The Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) announces that the upgraded Lithuanian 30% Tax Incentive scheme is now active. The incentive came into effect in January 2014 as a new policy measure to foster local and foreign film production in Lithuania. As of 2019, the incentive provides an opportunity to save up to 30% of the film’s production budget through a private investment scheme. The legislation has been renewed for the next five-year period.
The tax incentive scheme is managed by the LFC and is available for the productions of feature films, TV dramas, documentaries, and animated films. These include domestically produced, co-produced or commissioned films (produced under the service agreement).
The film tax incentive is only applicable for films that meet the approved production and content requirements. In order to apply for support, one must have a Lithuania-registered company or a Lithuanian partner company, at least 80% of eligible film production costs must be incurred in Lithuania, and the total amount of eligible expenditure in Lithuania must be at least 43,000 EUR.
During the first 5-year period when the tax incentive for film production was offered, Lithuania managed to firmly establish its position in the market of audiovisual services exports and successfully compete with neighboring, Western European and other countries. Local film professionals have earned the trust of the most prominent film production companies. The country’s filming profile has been rising in recent years, with high-profile big-budget dramas. Lithuania has hosted numerous major international productions, including HBO’s Chernobyl, BBC’s War and Peace, Netflix’s Tokyo Trial, and many more.
More information: www.lkc.lt/en
PRAGUE: Polish director Agnieszka Holland began filming the Czech/Irish/Polish/Slovak coproduction Charlatan in the Czech Republic on 1 April 2019. Filming will continue throughout the months of April and June in Central Bohemia.
ZAGREB: Croatian based exhibitor Blitz-CineStar has been named the 2019 recipient of the International Exhibitor of the Year award.
NICOSIA: The Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture allotted 4,484,000 EUR for the production of 10 low budget feature films and two documentaries in 2018-2019 on the recommendation of the Cinema Advisory Committee.
The following grants for 2018-2019 were announced by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture in April 2019.
RESULTS OF SUPORTED PROJECTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORKS FOR THE YEAR 2018 – 2019
Press releases 09-04-2019The Ministry of Education and Culture announces that the responsible Minister for Cinematography, Minister of Education and Culture, approved, for the period 2018-2019, on the recommendation of the Cinema Advisory Committee, the partial financing of the following proposals:
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
wir laden Sie herzlich zum Project Market Pitch im Rahmen des East-West Talent Lab 2019 ein. Fünfzehn ausgewählten Regie- und Produktionstalente aus Mittel- und Osteuropa werden ihre neuen Projektideen präsentieren. Im Fortbildungsprogramm East-West Talent Lab haben die Teilnehmer*innen ihre Präsentationen vorbereitet und bekommen die Möglichkeit sich mit deutschen Produzent*innen zu vernetzen. Die Teilnehmer*innen konkurrieren außerdem um zwei Auszeichnungen: den goEast Development Award (3.500 Euro) und das Renovabis Recherchestipendium für Dokumentarfilmprojekte mit Menschenrechtsthematik (3.500 Euro). Der Project Market Pitch findet am Montag, den 15. April, von 10 Uhr – 13 Uhr im Museum Wiesbaden statt: Museum Wiesbaden Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2 65185 Wiesbaden Im Anhang finden Sie weitere Informationen über die teilnehmenden Projekte. Wir würden uns freuen, Sie beim Project Market Pitch begrüßen zu dürfen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Andrea Wink (Koordination East-West Talent Lab) Antonia Best (Assistentin)
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Dear Madam/Sir,
We cordially invite you to the Project Market Pitch within the East-West Talent Lab 2018. Fifteen selected up-and coming directors and producers from Central and Eastern Europe will present their new project ideas. The training program East-West Talent Lab helps participants to prepare there project presentations as well as network with German producers. Apart from that the participants vie for two prizes: The goEast Development Award (3.500 Euro) and the Renovabis Research Grant for documentaries with a human rights topic. (3.500 Euro)
The Project Market Pitch takes place on Monday, April 15th, from 10.00 am – 1.00 pm at the Museum Wiesbaden:
Museum Wiesbaden
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2
65185 Wiesbaden
Please find attached more information on the participating projects.
We look forward to welcoming you at the Project Market Pitch.
