widening its doors to all film professionals and from all countries. Including filmmakers, cinematographers, sales agents, distributors, With priority given to producers, line producers, production…
04-10-2016

15 Shorts Nominated for the European Film Awards 2016

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.
29-09-2016

Elvis Walks Home -- Shooting Completed

Albania’s KKoci Productions in partnership with Film and Music Entertainment completes principal photography on Elvis Walks Home from an award winning screenplay by Welsh author Jonathan Preece. Prolific production outfit, Film and Music Entertainment led by Mike Downey and Sam Taylor have joined forces with Albania’s Kkoci Productions on Elvis…
28-09-2016

AMERICAN FILMMAKERS IN SEARCH OF POLISH LOCATIONS

Warsaw, 22 September 2016 – The study visit of American location managers invited by Film Commission Poland finished in min September. The aim of the visit was to familiarise American filmmakers with the potential of Polish locations and Polish film infrastructure.
28-09-2016

EUROPEAN OSCAR SUBMISSIONS COURTING RUSSIAN AUDIENCES

EFP’s European online film festival in Russia kicks off with screenings in St. Petersburg For the fourth time, European Film Promotion will present WESTWIND, the special showcase to promote European films on the Russian market, using the artistic excellence and the commercial pull of the European Oscar submissions for Best…
27-09-2016

SOFA – SCHOOL OF FILM AGENTS 2016 in review - Strengthening the regional film culture effectively

In its 4th edition, from August 19th to 28th 2016, SOFA – School of Film Agents has given eight exceptionally promising young cultural managers the possibility to develop their own film structure projects with the help of expert tutors.
20-09-2016

Slovak Film News: September showcases of Slovak films

Slovak Films in Australia - On Sept 14 the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australiakicked off its fourth edition! The festival commenced in Melbourne and will continue to Perth, Sydney and for the first time also to Canberra.
19-09-2016