Last year, it was one hundred years since The Sinking of the Lusitania by Winsor McCay, considered by historians to be the first animated documentary. Since then, this hybrid and sometimes controversial genre has changed and evolved. Popular films include the recent Another Day of Life or Waltz with Bashir released some years ago. Czech animation is represented by Diana Cam Van Nguyen, whose short film Apart will compete at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam. This year’s Anifilm, the International Festival of Animated Film will also focus on this unusual film format.
In the last few years, animated documentaries (or anidoc as this format is sometimes called) have been growing in popularity among creators. They offer the director a wide range of options of self-expression. Movies are often based on actual events. The combination of animation and documentary allows for a metaphorical representation of things, situations, memories or traumatic experiences, while the unlimited possibilities of animation grant the authors artistic freedom.
Cinema attendance points to another phenomenon. Animated documentaries bring adult viewers to the screen and break down the prejudices of animated film being only for children. Successful feature-length animated documentaries include a film about a Polish reporter in the Angolan War Another Day of Life (2018) or Chriss the Swiss (2018), which goes back to the time of the war in former Yugoslavia. Waltz with Bashir was nominated for an Oscar in 2008 and describes the experiences of the first 1982 Lebanon War, which Ari Folman, the director of the film, took part in as a nineteen-year-old soldier. The choice of movie subjects clearly speaks in favour of animation. Artistic freedom aside, it would be very complicated to make a politically critical film under some regimes or send film crews to war-torn countries.
One up-and-coming animated documentary creator is Diana Cam Van Nguyen, a student at the Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In her film debut The Little One (2017), she embodies her feelings as a Vietnamese girl growing up in a small Czech town. This short film has been screened at almost fifty international festivals around the world and has won a number of awards. It will be competing for the ECFA Doc Award - the best European documentary for children – at this year’s Berlinale festival.
The author also chose the same format for her current film Apart. "The hybrid genre of animated documentary holds many advantages. I have realised that it is a suitable form for searching for one’s own past and for expressing a subjective view. It keeps a strong emotional dimension at the same time", Diana Cam Van Nguyen's explains concerning her decision. In her new film the director focuses on the theme of losing a loved one and reconstructing the painful situation through the eyes of three young people who are exposed to the phenomenon of death prematurely. Apart has already won the award for Best Czech Experimental Documentary at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival and this year it has been selected for the International Film Festival in Rotterdam.
At international film festivals, animated documentaries are a rather marginal affair. There are two leading events for documentary filmmakers in Europe – IDFA Amsterdam and DOK Leipzig – where the combination of animation and documentary can be found in the programme. A great opportunity for filmmakers is the ANIDOX: LAB Documentary Animation Workshop organised in cooperation with the Danish Film Institute. The programme also brings together authors of documentary and animated films, giving them a chance to connect these two worlds.
The Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films has decided to dedicate its main focus to animated documentaries in 2019. The intention is to map the key moments of this genre on a global scale. A diverse selection of films, especially shorts, will be prepared in collaboration with German curator and long-time programmer of the Animadoc festival in Leipzig, Annegret Richter. As animated documentary is becoming increasingly popular in the Czech Republic, a part of the programme will also be devoted to the history of Czech animated documentary. Swedish director Jonas Odell is among the first confirmed guests. "We would like to acquaint the audience with the charm and power of animated documentaries through programmes by prominent world-class artists. In addition to their films, they will present their working methods during the masterclass segment in Třeboň. In addition to Jonas Odella, Anci Damian's participation is becoming more certain,” says Pavel Horáček, the Programme Director of Anifilm.
PODGORICA: Montenegro has launched a new scheme that will provide producers with cash rebates of 25% on qualifying production expenditure.
Until recently, the return of funds spent in Montenegro amounted to 20% of the funds invested in film production.
The Film Centre of Montenegro has initiated this change in order to encourage filming at domestic locations and to make a positive impact on new projects of foreign producers that intend to film in Montenegro.