Kind regards, Andrea Wink (Coordinator of the East-West Talent Lab)
Antonia Best (Assistant)
EAST-WEST TALENT LAB
GOEAST DEVELOPMENT AWARD/
RENOVABIS RESEARCH GRANT
Nominated Project Ideas
72 HOURS (Documentary, eligible for Renovabis Research Grant) By producer Volia Chajkouskaya, Belarus
AFTER THE MAGICIAN (Experimental Film) By director Lea Petrikova, Czech Republic
FRAGMENTS OF ICE (Documentary) By director Maria Stoianova, Ukraine
HATICE (Short Film) By director Mumin Baris, Bulgaria
IF SHE LEAVES (Short Film) By director More Raca, Kosovo
KIX (Documentary, eligible for Renovabis Research Grant) By director Dávid Mikulán, Hungary
LANDING (Documentary, eligible for Renovabis Research Grant) By director Ksenia Ciuvaseva, Moldova
REBBELLION (Documentary, eligible for Renovabis Research Grant) By director Keren Chernizon, Poland
SMILING GEORGIA (Short Documentary) By director Luka Beradze, Georgia
THE IMAGE OD IMAGES (Documentary) By director Dmitrii Kalashnikov, Russia
THE MOTHERS' CRUSADE (Documentary, eligible for Renovabis Research Grant) By director Alexander Mihalkovich, Belarus
THE NEW IMPERIUM (Documentary, eligible for Renovabis Research Grant) By director Anna Shishova-Bogolubova, Russia
THE SKY BEYOND THE HILL (Short Film) By director Nadya Todorova, Bulgaria
WHAT WILL THE TITLE BE? (Documentary, eligible for Renovabis Research Grant) By director Borbála Csukás, Hungary
Guest Project
HONEY BUNNY (Fiction Feature, out of competition) By director Igor Jelinovic, Croatia
PRODUCTION: Nicolas Cage Stars in First International Production to Be Shot in Cyprus Since Launch of Cyprus Cash Rebates
Cyprus 08-04-2019NICOSIA: The science fiction martial arts film Jiu Jitsu directed by Dimitri Logothetis and starring Nicolas Cage is set to be shot entirely in Cyprus. This is the first international project to be shot in Cyprus, a country that launched cash rebates of up to 35 per cent on qualifying expenditures in 2018.
Tallinn Black Nights Wolf Letter: open festival accreditation, a grave-saving mission and much more!
Festivals 05-04-2019NEWS FLASH
Yes, it's true, it is already possible to get your accreditation for the 23rd edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event!
The Festival + Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event accreditation is reserved exclusively for film industry professionals and is valid for the festival period, from the 15th of November until the 1st of December, 2019. It allows you to get the most out of Tallinn - take part of all the open lectures, pitchings, the audiovisual conference European Film Forum Tallinn, workshops and events of Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event and to see up to 40 films from the programme of Black Nights.
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ESTONIAN FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
The Little Comrade crew
The 2nd Estonian Film and Television Awards was a blast! We are glad to share the news with you as we've screened so many of the winners at #PÖFF22!
The Best Estonian film award winner of Black Nights, the chronicle of an Estonian adventurer sailing around the world, Ahto. Chasing a Dream won three awards - best documentary, film person of the year - Jaanis Valk (the director of the film) and best editing. The Little Comrade, a family drama set in the Stalinist era, won the awards for best film, best director (Moonika Siimets) and the composer (Tõnu Kõrvits). Fire Lily brought the best actress award to Ingrid Isotamm and Reimo Sagor was named best actor for his role in Take it or Leave it.
| CHECK OUT THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS HERE |
SAVE THE GRAVE OF GEORGE MÉLIÉS!
The grave of one of the great pioneers of cinema, George Méliès is in disrepair. We at the Black Nights Film Festival, who are also organising the the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, a member of the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals that holds Méliès as its honorary figure, call you out to join us and support the campaign to restore the director's grave in Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris and to create a worthy webpage honouring his legacy!
SUBMIT YOUR FILM
Film submission for the 23rd edition of Black Nights and both of our sub-festivals - youth and children's festival Just Film and animation and short film festival PÖFF Shorts is in full swing!
We had over 2400 feature-length and over 4000 short and animation submissions last year. Let's see if we can top this!
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LIMASSOL: Nine titles, including a production from Cyprus, will compete in the Glocal Images International Competition section of the Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival, whose 17th edition will take place from 12 to 20 April 2019. Four films will take part in the National Competition section.