Foreign productions have the possibility to get a cash rebate of the invested funds for the film/television project. The refund can cover up to 25% of eligible expenditures spent in Montenegro for the making of the film and is granted after meeting certain conditions. The right to a cash rebate may be granted to the producer of a cinematographic work, a co-producer or production company that performs a service, provided that:
- the funds spent for the realization of a cinematographic work in Montenegro are not provided from the budget of Montenegro or the Film Centre and are not less than EUR 100,000;
- all taxes, contributions and other fiscal obligations prescribed by law have been previously settled in Montenegro;
- there are no bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings against the producer; and
- a producer or co-producer has at least one feature film that was shown to the public.
Montenegrin locations were the choice for shooting films like “Coriolanus” (2011) by Ralph Fiennes, “The November Man” (2014) by Roger Donaldson, “Papillon” (2017) by Michael Noer, “Golden Job” (2018) by Ka-lok Chin and many more.
Application forms and more information about the cash rebate scheme can be found on www.fccg.me.
2018 was marked as the best year for Lithuanian cinema market after the restoration of independence
Press releases 17-01-2019The Lithuanian film centre have summarized the local box office results - in 2018 distribution reached a remarkable increase and hit all the records.
National cinema grew and hit market share by 28%. It’s a significant rise from 22% last year that was fixed as a record in 2017. Total number of admissions grew to 4.26m with two domestic titles topping the overall box office. Revenue from tickets in Lithuanian film theatres grew more than €2m in 2018.
According to cinema theatre attendance figures, the most popular film at Lithuania’s cinemas was Ashes in the Snow („Tarp pilkų debesų“, dir. Marius Markevičius) which was seen by 240 880 filmgoers. Close behind it stays Class Reunion: The Boys Are Back! („Klasės susitikimas: berniukai sugrįžta!“, dir. Kęstutis Gudavičius) and Bohemian Rhapsody (dir. Bryan Singer) received 3rd position in the top.
A documentary feature is, for the first time, among the most-viewed films in Lithuania, setting a record for independent Lithuania’s documentary filmmaking. The Ancient Woods („Sengirė“), a poetic nature documentary directed by Mindaugas Survila a co-production with Germany and Estonia that was also adapted for the blind attracted more than 62 000 spectators.
This popularity of national cinema was undoubtedly increased by the number of premieres – 21 films were premiered (11 in 2017). Overall, the productivity of national cinema also grew: last year, 54 new films of various lengths and genres were created, 28 of them were feature films (41 films were produced in 2017, of which 15 long features) most of them supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
A total of 351 films were screened in 2018. Market share was comprised of 58,7% US productions, 27,9 domestic productions, 11,8% of European films. Ticket price increased by €0.24 on average as compared to 2017.
TOP 10 in Lithuanian cinemas of 2018
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Film Title |
Admissions |
GBO, € |
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Ashes in the Snow („Tarp pilkų debesų“) |
240 880 |
1 295 396 |
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Class Reunion: The Boys Are Back! („Klasės susitikimas. Berniukai sugrįžta!“) |
182 583 |
1 005 157 |
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Bohemian Rhapsody |
161 095 |
950 986 |
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The Grinch |
131 098 |
648 378 |
|
Hotel Transylvania 3 |
128 402 |
612 862 |
|
Lithuanian Swingers („Lietuviški svingeriai“) |
111 943 |
645 911 |
|
Women Lie Better: Robert („Moterys meluoja geriau: Robertėlis“) |
107 770 |
595 682 |
|
Incredibles 2 |
103 448 |
499 648 |
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Star is Born |
96 024 |
553 346 |
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Fifty Shades Freed |
89 502 |
511 889 |
TOP 10 Lithuanian films in Lithuanian cinemas of 2018
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Film Title |
Admissions |
GBO, € |
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Ashes in the Snow („Tarp pilkų debesų“) |
240 880 |
1 295 396 |
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Class Reunion: The Boys Are Back! („Klasės susitikimas. Berniukai sugrįžta!“) |
182 583 |
1 005 157 |
|
Lithuanian Swingers („Lietuviški svingeriai“) |
111 943 |
645 911 |
|
Women Lie Better: Robert („Moterys meluoja geriau: Robertėlis“) |
107 770 |
595 682 |
|
Owl Mountain („Pelėdų kalnas“) |
85 148 |
446 993 |
|
Liars („Melagiai“) |
75 129 |
413 600 |
|
Bring the Independence Back („Grąžinti nepriklausomybę“) |
75 456 |
380 649 |
|
Between Us Girls („Tarp mūsų, mergaičių“) |
47 032 |
279 880 |
|
The Ancient Woods („Sengirė“) |
62 441 |
258 164 |
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Hearts („Širdys“) |
47 840 |
241 705 |
TALLINN: Edith Sepp, head of the Estonian Film Institute and the Chair of the FNE Association, has been elected Vice-President of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) for a two year mandate. Luis Chaby Vaz, President of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual of Portugal, was elected President of EFAD’s.
WARSAW: Veteran Polish cinematographer Wiesław Zdort has died at age 87. He worked with many important Polish filmmakers including Krzysztof Kieślowski, Kazimierz Kutz and Barbara Sass.
COPRODUCTION MARKETS AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS 2019
FNE 2025 Agenda for Coproduction Markets, Pitchings and Works-in-Progress 16-01-2019JANUARY
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EVENT |
WEBSITE |
DATE |
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NISI MASA European Short Pitch - The Scriptwriting Workshop, Sofia, Bulgaria |
7-13 January 2019 | |
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch Workshop 1, Trieste, Italy |
www.midpoint-center.eu/programs/190-midpoint-feature-launch-2019 |
16-23 January 2019 |
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MIDPOINT Shorts, Workshop 1 |
16-23 January 2019 | |
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Feature Launch Workshop 1 @ EASTWEEK, Trieste Film Festival |
www.triestefilmfestival.it/midpoint-feature-launch-2019/?lang=en |
18-25 January 2019 (festival dates) |
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When East Meets West (WEMW Co-production Forum, Last Stop Trieste), Trieste Film Festival |
20-22 January 2019 | |
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IFFR Pro Hub, Rotterdam Film Festival |
23 January-3 February 2019 (festival dates) | |
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IFFR Pro Days, Rotterdam Film Festival |
26-30 January 2019 | |
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CineMart ,Rotterdam Film Festival, Netherlands |
27-30 January 2019 | |
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Torino SeriesLab, 2nd residential workshop, Gothenburg, Sweden |
30 January -4 February 2019 |
FEBRUARY
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Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, Clermont-Ferrand Short FF, France |
4-7 February 2019 | |
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Emerging Producers 2019, Berlin, Germany |
4-8 February 2019 | |
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European Film Market, Berlinale, Germany |
7-15 February 2019 | |
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Berlinale Coproduction Market, Berlin, Germany |
9-13 February 2019 | |
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B2B Belgrade Industry Meetings, Belgrade IFF, Serbia |
22 February-3 March 2019 (festival dates) | |
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ZAGREBDOX PRO - ZAGREB DOX International Documentary FF, Zagreb, Croatia |
http://zagrebdox.net/en/2018/zagrebdox_pro/zagrebdox_pro_news |
24 February –3 March 2019 (festival dates) |
MARCH
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EDN Docs in Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece |
www.filmfestival.gr/en/professionals-b2b/agora-doc-market-en/26385-docs-in-thessaloniki-2019 |
1-5 March 2019 |
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Agora DocMarket, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece |
www2.filmfestival.gr/en/professionals-b2b/agora-doc-market-en |
2-9 March 2019 |
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Docs in Progress,Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece |
www.filmfestival.gr/en/professionals-b2b/agora-doc-market-en/26384-docs-in-progress-en |
6 March 2019 |
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EAVE European Producers Workshop 1, Luxembourg |
8-15 March 2019 | |
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East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
9-15 March 2019 | |
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East Doc Forum, Preparatory Workshop, East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
https://dokweb.net/activities/east-doc-platform/2019/east-doc-forum |
9-13 March 2019 |
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East Dok Interactive, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
https://dokweb.net/activities/east-doc-platform/2019/east-doc-interactive |
9-14 March 2019 |
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Ex-Oriente, Session 3, East Doc Platform and One World IFF |
9-15 March 2019 | |
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East Dok Market in Prague, East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
https://dokweb.net/activities/east-doc-platform/2019/east-doc-market |
12-13 March 2019 |
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East Doc Shorts, East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
https://dokweb.net/activities/east-doc-platform/2019/east-doc-shorts |
13 March 2019 |
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East Doc Forum, Pitch & feedback within East Doc Platform, One World International Human Rights Documentary FF, Prague, Czech Republic |
https://dokweb.net/activities/east-doc-platform/2019/east-doc-forum |
14-15 March 2019 |
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Sofia Meetings,Sofia IFF, Bulgaria |
13-17 March 2019 | |
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NISI MASA European Short Pitch – Coproduction Forum and Works-in-progress (European country TBC) |
13-17 March 2019 (TBA) | |
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ScriptLab, 1st residential workshop, Sounion, Greece |
18-24 March 2019 | |
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Torino SeriesLab, 3rd residential workshop, final presentation and meetings, European Project and Talent Forum, Lille, France |
21-27 March 2019 | |
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Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, France |
22-31 March 2019 |
APRIL
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New Arrivals, Go Short Campus, International Short FF, Nijmegen, Netherlands |
2-7 April 2019 | |
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EAVE +, Luxembourg |
3-7 April 2019 | |
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Docs in Progress, Doc Outlook, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland |
www.visionsdureel.ch/en/industry/activities/docs-in-progress |
5-13 April 2019 (festival dates) |
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Pitching du Réel: Coproduction Forum, Doc Outlook, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland |
www.visionsdureel.ch/en/industry/activities/pitching-du-reel |
5-13 April 2019 (festival dates) |
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Rough Cut Lab, Doc Outlook, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland |
5-13 April 2019 (festival dates) | |
|
Opening Scenes, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland |
5-13 April 2019 (festival dates) | |
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Immersive and Interactive Formats, Visions du Réel IFF, Nyon, Switzerland |
5-13 April 2019 (festival dates) | |
|
Moscow Co-Production Forum, Moscow Business Square, Moscow IFF, Russia |
18-25 April 2019 (festival dates) | |
|
Cartoon Business, Tampere, Finland |
23-25 April 2019 | |
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Ties That Bind, EAVE Asia-Europe Co-Producers Workshop 1, Udine Far East Film Festival |
29 April-3 May 2019 | |
|
Arab Animation Forum, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany |
30 April-3 May 2019 | |
|
Beijing Film Market, Beijing IFF, Beijing, China |
TBA | |
|
dok.incubator, Session 1- Rough-Cut, Slovakia |
TBA |
MAY
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Animation Production Day (APD), Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany |
1-3 May 2019 | |
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch, Workshop 2, Kaunas, Lithuania |
www.midpoint-center.eu/programs/190-midpoint-feature-launch-2019 |
3-9 May 2019 |
|
MIDPOINT Shorts, Kaunas, Lithuania |
3-9 May 2019 | |
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Visegrad Animation Forum, Anifilm, International Festival of Animation Films, Třeboň, Czech Republic |
6-9 May 2019 | |
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Marché du Film (Producers Network, Doc Corner, Industry Workshops), Cannes Film Festival, France |
14-23 May 2019 | |
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Producers on the Move in Cannes, France |
16-20 May 2019 | |
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Speed Meetings, Latin Pitch, Interactive Pitch, Docs Barcelona, International Documentary FF, Spain |
15-26 May 2019 (festival dates) | |
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Cartoon Digital, Cagliari, Italy |
21-23 May 2019 | |
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Boat Meeting Coproduction Market, Kyiv IFF Molodist, Ukraine |
25 May-2 June 2019 | |
|
Cartoon 360, Lille, France |
28-30 May 2019 |
JUNE
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Torino FutureLab, st Residential workshop, Bordeaux, France |
1-7 June 2019 | |
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International Animation Film Market (MIFA), Annecy Animated FF, France |
11-14 June 2019 | |
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EAVE Producers Workshop W2, Novi Sad, Serbia |
20-27 June 2019 | |
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Sunny Side of the Doc, La Rochelle, France |
24-27 June 2019 | |
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dok.incubator, Session 2 – Fine Cut, Telč, Slovakia |
24-29 June 2019 | |
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MIDPOINT Feature Launch, Workshop, Karlovy Vary |
www.midpoint-center.eu/programs/190-midpoint-feature-launch-2019 |
28 June-3 July 2019 |
|
Torino ScriptLab 2nd residential workshop, location TBA |
TBA |
JULY
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Works in Progress, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic |
1 July 2019 | |
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Works in Development- Feature Launch, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic |
1 July 2019 | |
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Eurimages Lab Project Award, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic |
www.kviff.com/en/film-professionals/eurimages-lab-project-award |
2 July 2019 |
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Docs in Progress, Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic |
2 July 2019 | |
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New Horizons Studio +, New Horizons IFF, Wroclaw, Poland Polish Days, New Horizons IFF, Wroclaw, Poland |
27 - 30 July 2019 (festival dates) 30 July - 1 August 2019 |
AUGUST
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CineLink, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16-23 August 2019 (festival dates) | |
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Docu Talents from the East, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16-23 August 2019 | |
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CineLink Drama, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18–23 August 2019 | |
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Docu Rough Cut Boutique, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18–23 August 2019 | |
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True Stories Market, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18–21 August 2019 | |
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CineLink Talks, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18–23 August 2019 | |
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Avant Premiere, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
19–23 August 2019 | |
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Talents Sarajevo Pack&Pitch, Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
21–22 August 2019 | |
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MIDPOINT TV Launch, Workshop 3, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
mid-August (dates TBA) |
SEPTEMBER
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Co-financing forum of international documentary projects, Baltic Sea Docs, Riga, Latvia |
3-7 September 2019 | |
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Dok. Incubator, Near Picture Lock, Session 3, Malmö, Sweden |
16-23 September 2019 | |
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Nordisk Panorama Market, Nordisk Panorama FF, Malmö, Sweden |
19-24 September 2019 | |
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Europe – Latin America Co-production Forum, San Sebastian FF, Spain |
www.sansebastianfestival.com/2017/the_industry_club/co_production_forum/1/6591/in |
22-25 September 2019 |
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Films in Progress, San Sebastian FF, Spain |
www.sansebastianfestival.com/2017/sections_and_films/films_in_progress/8/in |
23-25 September 2019 |
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Glocal in Progress, San Sebastian FF, Spain |
www.sansebastianfestival.com/2017/the_industry_club/co_production_forum/1/6591/in |
23-25 September 2019 |
|
Holland Film Meeting, Netherlands FF, Utrecht |
TBA | |
|
Cartoon Connection Canada, Québec |
www.cartoon-media.eu/cartoon-connection/connection-canada.htm |
30 September-2 October 2019 |
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Torino FutureLab,2nd Residential workshop |
TBA |
OCTOBER
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MIPCOM, Cannes, France |
14-17 October 2018 | |
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Busan Asian Project Market, Busan IFF, Seoul, South Korea | ||
|
Lisbon Docs, Docslisboa, Lisbon International Documentary FF, Portugal |
17-27 October 2019 (festival dates) | |
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Film London Production Finance Market, BFI London FF, Great Britain | 24-29 October 2019 | |
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Emerging Producers 2020, Jihlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
24-29 October 2019 | |
|
East Silver Market, Jihlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
24-29 October 2019 | |
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Ex Oriente Film 2nd session: Production and story development, Jihlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
https://dokweb.net/activities/ex-oriente-film/2019/workshop-2-jihlava |
24-29 October 2019 |
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Visegrad Accelerator, Jihlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
24-29 October 2019 | |
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Inspiration Forum, Jihlava International Documentary FF, Czech Republic |
24-29 October 2019 | |
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DOK CO-PRO Market, Dok Leipzig, Germany |
28 October-3 November 2019 (festival dates) | |
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Cartoon 360, Lille, France |
28-30 October 2019 | |
|
EAVE Producers Workshop W3, Leipzig, Germany |
28 October-4 November 2019 |
NOVEMBER
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Agora Film Market, Thessaloniki IFF, Greece |
2-9 November 2019 | |
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Agora Training Day, Thessaloniki IFF, Greece |
5 November 2019 | |
|
Crossroads Co-production Forum,Thessaloniki IFF, Greece |
6-9 November 2019 | |
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Agora Works in Progress, Thessaloniki IFF, Greece |
7 November 2019 | |
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EAVE Marketing Workshop, Luxembourg |
5-10 November 2019 | |
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Connecting Cottbus, Cottbus IFF, Germany |
6-8 November 2019 | |
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Mannheim Meeting Place, Mannheim IFF, Germany |
14-24 November 2019 (festival dates) | |
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Docs for Sale, IDFA (International Documentary FF Amsterdam), Netherlands |
22-28 November 2019 | |
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The Forum, IDFA ( International Documentary FF Amsterdam), Netherlands |
24-27 November 2019 | |
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IDFA DocLab, IDFA (International Documentary FF Amsterdam), Netherlands |
21 November-1 December 2019 | |
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Cartoon Springboard |
www.cartoon-media.eu/cartoon-masters/cartoon-springboard.htm |
26-29 November 2019 |
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Baltic Event, Tallinn Black Nights FF, Estonia | ||
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Ties That Bind, EAVE Asia-Europe Co-Producers Workshop 2, Singapore during the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Forum |
end of November-beginning of December (dates TBA) | |
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Torino FutureLab, TFL Meeting Event, Turin, Italy |
TBA | |
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Torino ScriptLab 3rd residential workshop and TFL Meeting Event, Turin, Italy |
TBA |
DECEMBER
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Ties That Bind W2, Singapour |
TBA |
On 15 December 2018, in the framework of the European Film Awards in Seville the members of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) Board elected the new President and Vice-President of the association with a 2 year mandate:
- President: Luis Chaby Vaz, President of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual of Portugal;
- Vice-President: Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute.
“It is a great honor to have been elected President of the EFADs. We are all extremely grateful for all the work done over the last 4 years under Peter Dinges Presidency which has enabled the association to make its voice heard on the European scene. We will continue on this path with energy and determination to promote cultural diversity and the vitality of European audiovisual creation.” declared Luis Chaby Vaz.
“I am delighted to have been elected as EFADs’ Vice-President and to play my part in strengthening our common aims for European film in the coming years and in addressing the opportunities and challenges that film – both industry and culture – faces across Europe,” said Edith Sepp
The EFADs is the voice of European public film agencies bringing together bodies from 31 countries in Europe (EU Member States of the EU, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland). Initially set up as an informal network, it was formally established in Brussels in December 2014.
The new Board, elected in September 2018 in San Sebastian, is composed of:
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Ms Doreen Boonekamp |
Director, Netherlands Film Fund |
The Netherlands |
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Ms Jeanne Brunfaut |
Director General, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Centre du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel (CCA) and managing director of the EFADs |
Belgium |
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Mr Guy Daleiden |
Director, Luxembourg, Film Fund |
Luxemburg |
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Mr Peter Dinges |
CEO of the German Federal Film Board (FFA) |
Germany |
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Ms Chiara Fortuna |
International Affairs, Directorate General Cinema, Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities |
Italy |
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Mr James Hickey |
Chief Executive, Irish Film Board |
Ireland |
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Ms Julie-Jeanne Régnault |
Deputy Director European Affairs, CNC |
France |
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Ms Edith Sepp |
CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, Vice-President of the EFADs |
Estonia |
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Mr Roland Teichmann |
Director, Austrian Film Institute |
Austria |
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Ms Nataša Bučar |
Managing Director, Slovenian Film Center |
Slovenia |
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Mr Lasse Saarinen |
Managing Director, Finnish Film Foundation |
Finland |
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Mr Luis Chaby Vaz |
President of the Board of Directors, Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual, President of the EFADs |
Portugal |
Short biographies of the President and Vice-President
Luís Chaby Vaz is since June 2017, President of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual of Portugal. He began his professional activity in 1993 as a lawyer before entering the cultural sector where he held several public management positions. He also worked in the Advertising industry and in the movie post production sector as CEO of Tobis. He was the Cultural Counselor of the Portuguese Embassy in Spain between 2010 and 2013. After that, he worked in a venture capital firm and as a private consultant.
Edith Sepp has been the CEO of the Estonian Film Institute since 2013. She started her film career in the early 1990s as an assistant director. After graduating with an MA in film and TV drama from the Northern Media School in UK, she worked in the film/TV industry as a film director and producer. In 2010, she became a film adviser to the Estonian Minister of Culture and lead the creation of the Estonian Film Institute’s 2013-2020 strategy. She has been a member of EFADs’ board since 2014 and she has chaired the EFADs Think-Tank since 2015.
RIGA: The English language Latvian historical drama The Pagan King, directed by Aigars Grauba and starring British actor James Blurr and Swedish actor Edvin Erre, will be theatrically released in the UK this year.
TRIESTE: The 9th edition of When East Meets West unveils the final lineup for its main events. Five creative documentaries have been selected for Last Stop Trieste, eight films for This Is IT and three feature films have been selected for First Cut Lab.
WEMW unveils all juries and the final line up of LAST STOP TRIESTE, THIS IS IT and FIRST CUT LAB
Press releases 15-01-2019Trieste, January 15th, 2019 – The ninth edition of When East Meets West kicks off in less than one 1 week, on January 20th with an exciting double focus on the Benelux countries and Central Eastern Europe. After having revealed the pitching forum project selection, WEMW is proud to announce that Lorenzo Esposito (KVIFF and CINÉMA DU RÉEL programmer), Georges Goldernstern (CINÉFONDATION), Peter Kerekes, Simon Ofenloch (ZDF) and Jacobine van der Vloed (ACE) will be the 2019 jury members and will assign all WEMW awards. Alongside the last details about the co-production forum WEMW is happy to finally unveil the complete line-up of the three side sections targeting films in post-production stage.
Now in its fifth edition, Last Stop Trieste, the work in progress section run together with the Trieste Film Festival, will present 5 creative documentaries to an exclusive panel of 40 international sales agents, festival programmers and TV commissioning editors. All films will be in the running for the HBO Europe Award, Flow Digital Cinema Award but also for the brand new Film Centre Serbia LST Award (a cash prize of 2.500 EUR) and the Dox Consulting Award (consisting in two rounds of rough cut feedback, plus a basic release strategy). The LST 2019 international jury will feature Aleksandar Govedarica (SYNDICADO), Dorota Lech (HOT DOCS) and Jenny Westergård (YLE FINNISH BROADCASTING).
After the successful past edition, When East Meets West and Trieste Film Festival will renew the partnership with Milano Film Network for the section exclusively dedicated to long feature fiction films ad hybrid works produced or co-produced by Italian producers. This is IT will present 8 films ready for festival premiere/international distribution and a jury composed by Graziella Bildesheim (MAIA WORKSHOPS/EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY), Ilaria Gomarasca (PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL) and Angela Prudenzi (VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL) will deliver the prestigious Laser Film Award.
Last but not least, First Cut Lab, the workshop for films in editing phase, has selected 3 long feature fiction films from Russia/United Kingdom, Georgia and Latvia with the main goal of fostering their artistic, sales and festival potential. To this aim, the producer/director teams invited to the lab will receive tailor-made advices from a consulting editor and international experts.
Alongside the pitching forum and the three side sections, WEMW will feature a rich programme including “In the Spotlight”, where fund representatives from this year's spotlight territories will give a comprehensive insight into current trends in their film industries; the panel “One Image to Rule Them All: the Art of Film Poster”, in cooperation with Asterisk, will try to shed light on the way a poster can accompany a film through its different stages, from development to distribution, and how this one image highlights the communication strategy. EAVE will lead the session “2019: Another Year of Major Change in Media Economics”, a plenary for film professionals interested in how the competition between the sVoD platforms is increasing, and how it will likely affect their business model.
Finally, MIDPOINT will host the session “Two Worlds of Storytelling – The Difference Between Series and Movies”, where an overview on the basic differences between the storytelling in series and movies will be provided. This session represents an extension of the ongoing cooperation with MIDPOINT that also this year will bring to Trieste 13 teams from Central Eastern Europe to best develop their long feature and short projects. But for the very first time the collaboration will also feature a series of tailor made individual meetings organized in cooperation with the Torino Short Film Market between the 4 shorts selected for the workshop and few top-notch film experts ready to advise all selected teams on the next steps of their artistic and production development process.
The 5 documentaries presented at Last Stop Trieste, the 8 Italian films selected for This is IT and the 3 long feature fiction films chosen for First Cut Lab are:
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LAST STOP TRIESTE
GENTLE WARRIORS HEATH SINGERS INTO THE BANK |
NEVER WHISTLE ALONE THE WIND. A DOCUMENTARY THRILLER |
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This is IT ASSIMETRY director: Maša Nešković producer: Ines Vasiljevic country: Italia / Italy, Serbia, Slovenia
DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE director: Martin Turk producer: Ida Weiss Slovenia, Italia / Italy, Croazia / Croatia
FANGO ROSSO (Fango rosso - Chronicle of a post industrial paradise) director: Alberto Diana producer: Manuela Buono country: Italia / Italy, Francia / France
IL VARCO (Once More Unto The Beach) director: Federico Ferrone, Michele Manzolini producer: Claudio Giapponesi country: Italia / Italy |
L'APPRENDISTATO director: Davide Maldi producer: Davide Maldi, Micol Roubini, Fabio Scamoni, Gabriella Manfré country: Italia / Italy
PARADISE - Tutta un'altra vita director: Davide Del Degan producer: Andrea Magnani, Stefano Basso, Gianpaolo Smiraglia, Branislav Srdic country: Italia / Italy SOLE director: Carlo Sironi producer: Giovanni Pompili, Agnieszka Wasiak country: Italia / Italy, Polonia / Poland TONY DRIVER - UN DEPORTATO AL CONTRARIO director: Ascanio Petrini producer: Giulia Achilli, Marco Alessi, Giorgio Blasi, Lucia Ferrante, Ascanio Petrini country: Italia / Italy, Messico / Mexico |
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FIRST CUT LAB 24HR SUNSHINE Director: Juris Poskus Producer: Madara Melberga Country: Latvia
FAR FRONTIERS Director: Maxim Dashkin Producer: Denis Kovalevskiy, Maxim Dashkin, Boris Frumin, Anna von Dziembowska Country: Russia |
INHALE-EXHALE Director: Dito Tsintsadze Producer: Nadezhda Gorshkova / Rusudan Glurjidze Country: Russia, Georgia |
WEMW is organized by the FVG Audiovisual Fund and the Trieste Film Festival in collaboration with EAVE, Maia Workshops, Creative Europe Desk Italy, EURIMAGES and the support of Creative Europe/MEDIA Programme, MiBACT - Direzione Generale per il Cinema, CEI - Central European Initiative and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The 2019 East & West focus is in cooperation and with the support of Czech Film Fund, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Film Industry Association of Ukraine, Flanders Audiovisual Fund-VAF, Luxembourg Film Fund, Netherlands Film Fund-Filmfonds, Polish Film Institute, Screen Bruxelles, Screen Flanders, Slovak Film Commission, Slovak Film Institute, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Wallimages.
